Every kiss could mean death. And every touch could start a war.In a society ruled by the Seven Deadly Sins, where emotion is a death sentence, Eva Marteinn is a reluctant weapon—forged by the Commonwealth to kill without mercy. But weapons can be turned against their masters.When Eva’s apprenticed to Ari Westergaard, a lethal warrior with his own dark secrets, she discovers something more dangerous than her training: desire. In the Commonwealth, love is treason. Lust will get you killed. But the connection between Eva and Ari transcends their society’s rigid rules, and soon they find themselves walking a razor’s edge between duty and desire.But the Commonwealth isn’t what it seems. And within Eva’s blood, a mysterious power stirs—a gift that could destroy the very system designed to control her. As forbidden love takes root between her and Ari, and closely guarded secrets come to light, Eva realizes some chains are meant to be broken…no matter the cost.Fans of Divergent and Shatter Me will be captivated by this dark, seductive tale of power, betrayal, and the ultimate forbidden love.WINNER, North Carolina Indie Author Award in Young Adult FictionWINNER, Gold Moonbeam Award for Best Book SeriesFINALIST, Foreword INDIES Award in Young Adult FictionSHORTLISTED, The Manly Wade Wellman Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy.

They killed him. They stole his power. They split his empire into chiefdoms. But he foretold a day when his descendant would rise against their sorcery…Shar was no ordinary girl. Her clan was the Fen Wolves, a poor tribe that dwelt in the marshes. Yet she meant to bring them glory.She was a young warrior, but few men could stand against her. If they were strong, she was fast. If they were skilled, she was more adept. If they sought to intimidate her, she defied them. But now her chance of a new life had come.The shamans announced the Quest of Swords where fortune seekers searched for the fabled blades of the long-dead emperor. None had ever found them. She vowed to change that.Yet the shamans kept a secret. The swords were not meant to be found, and the quest was a trap. Dark sorcery guarded the blades, for any who could wield them were of the emperor’s blood. And they must be killed…

Carina Lin is a slum brat turned space mercenary. With a twist. She’s also a mage, and she’s about to risk everything.Her merc band, the Black Dogs, is assigned a suicide mission. A young boy has been kidnapped by one of the galactic sector’s most powerful clans, and the Dogs’ task is to rescue him.Carina faces an impossible decision. To save the boy she must Cast, but if her powers are revealed she will be tortured and enslaved.When she makes her choice and throws the dice, the fallout is beyond her imagination.Star Mage Quest is book one in the dark, exciting science fantasy, Star Mage Saga. A complete series.

This school of magic is hiding a dark secret...Fifteen-year-old Tristan Fairholm has always liked fixing things. It makes up for everything in his life he can't mend—his parents' divorce, his father's alcoholism, and his little brother's weak heart.But when he kills his brother in a car accident, he destroys the only thing he truly cared for.He has nearly given up when a mysterious woman appears and offers him a place at her school. Along with 14 other juvenile delinquents, Tristan is given a chance to escape penitentiary while he studies magic in the wild mountains of Canada.As he learns to extract and shape elemental magic, Tristan finds unexpected friendship in his fellow students, from lovable Rusty Lennox to mysterious, fey Amber Ashton.But the more he learns, the more the mysteries pile up.Why are only criminals welcome at the Lair?Why are the students harvesting mountains of raw magic, if they rarely get a chance to use it?And who is sabotaging their school?Dive into a world of magic and mystery—scroll up and buy The Natural Order today.* * *"It’s like characters from my favorite series had been gathered into a book.”"This book gave so many Harry Potter feels.""The Natural Order has a raw, suspenseful energy running through it from beginning to end."

Keep your head down. Don’t make any enemies. And whatever you do, never let them see your wings.I’ve lived my whole life in a gilded cage, protected by my family but never able to show my true face to the world. So I did what any rebellious, hot-blooded teenage faery would do—I tricked them all and took off to live my own adventure.Too bad it ended in murder.Now I’m locked up inside the walls of Oberon Faery Reformatory, where no one knows my true identity. Well, almost no one. A note written by an anonymous author, calling me out for who I really am, wrecks my plans for escaping this awful place.Because if it gets out that Princess Aurora Finley Oberon was locked up for murder and has been Glamouring her true appearance her whole life, it could ruin the cohesive world my parents have worked so hard to build.So, until I figure out who wrote this note and neutralize the threat, I have to stay here. I have to keep my true self hidden, which means no one can see my power or my wings—both of which would be a dead giveaway that I’m not the normal faery I appear to be.I also have to keep my mind off a certain smoking-hot inmate with a huge chip on his shoulder who seems determined to knock me off my proverbial throne. Asher calls me Princess, like it’s the ultimate insult. If he only knew…There’s something off about this place and the archaic faery who created it. I just have to figure out what it is, who wrote that note, and find a way to escape, all while resisting the magnetic pull of Asher York.Easy, right?

The One They Fear is The Hero They NeedSorcery is dying out. No one misses it.Until a new god arrives in Dalriya. Unstoppable, Ezenachi brings only conquest and slavery. Sorcery is dying out, and now Dalriya needs a sorcerer more than ever.Feared and despised in equal measure, Sanc is only tolerated because he’s the son of the powerful Duke of Morbaine. But Sanc is more important than he knows. When there is an attempt on his life, he is forced to confront his true inheritance. Trained by the enigmatic sorcerer Rimmon, he has more questions than answers about his place in the world.Sanc's brother Peyre knows nothing of magic. When he is exiled to the empire he meets Liesel, the beautiful daughter of the late emperor. He desperately wants to help her. But her brother is unstable. His minister is predatory and violent. And the witch, Inge, has her claws in them all.An Inheritance of Ash and Blood is the first book in the Heirs of War series. If you love riveting coming of age journeys, rich worldbuilding, political intrigue, brutal medieval battles, and dark sorcery, start Jamie Edmundson's new series today!