Deception runs deep, love cuts deeper,
and redemption demands sacrifice.
Betrayed by her deceitful lover, Ilora Fischer abandons the burnt remnants of her slaughtered village and uses a forbidden interdimensional Key to travel to another of Earth’s seven planes. The third plane of Mythos is a breathtakingly beautiful realm rife with welcoming smiles, ruthless schemes, and sheltered secrets. Ilora is a secret unto herself, and her unorthodox adoption as the bastard daughter of the enigmatic Duc Proteus of House Delomin offers power and opportunities she never dreamed possessing. Yet nothing prepared her for House Paladin Gavin.
A former assassin whose haunted past mirrors her own, Gavin’s passion runs deeper than his scars and he chips away at the carefully erected walls shielding her fractured heart. But love is a luxury Ilora can’t afford, for while some broken sols can be mended, hers must be reforged, and of all the obstacles darkening her path, the Magistrate proves the most perilous.
A charming, cunning viper coiled tight around the Opal Throne, the Magistrate’s devious machinations bend the Empire to his will, and when Ilora dares defy him, she becomes more than a threat—she becomes a target. Then comes the ultimate unraveling.
A devastating secret, unknowingly shared between Ilora and her adoptive family, is cruelly exposed. The tragic truth alters the lives of all those Ilora loves, and caught in this inescapable crossroads, must decide whether to cling to vengeance or risk everything for a future born of forgiveness.
A Stranger’s Song is a sweeping romantic fantasy debut of passion, political intrigue, and the slow-burn of a redemption fought for and fiercely claimed.
Political Conspiracy. Kidnapping.
Seduction. Betrayal. Murder.
The Empire is evolving. The thwarted Magistrate deposed, the newly crowned Emperor Alestera sits atop the Opal Throne. Broken alliances are reforged and secret, insidious bargains struck as those favored by the old regime are supplanted by their rival Houses.
Relocated to Eldegard, Ilora is wholly embraced by her extended family, and though inescapable duty delays her and Gavin’s nuptials, the extended separation only strengthens their devotion. Tam is similarly tested; drawing strength from his adopted sister’s example as he wrestles his desires against his future responsibilities.
The Imperial Coronation reunites the lovers, albeit briefly. Abducted and delivered to Duc Eduard in K’Tyal, Ilora agrees to play his pretend prisoner until the enemy stalking her and his innocent family is neutralized. Except this Eduard isn’t the man Ilora remembers, and as the captive months bleed to years, a unique and unexpected relationship forms between them.
Meanwhile, a guilt tormented Gavin is determined to rescue Ilora at any cost, and his relentless, winding quest propels him into familiar, murderous depths that irrevocably alter him. He never anticipated Ilora would sacrifice her freedom and willingly align with Eduard, and the repercussions of their tragically violent reunion shakes not only the Empire, but the Great Whel itself.
Shadow Dancers is a throbbing sequel of desperate longing and festering treason, where a self-sacrifice - born of betrayal and fortified in blood - is defended at devastating cost.
Woven in Ruin
(Volume 3)
In-progress!
A Tangled Tapestry
(Volume 4)
Future & final volume
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