When Mark Seaton's father disappears and his mother is murdered, he becomes a pawn in a deadly world of nobles, masked courtiers, and mysterious beings that whisper in his mind.The only way a pawn can survive is to gain position and power.The only way Mark Seaton can be free is to become a player.Book One of the Lord Jester's Legacy"Prazeman has crafted a magnificent, credible fantasy where noble lords symbiotically bond with masked jesters whose machinations ...

A Song of Love, Death & WarMark Seaton thinks he has nothing left to lose. He hopes that he may finally learn the truth behind his mother's death and his father's disappearance, uncover the conspirators that threaten the islands, and if he's lucky, he might even find out who is plotting against the royal family in time to stop them.But the closer he gets to his enemies, the more he realizes that he may be forced to sacrifice things far more precious than what little remains...

Lord Jester LarkPresident Rohn Evan’s term is in its summer hours, and the war seems far away. Lord Jester Lark’s greatest concern involves finding more time to spend with his lover and their adopted daughter.Then the ships come. A massive fleet opens fire on Perida Bay, and an ambush lies in wait as Lark races home by starlight.VeraiHe’s a long way from jeweled, cultured Saphir, among scarred soldiers and rough-handed fishermen who mutter about him being a ...

Lord Jester Lark is desperate to escape Cathret before the forces arrayed against him find and claim him. He's surrounded by danger, but the worst of it comes from within himself and those who are trying to save him.The Duchess Gzem Kelleisen searches for her missing son while delivering messages across battlelines. Her work becomes even more dangerous when she attracts the attention of a man who once knew her, who loves her.When Lark and Gzem's paths cross, it will change ...

Every mile brings Lord Jester Lark closer to Cathret's battlelines, and almost certain recapture. Every moment risks discovery by enemy sacred beings, and enslavement to the Trokellestrai. But Lark's greatest fear is that what's left of him will never find the love that haunts his hopes, a love that may no longer wait for him on the islands he yearns to call home once again.The final book to the twin trilogies The Lord Jester's Legacy and The Poisoned Past.

For the love of his nation, he will go to war.For the love of a man, he will defy death.For the love of freedom, he will destroy the connection between hell and earth, and sacrifice all he has ever known.I've read thousands of books, most of which were momentarily entertaining but ultimately forgettable. There's a treasured handful, however, that meant a whole lot more, ones I not only vividly remember but have prized enough to read more than once. Each book in ...

For the love of his nation, he will go to war.For the love of a man, he will defy death.For the love of freedom, he will destroy the connection between hell and earth, and sacrifice all he has ever known."I've read thousands of books, most of which were momentarily entertaining but ultimately forgettable. There's a treasured handful, however, that meant a whole lot more, ones I not only vividly remember but have prized enough to read more than once. Each book in The...

Lord Jester LarkPresident Rohn Evan's term is in its summer hours, and the war seems far away. Lord Jester Lark's greatest concern involves finding more time to spend with his lover and their adopted daughter.Then the ships come. A massive fleet opens fire on Perida Bay, and an ambush lies in wait as Lark races home by starlight.VeraiHe's a long way from jeweled, cultured Saphir, among scarred soldiers and rough-handed fishermen who mutter about him being a ...

Bridges take many forms, but all span a gap from one thing to another--between two places, two people, two worlds, or anything else.Sixteen authors each share a tale of connection.Featuring stories by:EM PrazemanJonathan EatonWilliam J. CookL. Wade PowersLiam RW DoyleSteven C. SchneiderPamela Bainbridge-CowanEmma LeeLeila Rose ForemanNeil OrintConnie J. JaspersonRichard Gene Shan...

The Northwest Independent Writers Association presents ARTIFACT, the 2016 NIWA Anthology. A collection of short stories using artifact as their central theme.In these pages meet a werewolf with daddy issues, an android driven mad by time and an alien artifact that will make you cry.

Combined for the first time in one volume are the first three books of the internationally bestselling FROSTBORN saga - FROSTBORN: THE GRAY KNIGHT, FROSTBORN: THE EIGHTFOLD KNIFE, FROSTBORN: THE UNDYING WIZARD, and the prequel novel FROSTBORN: THE FIRST QUEST.RIDMARK ARBAN was once a Swordbearer, a knight of renown. Now he is a branded outcast, stripped of his sword, and despised as a traitor.But he alone sees the danger to come, and undertakes the dangerous quest to stop t...

RIDMARK ARBAN is the Gray Knight, exiled and outcast, seeking to stop the return of the dreaded Frostborn. At last he has come to the perilous ruins of Khald Azalar, where the answer to his quest awaits.Assuming the master of Khald Azalar does not kill him first.MORIGNA was the Witch of the Hills. Now the dark magic within Morigna threatens to devour her. Unless Morigna can tame the power, it will transform her into everything she has always hated.MARA's father was ...