UMBRAL SERVES THE DEATHSWORN. He exists for one purpose only: to hunt down the last girl with rainbow magic and kill her. Now he has Dindi at his mercy. But he discoverers that the Raptor Riders of Orange Canyon have played with dark magic that threatens all Faeath, and he needs Dindi’s help to stop them.DINDI BARGINS FOR HER LIFE. She offers to help her captor rescue the White Lady from the Raptor Riders, who plan to use the faery as a pawn in a monstrous scheme. But Dindi will ne...

Dindi and Umbral have an uneasy truce, forced to work together to defeat a greater enemy: the Bone Whistler. The Bone Whistler’s scheme to sacrifice humanity and resurrect the Aelfae will culminate during an eclipse on the spring equinox…in three days.Their fragile alliance may not withstand the terrors they face. Dindi hides as a clown, but even disguised, her dancing draws the eye of the Bone Whistler himself. She will have to defy him alone, for Umbral has his own troubles.

Review"Wow. Holy smoking wow. This is one of the few books I've read that I can honestly say was totally, 100% original.... However, as unique as it is, it was insanely easy to slip into the story..." --Emi London, Octopus InkFrom the Inside FlapExcerpt:Blue-skinned rusalki grappled Dindi under the churning surface of the river. She could feel their claws dig into her arms. Their riverweed-like hair entangled her legs when she tried to ki...

Dindi longs to become a Tavaedi, one of the powerful warrior-dancers who wield magic. No one of her kind has ever succeeded. But Dindi has a plan.Kavio has been accused of a crime he did not commit. Now he is on trial, and the only options are death or exile.This is a serial story. It is 9,350 words. You may also be interested in The Unfinished Song: Initiate (the complete novel).DRM is not enabled.

ALWAYS AN EX-WIFE, NEVER A BRIDE...Dominique Snowclaw doesn't regret that her first marriage to the Magician, a powerful arcane wizard, has ended. It was never a real marriage anyway. She does regret the decades she spent trapped in a curse thanks to that ill-fated marriage.But she's not bitter. She's happy to join the private security group, Delson's Rangers, that is providing magical protection for the Magician's wedding to his latest bride. However, when she learns that ...

An epic, romantic, fairytale… About THE UNFINISHED SONG Series LONG AGO, to win a war, humans Cursed the Aelfae, fairest and wisest of the faeries…. But all magic has a price. The same Curse that destroyed the Aelfae now threatens all of Faearth. One young woman and the warrior she loves must fight the Curse to prove which is stronger…love or death.DINDI must honor her pledge to save the Aelfae from extinction or die with the fae she has sworn to protect. But to do that, she first ...

Two short stories set in a world where portraits can enslave and paintings can come to life:"Portrait of a Pretender" - The king has been murdered, the heir is missing, and Othmordian's path to the throne seems clear. Only three women stand in his way: His powerful sister, who suspects him; the Queen, who hides a secret that could destroy him; and the woman who once loved him."Drawn to the Brink" - Sajiana's job is to hunt down monsters brought alive from paintings. She nev...

Tara Maya’s previously published short stories, most of them no longer available in print, are gathered together here for the first time. A number of the tales are short shorts or flash fiction, including the poignant, "Ghosts on Red Strings, " and the biting alternate history, "Best of All Possible Worlds. " Longer stories and two novelettes round out the collection. The emotional timbre ranges across a wide gamut. "Tomorrow We Dance" is a bleak retelling of the fairy-tales Pied Piper and...

SHE FOUND A HANDSOME MAN TIED TO A CHAIR…When Misty found a handsome man tied to a chair in a storeroom, beaten and abused, she was shocked. At the risk to her job and her life, she freed him. Together, they escaped her former boss in New Orleans and fled to Arcana Glen.But when Misty's boss caught up with her, he claims the man she freed is a con and a thief. Not to mention, he thinks he's a real leprechaun, so he must be crazy—right? Her boss asks her to spy on the handso...

An Elven warrior.A necromancer's secret.A love betrayed.When Jasen returns to Arcana Glen to solve his father's death, he walks straight into a nightmare — and a shocking reunion with the woman he lost.His uncle, a necromancer, has an ugly surprise waiting for him. At his creepy mansion in the mountains, he mockingly shows up with Araka on his arm. She's as beautiful as Jasen remembers, but as cold as winter ice.Because Araka isn't just engaged to hi...

ABOUT THE SERIES:Long ago, to win a war, humans Cursed the Aelfae, fairest and wisest of the faeries… But all magic has a price. The same Curse that destroyed the Aelfae now threatens all of Faearth. One young woman and the warrior she loves must fight the Curse to prove which is stronger…love or death.DINDI desperate longs to become a Tavaedi, a magic dancer. But no one in her clan has ever passed the Test at Initiation. To violate the taboo, and dance without permission, ...

ABOUT THE SERIES:Long ago, to win a war, humans Cursed the Aelfae, fairest and wisest of the faeries… But all magic has a price. The same Curse that destroyed the Aelfae now threatens all of Faearth. One young woman and the warrior she loves must fight the Curse to prove which is stronger…love or death.DINDI desperate longs to become a Tavaedi, a magic dancer. But no one in her clan has ever passed the Test at Initiation. To violate the taboo, and dance without permission, ...