This book is about Ben Davis, a black teenager, who lives in a small town known as Fairville, Georgia, and wants to help provide for his family and community. Ben is being raised by a widowed mother, with a younger brother named David, and a younger sister named Mary. The story begins in August 1972, a time when schools were initially integrated in the south. This small town is a perfect example of life where racial differences were in the forefront. Ben discovers awesome and unexpected op...

This is the second book in the series. Ben Davis has graduated from high school and is on his way to Middle Georgia State University in Macon, Georgia. While in college, he finds wonderful support to help polish his skills. During the college years, Ben experiences college life, relationships, and good decision making. The story begins in August 1975, a time of progress for communities of color. Ben discovers awesome and unexpected opportunities through Dean Smith, head of the College of B...

Arinmalia holds herself above the rest of her Wild Elf tribemates. With good reason.Few can match her fighting and tracking skills. She needs no friends to watch her back or distract her with their tiresome company. She prefers to walk the forest paths alone, with only her own thoughts as companions.Arinmalia knows in her heart a great destiny awaits her. Something beyond the modest village life of her tribe. She dreams of finding it. ...

Felara watches over the Light Elves' wood from above, unseen. She knows Iarion wanders somewhere beneath the ancient trees.Willful, mercurial, and more than a bit fey, some of her Unborn siblings consider her in danger of becoming obsessed with the elf that freed them from the Void.Others might even argue she crossed that line some time ago.None of that matters to Felara. She follows a vision only she can see....

This is the fifth book in the series. Ben and Wanda Davis are building their lives with their son, little Ben. They are entrepreneurs in Fairville, Georgia, working in Cognito as humanitarians to support the last, the least, and the lost. Ben continues to lead by faith, making God his top priority, while focusing on his family and businesses. He serves as a leader while guiding his siblings to discover all that God has saved for them. As tragedies occur, the family is faced with the realit...

Millennia before the elves' exodus to Lasniniar, there was only the darkness. Over a year after the demon war, that same darkness stalks Iarion's dreams, haunting him with visions of an unspeakable fate.A tangle of secrecy and guilt surrounds Iarion and his companions as Lasniniar itself unravels around them. Within the festering darkness, an ancient evil has awakened, roused by the call of a new master and the promise of freedom. Nothing less than all...

Holiday havoc.Nothing ever seems to go according to plan when the Iarion and Barlo travel at this time of year...No matter how hard the elf and dwarf try, they always end up on the business end of a mystery that only they can solve.Join the unlikely pair of friends on a trio of holiday misadventures in this collection from the Legends of Lasniniar fantasy series by the author of the Fatal Empire series, Jacquelyn ...

Felara's obsession with Iarion knows no bounds.Barlo knows the Unborn woman would do anything if she thought it in his elf friend's best interest. Absolutely anything. And Barlo can do no less.With Lasniniar in chaos and Iarion named as the culprit, Felara comes to Barlo for help....Little does the dwarf realize just what his aid might cost him.Journey beyond the World of Lasniniar and into the unknown in ...

Deep sapphire, flecked with silver. Iarion's eyes mark him from any elf ever born.A strange, physical anomaly? Or a sign of his unique condition? Even after thousands of years spent wandering the lands of Lasniniar, the answer continues to elude him....Now Iarion's eyes sweep the harbor of the Sea Elves in the hopes that his ship might finally come in.In the Legends of Lasniniar fantasy series by Jacquelyn Smith, this stan...

Lasniniar. A new continent the elves can call home after the fall of Ralvaniar.They hope to finally find peace under the leadership of Iadrawyn and Valanandir—far from the dark creatures they left behind in the magical cataclysm. A simple enough wish.But darkness comes in many forms. And not even Iadrawyn and Valanandir know the hidden enemy that lurks within the elves' midst....Or how far they must go to stop him.

Fire sorcerer. Abduction victim.Traitor.The Learnéd One Lysandir bears many titles, given to him by the people of Lasniniar. But only a unique and resourceful elf named Iarion dares to call him by the most powerful title of all...Friend.Lysandir can only hope it proves enough to save him.A stand-alone story of mystery and adventure from Iarion's past in the Legends of Lasniniar fantasy ser...

Nimrilwyn swims the seas of Ralvaniar—a respected member of the Folk....One of the few who takes an interest in the land-dwelling elves.None of the Folk understand her friendship with them. Why bother to form a bond with those who can never know life beneath the waves?But Nimrilwyn values her unusual friendships. She prides herself on her loyalty. Even to those not of her own kind....No matter the cost...