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...

Half human. Half feline. All warrior.Her very existence a crime, Nofret lives in a hidden refugee village—safe from the magic and might of the Lion Folk who rule the island in the name of their cruel goddess.But Nofret grows tired of hiding. She yearns to do something more. Surely her fighting and tracking skills can serve a greater purpose?Her noble heart can accept nothing less.A stand-alone origin story...

A fictional murder turns deadly...Zee writes mysteries under a secret pen name. No one knows—except her best friend, Tara. (Aside from her two cats, that is.)But the small town of Ashwood, Ontario has become home to more than one murderer in the months since Zee's unplanned return. And while Zee has used the colourful characters of her childhood hometown as inspiration for her writing over the years, it seems a killer has become inspir...

Iarion loves shopping for Solstice gifts—even when it means getting swindled by dwarven merchants.The elf knows he should feel out of place in the dwarves' underground city, but his best friend Barlo and his family have welcomed him as one of their own.Of course, Barlo's invitation to spend the holidays in Dwarvenhome comes with strings attached—Iarion's aid in a friendly competition known as the Festival Throwdown.......

Kira Brightwell enjoys two things—outsmarting bad guys and kicking ass.Well, that and listening to Nine Inch Nails. (Bonus, if she can manage all three at once.)She never expected anyone to call her a hero... But when life throws a punch, Kira always finds a way to hit back.This fast-paced starter collection includes the first three novels from the Kira Brightwell mystery series by the author of the Mackenzie Quinn mysteri...

Abduction survivor, MMA trainee, local hero—trouble always seems to find Kira Brightwell.And with Christmas only a few weeks away, her current bout of trouble includes surviving her first holiday away from her childhood home, and figuring out what to get her best friend and roommate, Rob....Until a secret project turns everything upside down, and Rob's present becomes the least of Kira's problems.Join Kira and Rob on a fun...

Demons roam Lasniniar, hidden in plain sight. The dwarf adventurer Paige and her companion Claire hunt them.In the months since the demon war, the pair's reputation has spread across the land. Two days before Solstice, they find themselves hired to solve a tricky problem in the human city of Nal Nungalid. But things get messy before they even reach the city gates, even though everyone should be celebrating the upcoming holiday....Becau...

Origin stories, first meetings... No hero or legendary friendship is ever born on page one.Visit Lasniniar's sprawling past, filled with elves, dwarves, mermaids, dragons, and vampires in three early, short story adventures from the Legends of Lasniniar fantasy series by the author of the Fatal Empire series, Jacquelyn Smith:PossessionThe VowLegacy HunterPossession

Kira Brightwell just wants to mind her own business. Maybe go for a run, or hone her MMA skills while blasting some Nine Inch Nails. She never goes looking for trouble.But somehow, trouble always seems to find her. Usually the missing woman or dead body kind....Good thing she knows how to use her wits, as well as her fists.Dive into the ongoing cases of a clever detective who kicks ass in this starter collection of early, ...

Demons, blood-drinking drakhalu, secret magic rituals…Lasniniar may play host to elves, dwarves, and other mythical creatures, but it has its share of darkness too.Take a walk on the spooky side with three short story adventures from the Legends of Lasniniar fantasy series, by the author of the Fatal Empire series, Jacquelyn Smith:By the Light of the MoonA New Kind of MagicT...

Can a mere mortal outwit a goddess? Even now, as I wonder how many heartbeats I have left in my body, I do not know.How much power does a prophecy carry in an empire where deadly politics and intrigue reign supreme, and gods are denied as superstition? The fate of those I love most hinges on such questions.For good or ill, I have tried my best to make the path set out before me my own...The choices of Raziel's mother Moria...

A half-baked crime...Zee loves the holidays. But it hardly feels like Christmas in the small town of Ashwood with no snow on the ground.Good thing she has some freshly-made maple donuts to look forward to—at least until things take a turn for the worse, along with the weather.With more than her own freedom on the line, can Zee play sleuthing Santa and save the day with her usual ally Detective Sharp out of town?