Magiere the dhampir and her partner, the half-elf Leesil, are on a journey to uncover the secrets of their mysterious pasts. But first their expertise as vampire hunters is required on behalf of a small village being tormented by a creature of unlimited and unimaginable power.

Desperate to free his mother from a caste of ruthless elven assassins, Leesil joins his beloved Magiere, the sage Wynn, and their canine protector, Chap, on a difficult journey through mountains and harsh winter, in this fifth book of the Noble Dead saga.

The co-author of the bestselling Noble Dead novels continues her ?exhilarating?(SF Revu) new vampire series.
Eleisha Clevon has begun a correspondence with fellow vampire Rose de Spenser. Both reluctant predators, they venture outside only when the hunger becomes unbearable, trying not to draw attention to themselves?and feel guilty when ending human lives.
But Eleisha has learned a way to draw blood from her victims without killing them. She wants to share this knowledge with like-minded vampires and create a haven where they can exist together?and forge a united...

In this ninth Noble Dead novel, young Journeyor Wynn Hygeorht finds herself cast into the wilds on a dangerous quest for knowledge that may instead lead to her doom.

Reluctant vampire Eleisha Clevon has taught her fellow vampires to feed without killing. But vampire Simone Stratford wants nothing to do with her. When Eleisha and her protector, Philip Brant, go to Denver to search for Simone, what they find is far worse--and more seductive.

Wynn Hygeort is stunned when Magiere and Leesil, along with the elven wolf Chap, show up at the Guild of Sagecraft. But Wynn cannot leave with her friends--she still must access the texts within the Guild's archives which may help her divine the locations of the last two Orbs sought by the Ancient Enemy. To complete her task--and protect the Orbs--Wynn must remain sequestered from her friends.
But she's essentially a prisoner. One of the Guild's superiors is just as eager for Wynn to translate the ancient texts, but she knows the others will not permit her to share that...

National bestselling author Barb Hendee presents a dark, fascinating new world and the story of two sisters who will discover they have far more power than they ever envisioned....
In a small village in the nation of Droevinka, orphaned sisters Celine and Amelie Fawe scrape out a living selling herbal medicines in their apothecary shop. Celine earns additional money by posing as a seer and pretending to read people's futures.
But they exist in a land of great noble houses, all vying for power, and when the sisters refuse the orders of a warlord prince, they must flee and are...

Celine and Amelie Fawe can see into anyone's past and future simply by touching him. They have used their powers to secure sanctuary--and a fine apothecary's shop--in the village around Castle Seone. But their continued safety has a price....
Far to the north, the men of an isolated silver mining community are turning into vicious -beasts- that slaughter anyone in sight. The mines belong to the noble family of Prince Anton--ruler of Castle Seone and Celine and Amelie's patron--and Anton's tyrannical father has ordered his son to solve the mystery as a test of his leadership....

Homeward contains six connected stories set in the world of the Noble Dead Saga as taken from the "Homeward" collection in T-N-D-S: Tales from the world of the Noble Dead Saga. Follow the adventures and budding romance of Jan, a half-gypsy peasant turned vassal, and Julianna, the strong-willed young woman taken in by Jan's family.

In "The Keepers," Jan and his parents arrive at the keep above the village of Chemestuk, where Jan's father must become the vassal lord of the fiefdom. Determined to prevail, despite the place's dark reputation, they find the ugly rumors concerning...

The Noble Dead Saga continues...
In her quest to find the orb of Spirit, Wynn Hygeorht is torn between two men who hate each other--her vampire protector, Chane Andraso, and the elf Osha, who has feelings for her.
Now a strange series of clues leads them to a remote keep built on the dark cliffs of the coast of Witeny--where an old enemy lurks, ready to destroy her. At the same time, dhampir Magiere, Leesil, and Chap continue their desperate search for the orb of Air. Still hunted by a team of assassins, they escape on the first available ship, only to find themselves under the...