Murder, mystery, and magic in a land reminiscent of Ancient Egypt. "You'll be trained as feminators, to fight death bouts for the priesthood's entertainment. You will never leave these iron-impregnated walls. Welcome to the Ferrasium." For centuries, guided by the Destiny's Oracle, the Bera-Bera tribes have guarded the secret of the windflowers. The High Priest Seraphis covets Pharaoh's throne and his minions scour the desert sands, seeking two ancient artefacts of unrivalled power. Kalli's fight for survival begins when the Priesthood uncovers her talent for forbidden magic. Thrust into...

Betrayal ...treachery ... treason. A year has passed since Kalli escaped from the Ferrasium, but the High Priest's stranglehold is tightening and his tentacles are extending to encompass all of Keymett. As Pharaoh's royal barges sail toward Wasset to celebrate the Jubilee Festival, the High Priest is poised like an arachnid in his nest, waiting to hatch his plans. Kalli must unlock the secrets of the Golden Scarab before all of Keymett falls under the High Priest's dominion, but who can she trust? Excerpt: Bells jangled above his head as Seraphis parted the beaded curtain at the shop's...

A cauldron of trouble is brewing in Valloaria ... Me sister loved me. I could see it in every worry-etched line on her face. I rested me hand on hers, looked her eye to eye, and said, "If it was one of ye bairns, ye'd go too." She held me gaze for a moment, and then nodded. "What will ye do?" "Find Adorabelle and bring her home." "But what will ye do if the witches won't allow it?" I hauled the small sack I'd previously packed onto me back and me muscles groaned, but I ignored the pain, squared me shoulders and headed out the door. "I willna be asking them." Sabrina and Lauren's tales entwine...

Betrayed. Kidnapped. A farm boy mistaken for a warrior, Jairus must survive the Emperor's Games or everyone he loves will be incinerated by the war dragons. Thousands compete for the dragon banner, but in the end there can only be one winner. The adjudicator thumped the scepter into the ground three times. "By the fates, the war dragons will not return until a new emperor wins the dragon scepter." The crowd parted as Tekagi threaded her way toward the funeral cart waiting by the main gate. Tiger pelts adorned the two caskets. Only emperors earned the right to be entombed within the Dragon...