Rejected by her own community. Cast away with a stranger. Desperate for a place to belong. Greeta knows she's different. It's clear-all anyone has to do is look at her. But now it's more obvious than ever. Born in the Northlands, her father and aunt brought her to the Great Turtle Lands so long ago she can't remember anything about her homeland. An adopted member of the Shining Star Nation, Greeta always assumed she belonged. But in a single day she's rejected by her own family as well as the young man she's loved all her life. Forced to leave home, she wonders if she'll ever return. Greeta's...

Astrid assumed all dragons should be killed - until she met one that changed her mind. In the medieval Northlands, a dangerous family seeks power. They slaughter anyone who gets in their way. Only children's rhymes hint at what's to come. No one recognizes the danger at hand. Astrid doesn't know she holds the key to this power. She's just a blacksmith who makes swords for dragonslayers. But Astrid has a dark secret: A dragon once chewed her up and spit her out. She hides the old scars covering her body through shapeshifting. But the time for hiding is over. The world Astrid knows is about to...

Astrid is reluctant to travel the winter route beyond the Northlands, even though it's her duty. She'd rather stay home in her village, surrounded by friends and neighbors. Ignoring the bonds of tradition, she decides to spend the cold winter months in the warmth of her blacksmithing shop. Why should she leave the comfort of her cottage to serve and protect foreigners who might raid and harm her native Northlands? But then a traveling merchant steals Starlight, the first dragonslayer's sword Astrid forged and her last link to her sweetheart DiStephan. Having no time to alert her friends,...

In Book 3 of the Dragonslayer series, Astrid accepts her duty and follows the winter route--until she's bitten by a dragon. Everyone knows dragon bites are poisonous and deadly, so she reluctantly accepts her impending death. In a twist of fate, she survives. Desperate for an explanation, Astrid believes she has somehow been protected by the black stone she keeps with her at all times, a stone that emerged from the sole of her foot a year ago. Determined to find out what the stone is and what kind of powers it possesses, Astrid begins a journey that leads her to alchemists and an army of men...

In the fourth and final book of the Dragonslayer series, Mandulane's army is poised to attack the Northlands in the name of a powerful god, but in truth Mandulane is using the act of spreading this new faith as a way to disguise his own personal greed and hunger for power. Astrid has succeeded in warning her beloved country of imminent danger, and the Northlanders scramble to set up a clever defense, never realizing a spy in their midst is poised to take critical information directly to Mandulane. AUTHOR'S NOTE: This series is written for adults but appropriate for ages 14 and up.

What if the only way you could save your own life was to kill yourself? Someone is trying to kill Sophie. She's trapped inside a deserted machine shop. The killer is resourceful. Relentless. And closing in fast. But there's one chance to survive: a new invention-a duplicator that copies machine parts. But will it work on humans? Sophie has suspicions about who the killer is. She hides clues that only she will understand. Can the duplicate Sophies get away? Will they figure out the clues before the killer finds them? Sophie doesn't know. She is only sure of two things... The duplicator is her...