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Years before, the peaceful world of Umbria was torn apart by the ruthless Hanish invaders . . . Yet that is the only life Maura knows. Until her wizard guardian announces she is to be queen -- but that first she must find and unite with their country's legendary "Waiting King" in order to overthrow the enemy occupation. Men have searched for the fabled warrior for ages -- what chance has a young witch... (more)

The Fairy Godmother: A Tale of the Five Hundred

The Fairy Godmother: A Tale of the Five Hundred

by Mercedes Lackey

From the bestselling author of the Heralds of Valdemar series comes an enchanting novel. In the land of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, if you can't carry out your legendary role, life is no fairy tale. . . Elena Klovis was supposed to be her kingdom's Cinderella--until fate left her with a completely inappropriate prince! So she set out to make a new life for herself. But breaking with "The Tradition" was... (more)

One Rose Trilogy: Book 1

The Compass Rose

by Gail Dayton

The legends of the Godstruck were just that -- legends. Until, in an attempt to defend her people, Captain Kallista Varyl called on the One for aid and was granted abilities such as no one had seen in centuries. Now Kallista has been charged with a new destiny as one of the most powerful women in the land -- but her power is useless if it cannot be controlled. Mastering her "Godstruck" abilities is... (more)

One Rose Trilogy: Book 2

The Barbed Rose

by Gail Dayton

Demons are coming. One woman has been chosen to face them . . . Demon hordes still threaten the Kingdom while open rebellion has broken out within its cities, separating Kallista from her new family. Assassination attempts, magical attacks -- she's surrounded by devastation unlike anything she's ever known, and her unique magic power no longer works as it should. Yet her own pain must yield to the needs... (more)

The Summoning: Book 2

Sorceress Of Faith

by Robin D. Owens

Another American woman is Summoned to Lladrana... With evil invading evil Lladrana, the Sorcerers must Summon an outsider to stop the insidious darkness slowly taking control of their land and targeting the Sorcerers — draining their Power and destroying the Sorcerers themselves. Arriving in Lladrana, grad student Marian Harasta is stunned to find herself the center of a dispute among Sorcerers who want... (more)

Partholon: Book 2

Elphame's Choice

by P. C. Cast

I was marked from birth as belonging to the Goddess Epona--but that didn't make my life easy. Because of my "blessings," I was set apart, worshipped, unable to make real connections with others. Then came the Feeling , and with it a glimpse of my destiny. It led me to the MacCallen castle of legend, deserted since the terrible Fomorian war. I followed the wordless call to breathe new life into a place long... (more)

Partholon: Book 5

Divine By Blood

by P. C. Cast

A stranger in two worlds Conceived in a lie and trapped in a tree throughout her gestation, Morrigan's birth was truly magical. After that start, she spend the next eighteen years raised as a normal girl in Oklahoma. Upon discovering the truth of her heritage, her rage and grief take on a power of their own, carrying her back to the world of Partholon. Yet, instead of being respected as the daughter of... (more)

Lost Continent: Book 2

The Misted Cliffs

by Catherine Asaro

Award winning author Catherine Asaro, creator of The Skolian Empire , returns to the world of Aronsdale, a place rich with magic and power. One generation after war had nearly destroyed three nations, evil was returning. And only Mel Dawnfield's daring sacrifice could stop it. The promise of peace rested on this young woman's noble vow: to marry Cobalt the Dark heir to a family of legendary cruelty. With... (more)

The Destined Queen

by Deborah Hale

Can the Queen who has once done the impossible ever be free? After awakening the "Waiting King" -- the one destined to free her country from the long occupation of the Han -- Maura Woodbury thinks her duty to her country completed. But Maura's task has only just begun. Rath, once a notorious outlaw, has no magic, and thus no power to expel the invaders from their kingdom. Yet the people expect a miracle. And... (more)

Eyes Of Crow

by Jeri Smith-Ready

She was born to die . . . again and again For Rhia was bound to the Spirit of Crow, gifted with the foresight of Death's approach and doomed to the isolation of one feared and set apart. There must always be one whose magic can ease the passage of the people of Asermos to the Other Side. But to be the guide her people require, to truly know the depth of her gift -- her curse -- Rhia must surrender herself to... (more)

Partholon: Book 4

Divine By Choice

by P. C. Cast

Snatched back! After spending months in Partholon, Shannon Parker finally grew used to her newfound centaur husband, her connection to the goddess Epona and the lovely pampering that came with both! Especially when she discovered she was pregnant. Then a sudden burst of power sent her back to her old life -- and left her once more a teacher in Oklahoma. There she realized that her true home was with the... (more)

Partholon: Book 3

Brighid's Quest

by P. C. Cast

Torn between the possibilities . . . Fleeing her centaur clan's increasingly militant beliefs, Brighid Dhianna has begun to find peace and acceptance among the humans of Clan MacCallan. Still, she agrees to leave her newly formed friendships to guide her clan chieftain's grieving brother home. As she journeys, Brighid discovers that the long-dormant Shaman blood that runs so thickly in her veins will no... (more)

Study Series: Book 1

Poison Study

by Maria V. Snyder

Choose: A quick death . . . or slow poison . . . About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve. She'll eat the best meals, have rooms in the palace -- and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander of Ixia. As Yelena tries to escape her new dilemma, disasters keep mounting. Rebels plot to seize Ixia and Yelena develops magical powers she can't control. Her... (more)

Rhiana

by Michele Hauf

She is called . . . and chosen . . . Invaded by a cavalcade of vicious dragons, the villagers of St. Renan are snatched up when they venture beyond the walls. Yet Rhiana Tassot -- who senses the dragons from a distance, who determines their attack scent from a mating scent, who is blessed with the instincts of a dragon, who dares stand before the fiery beasts without flinching -- cannot use her skills to... (more)

Lost Continent: Book 1

The Charmed Sphere (Luna S.)

by Catherine Asaro

Award-winning author Catherine Asaro, creator of The Skolian Empire , creates her first full-length fantasy novel in a world rich with magic and power. Fans who caught a glimpse of the kingdom of Aronsdale in "Moonglow" from the Charmed Destinies collection are delighted with the result! What was the use of being a powerful mage if you couldn't learn the spells? Once Chime had been the most promising mage... (more)

The Walker Papers: Book 1

Urban Shaman

by C. E. Murphy

Joanne Walker has three days to learn to use her shamanic powers and save the world from the unleashed Wild Hunt. No worries. No pressure. Nevermind the lack of sleep, the perplexing new talent for healing from fatal wounds, or the cryptic, talking coyote who appears in her dreams. And if all that's not bad enough, in the three years Joanne's been a cop, she's never seen a dead body -- but she's just come... (more)

On Fire's Wings (Final Dance)

by Christie Golden

On Wings of Fire She Rises . . . She was born without caste or position in Arukan, a country that prized both. Then a chance encounter led her to a better life. But it also brought her to danger and destiny. Because Kevla Bai-sha's fevered dreams -- looming threats to their land and visions of dragons that had once watched over her people -- held the promise of truth. Now Arukan -- shadowed by mountains... (more)

In Stone's Clasp (Final Dance)

by Christie Golden

Strength of stone, heart of ice . . . Flame Dancer Kevla of Arukan seeks the missing elements -- Stone and Sea, Wind and Soul -- that must join to preserve their world from destruction. Sensing that the Stone Dancer, the master of Earth magic, would be found in the icy north, she and her dragon companion fly to a country mired in an unnaturally long winter. When at last they find Jareth, the Stone Dancer's... (more)

The Summoning: Book 3

Protector Of The Flight

by Robin D. Owens

If horses could fly . . . Then Calli Torcher might ride again. But a devastating accident left her in such pain, she thought the chimes and chanting in her ears were a hallucination . . . until she found herself transported to another world, and met the Llandranans who had Summoned her. Llandrana was a parallel, magical earth filled with exotic creatures, noble humans and magic -- all threatened by an... (more)

Lost Continent: Book 3

The Dawn Star

by Catherine Asaro

High in the Misted Cliffs lives a magic unlike any other. With no teacher to guide her, no mentor to discourage her from the impossible, Mel Dawnfield pushed her magic to its limits -- and surpassed them. Only to find that her powers aren't enough to halt burgeoning rebellion within her husband's fledgling realm -- or a plot devised to strike at the very heart of Mel's family. Mel's mage strength has... (more)

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