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A cursed nation. An unlikely heroine. Deadly stakes. This love could kill…
A jaded fae princess and a few words whispered in the dark…that’s all it took for the prosperous country of Leiria to fall under a curse. Disease, famine and calamity followed. Fifteen years later, Samiris is one of the Chosen, a group of young women brought to the palace to try and break the curse. But if they fail, one of them will die.
Unlike the rest of the girls, who see living in the palace with the Crown Prince as an exciting privilege, Samiris is indifferent to the social whirl and offended by the sumptuous wealth present in the capital. She just wants to go home to take care of her sick father and younger sister.
Can Samiris survive the social intrigue at court, deadly plots against the Chosen, a seemingly unloveable Crown Prince, and a stubborn adversary to break the curse?
A Sharpened Axe is a stand-alone, young adult fairy tale retelling with intrigue and romance, for fans of K.M. Shea, Kate Stradling, and Rebecca Ross. If you like a strong female lead, fast paced action, and slow burn romance, then you’ll love this exciting book!
Buy A Sharpened Axe and be swept away to the magical land of Leiria today!A looming darkness. A dangerous journey. Breaking the Curse was just the beginning…
Silence and solitude–that’s all Cyra wants after her disastrous failed attempt to lift the Curse. In a towering seaside mansion, she lingers over her many regrets…
When an unexpected visitor upends her quiet existence, Cyra is forced to face the last person she wants to see: Fitzhumphrey, the former Crown Prince, and the man she stabbed through the heart only months earlier.
Soon, the awkwardness she feels is the least of her concerns. A powerful alliance has targeted them, and is willing to kill for what Cyra and Fitz have. The unlikely pair is plunged into a conspiracy, forced to flee to the most dangerous place they could go.
Can Cyra and Fitz survive the perils that wait for them beyond the Southern Wastes?
A Lost Duchess. An Infamous Highwayman.
Steal from the rich…
The last thing Kinsley expects when travelling home from the royal wedding is a confrontation with the legendary highwayman who prowls the forest roads outside the city of Brizelle. In moments, Kinsley realizes he’s lost far more than the gold in his pocket.
Give to the poor…
Evelle doesn’t have time to think of the past. She has a failing farm to rescue and a little brother depending on her.
Leave before anyone knows you’re there…
But when an unexpected reunion threatens her secrets, Evelle must return to the last place she wants to go, the most dangerous place for her to venture–noble society.
For a dangerous enemy looms in the midst of the glittering whirl, and the only thing more dangerous than telling her secret might be keeping it.
A thousand years before the Curse, the land of Leiria is on the brink of war.
A Forgotten Princess.
Princess Ari lives a solitary existence in the wintery north, surrounded by snow and silence and the achievements of her four older brothers.
A Handsome King.
But when a mysterious visitor disrupts everything, Ari is presented with a stark choice–all she’s ever known, or an exciting new life by his side.
A Nation Balancing on a Dagger’s Edge…
She flings herself into the unfamiliar, but not everything is as it seems in the glittering capital.
Rebellion simmers.
War looms.
And enemies Ari doesn’t know she has are much closer than she can imagine.
The Battle for Leiria begins in A Poison Vial.
The Battle for Leiria will be fought by the most unlikely individuals…
A gladiator in the bowels of the arena…
Aedon wishes he never came to the city. Lured with promises of wealth and glory, now he fights to distract the unwashed masses at the pleasure of a fickle king. And dangerous whispers fill the depths of the arena, where it’s impossible to trust anyone…
A failed assassin running for her life…
Reva doesn’t know whether she’s happy she was rescued–not when the man who did the rescuing can’t say one kind word to her. What she is certain of is the need to escape Chaikine before the King catches and executes her. But the road to safety never did run smooth…
A princess surrounded by enemies…
Part of Ari wishes she could go back to her blissful ignorance. She was happier and so much safer not knowing. The other part of her is filled with murderous rage. She’s determined to escape to the safety of her homeland in the north, but not before sabotaging her dearly beloved on the way out…
Rebellion grows in the darkest places, and true love can bloom in the harshest environments…
The Thrilling Conclusion to The Battle for Leiria trilogy!
A healer surrounded by enemies…
Reva never imagined she’d find herself in such a deadly position. In the King’s war camp, every set of eyes she meets belongs to an enemy. But as the war begins, keeping her identity hidden becomes the least of her worries…
A gladiator scarred by a failed rebellion…
After being forced to end his alliance in the most brutal way, Aedon is left broken and forgotten in the dark depths of the arena. What hope could possibly linger, after all he has lost?
An unlikely rebel…
Sellah wishes she’d escaped when she had the chance. Plagued by suspicion, she’s forced to prove herself on a dangerous mission with a partner who’s less than trustworthy.
A Princess caught in a deadly trap…
Ari knows there’s no escape. But in order to save the nation, she must put every single person she loves in mortal danger.
Who will survive the Battle for Leiria?
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I’m currently working on FIVE NEW BOOKS set in the land of Leiria.
What started as one book took on a life of it’s own. Two are completed, two are drafted, and one is still a manic chuckle in the back of my mind…
I am very hopeful that I will start releasing these in 2024.
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Content Advisement for This Series:
This series contains some violence. There is mild bad language, if any at all. If these books were movies, I would rate them ‘PG-13’ for action and violence.