A twisted fantasy world where anything can, and does happen. Thief, assassin and sharp wit, Ayren, executes the biggest heist in the country's history. Justice is good. Justice while liberating the town treasury is even better. Chock full of swords, knives, sorcerers, magic, dark fantasy, elves, dwarves, assassin, thieves. Cousin to The Witcher and Dragon Age. IF YOU ARE OFFENDED BY SOME STRONG LANGUAGE, LIGHT SEXUAL SCENARIOS OR DARK THEMES THESE ARE NOT THE TALES FOR YOU. This is a complete mini-novel. Or more accurately, a long short in a series.

He came in the middle of the night. He came looking to take what was stolen. He came in hopes to mend his past. He came and took what was unintended. Brenna is a young princess who is used to the royal life. She is forever bending toward her parents' will, and finds herself forced into an arranged marriage. A marriage with the Duke Cray, a lazy boy who cares for no one but himself. Suddenly, her life is turned upside down when a thief named Elidor breaks into her home and whisks her away from everything familiar to her. Determined to survive in the cruel world outside of the castle gates, Brenna discovers a friend in Elidor. Perhaps even more than she first realized.

*** ATTENTION - This is a rewrite so if you read this story before April 2016, then I'm afraid a lot has changed! *** Thomas hasn't had much luck in life, and not much of a choice in it either. But now, when a job of subterfuge and betrayal pushes Thomas out of the city with a band of Travellers, his life is turned upside down and the lives of the people he loves are placed precariously in his hands. But the world isn't as black and white as it seems, and as Thomas falls deeper into the secrets hidden within the outskirts of the kingdom, he finds that a civil war is the least of their worries. With his new friends, and his eyes opened to a new world, can Thomas do what is necessary? And can he do it without dooming those he loves? This Epic Fantasy story explores the bonds of family, friends and lovers, tested by pain and suffering in a world hidden from sight, ready to burst into action at the slightest touch...

Aubrey has spent her life trying to free herself from a curse. While others waited, she took action. They may not have been the best actions, but they got her closer to her goal. Nathaniel never took anything in life seriously. He lived as if it would all end tomorrow. He never planned ahead, and never thought about his future. That all changed, though, when he began to care too much about a woman who had too many problems, a powerful family, and a dragon who hated him. (cover by FreesiaLockheart)