Magic caused the war. Magic is forbidden. Magic will save us. The Relic Guild is the award nominated first book in The Relic Guild trilogy. It was said the Labyrinth had once been the great meeting place, a sprawling city at the heart of an endless maze where a million humans hosted the Houses of the Aelfir. But when the Thaumaturgists, overlords of human and Aelfir alike, went to war, everything was ruined and the Labyrinth became an abandoned prison. The surviving humans were trapped behind boundary walls a hundred feet high, and all magic was forbidden. And now the war is returning. The Relic Guild are all that stand against the end of the city. But they are old, scattered and weak, and the enemy is growing in strength... Here in THE RELIC GUILD (and other stories) please enjoy a large chunk of The Relic Guild Trilogy (published with kind permission of my publisher Gollancz), complete short stories, the odd poem, one or two blog posts, and samples chapters from my other novels.

[THIS STORY WILL BECOME FREE ON MAY 27, 2021] Ammas Mourthia is a cursewright: an outlawed magician sworn to break curses. Contracted by the Emperor's daughter, he's pursuing a curse he may never break. ***** Ammas Mourthia is a cursewright -- an outlaw magician who casts and breaks curses. Practicing his trade in the bustling city of Munazyr, he is hired by the last person he ever expected: Princess Carala, the daughter of the Emperor who murdered his family. Bound by his oaths, Ammas delivers the cure to Carala ... only for it to fail. Confronted with a sickness he cannot treat, pursued by werewolves who want Carala for their own purposes, and forced to return to a nation where he is a wanted criminal, Ammas must find a real cure. But there are forces at play he cannot control, and dark secrets waiting to be revealed. Fulfilling his vows might be the last thing Ammas Mourthia ever does. [[Wattys 2018 Winner: "The Heroes"]] [[1st Place, Rebel Wars @Rebel_Town]] Trigger warning: Graphic violence, sexual situations, strong language. [[word count: 300,000-350,000 words]]

Two star crossed lovers. Nations divided by blood and power. A war to end all others. She is heir to the brutal Darkling kingdom and daughter to the most vicious king ever known, Vlad the impaler. He's the Demon prince rumor says is hell incarnate, bent on ending the Darkling king's reign. But when Cassian and Viktorya first meet, they don't know what they are to each other -and when they find out, worlds collide and inhibitions are lost. Their love is powerful and raw and all-consuming. But it's also dangerous, especially since Viktorya has been promised to Emrys, a Lycan prince, in a political marriage to consolidate power. How much will the princess and her lover have to sacrifice before they can be together? And, in a world where anyone can betray anyone, who's to say love can ever prevail? A tale inspired by Shakespeare's original tragedy Romeo and Juliet but spun with a supernatural twist; enter the world of Verona, where all shall be painted red, mighty armies will grapple for power and love may not always be true...