Ancient magic, heroic bravery and forbidden passions… The second book in the bestselling Order of Darkness sequence, available in paperback. Luca Vero is a member of the secret Order of Darkness, tasked with searching out and reporting signs of the end of the world. Breaking his journey in Piccolo, he finds a place filled with superstitious fears: of the unknown, of the forces of the sea and sky, of strangers. With him are his loyal friend and servant, Frieze, and his clerk, Brother Peter, as well as the Lady Isolde and her mysterious servant-companion Ishraq. The five of them are followed into the town by a huge children's crusade, led by a self-proclaimed saint. Its young leader promises that the sea will part before them, and allow them to walk dry-shod all the way to Jerusalem. Luca and Lady Isolde are swept up in the growing excitement; but something dangerous is brewing far out to sea...

''I'm gonna miss you TayTay'' said 7 year old Harry to Taylor in their secret hiding under the old oak tree. Harry moved to England and left his best friend Taylor behind. 9 years later at the age of 16 Harry's family move back in the neighborhood. Now that the two have grown up and apart, could their relationship be like it was before or will some things change...

what you see in yourself is what you see in the world... A beautiful thing is never perfect..as the love