Sometimes two souls are bound by a force stronger than love, stronger than death. She is a foundling saved from the sea. Too wild, too roguish, too unusual to fit the stiff life at the castle. While her raven heart holds a key to unparalleled power, she remains hostage to its dark secrets. He is a banished mage and seems merely curious about this odd creature, followed by a fae and a beast of a crow. But when their paths cross more powerful forces take charge of their lives. Gods and demons, humans and mages, forgotten magic and lost lives; to know their secrets and discover her own past Lirr must reach the Isle of Mists.

Jack Hansard is the man who can sell you anything. Luck in a bottle, fame in a box, dreams on a leash, you name it: if he doesn't have it, he'll convince you he has something better. He's a trader on what's known as the Black Market - the occult Black Market, that is. If you're in need of that extra special something to curse your ex-lover or win your fortune, Hansard's the man to go to. Just make sure you check the 'best before' date on anything you buy. This is Season 1 of the Jack Hansard short story series - each Episode is a separate story, but follows an overarching plot much like a TV series. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it! Please do not copy or distribute this work without the author's permission. Cover art by Dominique Lane: http://domlane.weebly.com/

When a knight-in-training sets out on a dragonquest to win the hand of a fair princess, he expects to return in time for a pavilion wedding in the fall. But after fifty years of tracking his quarry across godforsaken hinterlands, he is starting to wonder if he has the stamina to finish the job.