•Band 1 des Romantasy-Mehrteilers• In Sevea, der Stadt der Lügen und des Betrugs, stets die Wahrheit zu fühlen, ist alles andere als ein Geschenk. Seit sechs Jahren steht Allyra an der Seite ihres Herren und lässt ihn jedes Glücksspiel gewinnen. Bis eines Tages Thoan auftaucht, unverkennbar ein Glyth, bei dem ihre Gabe zu versagen scheint und an den sie nach der Niederlage ihres Herren gebunden ist. Doch Thoans Auftauchen ist kein Zufall, wie Allyra anfangs vermutet. Genauso wenig wie die plötzliche Begegnung mit dem Mörder ihres Bruders, einem Mischblut, der sie immer wieder rettet, statt ihr zu schaden. Denn Allyra ist wertvoll, der Schlüssel zur Macht, den die Glyth als auch die Astóric haben wollen. Und während sie sich in einem verzwickten Chaos aus Magie, Dunkelheit und Geheimnissen wiederfindet, scheint keiner zu ahnen, wer wirklich hinter dem schönen Mädchen steckt. Am wenigsten sie selbst. *** Die wunderschönen Kapitelbanner sind von der lieben @SPIRITEDAMAY ♥

Ray is low on time, luck, and hope; his only chance is an artifact that may not even exist. But upon meeting Landon, Ray is beginning to believe he might find all four. ***** Cambions are doomed to tragedy. They are weak, sickly creatures that rarely live to see their twentieth year. Ray refuses to resign himself to that fate. Upon learning of the Crimson Sheath-an artifact capable of preserving his life-Ray is prepared to fight, steal, and kill to get his hands on it. He is not prepared for Landon. Landon is an orphan with no memories of his parents, the only inheritance left to him a dagger, sleeping in a crimson sheath. Though he has no love of bloodshed and no use for a dagger, Landon isn't about to let Ray take his only link to his forgotten history, even if that means following the cambion past the edge of the world and into the shadow beyond. Content Warnings: Violence, semi-graphic gore, character deaths, profanity, mild drug and alcohol usage, abuse discussed but not shown, and morally-questionable people doing morally-questionable things.

A magic-addicted spy trapped in the queen's service must track a princess-turned-assassin in order to earn her freedom, but things get complicated when she falls for the princess she's supposed to capture. ***** Weak. Cursed. That's how seventeen-year-old Kayden Branimir, the realm's deadliest assassin, views herself. Some believe she could save the world with her rare healing magic, but she gave up on her powers long ago after failing to save her best friend. Her life changes when she receives a letter from her supposedly dead twin brother, Alaric, begging to be rescued from rival territory Leodia. For the first time since her friend's accident, Kayden is determined to be the hero, but she must learn to embrace her magic--and herself--along the way. Strange. Unnatural. Those are the words whispered about eighteen-year-old Zara Tait, a Leodian spy addicted to soul-stealing magic. Forced into the queen's service, Zara wants to escape and return home, but she has nothing to offer the queen in exchange for her freedom. When Kayden arrives in Leodia, Zara sees the quiet girl with unique magic as the bargaining chip she needs. But the more she learns of Kayden, the more her feelings grow. Now, Zara must choose between her freedom and the dangerous assassin she hadn't meant to fall for. [2020 Watty Award Winner] Content warning: This story contains mature themes of violence, addiction, abuse, self-harm, and mental illness. Cover by Faera Lane