BOOK ONE: Souls of Fire and Lightning!
In this world, magic, mayhem and myth are a given. It's been a full century following the last Great War, but the land and it's people still bare the scars. With the Provence's mostly at peace, the need for Soul Stones have dwindled, and the more rare Soul Gems are even fewer.
Which brings us to Zara, a twenty-two year old with dark hair, tan skin and a no-bullshit attitude. Orphaned at the ripe age of seventeen, she was left as the only blacksmith worth a damn this side of the magical border. She can usually be found in tattered oversized cargo pants, and a black crop top smeared with oil and ash. From forging spires, to fixing odd and end mechanisms, Zara has managed to keep her family owned business afloat in the plummeting marketplace, but a deal comes along too sweet for her pass up.
Everything was under control, for the most part, until she stumbled upon a pulsating, violet colored, amethyst gem cluster. That's when all hell breaks loose. Turns out, the Gem was sentient, and occasionally took the form of a beautiful, naive woman with a bad habit of finding the worst kind of trouble; like being hunted by a notorious cult of power hungry, exiled Druids kinda trouble.
On the run from murderous, kidnapping Dregs, Zara and her new companion face down unknown wilds, temperamental Fae folk, and scholarly witches in order to find some answers. Hopefully they make it to Elysian, the only known safe haven for powerful Soul Sone and Soul Gem users alike, before they both get eaten, cursed, or sawed in half by battle hungry War Dwarves.
Throw in a couple love triangles, some harrowing doom, and an oddly knowledgeable damsel in distress, and BOOM. You have yourself an adventure.
Waking up face down in mud sucks any day of the week. But coming around in the sludge of a strange realm...? Well, that just redefines a bad day altogether.
Trapped in an unfamiliar world, sixteen-year-old Quinn is frustrated that none of the strange Tree People appreciate his urgency to get back home to earth. Now he is faced with a choice that could change the course of his life: escape and find his own way home, or stay and help them find the cause of the poison ravishing their world.
When the mind-reader unlocks one of the ancient mysteries of the Tree People it points to the only way of saving them from annihilation: they have to find the Power of Light. What exactly that means, the mind-reader doesn't reveal, but his next warning comes as a shock to all present: finding the mysterious Power of Light can only be done with the help of the dangerous enemy tribe whom they once called family. Quinn soon finds himself a little more entangled in the lives of these gifted beings than he'd care to be. Especially after meeting Jazz: the feisty girl from his world who seems to be a regular visitor to the world of Zoay. To Quinn's constant frustration, the aqua-eyed pixie makes it clear that she's not there to make friends.
On their journey they'll brave bizarre encounters in dangerous alien forests, while sacrificing pride and will for the survival of all. Along the way Quinn finds more than he ever thought to seek: purpose, fulfillment and love. When the Power of Light is finally found a devastating discovery is made: if all of Zoay-including their enemy-want to live and prosper, one must be willing to sacrifice their life.