Author: rachelford
A prank gone wrong. A murder that’s more than it seems.Something’s wrong in the jarldom. A rash of inexplicable disappearances, mysterious sightings of strange creatures, and an accidental killing are just the beginning. When the jarl himself is transformed into a beast, people begin to look to the Mage’s University.Together with the giant Njal, apprentice wizard Idun Wintermoon and investigator … Wintermoon and investigator Lissette Forlatt are in a race against time to clear the university – and find the real culprit. But there’s more afoot than magical pranks. The transmogrification games are just beginning.more
Kaladorn. Slave born. Rohana knew her destiny. She’d been born to serve her king, to live and die at his command. She hadn’t questioned when he ordered his armies into the frozen North, to fight a queen who threatened the South. Except, Queen Ilaria has never been a threat to their nation. On a frozen field of battle, Rohana learns the truth. And she has one moment to make a decision. One moment, … make a decision. One moment, for a slave to rewrite the fate of two empires.This novel features characters from the first two novels, and introduces new…
A rash of grave robberies. A cursed barrow. A case that will test the balance between magic and law.When bodies turn up missing, the mage’s academy assigns the case to Apprentice Idun Wintermoon. With the jarl’s liaison for all things magical, Lissette Forlatt, and her best friend, the giant Njal, they try to track the thief.But the closer they get to answers, the further away from truth they … further away from truth they find themselves. When a series of strange visions brings Lissette to the ruins of the long abandoned goblin kingdom, they descend into a dark and terrible…
Sometimes, old debts cost dearly. War breaks out when the Union’s newest member planet is attacked by an age-old rival. Now every planet or star system with a grudge is capitalizing on the unrest. And every available hand is drafted into service, to help keep the peace. That includes privateers Kay Ellis and Captain Magdalene Landon, whose honeymoon is cut short when the Black Flag is assigned … Flag is assigned to the far reaches of Union space. It’s supposed to be a quiet mission: a simple show of force to deter mischief makers and reassure the border colonies that…
An arranged marriage. A secret betrayal. A foreign assassin. Tsaravech Vasha wanted nothing to do with his father’s marital schemes to unite their kingdom with the North. Nothing, that is, until he meets his intended. Unfortunately, the stunning Princess Ingrid seems to have eyes for someone else. When she follows her heart, Vasha finds himself instead betrothed to her whip-smart, brutally honest … whip-smart, brutally honest youngest sister, Karina. Who can’t stand him. And lets him know her feelings, with unflinching certainty. Then there’s the mysterious assassin, intent on offing his father and hers. To stop the killer, Vasha and…
A missing giant. A sinister conspiracy. A decision that will change the fate of a jarldom.The bone trade is big business. Black market buyers will offer many silvers for fresh giant bone, to carve into charms or use in dark enchantments. When cloaked men kidnap the giant Njal Frostborn, everyone knows why. He’s destined to be murdered and sold in that terrible trade.His best friend, apprentice … trade.His best friend, apprentice wizard Idun Wintermoon, is determined to save him from that terrible fate. But to do so, she must defy the head of her order, and face powers far beyond…
Monsters lurk in dark places, where shadows grow long. Evil prowls in quiet spaces, where no one can hear your screams. A late autumn hunt brings brothers Radu and Pavel face-to-face with an ancient evil. With no one to help them, and nowhere to run, the brothers find that the prey they’ve been stalking is really a predator.And they’re the ones being hunted…Fans of Bram Stoker and Anne Rice … hunted…Fans of Bram Stoker and Anne Rice will love this terrifying novella about dark endings and terrible beginnings.more
An ancient contract. A sunken world. A tax law dispute.Who better to arbitrate an arcane question of tax law than Agent Alfred Favero, the newest recruit to the Interdimensional Bureau of Temporal Investigations – and a senior analyst with the IRS? It’s a simple case for a seasoned tax law professional.But on the Island of Atlas, nothing is as simple as it seems. Alfred will have to navigate time … will have to navigate time itself to protect the people of the island. Because they will sink or swim, based on the choices he makes. more
Autumn gone off to sleepAnd winter her secrets no more keepRises he from the deepFlesh to flay and flesh to eatTwelve days of Christmas. Twelve days of terror and death.An ancient evil prowls the quiet streets of Wixcombe. An old man is murdered in the town square. Children disappear in the night. Villagers report sightings of Krampus, the Christmas demon. For siblings Nan and William Fitzgerald, … demon. For siblings Nan and William Fitzgerald, the season began with a promise of new loves and Christmas magic. But they find themselves in the eye of the storm when their godfather becomes…
No good deed goes unpunished.Kay Ellis is looking forward to returning from a six-month supply run. She’s looking forward to being back in the safety of Union space. And she’s looking forward to her wedding with Captain Magdalene Landon.But when the Black Flag receives a distress signal from a scuttled alien transport, their return is temporarily postponed. The mission of mercy enters troubled … of mercy enters troubled waters as a mysterious pursuer appears.The longer the new guests stay onboard, the more Kay begins to question their hard luck story. And the more she wonders if the Black Flag will…