Shadow Sword

Winner of the 2019 Readers' Favorite award for epic fantasy, winner of the 2019 CIPA EVVY award, fairytale/folklore/mythology.His duty is to die young, but fate has something far more lethal in mind.If Kaell breaks, the kingdom breaks with him. And prophecy says the 19th Bladesman will break...The Bonded Warrior...Kill. Die young. That's what a swordsman bonded to the ancient gods does. Without expecting praise from the man who trained him to survive this centuries-old, malignant war against the inhuman followers of an invincible lord.But Kaell wants more. More of Val Arques' attention, his approval. Just more.The fire dancer...Ice lord, spy, Heath never loses a fire dance. Yet he longs to know that thrill of danger down his spine as he kills for his god, to fight a warrior who might, just might be better than him.The broken...Val Arques is a bladesman of formidable power entrusted not only with Kaell's life but with the truth that will destroy him.Banished to a grim outpost of this doomed kingdom of sorcery, poetry, and treachery, he cannot afford to care about the young warrior.For love means loss. And Val Arques has a shameful secret...A kingdom on the edge of chaos...As a vengeful god escapes his ancient prison and draws Kaell into his web of deception, even Val Arques can't protect him from the dark prophecy awaiting him. Because you can't flee fate unless you're willing to do the unthinkable.Duty and love collide in this powerful epic fantasy about shattering loss, betrayal, and the price of power that will enthral fans of Game of Thrones, Blood Song and the Mistborn trilogy.If you love dark plots, dark magic and characters with even darker secrets; pick up The 19th Bladesman, first in the sensational Shadow Sword series.

Reader Views 2019/2020 adult fantasy award winner, global award winner for Australia. IT'S THE SECRETS WE HIDE FROM OURSELVES THAT GIVE OTHERS POWER.A rich tapestry of dark magic, obsession, and a prophecy requiring more than sacrifice. A king returnsFor centuries, Roaran sought redemption. Now he can vanquish a tyrant and save a realm in chaos. But only if he cuts his last ties to humanity. Only if he returns to the one place he swore he'd never dare go again…A leader arisesSlaver, raider, and war lord, Dannon wants to believe in something beyond killing. His yearning will take him on a deadly path to the truth… that he's destined to put aside everything he ever believed in and lead the seer king's sword brotherhood against a returned god.Outwitted in a vicious gameA prisoner in the Icelands, about to be auctioned to the highest bidder, ValArques has just one chance to escape: Play out his captor's dangerous psychological game and reveal the secret that will destroy him. Or lose his past forever.A prophecy unfoldsAs for Kaell… fate isn't quite done with him yet.From the author of The 19th Bladesman comes the second volume in this breathtaking epic fantasy series about dark plots, dark magic, and characters with even darker secrets.

ONLY THE BROKEN CAN LEAD THE DEAD…The compelling third book in the Shadow Sword series viciously ramps up the stakes in a darkly psychological, brutal, and heartbreaking story of jealousy, treachery, and courage in the face of loss.The Seer King is helplessBetrayed by the man who should have been his fiercest ally, Roaran is Archanin's prisoner. The fallen god shackles his prize in a desolate castle hidden by magic – a solitary possession to be tortured and humiliated. But there's something dangerous his captor wants from Roaran, and if he breaks, the dark legacy of his fall will change the fate of kingdoms.Save him or kill himAs city after city is seduced by Archanin, Dannon struggles to hold the Sword Brotherhood of ancient warriors together. He wants to save Roaran. But if he can't, he'll have to kill him.The secret keeperThe brotherhood's only hope of defeating Archanin is a young woman trapped in the past. Warrior, sorceress, Genya knows keeping secrets is how you survive. Now she must decide between duty or power. But when the brotherhood makes its final desperate stand against a tyrant and deceiver, what if the chosen one chooses evil?A breathtaking, heart-pounding journey into darkness and the redemptive power of friendship.The darkest yet in the Shadow Sword saga, The Sword Brotherhood will enthral fans of this epic fantasy series from the author of the award-winning The 19th Bladesman.

The battle is won. A tyrant has been defeated. Now Val Arques must pay the price-in blood.To keep his word to Roaran, Val surrenders to the Quisnaf who take him as a prized captive to their forbidding city of caves, far from Telor.As a man in their matriarchal society, Val has no rights. A warrior must always accompany him to protect him. His skill as a bladesman is worth nothing. His only value is his beauty, his precious Caelan blood, and his role as a sire.But Quisnaf is a city at war, a city of hidden conflicts and dangerous secrets. A city about to explode. When a charismatic warrior restores an ancient order that enslaves men, Val is a pawn in the bloody revolt.Set up for murder, he is condemned to a mindless existence in the caverns of the sinister blood-keepers. He has no allies. No way out. Even the shunned berserker warrior who has protected him believes him guilty of treachery. All Val has is his formidable will. But in the face of unbearable loss, even that is about to shatter.Across the sea, Genya's desire for blood magic leads her down a treacherous path which may not only cost her life, but her soul.The fourth in the enthralling Shadow Sword series takes us into a world of obsession, jealousy and betrayal where only those with the darkest hearts survive