Dream of Asarlai

Fabulous new urban fantasy series from a new young author...magic, romance, betrayal and family feuds set in Ireland and Australia…irresistible! She's from an ancient clan. He has no family. Can they save the worl ...together? Maggie Shaunessy is used to keeping secrets. She's a fantastic teacher, but she's also gadda, part of a hidden, powerful race, and she has a habit of annoying the wrong people. Until Lucas Valeroso meets Maggie, he had no idea what awaited him: super-human powers, a smart and beautiful woman interested in more than unlocking his new abilities and, above all, a sense of belonging. But, dark ambition and dangerous bigotry are emerging in the gadda ranks. Lucas's new family might cast him out before he's even truly found his place. And Maggie must work with new allies to find and retrieve a missing artefact before the entire world is changed for all time.

For centuries, the Gadda have worked to keep their identity secret from the rapidly expanding human race. All this is now at risk, the most terrible of Gadda teachings, the Forbidden texts, have been stolen and the race is on to find them. Ione Gorton may have got her best friend back from Australia, but Maggie's elevation to the ranks of the guardians means that she's not around as much. So when Stephen O'Malley, almost the youngest, and definitely the hottest, ever candidate for the sixth-order test, needs a place to stay after strange and violent happenings hit Sclossin, Ione is all too happy to lend a hand...But Ione, like Maggie before her, is soon a target for those using the Forbidden texts. the missing artefact is changing life for Gadda and human alike...

Asarlai has set loose one of the most dangerous gadda who has ever lived. As she regains control of her plans, she finds a powerful ally and the pressure builds to stop her and retrieve the Forbidden texts before she can change the world forever. Hampton Rourke is convinced he's not the right man to be leading the search for Asarlai. He's come so close and failed so many times, what guarantee is there he can ultimately succeed? When the clues lead to Boston and he stumbles upon one of the fabled lost families, Hampton faces challenges that will test his faith not just in himself, but in his power.to make the situation even more complicated, Hampton finds himself unwillingly drawn to Charlotte Haraldson, a woman who hates gadda and power. But, she might hold the secret to finally stopping Asarlai for good. Does he dare risk his heart for the sake of all gadda?