Falcon Chronicle

Love against hate, dagger against sword . . .Slavers seize Kyrin from the coast of Britannia and sail for Araby. With a dagger from her murdered mother's hand, an exiled warrior from the East, and a peasant closer than a sister by blood, Kyrin is determined to overcome her fear of the blade and escape.But the falcon dagger is at the root of intrigue, martial skill, and danger within the caliph's court. It haunts her through tiger-ridden dreams, love, and battle in the Araby sands. To defeat her treacherous master and defend those she loves, Kyrin must face the blade that killed her mother, dagger against sword. Falcon Heart is the first book in a teen and young adult medieval fantasy series with threads of epic adventure, mystery, and martial art.Editorial note: Exciting, engaging, rich. Adventure, intrigue, battles, all the elements of a good tale. –Lynn Leissler

The falcon blade holds the secret of their hope or doom . . .Long lost first daughter of her stronghold, Kyrin returns to Britannia from slavery in Araby at the command of the wazir. But the wazir seeks the power of the death touch at any cost. Kyrin's adopted father refuses to give him the deadly knowledge. When the wazir takes him hostage, Kyrin and her sister rescue him and flee into the desert. Then she departs for Britannia alone, for Kyrin must lift the price from their heads.Yet all is not well at home. Ambitious lords and the intrigue she left behind in Araby engulf her stronghold. Torn between a lord's son she has sworn never to hand-fast, a rival, and her father's life, Kyrin struggles to hold her people and lands despite their enemies' plots. But the falcon dagger is the key to life, death, and a traitor deeper yet. Kyrin must become all she was born to be. Or all will end in ash. Falcon Flight is the second teen and young adult fantasy adventure in the Falcon Chronicle series, with threads of the supernatural and sweet romance. Love, found family, and power collide, marking a clash of cultures.