Betrayal, war, epic romance, murder, and espionage run through the five books of the complete Of Duty and Silver series. The Kingdom of Myrcia stands at a crucial turning point, suffering under weak leadership, faced with serious and growing threats both from within and without. Will sorcerers with their own agendas and histories improve the situation, or send Myrcia and her neighbors into a spiral of chaos?
Everyone reacts differently to change, but everyone reacts, whether it be a young girl or a centuries-old sorcerer. These stories show the big moments that changed everything for those involved, and laid the foundation for one of the most pivotal moments in the history of the Trahernian world. Laugh, sigh, and feel your heart break just a little in this collection of standalone fantasy stories.
After two years in exile, Edwin and Elwyn Sigor are returning to Myrcia as part of an uneasy alliance with an old enemy. Edwin's mother, the captive Queen Rohesia, has been doing what she can to support her son's claim to the throne in his absence. As all three attempt to gather allies to overthrow the Gramiren usurper, none of them know just who they can trust. Will they be able to assemble a force to challenge the Gramiren armies, or will enemy agents stop their attempts before the fight can even begin? Is a queen still a queen without a court? Is a princess still a princess without her prince? Is a king still a king if no one knows who he is?
The old king is dead, leaving 8-year-old Prince Edwin as his heir. Broderick Gramiren is the most popular man in Myrcia, and as the illegitimate son of a previous king, he has always felt the throne should be his. With only a weak boy in his way, Broderick has decided that his moment to rise has come. Yet not everyone in the kingdom is willing to allow Broderick to wrest the throne away from the legitimate successor. The boy king's sister Elwyn is thrust into a leading role in helping her brother keep his crown, working alongside a lovely spy from the world's most powerful empire. But will their best efforts be enough to overcome the talents of Broderick's most trusted henchman? Book 1 in the exciting new Reign of the Eagle series, Black Eagle Rising picks up where the Of Duty and Silver series leaves off, but can be enjoyed independently.
Home from the army and bored with war, Andras Byrne just wants to enjoy himself. But his mother, the most powerful duchess in Myrcia, has finally lost patience with Broderick Gramiren, the usurper. In a desperate move, the duchess sends Andras to arrange a marriage alliance with Princess Elwyn Sigor, who wants nothing to do with Andras or his family. Princess Donella, daughter of Broderick, isn't about to let Andras get away that easily. Torn between the courtly romances of her imagination and her duty to her friend, Donella will have to decide just how far she is willing to go to stop Andras from marrying the wrong person. And she will discover what happens when a princess stops being a lady.
What's the worst thing that can happen to a neurotic academic whose classes have just been canceled? A surprise visit from his fiancee and mother-in-law-to-be. This is the fate of Soren, a seminary student and teacher who was betrothed years earlier to a cousin he barely knew. The cousin, Winnie, is an energetic girl, longing for adventure, not the staid life of academia. Soren's only hope is his best friend and classmate, Ollie, who might be more than he—or she—appears. But Ollie has problems of his—or her—own thanks to a busted telescope and her—or his—crush on the best lens maker in town. But what they all must decide is whether love is a matter of contract or something magical written in the stars.
Love is not necessarily any easier in a world with magic. From teenagers at school, just beginning to understand who they are and what they desire, to a twice devastated princess, these stories examine the love lives of the next generation of Myrcian nobility and the devastation love can sometimes leave in its wake. They also just might begin to hint at how those loves could one day change everything in kingdoms and empires.
Muriel Ostensen, handsome, clever, and a bitch, has no desire to get married. Broderick Gramiren, natural son of the king, has other ideas for her, and so does her family. In the wake of a shocking royal assassination, Broderick maneuvers secretly to become his father's official heir. But first, he just needs the right wife to help press his case. The Duke of Severn's daughter would be the perfect woman to help Broderick in his quest, especially with his father, the king, pressuring him to marry. Muriel, however, loves her independence, and she feels her family is selling her short by trying to marry her to a bastard, even if he is the king's bastard. If she has one scheme to avoid marrying Broderick, she has a dozen, but Broderick might just have a dozen and one. Book 2 in the political fantasy series Of Duty and Silver, For Her Own Good picks up where The Queen's Tower left off, but it can also be read as a standalone romance.
Change is coming. After centuries of peace, came war; after war, came questions about the succession. What will come next? In Gilding the Lily: And Other Stories of Myrcia, see how some of the major players in the next phase of Myrcia's history became people willing to do anything to win the throne. (Includes a preview of Siege of Kings, Reign of the Eagle, Book 2! Coming soon!)
Two years after Broderick Gramiren stole the throne of Myrcia, his vast army is closing in on the last stronghold of the true king. Inside the city, Queen Rohesia desperately tries to rally her forces on behalf of her son, the boy king Edwin Sigor. All seems lost, until her old friends Presley and Grigory arrive with a mysterious and beautiful spy to lend a hand, and a new commander rises from the ranks of Rohesia's army. Could he be the solution to all her problems—including the problem of her mercurial stepdaughter, Princess Elwyn? Can the Sigor family change their luck? Can they finally stop Broderick? Or will he crush them and finally put an end to the resistance? Find out in this exciting sequel to Black Eagle Rising!
Moira Darrow was a little girl having fun in her rural village, until one day after an incident with flying pigs, she discovers she is a sorceress. Whisked away to school to learn about her powers, Moira's adjustment to the larger world is by turns touching, frustrating, and hilarious. A collection of short stories, A Sorceress Born looks at how a hillichmagnar discovers she is, in fact, an angel, and is perfect for existing fans of the Myrcia world and Moira as a character from The Last Bright Angel, or those new to this world of magic.
