Magic and Kings

There aren't many choices for a child arrested and charged with murder. When a mysterious stranger asks an imprisoned Ilyana to be his apprentice, she accepts....

Asharee lost her family in a monster attack and learned to survive on the streets. It's a hard life, so when she's offered a chance to escape, she decides to look past the reputation of the person offering. Best decision ever. While a house of pleasure might seem like a bad place for a young woman, the truth is Asharee's never been safer. The gradeenas protect their tizanas. And so she learns how to entice, to dance, to seduce with her eyes and a shake of her hips. But what happens later in the privacy of her room...

It should have been a simple task: sail the ocean, dump some dangerous stones, and return to his daughter's side—only Jrijori didn't count on being abducted. Kind of embarrassing given he's supposed to be a renowned assassin, but he doesn't mind once he realizes who's taken him captive. Zora never forgave Jrijori for trying to kill her father and fleeing. Now that she's a Queen without an island to rule, she's turned to pirating to make ends meet. However, what if she could free her home from the monsters infesting it?

Something evil is lurking in the mountains and Kormac doesn't know how to fight an enemy that can't be seen or touched. While a warlord hates asking for aid, he can't allow his pride to get in the way. He requests assistance from the witch queen—in secret, of course, because magic isn't real. Or wasn't in his corner of the world, until now.