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The Ghost Ninja of Hong Kong Island, Part I

Yuma Shibiaski has kept to the shadows for far too log…
Exiled to a hidden temple in Hokkado, Japan, this conquer of dark illusions and supernatural abilities bides his time, patiently awaiting his chance to make a return to Hong Kong Island. Has his moment finally arrived?
Brandon is in for a wild ride when he reaches the shores of Asia World City. He had hoped Hong Kong would offer a new beginning, but when he witnesses a gang-related murder, Shibiaski is unleashed upon the streets, vowing to rip Hong Kong apart brick by brick until Brandon is taken out.
Brandon soon discovers his only ally is Inspector Kaiden—a drunken, cigarette-loving Cop with a complicated history. When his shady past intertwines with Brandon’s case, they must set aside their differences to uncover a dangerous military secret worth million’s.
With a global conflict looming, Brandon and Kaiden find themselves in an increasingly dangerous predicament. Not only do they have to rescue a city from total devastation but evade the powerful clutches of a seasoned killer who can alter reality itself.
Brace yourself for an adventure that’s a melange of, drama, action, fantasy, martial arts and everything else that screams epic danger.

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Mother of the Bond: Book III of the Vyshivka Trilogy

“Fear not the beasts in your stories. For anything can be slain with a stout blade… and a stouter heart”
When her sleepy village is RAIDED by the Vulkari, the fearsome warrior-women of the Ancient Wilds, only Zyntael Fairwinter is TAKEN.
Claimed as a daughter by their infamous matriarch, Zyntael is trained to HUNT, to FIGHT, and to KILL.
In the company of their unruly young, she must find SISTERHOOD. In their ancient customs and beliefs, she must find BEAUTY.
And in the violence of their rades, she must even find a path to GLORY.
But it is a glory that must be earned in the BLOOD of those Zyntael once called her own. For the Vulkari are not like other women…
The Vulkari are MONSTERS.

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Sister of the Dead: Book II of the Vyshivka Trilogy

“Fear not the beasts in your stories. For anything can be slain with a stout blade… and a stouter heart”
When her sleepy village is RAIDED by the Vulkari, the fearsome warrior-women of the Ancient Wilds, only Zyntael Fairwinter is TAKEN.
Claimed as a daughter by their infamous matriarch, Zyntael is trained to HUNT, to FIGHT, and to KILL.
In the company of their unruly young, she must find SISTERHOOD. In their ancient customs and beliefs, she must find BEAUTY.
And in the violence of their rades, she must even find a path to GLORY.
But it is a glory that must be earned in the BLOOD of those Zyntael once called her own. For the Vulkari are not like other women…
The Vulkari are MONSTERS.

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Daughter of the Beast: Book I of the Vyshivka Trilogy

“Fear not the beasts in your stories. For anything can be slain with a stout blade… and a stouter heart”
When her sleepy village is RAIDED by the Vulkari, the fearsome warrior-women of the Ancient Wilds, only Zyntael Fairwinter is TAKEN.
Claimed as a daughter by their infamous matriarch, Zyntael is trained to HUNT, to FIGHT, and to KILL.
In the company of their unruly young, she must find SISTERHOOD. In their ancient customs and beliefs, she must find BEAUTY.
And in the violence of their rades, she must even find a path to GLORY.
But it is a glory that must be earned in the BLOOD of those Zyntael once called her own. For the Vulkari are not like other women…
The Vulkari are MONSTERS.

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Sketching Rebellion

Conformity is mandatory. But seventeen-year-old artist Breel rebels anyway.
In the city of Lexum, personal choice is nonexistent, and defiance is severely punished. Breel is alone in seeing the injustices in her world. Isolated due to her beliefs and haunted by the disappearance of her uncle, she finds solace in the forbidden act of drawing. Creating art is a rebellion against an oppressive regime that stifles self-expression.
When a glimmer of hope emerges in the form of a resistance group, Breel faces a decision. Will she risk execution to join their fight for a society which would celebrate rather than condemn her artistic skills? Or will she continue hiding her non-conformity?
The outcome of her choice will not only define her own fate but may also set in motion a revolution that could reshape her world forever.

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Secrets of the Sorcery War: Ruarnon Trilogy, Book 2

Secrets lie across the seas.
Heir Ruarnon seeks allies to free their parents from unpredictable sorcerer-king Nartzeer. The reclusive Urai are not who they had in mind but can offer far more than Ruarnon anticipates. However, negotiations are interrupted when Nartzeer’s murderous grey-hided damars are sighted sailing towards Tarlah.
The damars’ human handlers are lost Aussie Linh’s chance to confirm that her gateway home —and sorcerers able (and hopefully willing) to operate it— lie in the dangerous West.
When Linh sets sail to confront the handlers, she learns that magic is very much still wielded on Umarinaris. That some of the Sorcery War’s deadliest weapons survived. And that Nartzeer somehow knows all of this, and has his own plans for those weapons.
But is Nartzeer the villain everyone in the East believes? What do his fleets truly seek in the Eastern Seas? And why have the damars become so formidable that they threaten to sink Ruarnon’s ship and overrun all of Ruarnon’s potential allies?