Minstrels of Skaythe
Where dark sorcery rules, they seek to restore a forbidden power — hope!
Prisoners of the Wailing Tower (Minstrels of Skaythe V)
Alemin only wanted to help an innocent. Instead, he was caught by the dreaded hunter-guards. Now he finds himself flung into the Larder, where the very walls are steeped in nightmares and his fellow inmates are vicious killers. Worse, Warden Ar-Lizelle seems intent on tracking down his friends, the Minstrels, who have devoted their lives to undermining Skaythe’s tyrannical regime.
On the outside, the renegade mage Lorrah receives a premonition of Alemin’s plight. She’s desperate to save a man she cares for, but the Larder is commanded by someone she has hated for years and can’t bear to face: her cruel sister, Ar-Lizelle. Luckily, Lorrah is not alone. She has help from the fierce women warriors of Badger Squad. Yet even their combined forces might not be enough to get Alemin free from Dar-Gothull’s Larder!
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The Renegade of Opshar (Minstrels of Skaythe IV)
All Berisan wants is a place to hide. The insignificant village of Opshar seems like a perfect haven. Disguised as a beggar, he can lie low and evade the brutal hunter-guards. But Berisan isn‛t the only one with secrets.
Widowed and pregnant, Yamaya struggles to hold the farm she and her husband built, but she can‛t escape her sordid past. In desperation, she hires the one person who hasn‛t taken a side in Opshar‛s murky politics — the beggar, Sand.
Common sense tells Berisan to walk away, but his code as a minstrel compels him to help Yamaya if he can. Soon he faces a decision that challenges every principle he holds. Will he give up the safety of his secrets, or allow another to suffer in his place?
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Minstrels of Skaythe (Collection)
All three novellas in the series are collected in this paperback edition. Perfect for autographs and gift-giving!
The Tower in the Mist: a faithful hunter-guard captures a rebel mage, but he is not as helpless as he seems.
Dancer in the Grove of Ghosts: a wounded soldier is healed by a rebel mage. He knows he should turn her in, but no one else has ever done him a kindness.
The Ice Witch of Fang Marsh: a fugitive mage rescues an orphan boy from life on the streets. How can she keep them both safe
The Ice Witch of Fang Marsh (Minstrels of Skaythe III)
Meven is a renegade, hunted by the cruel regime of master mage Dar-Gothull. Her desperate desire is to lose herself in the treacherous Fang Marsh. Only there can she live the life she wants, in freedom and safety. To reach the marsh, Meven must sneak through the town of Eshur, where her old enemy, the wicked Countess Ar-Torix, commands dozens of spies and guards. It should be no problem!
What Meven doesn’t know is that she’s already being tracked. Ozlin was thrown out because of his emerging magic. Now he’s starving on the streets of Eshur. Caught stealing, he’s about to be imprisoned in the brutal temple school. Until Meven recognizes his power and intervenes. Suddenly she has a new, desperate desire — to save this mageling boy, and maybe save herself as well.
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Dancer in the Grove of Ghosts (Minstrels of Skaythe II)
“He’s dead. He just doesn’t know it yet.”
Mortally wounded, Cylass is abandoned on the battlefield by comrades who would just as soon have him out of the way. But as he waits for death, a strange savior appears. The dancer, Tisha, heals him with her forbidden magic, but also draws the wrath of his cruel former lord.
Soon guardsman and renegade mage are on the run. Will Cylass help Tisha, as she helped him? Or will he do the smart thing, and turn her over to the vicious Count Ar-Dayne?
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The Tower in the Mist (Minstrels of Skaythe I)
Zathi’s job is to capture renegade mages, but Keilos isn’t like any other mage she’s dealt with. Her drive to bring him in only leads them deeper into a cursed forest. Together, warrior and mage will face deadly beasts and grapple with decisions that compromise every principle. Until they stumble upon a place of ancient, forgotten magic. Zathi must choose — allow Keilos to claim it, or kill him once and for all.
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Wyrmflight, a blog collection.
Here you’ll find the great dragons of mythology and folklore from around the world. Discover fascinating true stories about real dragons. (There are more of them than you think!) Plus a few reviews, jokes and poems.
So come into the dragon’s lair! If you dare…
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The Gellboar, a dark fantasy novelette.
The Holy Mothers have decreed that only women can be trusted with the awesome powers of sorcery. But Dan can no more live without magic than he could go without breathing. Disguised as a woman, he struggles to provide for his sickly daughter through illicit magic. But his life of lies has drawn a darker eye than that of the Holy Mothers…
Just $.99 on Amazon or Draft2Digital.
The Weight of Their Souls, a swords and sorcery novelette
The epic war is over, the great Enemy destroyed. A ragtag band of survivors makes their way home, only to discover there were survivors on the other side, too. And even a lesser evil from that vicious host can still be a deadly threat. It’s swords against sorcery, with more than just their lives on the line. The travelers, who barely know each other, must summon the courage to face one more battle.
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Wee Folk and Wise, a fairy anthology edited by Yours Truly.
All over the world, fairy tales are told. There are big fairies and little fairies. Ugly fairies and pretty fairies. Wise fairies and silly fairies. Sweet fairies and scary fairies. Twenty authors share their own fantastic fairy tales in this magical collection. What kind of fairy will you meet here?
A magical e-book, just $5.99 on Amazon.
The Dragon’s Hoard, a speculative anthology
Dragons are well known for their hoards—but not all hoards are created equal.
A young dragon starts his hoard with some very precious gifts. One dragon shares her complaints about taxes with a friend as they wait for a lunch delivery. Another dragon defends her most precious treasures against a group of greedy goblins. And yet another may hold the solution to saving the Earth after a devastating apocalypse in his collection of bottled treasures.
28 storytellers invite you to enter The Dragon’s Hoard and share the treasures within.
Time Capsules, a speculative anthology
Time Capsules – history and mystery – a gift or a message from the past to the future. Messages that can easily be misunderstood.
What were the reasons for passing along a pair of pink, fuzzy handcuffs? A glass vial containing a perfect dandelion puff? A Japanese Katana? A red and blue scarf? A wooden spoon?
What magic do these items contain? What stories do they tell?
Available for $6.95 on Amazon.
The Grimhold Wolf a dark fantasy novel
Madeline had a perfect life, until she learned her husband was a sorcerer who consorted with demons. Transformed into a beast with the intent to silence her, she struggles to retain her humanity and save her young son from his father’s vile legacy.
Thomas is a warrior priest, so obsessed with werewolves that he was ordered into retirement. Charlie is the young boy who must choose between his father’s power and his mother’s love. These three battle through a maze of evil, where demons may be the only victors.
Unfortunately, this book is out of print, but I still have copies. E-mail me, cat09tales -at- hotmail -dot- com, if you’d like an autographed copy.
Seven Exalted Orders
In Arkanost, all magi must belong to one of The Seven Exalted Orders, each bound to a single magical element, but Ryamon is trapped in the wrong one. His life-long dream is to be a Fire magus; as a Stone magus, he’s miserable. Then he hears about Valdira, a peasant girl whose power over plants and animals is as rare as it is illegal. Ryamon makes a desperate bargain: if he brings Valdira back for trial, he’ll be admitted to the Order of Fire at last. It’s a great plan until he actually meets Valdira.
Unfortunately, this book is out of print, but I still have copies. E-mail me, cat09tales -at- hotmail -dot- com, if you’d like an autographed copy.
Too Many Princes
There are too many princes in Crutham! Brastigan knows it well enough; he is 13th in line for the throne, and he is bored. A misfit and rogue, Brastigan keeps busy drinking and fighting, until one day he nearly dies in a brawl. Was it an accident, or attempted murder? Brastigan sets out with Lottres, his brother and best friend, to find the truth. But Lottres has goals of his own…
Click here for purchase information. Published by Dragon Moon Press.
The Magister’s Mask and The Necromancer’s Bones
This is a duo that relate the adventures of Shenza, a young sorceress who solves crimes with magic. Dragon Moon Press published. Click here for information about The Magister’s Mask, and here for information about The Necromancer’s Bones.
In addition, I have a chapter in Dragon Moon’s Guide to Writing for Young Adults and Sky Warrior’s anthology, The Dragon’s Hoard.
Wyrmflight 
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