Brien Feathers
1) Ugly Angels
To have a heart is to love, isn't it?
The faerie war has devastated the world, and what little remains of humanity lives underground as vampires.
Kara is a half-blood. Her mother was human, but her father was not. She works as a hostess in one of the many pleasure dens of Nocturne, a vampire nest in a catacomb. Earning her blood one night at a time, Kara lives as peacefully as she can in a dying world.
For decades
...— Love lost is wrath gained —
To mend his broken High Council and regain the trust of the Elders en route, Commander Sasuke first must atone for his past lies—his past sins. Forever plagued by uncertainty, his arrogance is superficial, no more than another ancient mask. Unable to pay the asking price of the Seeker, left without a choice, he blindly sails into treacherous waters, seeking retribution.
Meanwhile,
...The gods have placed their wager and now all bets are off.
When Alexander's seeker spell fails to find Marina, the tsar grows disheartened, believing that the princess may be lost at sea. To soften the blow he's afforded a little time with his beloved Sai. But the Akari prince must leave when bad news arrives from the Court of Lions.
Mistakenly, Marina lands at the western shore of Muscovy, deep into Red territory.
...4) Remember Me
Guard your heart and go home or fall for a stranger and perish.
Reiko is the immortal spirit of the storm. Seeking to unravel a reoccurring dream that perplexes her, she visits the mortal realm during the Soul Festival and boards a train to the historical district of Sunlit City. There, in the imperial palace of old Nara, she finds no answers, only more questions as a peculiar girl indulges her with a tale of a disgraced
...No quarter given. No mercy shown. The war for the realm rages on with the second coming of the mad priest.
Commander Drake embarks on a reconnaissance mission to the Alaskan Dome. Scorching the frozen water from underneath, the Prince of Fire sails up the Noatak River with a Viking crew. Upon reaching the fallen fortress, however, he shall find not Constantine, but a courtesan in the dead of winter.
Treason amongst
...When words fail, bring out the guns, swords, and death spells.
Marina is the daughter of Tsar Alexander the Cruel, the most powerful warlock. She's also a princess of the Court of White Rose. The only problem is that she's mundane—she has no magic.
On her sixteenth birthday Marina fled from her father's tsardom to the revolutionist side of Muscovy, and five years later she's doing all right, working as a seamstress
...Loss of Two for the Prince of Fire
Elder Souleymane's treachery may have been justified all along. Conveying an offer of peace from the Dark Queen, he seeks salvation in this strange land. Nearing Chesnue by night, however, he makes a fatal mistake.
Meanwhile, Healer Dalila loses herself in memories of Elder War—recollections provoked by Shen's request for a letter of intent. Alas, before challenging Constantine,
...—So falls the realm of light into the eternal night—
Hailing from the House of Light, Irsen now seeks guardianship of the realm, but first, he must convince Ka Lord Aten to gift him the pinnacle of Mind magic—omniscient Sight. Yet, when a dark apparition appears, it manifests in unforetold chaos that threatens to crush the fledgling alliance.
Fire Lord Quirinius longs for peace, but as the High Council
...9) Find Me
No crime is too atrocious to save a beloved.
Storm spirit Reiko meets the peculiar girl, Yuki, at the Palace of a Thousand Rays to continue the story of Immortal Ayame and Warlord Kyuzo on the road to Sunlit City.
Nara winter is harsh, and enemies wait around the bend. The entourage arrives at the capital with a loss of life. Yet the dying is only beginning.
When the emperor crowns Sora, the Ishii clashes head-on
...— So begins the apocalypse, with death and a story of love —
An old soul (several centuries old), the lover, fighter, and telekinetic Drake receives an order to safeguard Ana, a mortal with Elder Talent.
Ana, an artist beset by haunting visions, falls for the perfect stranger while venturing home to mediate emergent family chaos.
Past-warlord and present commander Sasuke wields his telepathic might to
...— A dark champion rises on the eve of total destruction —
Six months after the Easter events that ravaged a town and altered the future, Elder command is overwhelmed, attempting to divert the ancient cycle of possession, resurrection, and infection.
The fire prince lives on within the fractured consciousness of Drake, affecting his whole temperament and challenging his once unrivaled feelings for a mortal.
Meanwhile,
...Brethren turn to enemies, and enemies to allies.
Constantine bows to Keket as he recalls his former self, but the faith of the mad priest conflicts with his loyalty to the queen. As the dark queen wreaks havoc aboard the Redeemer, the priest must choose between his queen and his God.
Commander Drake and his champion Marcus quarrel like children. Unbeknownst to them both, the deal has turned sour, and calamity awaits
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