Steel and Fire
5 primary works Complete
Book 1
A champion sword fighter. A handsome prince. A kingdom in peril.
Dara Ruminor is a competitive duelist in Vertigon, where athletes live like kings as long as the crowds love them. She's good with a sword but can't figure out how to charm the spectators like a true champion.
When Dara is asked to train with Prince Siv, the heir to the throne, she faces her most difficult opponent yet. Handsome, charismatic, and utterly infuriating, he refuses to take the sport-or her-seriously.
But someone wants Prince Siv dead, and Dara might be the only one who can protect him. With assassins lurking in the shadows and tensions brewing between the kingdom's magic wielders, Dara and Siv need each other's help with more than just dueling. Skill with a blade might not be enough to save them.
Throne of Glass meets A Knight's Tale in this swashbuckling epic fantasy full of sword fights, assassins, magic, and betrayal.
Book 2
A reluctant king. A swordswoman with a secret. A plot that could destroy them both.
When Siv Amintelle ascends the throne of Vertigon, he's condemned to the drudgery of council meetings, strategic marriages, and the intrigues of ambitious noblemen. There aren't nearly enough sharp, pointy objects involved, and a certain swordswoman makes him want to abandon his duties at every opportunity. But the Peace of Vertigon is over, and unknown foes conspire to end Siv's reign before it truly begins.
Dara Ruminor takes her new position as a Castle Guard very seriously. She refuses to allow her feelings for Siv to get in the way of protecting him, no matter how hard it is to keep her distance. But she's keeping secrets from her king-and the one involving a fiery newfound ability is getting harder to hide.
When their enemies' plots intensify, Dara and Siv seek help from an unlikely source. But if her secrets get out, Dara will have bigger problems than thwarting assassinations. And Siv might decide not to trust her after all.
Book 3
An epic journey will challenge them. But the enemy they left behind is growing stronger.
Dara and Siv flee through the treacherous snows of Vertigon, injured and defeated, with enemies in pursuit. They don’t know when they’ll return to the mountain they love. If they make it to safety, they’ll have to figure out how to challenge the Lantern Maker and retake Siv’s throne.
But when one of them disappears, the other must travel the wild on a desperate rescue mission. Dangers abound in the Lands Below, and the journey pushes them to a breaking point. As Dara and Siv fight to be together again, neither can forget the adversary they left behind.
Back in Vertigon, Sora defies the Lantern Maker and his wife as they plot to expand their dominion. Soon, they’ll unleash a deadly peril on the continent. Will Sora and her secret allies be strong enough to stop the coming storm?
Book 4
Dangerous intrigues and mysterious powers ensnare Dara and Siv in the brutal city of Pendark. Bound to her agreement with Wyla by a magical shackle, Dara is forced to help her study the link between Fire and Watermight. She’ll learn more than she bargained for from the cunning Waterworker—if the lessons don’t kill her first.
Meanwhile, Siv gathers allies and gold to rescue his sister and his kingdom. He can’t do it without Dara, and Wyla won’t let her go without a fight. Siv isn’t letting a little thing like a powerful magic wielder stop him from saving the woman he loves.
As the armies of Soole ravage her grandfather’s kingdom of Trure, Princess Selivia flees to a distant city full of mysteries. She discovers unexpected troubles in the City of Wind—and a secret that could change everything.
When violence erupts in Pendark and beyond, will any of them be powerful enough to withstand the storm?
Book 5
When the world is torn apart by magical violence, only a Wielder can save it.
As the Lantern Maker terrorizes the continent with his Fireworker army, Dara struggles to master her new powers in order to stop him. She doesn’t know whether she can bring herself to destroy her father, but she’s running out of alternatives—and the fiery devastation is getting worse. She’ll have to make a final, terrible choice before the end.
Meanwhile, Siv musters a fighting force to retake his kingdom. His sister Selivia offers help in an unexpected form, but his new allies may not be as reliable as he thinks. Siv and Dara are drawn into a battle they didn’t anticipate, and trusting the wrong people could cost them the war.
Back in Vertigon, Queen Sora learns of a new threat. Even if Siv, Dara, and Selivia make it back to the mountain, they could be too late to save it. As the four of them struggle to overcome the forces of violence, power, and ambition, they are swept toward a final conflict that will determine the fate of every land on the continent.
The only way to restore peace is through war—and even that might not be enough.