Leader. Soldier. Pawn. Militess Halina has claimed numerous victories for her king and country. Now she’s under siege inside her own castle, held by enemies determined to start a war and condemn her lover as both a king-killer and a child-slayer. Necromancer. Healer. Protector. Sun Mage Gethen commands life and death, but even such power may not be enough to free his beloved militess or defeat a resurrected evil that feeds on the kingdom’s most innocent victims. Separate they’re vulnerable. Together they might stand a chance. In a battle for souls and survival, a warrior fights for the kingdom she serves and the man she loves, even as her beloved mage must triumph over an undying malice to save the woman he adores and the legacies of two nations. ***** The Militess & Mage novels combine the sword & sorcery elements of epic fantasy with paranormal elements and wrap them around a romance. They also include a powerful heroine who makes no apologies for being a woman and a warrior, who uses her body and her mind, and who will never be confused for a damsel in distress.