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Chronicles of Mahon
Series · 5 books · 2021-2023

Books in series

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#1

Winter Spell

2021

Trapped inside a crystalline sphere by a malevolent sorcerer, Mara spends her days planning her escape and nights using an enchanted mirror to observe her favorite warrior, Reika. Reika, fierce leader of a band of mercenaries, has spent her life fighting for anyone who could afford her price. Betrayed by her clan, Reika is seized from death by the mysterious goddess, Mara. Restless and unwilling to accept captivity, Reika vows to free Mara from the sorcerer's curse or die trying.
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#2

Queens of Ruin

2022

Secrets. Lust. Betrayal. The city of Justia has fallen, and Lilith, goddess of fire, is missing. All that remains of her once-powerful empire is an abandoned castle haunted by spirits. Newly freed from her crystalline prison, Mara and her warrior consort, Reika, are on a quest to find Lilith and restore the empire of Mahon. After their mission is betrayed, a time-traveling sorcerer kidnaps Reika leaving Mara trapped in the tunnels beneath Lilith's ruined castle. Unwilling to surrender her love or her life, Mara risks all to save her mate.
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#3

Lilith's Sword

2022

Rage. Reunion. Revenge. After the Ebal abducts Reika and steals the source of Lilith's power, Mara joins forces with her sister Lillith to track down the evil sorcerer. In the far future, in a burning city ravaged by war, no one will keep Mara from her mate. Bent on rescuing Reika, she will stop at nothing to save her lover and return the sword of justice to its rightful owner, even if it threatens to destroy Mahon.
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#4

Lilith's Fire

2023

It should have been a tidy ending. Lilith’s sword returned to her, Ebal and Ebronah sent to the abyss, but Mara and Reika’s plans for a long-delayed honeymoon are disrupted when Mara’s sister Ardat returns from exile. Banished long ago for abusing her powers, Ardat has spent a millennium in the depths of the earth, forging a weapon powerful enough to destroy the future and the past. Twisted and withered from her time in the void, Ardat is desperate to return to her former beauty and strength. She seeks Seraphina, the infant whose life will restore Ardat's body and offers to exchange the weapon for her. Unwilling to sacrifice the child, Mara and Reika risk everything to protect Seraphina and save their world, no matter the cost.
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#5

Passage of the Dragon

2023

In a time rift, separated from their foundling by an earthquake, Goddess Mara and Immortal Warrior Reika search Dragon’s Citadel for their child Seraphina. In a race against time, their love is tested by the twisted machinations of Mara’s sister, the murderous Ardat. Beneath Dragon’s Citadel, future Empress Seraphina must navigate the treacherous Passage of the Dragon amid her growing attraction for her guide Ava, a young dragon and the last of her brood. Desperate to reunite with her parents and fulfill her role as Empress of Air and Fire, Seraphina must draw on all her skills to survive the challenges of the passage and escape Ardat. When her journey reveals the secret of her creation, it leaves the young Empress questioning everything.

Author

Brenda Murphy
Brenda Murphy
Author · 21 books

Brenda Murphy writes short fiction and novels. She loves tattoos and sideshows and yes, those are her monkeys. When she is not swilling gallons of hot tea and writing, she wrangles two kids, two dogs, and one unrepentant parrot. She reviews books, blogs about life as a writer with ADHD and publishes photographs on her blog Writing While Distracted. Librarian note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

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