This is the first in a new series set in the same universe as the Courtlight books. Take the journey into a spellbinding story of conquering fear and overcoming love as they become Mages By Chance, free in Kindle Unlimited. Maeryn 'Mae' Darnes is a young woman torn between two worlds...life or death.She has watched her siblings slowly wither away just like all the others blighted by the cursed Darnes bloodline. Now its the two youngest that will be dead within days. Desperate to find a cure Mae does the unthinkable and breaks her family's code of honor to practice dark magic. If she can find the cure and convince a band of rogue relatives to join her cause, she might even be able to activate the most powerful casting ever seen. But in her attempts to circumvent her elder's powerful rulings, Mae stumbles upon a plot to prolong the suffering of the afflicted. Now she not only needs to throw off the yolk that bounds her to her family, but carve out the darkness that is hiding within. Blood and family have always been a constant in Mae's life, but as the wasting sickness is being masterminded for other's desire, Mae becomes determined to risk everything to reveal the truth. No matter the cost. This first novel begins the story of Maeryn 'Mae' Darnes.

For readers of Kristin Cashore's Graceling and Tamora Pierce's Tortall Series, comes a brand-new epic fantasy adventure with twists, turns, magic, and mayhem! In this second book in the Birthright series, Mae is left with few choices about who to trust now that darkness within her own family has been uncovered. With children dying, Mae realizes that she must do the unthinkable in order to save them all. After uncovering a plot to use the wasting illness to activate their own mage powers, Maeryn Darnes doesn't trust anyone. That's a good thing as her own family is after her now. With her blood plotting against her, Mae must turn to the outsiders for aid. In secret, she works with them to strike the symbol of her family's heritage from her neck—the famed tattooed collar. But undoing the work of generations takes work. Maeryn Darnes is forced to enter into alliances with wandering mages and unscrupulous mercenaries to get the power she needs to active a ritual darker than anything she dreamed. As she makes a pact with the unknown, Mae has to wonder—had she made a deal with the an even greater evil than the one that lurks in her own family's home?

For readers of Kristin Cashore's Graceling and Tamora Pierce's Tortall Series, comes a brand-new epic fantasy adventure with twists, turns, magic, and mayhem! In this third book in the Birthright series, Mae has been captured,tortured, and left hanging for dead. When she escapes, with the help of a former foe, she has to question whether vengeance is worth it when her entire family's lives hang in the balance. Going further than she ever has before, Mae must accept that in order to gain retribution she must be willing to be as unflinching as the people who took over her home. Trying to outwit a band of mages and mercenaries isn't easy, but if anyone is up to the task its Maeryn Darnes. But time isn't on her side and all the magical abilities in the world won't save her when those very same enemies send creatures from the darkness chasing after her with one goal in mind—recapture the girl with the tattoo powers unlocked within her chest. Backed against the wall and knowing no aid is coming, Maeryn Darnes is on a quest to save herself and all she holds dear but the world she thought she knew is no longer as black-and-white as it once seemed.

For readers of Kristin Cashore's Graceling and Tamora Pierce's Tortall Series, comes a brand-new epic fantasy adventure with twists, turns, magic, and mayhem! In this fourth book in the Birthright series, Mae has escaped from her bonds thanks to an ally she never saw coming but betrayal is behind every door and as family secrets come into the light, she must fight to emerge from the darkness with her mind intact. Her home is overrun, her holding is in ruins, and her family is scattered. Maeryn Darnes never imagined the day would come when she was running for her life to flee from her own castle walls. But when the opportunity to escape presents itself she doesn't hesitate. Mae is willing to fight and battle whoever may come because she now knows freedom is as precious as life in a world that doesn't care about either. But in her haste to escape and rescue those family members she led into a slaughter, Mae stumbles upon magic like she has never seen before. Calling upon newfound powers brings unstable results and as she uses those gifts Mae herself begins to fall apart at the seams. Knowing that she and her sister could be the only hope for a family that has been set up by wolves, Mae works to move past the darkness rising from within. But even she never imagined just how much the darkness of her gifts would cripple her and place a target on her back for all the world to see. The kingdom of Nardes has taken note of disturbances in the borderlands, and the nobles in the capitol aren't happy. Before long Mae will realize, she isn't just fighting to save her family anymore. She's fighting to maintain their independence from forces greater than even she could have imagined.