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Rise
Series · 4 books · 2018-2021

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Rise

2018

Award winning author J.M. Kearl brings to you the first book in an exciting series, RISE. A farm girl. A prince. An assassin. A spy. All intertwined in a dangerous game where the players may die. Daelyn leads a simple life farming—that is, until she catches the eye of the Prince of Hesstia and is invited to a night at the royal festival where it is said his brother will push for him to choose a bride. Little does she know, her chance encounter with the handsome prince is a scheme under the orders of the Queen of Delhoon, the Prince’s enemy. War is brewing again and threatens to consume both nations. Daelyn finds herself trapped between the opposing sides, and opposing men vying for her affection. In this dangerous arrangement, any wrong move could have Daelyn killed. Every decision she makes could swing the pendulum of who will rise and who will fall in the first book of the RISE series.
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Wrath

2019

Award winning author J.M. Kearl brings to you the second book in the RISE series. The enemy king is dead. The war to free magic is here. Daelyn risked life, love, everything to free her father from prison. Now hunted by the new King of Hesstia, she, warrior Boaden, and her father are forced to flee into the outlaw land of Nordia for safety. With bandits thirsting for the price on Daelyn’s head, and the king's men in pursuit, they find the journey home even more dangerous than they could have imagined. As if the perils from the enemy weren’t enough, Daelyn’s new found magic might be powerful but if she can't gain control of it, she'll be more of a hazard than help in the fight to free magic. Swords clash, magic explodes, and battles erupt in the war the kingdom of Delhoon wanted, but when the enemy king acquires an advantage no one was expecting, Delhoon’s magic and combat prowess might not be enough to win this war.
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Rival

2019

With the arrival of dragons and a massive enemy army, the war for magic freedom looks grim. When Daelyn goes down behind enemy lines, she has one chance to convince King Enden to call a truce and set magic free in Hesstia. To fulfill the terms of the truce, Daelyn must face the devious Queen Kyria in a savage challenge where only the winner may survive. Will Daelyn be able to best the powerful warrior queen, take her place on the throne, and bring peace to the land OR fail and leave the kingdoms to bloodshed and war for another millennium? Read the exciting, page turning, third book in the Rise series now!
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The Rise Trilogy

2021

Magic is outlawed... ....the penalty is death. Can one girl’s quest to save her father start a rebellion? Daelyn’s life on the farm has been simple. But she knows her magic-born mother keeps secrets. What is she hiding? Why do strange men speaking the enemy kingdom’s language show up at their door? What do they want? Daelyn hasn’t prepared for what’s to come. She’ll need to learn to fight, deceive, and embrace her inner warrior. It’s in her blood. Her parents were never farmers, they’re highly trained spies. And to save her father from the gallows she’ll need to become one too. That might mean marrying the prince who holds him captive. Can Daelyn beguile the handsome prince to set her father and possibly even magic free? Books Included 1\. RISE 2\. WRATH 3\. RIVAL

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