When a series of gruesome rituals are discovered in the icy hinterlands of Albyn, three of the realm’s most storied guardians are sent to track down and bring those responsible to justice. Lord Bradon, veteran commander and warrior, driven by his unabating love for a woman forever beyond his reach. Sir Killock, a Templar knight more at home in the endless wilderness than in any castle or court. The paragon Danielle d’Lavandou, heir to the Martyr’s Blade, a legendary weapon guarded by her ancestors for generations. What they uncover is far more than simple murder: a terrifying threat to all the realms of mankind, thought sealed away so long ago that it now exists only as legend. The fate of her friends, and of the entire kingdom, rests in Danielle’s hands. Will she be able to wield the Martyr’s Blade when it is most needed, and what sacrifice will it demand, this time? As crown and temple clash over control of the Blade, Danielle must decide if she will sacrifice life, friendship, and even love, to defy the coming darkness. A tale of courage, camaraderie, and sacrifice, The Martyr’s Blade has earned critical praise for its epic story of enduring characters and the stunning world in which they live.

FINALIST for the 2018 Indie Book Awards prize for fantasy. When murder and betrayal fracture the alliance between Crown and Temple, Danielle d’Lavandou must flee for her life. Falsely branded a traitor and heretic, Danielle is now a fugitive in a realm that once celebrated her as the greatest adept of her generation. Wyn lies grievously wounded, her life as an unrepentant thief and eager spy stolen in the agony of her injured body. Only her fierce resolve to kill the treacherous son-of-a-bitch responsible keeps her from despair. And the wizard Karsha Hali finds himself trapped between the great nobles of Albyn, who despise him, and the leaders of the Temple, who have denounced him as a murderer, as he struggles to control the intrigues of a nation hurtling toward civil war. Hunted by the Crunorix priest whose vision of a new Temple dedicated to the blood magic of the foul magi grows closer to fruition every day, Danielle is desperate to reveal the machinations of the traitor who has shattered her world, and reunite Crown and Temple before the realm tears itself apart. But as Danielle is pursued from teeming city to desolate, ice-shrouded wilderness, she discovers that simply surviving may be an impossible task.