The exciting prequel to the Wild Sorceress series... Most people in the country of Saphradea admire sorcerers and dream of having magical powers. Not Merina, a young woman who detests magic because she thinks it ruined her mother’s life. All she knows of the woman who abandoned her in infancy is that her mother studied at an academy of sorcery and supposedly failed because her addiction to drink made her too weak to handle the power. When Merina’s fiancé, Trinames, announces he has decided to go away for training as a Healer sorcerer, her world turns upside down. As heiress to a tract of rich farmland, she wants only to manage her own property and bring up a family in peace, a dream she thought Trinames shared. If he accepts admission to the training academy, however, their marriage will be delayed for four years, and his Healer vocation will keep him too busy to fill any other role. Yet events conspire to force Merina into a realm of magic and intrigue she never wanted. A mysterious organization targets her for unknown reasons and kidnaps Trinames before her eyes. With the guidance of an enigmatic wandering trader who seems to know more about Merina’s plight than she does herself, she sets off across the wilderness to hunt for her stolen lover. Harried by both the assassins and a pack of wolves, she discovers powers within herself she never wanted—and should not possess. Before she and her companions can fight their way to safety, however, Merina draws the attention of an entity who claims to have her welfare at heart...but may not even be human... Genres: Fantasy

Years ago, sorceress Aetria's untamed power caused a disaster on the battlefield. Temporarily banished for retraining, she has returned to the army to redeem herself as head of a company of novice mages. Under the command of her old nemesis, Adept Pleates, she struggles with her past disgrace and her still-uncertain control of her magical energy. When Pleates assigns her to escort the army's commanding general and his aide on a covert mission, Aetria sees a chance to prove her worth. To her surprise, she unearths a traitor's plot and previously unknown secrets of the source of magic. At the same time, she discovers long-lost kin and encounters an unsuspected ally in the depths of her own mind. Note: Don't miss the exciting sequel Besieged Adept... Genres: Fantasy