Böcker av Emily Lankow

Loss is agony, but it is also where we find our greatest strengths.After her recent job goes terribly wrong, nineteen-year-old Monica is forced to make a quick escape in order to keep from losing the magical artifact she was sent to retrieve; a coveted dagger with the rare ability to open rifts between locations, including other realms. The split-second decision to use the dagger's magic to escape a perilous pursuit lands Monica in the magical realm of Vhalta, along with an accidental tagalong; a human teenage boy named Finn. Things only get worse when Monica discovers the dagger missing upon their arrival, leaving the two of them stranded.While Finn becomes enchanted by the fantastical creatures and incredible magic of Vhalta, Monica is haunted by the terrible truth of this place. Much of the realm is governed by The Enclave, a group of radical magic wielders who loathe humans and will turn any who are unfortunate enough to cross their paths into slaves or corpses, a fact that Monica's mother and twin brother learned the hard way.Now with her fragile human friend in tow, Monica knows she must find a way to send him home before he suffers the same fate. But her boss has other plans for them. Will Monica be able to find a way to return Finn to his own world, or will her boss' treacherous plans make her lose Finn too?

"I don't believe in angels." That's what Cassandra always told herself, anyway."Oh, but you do. You wouldn't be here right now if you didn't."And it was being caught in that one little lie, in the wrong place at the wrong time, that changed Cas' life forever, by identifying her as the perfect Guardian for Jasper, an angel who fell while fleeing the war unfolding above.Stripped of his divine wings and way home, Jasper is defenseless in the mortal realm until he can find a way to return to his own world. But doing so is futile unless he can also find a way to thwart Ander, the dangerous usurper bent on bringing The Netherhaven under his rule.Ander seeks to destroy all who would oppose him, both angel and human, by locating and obtaining three keys that unlock a legendary power that would make him invincible. Cassandra has one of these keys.It's only a matter of time until Ander's men come for not only Jasper, but the key, and Cas is the only one who can protect them. When her new role as Jasper's Guardian endangers her best friend Jo, who needs her now more than ever, Cas finds herself on the brink of losing everything. Caught between Jasper and Jo, Cas is forced to choose between saving the angels' realm and protecting her own, a choice that is made even more difficult when she uncovers a startling secret that binds her to both.