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Dimension Guardian Book 3 - Dalton Teban is trying to follow his mission to quietly investigate and eliminate the criminal that broke the magical seal maintaining the balance between the five worlds. But when the information that the demon Yokouro DeVastes is at large is leaked, panic grips the realms. Riots, public outcry, and terrified destruction begins to permeate the various societies, breeding more fear among the people of the realms and putting a new weight on Dalton's assignment. But the growing distrust in the Guardians and the Dimension Protection Council is not the only concern weighing on Dalton. His powers are growing in an alarming manner, and the enemy seems more interested in fanning Dalton's potential than destroying him. The others of Team Dalton try to support their team leader, but with only vague prophecies and uncertain conjectures, the team becomes paranoid and frustrated.Amid accusations of having the Guardian Tournament fixed in their favor, Team Dalton struggles to tell friend from foe. Other Guardians are beginning to suspect an inside plot for the demons to take over Council and the distrust continues to mount in those surrounding Dalton and his team. When Dalton learns that his battle with Yokouro is part of a prophecy that could lead to the apocalypse, the pressure threatens to destroy him entirely. Team Dalton finds themselves trapped in a horrific game with fate, where they must choose whether to fight what destiny has in store for them, or accept it and try to survive a battle with one of the most powerful beings in the universe.

Roadside Paradise - Book 3. With the summer circuit over, it is time for the Roadside Paradise troupe to go to Tarquin, V's protected compound in the middle of the desert. Tarquin provides safety for the troupe, but Athena finds no rest there. She is soon confronted with V's older brothers and their electric energy as the family of deities decides whether or not to investigate the horrors of her past. In DeRidder, Louisiana Athena will be forced to confront the violence in her past as V tries to locate her kidnapped sister and those who murdered her family. But there is much more in the small town than they could have anticipated-V is not the only powerful non-human there. They soon discover that Katrina was not the only target in the Alexander family. Cover-ups and unexplainable events have plagued DeRidder, and it is up to Athena and V to determine what Donovan's intentions are with Athena and her abducted sister. CW: violence, bodily injury, discussions of death, sexual situations, horror scenarios, character death

Roadside Paradise Series - Book 5 Riding the high of a successful private show, the troupe of Roadside Paradise returns to their normal circuit. With V's increase in power, Athena finds herself feeling negative consequences of their bond, and begins to worry that she will not survive long enough to save her sister. Debates about who will run the circuit arise, but that is not the only problem facing the troupe-Athena appears to have developed her own magical abilities. Terrified of her own powers and concerned about V's growing strength, Athena can't help but wonder if her continued presence will endanger the Roadside Paradise family. Amid the unbalance within the troupe, Donovan's plans seem to be moving forward, cloaked and hidden in the shadows of V's concern about Athena's volatile powers. Finally meeting the deity their enemy has at their disposal, Athena struggles with the understanding that in order to save her sister, she might very well lose her own life. CW: violence, bodily injury, depictions of peril, horror scenarios, discussions of death, discussions of animal abuse, discussions of abduction & trafficking

Roadside Paradise Series - Book . The devastating attack on Tarquin left the troupe of Roadside Paradise wondering if they would ever recover. V withdraws from everyone, leaving Athena to take matters into her own hands. She decides to use her position as V's contractor to give him the ultimate command-defeat Andrew Donovan and save her abducted sister. Just before the troupe hits the road again, a proposition for a private show comes along. But when V asks Athena to act as ring leader for the private show, rehearsals prove challenging, as feelings begin stirring in Athena that have everyone worried about her contract with the powerful deity. Concerns about V's growing powers continue to mount as he begins to overwhelm Athena. Following another warning about Donovan, Athena wonders if they are playing into the Guild's trap by making V stronger. CW: violence, bodily injury, discussions of childhood abuse, discussions of abduction & trafficking, discussions of death, sexual situations, horror scenarios

The Dimension Guardian Series - Book 4 While Dalton Teban trains to master his new powers, the five worlds slip further into chaos. Humans are lashing out at demons, whether friend or foe, and the panic begins to permeate into the Dimension Protection Council. Dalton returns to find tensions surging to a breaking point and threatening to topple the four-thousand-year-old Council. The Guardians are unsure who to trust, and even Dalton is suspected to be part of plot to destroy humanity.Bolstered by Dalton's newfound strength, Team Dalton attempts to assuage the concerns of the Guardian Branch about Yokouro and the corruption within the Dimension Protection Council. Even though it seems that Dalton is ready to take charge of the hunt for Yokouro DeVastes, tensions within his own team threaten to derail their progress. Living in Mitoki's house during the fourth round of the Guardian Tournament, it is clear that there is a dark secret looming around the youngest of Team Dalton and that Yokouro has likely been manipulating the young Guardian's life for years. As Dalton struggles with the internal politics of his team, an unprecedented disaster with the dragon clan topples the delicate balance among the realms. Residual panic of the barely-avoided catastrophe only feeds the fire consuming the people, leading to unspeakable acts of violence among the people of the realms. Yokouro takes advantage of the imbalance to finally push Dalton into accepting his fate-that he will fight Yokouro in a battle that will determine the fate of humanity.Rife with anger and frustration, the five worlds descend into chaos as Yokouro's influence and the incredible power of the Trade Masters threaten to fracture Team Dalton apart.

Dimension Guardian Book 2 - Dalton Teban and his team gather once again for the second round of the Guardian Tournament, eager to continue tracking down the criminal responsible for fracturing the seal securing the five worlds. Still operating behind the distraction of the Guardian Tournament, Team Dalton focuses on weeding out the corruption in the Dimension Protection Council.However, even within their own team, there are secrets. As Keito and Hanyi begin to reveal what they already know about their foe, distrust begins to take root in the team of Guardians as the younger members wonder what other secrets their teammates are hiding. But it is not only the older Guardians keeping secrets-Council has been hiding the existence of beings that possess god-like powers and those beings are keen to make themselves known. When their enemy emerges from the shadows to reveal himself as the notoriously powerful demon, Lord Yokouro DeVastes, Dalton follows every lead he can only to discover how long Yokouro has been planning the destruction of Council and the human-inhabited realms. Twisting associations and even more terrifying allies cause Dalton to worry that he and his team are unable to defeat the menacing forces vying to rip apart the five realms. Pulled into a web of unclear intentions and strange tests, Team Dalton stumbles about their mission blindly, desperate to find a way to protect the realms and themselves from a demon intent on destroying humanity.

★★★★★"...gripping dark fantasy novel that hooks readers from the first chapter and leaves them astounded by its end." - Literary TitanThe Dimension Guardian Series - Book 1 Dalton Teban is considered the best active Guardian in the five connected worlds, but nothing in his training prepared him for a crisis of such magnitude. The magical seal securing the five worlds has been fractured and the realms are colliding, creating distrust in the Dimension Protection Council and threatening war between the worlds.In a desperate attempt to investigate the corruption in Council and find the one who fractured the seal, Dalton is forced to participate in the Guardian Tournament, a spectacle that pits the highly-trained Guardians against one another in brutal battle for sport. Using the tournament as a distraction, the Elders of Council group the five strongest and most trust-worthy Guardians into one team to infiltrate and flush out criminals within the Guardian Branch. Working with his teammates Eclipse, Mitoki, Hanyi, and Keito, Dalton is tasked with a mission of unimaginable magnitude--and one that has far-reaching repercussions.Dalton learns that this is not the first time the Guardian Tournament has been used as a distraction to the public. Forty years previous, a horrific massacre at the Guardian Tournament devastated the Dimension Protection Council. With the tournament in practice once again, there is expectation that the same criminal responsible for the deaths of thousands is behind the unrest threatening the five worlds...and Dalton knows he has become the bait to lure him out of the shadows.Centuries-old secrets and hidden agendas bring the strongest Guardians to question their orders, their mission, and their own loyalty as they face an enemy more powerful than they could have ever believed.CW: violence, bodily injury, language, discussions of discrimination, discussions of corruption