Böcker utgivna av Diane E. Samson

A homeless prince, a grueling mission, an unlikely hope When unspeakable tragedy strikes Prince Jack's family, he's left with one desire: vengeance. Now living in exile and serving a foreign king, Jack perfects his talent with the sword. He's sent to the desert for assassin training, dreaming of someday driving a dagger into that traitor Ingvar's heart. Jack plunges into his training and finds a new family of sorts, whose morally gray members rid the city of vile criminals. But as the desert Lord Anwar readies for battle, allegiances shatter, blood runs in the streets, and the shadow of death looms near. During a last effort to complete his impossible mission, Jack chances upon a slave girl with a Northern accent and eyes so familiar that he makes a hasty vow. He always thought he'd defeat his nightmares by becoming one. Could that nightmare fade into a new dream? And could that strange slave girl be at the heart of it all?

Third in the Gems of Fire series!Reeling from Jack becoming king of Oclen, Princess Anna returns home as Sunderland's Defender. Earning her title was a hard-fought honor, but Anna can't escape the guilt of leaving Jack alone in that cursed, starving place. When Jack comes to Sunderland seeking aid from Anna's father, she must decide whether to return with him and help defeat the curse plaguing the cold northern land. If she remains Sunderland's Defender, she knows her heart would never forgive her for abandoning Jack to rebuild a crushed kingdom. Can Anna leave what she loves to become queen of a people suspicious of her and the gems? Joining Jack would mean battling an evil greater than anything she's ever faced, for the curse's roots grow deep. But if she doesn't, Oclen will likely fall and Anna will lose Jack forever.

A strong female comes of age in a dark time.Princess Anna is left to rule Sunderland when her father, brother and presumed fiancé Jack ride to battle the devouring creatures in Jack's home kingdom of Oclen. She must establish herself as a strong leader with the Sunderland council and a neighboring king who brings along two handsome princes to negotiate an alliance. Trouble erupts when pillaging marauders attack outlying Sunderland villages, causing the council to lose confidence in Anna's leadership. As Anna waits in trepidation for word from her father's army, all she hears is silence. Her scouts never return. When the reports of a coming horror reach Anna, she forges an unlikely alliance and reverses her father's long-standing policies against gems of power. She trains Sunderland's remaining soldiers to fight with gems. She'll lead them to battle in a brave attempt to rescue her family, the army, and the one she loves.But first she must survive the treachery brewing in her own court.Find adventure and swashbuckling romance in book two of the thrilling young adult epic fantasy series, Gems of Fire!