Para detener al Rey de la Montaña, los reinos de tierra y mar deben unirse. Pero el tiempo no está de su lado. Mykal y sus amigos deben advertir al Rey Nabal de la invasión del Rey de la Montaña a Ashland Gris y al resto del Viejo Imperio. Esta batalla implicará algo más que caballeros y espadas; la magia se ha convertido en el arma elegida. Nuevo en su oficio, Mykal no está seguro de sus habilidades como mago. Su habilidad y determinación pronto se pondrán a prueba, ya que las llamas de la guerra amenazan con envolverlos a todos.

A collection of three romance novels by Phillip Tomasso, D.J. Van Oss & Ronald Bagliere, now available in one volume! Before The Sun Sets : James and Charlie are haunted by their past and focused on their own futures. Fate brings them together at a diner where they work, and despite James' guilt and Charlie's struggles with illness and a dangerous ex, they fall deeply in love. Together, they dream of a future and make plans for a life together, but life's unpredictability may have other plans for them. Will their love be strong enough to overcome the obstacles in their path? Call It Chemistry : After many years, Kate Brady returns to her hometown, Golden Grove. She needs help to climb the corporate ladder and seeks assistance from her childhood crush and next-door neighbor, Peter Clark. As they spend more time together, they begin to heal old wounds and consider taking a chance on love. But can Kate handle the job and the distractions of Peter? And will Peter take a chance on the girl he never forgot? Loving Neil : Freelance photographer Janet Montgomery is attending her brother's wedding back east. On her way back to her hotel in wintry weather, she has a near-accident that leads her to meet middle-aged widower and architect Neil Porter. When Neil moves to Oregon to be near his daughter who works with Janet, they become drawn together. Janet must navigate the 23-year age difference and avoid the same mistakes as her parents, but she never expected the challenges and difficult decisions she must make.

All four books in Phillip Tomasso's 'The Severed Empire', a series of epic fantasy novels, now in one volume! Wizard's Rise : For over two hundred years, the Rye Empire outlawed the use of magic. Now, the empire has fallen, and a new, sinister power is rising. Ambitious and corrupt, The Mountain King will stop at nothing to reach his goals. To save the Old Empire from his evil magic, seventeen-year-old farm boy Mykal and his friends begin a desperate journey to collect crucially important talismans before the Mountain King. But a war is coming, and their time is running out. And if they fail, a terrible darkness will steal the light from the Grey Ashland Realm... forever. Wizard's War : To stop the Mountain King, the realms across land and sea must unify. But time is not on their side. Mykal and his friends must warn King Nabal of the Mountain King's invasion of Grey Ashland. Magic has become the weapon of choice in war, and Mykal is still unsure of his abilities as a wizard. His skill and resolve will soon be put to the test, as the flames of war threaten to engulf them all. Queens Of Osiris : After women start going missing from the kingdom, Hermon Cordillera’s daughters are unable to find whoever is responsible for the growing number of abductions. Meanwhile, Mykal - the young wizard - continues honing his magical skills with his mother, and his tactical training with Blodwyn, his oldest friend. Tasked with unravelling the mystery of the disappeared women, they soon realize they're ill-prepared for the untold dangers that await them. This time, they will need more than Mykal's magic to survive. Assassin's Promise : When Blodwyn was a young boy, the King's Watch combed the lands in search of wizards, witches and anyone else practicing magic. Left an orphan because of this, Blodwyn's plan is simple: learn everything he can about killing, and track down the Watch. Working his way towards revenge with the dangerous assassin, Rasheed, Blodwyn soon faces a decision what will change his life forever.

When Blodwyn was a young boy, the King's Watch combed the lands in search of wizards, witches and anyone else practicing magic. When they stormed his house, it was Blodwyn's father they wanted. The self-taught alchemist was a lawbreaker in the eyes of the king, and the penalty for his art was death. Left an orphan, Blodwyn's plan is simple: learn everything he could about killing and track down the Watch. Bent on revenge, he befriends the dangerous assassin Rasheed, but soon finds himself in the middle of more than he could have anticipated. With the anger that once fueled his drive slowly diminishing, Blodwyn works his way towards the King's Watch and his revenge - and faces a decision that changes his life forever.

Ever since the demise of the Mountain King, Hermon Cordillera’s daughters have stepped up and shared the throne as queens of the Osiris Realm. But when women go missing from the kingdom, they are unable to find whoever is responsible for the growing number of abductions. Meanwhile, Mykal - the young wizard - continues honing his magical skills with his mother, and his tactical training with Blodwyn, his oldest friend. Living in secret within the ancient library ruins, they are surprised when a young woman shows up asking them for help. Tasked with unravelling the mystery, they soon realize clues are few and far between. Ill-prepared for the untold dangers that await them, they will need more than Mykal's magic this time in order to survive - and unravel the mystery of the people of Osiris who have gone missing.

After a police officer's family is taken hostage, he faces a deadly choice: one of his family members will live, and the other will die. He must make the decision, and time is running out. Homicide Investigators Vincent Falcone and Farrah Richards take the case, and a team is assembled. Every effort is made to catch the psychopath before the next murder. The killer makes mistakes; it's almost as if getting caught doesn't matter. But can they reach him in time?

Young Marco Lippa is a healthy twelve-year-old: carefree and prone to dreaming. The star pitcher for his baseball team, he hits the winning home-run against their cross-town rivals. But the revelry soon turns into something different, as Marco becomes sick. Rushed to the hospital and stuck with needles, poked and prodded, his world spins out of control. When he wakes up, he's deaf, and his dreams crumble. Sounds Of Silence tells the story of Marco Lippa's coming to terms with his deafness, his grief and anger, and his lost dreams. Forced to leave his comfortable home and adapt to life away from his family, he needs to relearn how to communicate and function without his hearing, while beset by the normal anxieties of a teenage boy: bullies, girls, and fitting in.

He was stuck living in the past. She could only focus on her future. Together, they dreamed of a happily ever after. After a tragic accident, James quits his job at a law firm and sells his house. Unable to deal with constant reminders, he also severs ties with his family. Attempting to start his life over, James takes a job as a cook at a Second Breakfast,spending his days cooking and his evenings drinking himself to sleep. On the run from a dangerous ex-boyfriend, Charlie is the new waitress at the same diner where James works. Despite an overwhelming sense of guilt, James ends up falling for Charlie. But before things get better, James' life takes another devastating turn: Charlie is sick. It is her fight to survive that helps James re-evaluate the time he's wasted. They are determined to make plans for a life together. But sometimes, the plans made do not always align with what the future holds.

In 1912, a young girl is found dead. In present day, young Jeremy's parents are involved in a murder-suicide. Soon after, he is committed to an insane asylum. Years later, Jeremy turns eighteen and is released. After he returns home to live with his uncle, old memories begin to emerge, and people around him start to die in rapid succession. Slowly coming to terms with his parents' deaths, Jeremy realizes that some secrets will not stay buried. What really happened on the night when his parents died, and how is it connected to the young girl's fate?

To stop the Mountain King, the realms across land and sea must unify. But time is not on their side. Mykal and his friends must warn King Nabal of the Mountain King's invasion of Grey Ashland and the rest of the Old Empire. This battle will involve more than knights and swords; magic has become the weapon of choice. New to his craft, Mykal is unsure of his abilities as a wizard. His skill and resolve will soon be put to the test, as the flames of war threaten to engulf them all.