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A Cure for Nel and Other Stories
***31 March 2022: A newly revised and expanded version of "A Cure for Nel" is available exclusively in the Fierce Hearts anthology, which benefits Ukraine humanitarian aid.

Three short fantasy stories about love, family, greed, ambition, and the desires of the human heart:

The Peach Tree: Lonely seamstress Sula will do anything to gain her greatest desire.
You Can't Take It With You: Uncle Morgi, the richest magician in the city, has died, and his most valuable possession is missing.
A Cure for Nel: When Leya's daughter falls ill, their only hope is the man who abandoned them years ago to pursue his dreams of magic.

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Mistress of the Mirror and Other Stories

Five short fantasy tales of strange things found in pawnshops... And things too strange for pawnshops.

Mistress of the Mirror: A poor woman, an assassin, and a mirror.
Valuables: A curious pawnshop owner and a mysterious figurine.
Of Rings and Lemon Cream Cakes: A respectable spinster and a diamond ring with a mind of its own.
Pawned: A fate worse than death.
A Worthy Instrument: A struggling musician and the lute of his dreams.

Tales of Tehovir

The Warrior and the Holy Man

The Path of Haveshi Yellowcrow: When ill fortune strikes Haveshi's clan, the remedy is devastating for the young wife and mother. Guided by the Yellowcrow, god of the forsaken, she sets out on a path to regain what she lost.

The Path of Latan the Clerk: Latan, a lowly clerk in service to the magical Source Tiati, has discovered a historical document of great importance, and is summoned to present his findings to the high priest of the Empire. Accompanied by the warrior named Haveshi Yellowcrow, he embarks on the journey of a lifetime and finds unexpected danger and self-discovery.

Two stories set in the world of Chosen of Azara.

Character Interview with Haveshi Yellowcrow
Character Interview with Latan the Clerk
Sneak Peek: The Path of Haveshi Yellowcrow
Sneak Peek: The Path of Latan the Clerk
How Haveshi and Latan came to be

The Brilliant Career of Sajur Golu and Other Tales of Azara

A companion volume to Chosen of Azara.

The Brilliant Career of Sajur Golu: The rise of Sajur vo Udrun from petty official's son to High Priest of the Madrinan Empire.
Coming Home: In a last, desperate effort to save her life, young Juzeva arrives at Source Azara.
Turn the Heart: Torn between love and duty, Prince Idan must make a choice.
Comfort Enough: Several years after his deal with Azara, Sevry comes to terms with one of the sacrifices demanded by his new life.
Baby Steps: A widowed baron must find the courage to love again.
Mothers, Daughters, and Dreamers: All Lillia wants is for her mother to pay attention to her instead of to her dreams of a long-lost land.
The Man in the Woods: Lucie's visions over the years of a mysterious man in the woods.
What A Man Has to Do: Estefan's future father-in-law assigns him an almost impossible task.
Homecoming: Lillia struggles to come to terms with the truth of her mother's life.

Kyra Halland

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