Christina Dickinson Bücher

An untold evil once again roams the land and it's up to Khiri and her friends to rally an army. But gathering troops isn't easy when the gods themselves can't agree on the best course of action. Divine forces toss Khiri and her friends into a trial by storm. Estan returns to Jarelton to restore order to a city in turmoil. Reconnecting with old friends, he learns the nobles squabble to find the next heir, while a turf war broils in the city's underbelly. Ullen returns home to reclaim the title and family legacy he rejected fifty years ago. Except his single-minded mother and jealous brother remind him why he never wanted it in the first place. Still, he needs their cooperation to fight what's coming. Swarms of armored Flayers are being outfitted and tossed across borders. Khiri must discover who is behind these enhanced demons and stop them before they shift the crumbling balance of power. Meanwhile, the others divide to support whom they will, straining the limits of their friendship, and testing their bonds. Scattered across the world, the companions race against a deadline. If their separate tasks don't come together before the winter solstice, the path to victory against their awakened foe may be forever lost.

Briar Egibi has had just about all she can stand of Wichita, Kansas. Her spells fizzle out more often than not, and hiding her witchery from everyone has left her with no real friends to speak of. She needs a change of pace, and the warm sands and sunshine of Belize call to her like nothing ever has. But Belize is a much bigger adventure than she anticipated. And at the heart of it, a gorgeous man with a mysterious job who gives her a fake name. Turns out there is far more paranormal to Belize than a single, imported, half-trained witch, and Briar finds herself pulled into a world far beyond anything her late aunt warned her about. A world where it's even odds a witch will survive her next encounter. When Briar comes to the rescue of her mystery man, he convinces her to join him in a race for an ancient knife that holds more power than Briar's ever known. But the cost may be far steeper than she's willing to pay, and walking away simply isn't an option.