Seasons of Opportunities

When the abandoned princess discovers a friend, some muscle, and a passion for swords,  she also acquires the crucible by which she uncovers the mysterious key to unlock her grief and win true freedom. Or will her strength confound her future in the kingdom to which she rides? At the mythical edge of the Berkshire Forests, Wren finds herself rattling around in an austere castle, abandoned by the King and Queen. King Belodawn seems to blame his daughter for the mysterious disappearance of his wife, and he avoids his daughter at all costs in favor of conquests requiring his person away from the kingdom.  But, things are about to change; the princess has matured. Wren's spirit refuses to remain the lost bird she became at age twelve.  With the aid of the cook and the cook’s son, Wren discovers her unknown dexterity in sword fighting. With it, she believes a new community in which to live will open up but is this young girl prepared to encounter deceptive ghosts, an...

Nym and Draewulf prepare to face off in a battle destined to destroy more lives than it saves. With the loss of Tulla still fresh in mind, Rasha’s fate unknown, and Lord Myles taken over by the dark ability, Nym and the few Bron soldiers rush to warn Cashlin’s queen. Only to discover it may already be too late for the monarch and her eerie kingdom. As the Luminescents are sifting through Nym’s past memories and the queen is reading into her future, Nym is given a choice of how to defeat Draewulf, but the cost may be more than she can bear. And even then there are no guarantees. With that reality burrowing into her bones—along with the guilt of the lives she will sacrifice—Nym returns to her homeland of Faelen to raise an army of peasants through promises of freedom. But when the few friends she has left, along with the world and citizens she loves, are staring down the face

The following post contains some advertisement. When a teen boy receives a written warning from his friend - he is terrified - his friend died weeks ago!  He knows danger is ahead when he realizes his friend's dead man's switch computer program has been activated. Unsure who to trust, he sets out alone to try to unravel a dark conspiracy. Soon, the seeker becomes the sought. Is there any hope for escape? Is there anyone he can trust?