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click the image to go to amazon Jessa has one dream - to be a prima ballerina.  She also has one secret... a big one.  She is a colour alchemist.  In New Colony, Color Alchemists are taken from their families very young and trained in the Royal Palace as Guardians of Color.  Their Magic keeps the Kingdom safe and prosperous. Jessa is swept into a violent and secretive world where she questions all that she was taught at school and struggles to control her magic.  She befriends Prince Lucas who has a secret or two of his own.  His mother is ill and the healing magic is not working, so he sets out to discover what is going on.  He does not trust his father the King and together he and Jessa embark on a treacherous and dangerous mission to save the Kingdom and those they love. For those who loved Matched and the Lunar Chronicles, this is a must-read.  I could not put it down and finished the complete series in a weekend.  There are plot twists and secrets that make the sto

Welcome to Magnolia Parish Sheriff's Office. In the heart of Lousiana Bayou country, this small Parish Sheriff's office has a group of dedicated snipers on staff.  London Carter is the leader of this select group and is a dedicated police officer who has the task of taking a life if there is no other option left. In this, the first in the series we are introduced to London Carter and his teammates.  They are confronted with a sniper who is killing off the captains in the Sheriff's office.  London has to figure out who the sniper is and in the process, he uncovers a coverup of an incident twenty years previously. The case rocks the police force of Magnolia Parish and will leave the snipers with a sense of loss and betrayal. This is a good series and had me binge reading again.  The stories are riveting and well written and something different from the run off the mill police procedurals.  It makes a good break from the norm and focuses on a part of police work n

“Sespian opened his mouth, paused, closed it, then shook his head ruefully. "It's very easy to be drawn into what you're saying, and I catch myself wanting to nod and agree. Maybe I should take notes on your technique."                                                                     click on the image to go to amazon                                                                    click  here  to go to smashwords I was looking for a good fantasy and stumbled onto the Emperor's Edge by Lindsay Buroker.  This is one of those series that you just want to read until all the books are done.  The characters are authentic with great wit and humour.  There is intrigue, romance, and lots of laughs.   The characters show development through the series and you cannot help but fall in love with them. Amaranth Lockdon is the straight and narrow Enforcer who catches the attention of the young Emperor Sespian.  She then gets caught up in an attempt to have her kill