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When friends are enemies and enemies are friends, it's hard for Cheyenne to know who to trust - especially within the FRoE. Things are changing with Cheyenne's mom and not for the better. A new rune appears on Cheyenne's skin, and they know they have to do something.

What does a Drow do when the Crown doesn't want her to complete the trials? If you're Cheyenne Summerlin, you work with your allies and try even harder to complete them. Just for fun. That's how a Goth Drow does it, anyway. Finishing the trials may be key to stopping a hidden war that's bubbling to the surface. Being a Drow halfling just got a lot more complicated. Random portals are popping up, and they may put Cheyenne and her family and friends in danger. Then there are the innocents...can Cheyenne put a stop to this madness before things go horribly sideways?

Cheyenne's come face-to-face with her jailbird Drow dad. She has to come to terms with the whole picture of her family. Mom was a political operative, and Dad likes to plot anarchy. Can L'zar Verdys help her reach her true potential from inside a Chateau D'rahl cell? Cheyenne's Goth grad student world and her magical role as a Drow halfling is blurring. Family history can be the hardest kind to bear. The rebellion she's battling was started by L'zar and has become an endless O'gúl war that has fallen to her to end. Can you walk away from family? Not if you're Cheyenne Summerlin.

The secret contained the heart of Ambar'ogúl and a coin placed on the Crown's altar. But not without her father's help. Will L'zar Verdys risk everything for the daughter he just met and the throne he never wanted? Cheyenne will have to take a trip to the other side to see the destruction in L'zar's world and learn more about him and the rebellion. L'zar's rebels are ready to fight to stop the coming war and the creeping blight, and they need Cheyenne to join them. Will her halfling blood be the edge they need?

Even magical families have their share of secrets. And Drow Royalty's secrets run even deeper - with a hint of danger. Cheyenne Summerlin's finding that out firsthand. Can anyone in her family tell the truth and avoid the mayhem? That doesn't seem likely.

Winland Underwood may have met her match. Is Fang a friend or foe? Even his arctic fox is more than she seems, and Winland's getting mixed signals. From everywhere. Now she's one step closer to tracking down the warrior witch, and the good-looking Wizard at her side is only too eager to help. But can the young Light Elf sense the danger creeping toward the wards around her town—from three states away?

Trouble has the Pixie MPs in its sights, and their fun-filled days are about to take a sinister turn. Z Thornbrook and her pixie cousins are finally embracing duty and honor in the military. Okay, so it took a minute. They have a newfound purpose in what they do every day. They'll need it when they're thrust into a dangerous world of espionage and intrigue.

Cheyenne is at the crossroads. Who will sit on the Drow throne? The blight is still ravaging Ambar'ogúl and spilling through the Border portals into Earth. It's hard enough to discover the secrets in her father's world that will force the Crown to step down. Now Cheyenne has to battle the darkness on both sides of the Border and keep her old life running like normal.

Austin detective Maggie Parker has seen some weird things in her day, but finding a surly gnome rooting through her garage beats all. Her world is about to be turned upside down in a frantic search for four Elementals. Not three, not five...but four. Why is it always four? Each one has an artifact that can keep the Earth humming along, but they need her to unite them. But the forces against her might get there first. A compass, a telescope, and untapped magic are her only tools.

The Darkness Between Dreams has been captured, the coven is in control of Philgard Technologies, and things should be returning to normal, right? Just as they think things couldn't get worse, a new lawsuit comes against Fran and Mana Wave. If they don't win this one, she could lose the company. Julia has plans for the Darkness Between Dreams—if she can control it. It's time to put his magic to good use.

Fran and Cam have deciphered the prophecies. Something dark and terrible is coming soon and the light is needed to defeat it. Will they be able to find out exactly what they need in time? Magic is failing on earth causing fights, chases, and a quick break for beer. Fran needs to convince the Evermores that her generator is a better solution than the Source. Could a wrong step lead to a magical civil war?

Raven Alby's first foreign diplomatic mission was a success with her familiar and dragon, Leander by her side. But now that the WarMage is back, funny things are happening with the land she calls home. Lomberdoon is showing strange new signs of life. Just like her old warrior grandfather, Connor predicted. It's not just magical ore and deadly dragon diseases anymore. Now, the plant and wildlife are changing years after magic's return. Including . . . giant killer rodents. Maybe the sea serpents knew what they were talking about after all.

Norah Wintry is juggling movie stars with special skills, like shifting into tiger mode, at her Los Angeles talent agency with sinister backlot treachery. Projects in the Hollywood pipeline aren't what they seem, and Norah wants to protect her very special clients. That's not easy when she can't give a good reason to prevent them from signing on to the very lucrative job.

Zombies to the left of the Prodigal Suns, Ancient Gods of Magic to the right. The only place the zombies don't seem to be are marching right in front of them. Not yet anyway. The trek into enemy territory is a lot harder, with Heka's zombies looking for prey, hunting them at every turn. Even with a little magic on their side. No matter. Nothing is going to stop our highly trained heroes. When there's a job to do that no one else wants, the Prodigal Suns, special forces rise and shine and show up.

Agent Aisling and her dragon, Shimmer are trying to beat the opposition forces to the big boom! Who will get to the DragonEye weapons cache first? Two down, four to go. Enemy targets are the US Military Research and Secret Service guarding the President. Both have high levels of resources, skills, and paranoia. Will Aisling be able to convince them she's on their side in time?

Two magical killing weapons were left in the hands of the British government. Dragonfly is coming for them. Can Aisling and her dragon, Shimmer, steal them away before their enemies get there first? Jameson Hart and his leader, Kali, are also on the trail of the DragonEye weapons. Aisling might resist hurting her federal sometime-allies, but Hart feels no such love. Fifty-fifty shot, but Dragonfly has to try. Leaving the weapons out in the world is unacceptable. Mia will have to use her skills as an infomancer to help out her team.

A secret weapon is loose in the world that threatens magicals. Can Ailsling Keane and her partner Shimmer steal them away from their owners before they can be used?

Norah Wintry is on the run, but not for long. She has a plan to free all those brainwashed by Magdea and restore Frondle's memories. She's gonna need a little help. Sea monsters are on the beach and creating havoc for magicals and mundanes alike. Is this Magdea's work or the Deep Queen's? They'll have to find out before they can put an end to this for good.

In East Calico Rock, there's always one more emergency to be handled by Winland Underwood. Unfortunately, this time the emergency is her mother. Just when Winland thought her mom was starting to settle into life in the refugee town, danger strikes once again. This time, Winland and the crimson heart are strong enough together to deal with it themselves. But are the consequences of Winland's new power too much for Leeland to handle?

New creatures in the kingdom are magically mutating—and attacking legionnaires. Fortunately, Raven and her dragon have Chui Welby on her side and an entire division of elite legionnaires approved to use battle magic. How hard could fighting off a few new monsters really get? The island kingdom of Malenspire has agreed to the exchange of foreign guests. It's just her luck that Raven and Leander are assigned to chaperone the Malendesh newcomer—who turns out to not be so new.