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The Portals. Ancient and mysterious, the constructs of a long-dead race, they allow instantaneous transit from one world to another, regardless of the distances involved. When mankind discovered the first Portal on Earth it ushered in an age of exploration, as more and more distant worlds were explored and colonized. But the dream turned quickly to a nightmare when mankind met the Tegeri...and plunged into half a century of desperate war.
...2) Homefront
The stunning conclusion to the Portal Wars trilogy...
Jake Taylor and his cyborg soldiers have fought their way from one Portal planet to another, moving steadily homeward with one goal in mind - the utter destruction of the corrupt rulers who sent them to hell to fight and die as pawns in a dishonest war, one started not by the alien enemy, but by Earth's own government, as a tool in its plot to seize total power.
And
...Lena Dunkirk is a practicing witch, Ryan McNally a wealthy playboy. Logic says mismatch, yet from the first they share a passion that defies reason, as if they know each other from another place, another time. Then Lena gets pregnant and runs for the safety of home.
Months later, when Ryan appears at her door looking to help raise their child, Lena doesn't know whom to trustparticularly now that "guru...
As a child, Amarrah loved her grandmother's stories of three witches who were members of the king's harem. But they were more than just stories. Amarrah knows she was there with them and now their legacy, along with an ancient box that once belonged to them, lies in her hands.
Charged with keeping the box safe, Amarrah is heartbroken when it is stolen from her while she moves to...
She spends her days creating families
But is it time for her to make her own?
Since giving her son up for adoption, Christine Elliott has devoted herself to helping others have families of their own at her fertility clinic. But when Jamison Howe, a widowed former patient at the clinic, reenters her life, she finds herself wondering if she is truly happy...
Their fling created a baby
And nothing would ever be the same...
Burned by infertility and divorce, Dr. Greg Adams knows he'll never have the family he always wanted. So he refuses to settle down—even if he once felt something deeper with his colleague, widow Dr. Elaina Alexander. But when Elaina announces she's pregnant with his miracle...
11) Facets of Power
The hardest stone protects the most precious gems...
Someone is killing dwarves.
Sabine is new to the city of Razadon, a mecca of stone and dwarven magic.
When two clan leaders are murdered in a strange ritual, suspicion falls on the most likely culprits and those newest to the city—Sabine and her companions.
The blood of the ancients can fracture even the strongest stone...
The
...Four years after the portals first appeared, people have adapted. Chaotic and irregular, the portals transport anything touching them between worlds — often stranding people on the other side.
Now a wounded verdiran — from the only known sentient non-human species — arrives at Nessa's veterinary practice. Intrigued by his questions, Nessa patches him up and gives him a place to stay.
But this verdiran may hold the key to
13) A Baby Affair
She’s ready to be a mother
But she never counted on her child’s father…
Amelia Grace has gone through hell but she’s finally ready to be a mom—all by herself. Still, she never expected her sperm donor to appear, let alone spark an attraction like Dr. Craig Harmon does. And Craig just wants to make...
Four years ago, Nessa's careful life imploded when her husband disappeared during the first portal storm. Shimmering gateways to thousands of worlds appeared and vanished, sweeping away the unlucky. Later, the portals settled, but only a suicidal risk-taker would willingly touch one.
Nessa rebuilt her life and her veterinary practice, now specializing in xenotics — the creatures that resulted from evolutionary paths on other worlds. But
War is Hell, especially when you're surrounded by enemies.
With the king of Garenland dead and the people eager for revenge, Otto and Wolfric turn their sights north, to Garenland's ancient enemy, Straken.
The Northern Army marches into enemy territory while back in the capital Otto rushes to train as many war wizards as he can.
Outside forces refuse to leave them alone and Otto is forced to deal
...With the Chamber of Eternity secure, Otto must now recover the second piece of the Immortality Engine.
But that task will be far from easy.
For the second piece, The Heart of Alchemy, lies far to the east in the fabled Celestial Empire.
Assassins, undead, monstrous beast, and demon worshippers all stand between Otto and his prize.
And even more daunting, Valtan, the last living arcane
...After a long and brutal conflict, the war is over.
Otto controls all the portals on the continent and Garenland has made vassals of the other kingdoms.
But some people can't accept defeat.
While Otto hunts King Villares in Rolan, Axel chases Prince Uther across Straken. With Markane scheming to help their enemies, the future of the New Garen Empire is far from certain.
Even worse,
...Otto Shenk is the youngest son of a minor baron and a wizard.
Abused by his family and considered less than human by his kingdom, Otto does his best to survive.
But everything changes when Otto stumbles across a tower hidden deep in a dark part of the forest near his home.
A tower that was once the home of an Arcane Lord, the immortal wizards that long ago ruled the world.
Otto's life
...The road to immortality is a long one.
With the empire secure, Otto turns his focus west.
The first piece of The Immortality Engine lies across the ocean in Lord Colt's Workshop.
Complicating Otto's mission, Eddred of Markane already in Colt's Land trying to persuade them to help him defeat the empire.
Can Otto navigate a web of politics and intrigue unlike anything he's ever encountered?
...With the Heart of Alchemy in place, The Immortality Engine is complete.
Now all Otto needs is to learn how to use it.
The secret to immortality can be found in only one place, The Sanguine Scroll
Written by the first and greatest Arcane Lord, Amet Sur, the Scroll services as a manual for the Engine among other things.
But Otto isn't the only one seeking the Scroll.
The
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