It\'s been three months since former enforcer Amaranthe Lokdon and the notorious assassin Sicarius thwarted kidnappers and saved the emperor\'s life. (One of those items may be untrue, but I won\'t tell you which.).
Occasionally they let me leave the house to play tennis, go to the coffee shop, take a yoga class, or plot with co-conspirators on how best to take over the world.
I have two vizslas who are as spoiled as most people\'s kids.
I\'m a professional blogger for my day job, and I live in the Seattle area ("area" is code for "I couldn\'t afford a house within twenty miles of the city limits and my neighbors have alpacas"). well, that\'s a more recent development.
I\'ve been finishing them since...
About the Author: I\'ve been writing fantasy novels and short stories since I was seven.
Nobody said exoneration would be easy.
But they\'ll have to defeat vengeful shamans, man-eating predators, and deadly mechanical constructs, all while dodging imperial soldiers who would rather kill them than accept their help.
When Amaranthe\'s team discovers mutilated bodies in the city aqueducts and a mysterious illness incapacitates thousands of citizens, she and Sicarius see an opportunity to solve the mystery and prove their loyalty.
With enforcers and bounty hunters stalking them, and the emperor nursing a personal hatred for Sicarius, it\'s going to be hard to earn exoneration.
Worse, they\'re being blamed for the entire scheme.
The problem? Nobody knows they were responsible for this good deed.
It\'s been three months since former enforcer Amaranthe Lokdon and the notorious assassin Sicarius thwarted kidnappers and saved the emperor\'s life
