Bøger af Melody Jackson

How can you stand for something when you don't remember who you are? Kaiden Dyran is and always has been a liar. This has been clear for years, and seems to hold true even now despite his muddled memories, as he leaves his teammates behind to search for a family he barely remembers, and a clue to who he is. But returning home may end up doing more harm than good. Desperate to reestablish her control in the Bane's absence, the Empress has sent those loyal to her to hunt down all the Gifted, and those who side with them.Faced with an ultimatum that leaves him reeling, Kaiden finds himself directed back to the friends he's abandoned -- if they will even take him back. Reconciliation is a difficult path, and one he's not yet sure he deserves.With the Bane still unaccounted for, and the team racing to find the Gifted before the Empress does, can they find a way to work through past grievances in time for their final stand, no matter what it may cost them? The easiest road is not always the best one.

Finding yourself right back at square one is never easy. For Lena Maye, it's downright devastating. Even with the one person who could lead her to her father presumed dead, and a power-hungry empress holding half of her teammates captive, her only wish has been to return to a normal life one day and see her father again. However, with the Bane once again free and tension building not only between their two countries, but amongst her own teammates, it's becoming clear that no one else is willing to sit around and wait for a leader who might never show. Instead, with a risky plan in place and secret threats made, they plot to travel to her home country, both to rescue their friends and to search out the one thing that may possibly stop the Bane. But they're not the only ones who are after these ancient powers. And the Empress is closer to her goals than even she realizes. The race for the world is on.

Are dragons good...or evil? Kaena Armae doesn't really care either way. No one's seen a dragon in over twenty years, so why should she even care? But when she comes face to face with the shocking truth in the forest near her home, she is forced to choose sides in a feud that started centuries ago. And the real war is just beginning. Now, Kaena must convince opposing sides to join together to combat an ancient evil, or face the destruction of their whole world, forever. But what if they're fighting the wrong enemy?

What would you do if someone offered you unlimited power? Would you take it? And more importantly, what price would you pay to keep it? The Bane's power is little more than a legend in the land of Calest, one known by many but believed by few. But with a rival country now threatening to invade and once-peaceful dragons attacking their cities, a fairytale may be their only option. Lena Maye wants no part in finding the Bane. She's seen firsthand how power corrupted her own country, and only wants to be reunited with her father. But in order to find him, she must join forces with the distrusting and arrogant Blaze Montego...who needs her help to find the Bane. With tensions rising on all sides and secrets slipping that could change everything they know about the world, can they find a way to work together and save Calest without being corrupted by the very force they're fighting against?

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