While traveling to the United States to hunt Fahriye Budak’s target, Elizaveta Hua meets an ancient enemy from her family’s past—and learns something unexpected about herself.
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Stories written by Devi Lacroix.
Stories written by Devi Lacroix.
While traveling to the United States to hunt Fahriye Budak’s target, Elizaveta Hua meets an ancient enemy from her family’s past—and learns something unexpected about herself.
Eleven years ago, Elizaveta Hua was the most powerful woman in the world. And now a chisel-jawed police inspector with rough knuckles and a pleasant smile has walked through the door of her estate, asking for a favor.
High Command has lorded over the magical world for centuries, the power behind every throne and every crown. But a newcomer has disrupted this cabal’s staid proceedings, and she will write her name in the blood of all her enemies…
A duplicitous weapons engineer conspires against a daring warlord, even as the pair must work together to conquer an impregnable citadel.
In the pursuit of Elizaveta Hua’s artifact, Fahriye Budak must make a new ally: Lussadh al-Kattan, the dangerous and beautiful prodigal scion of a house of seers.
Ten years ago, Fahriye Budak had a secret relationship with the most powerful woman in the world. And that secret has just walked through the door to her office, asking for a favor.
A worm gnaws at the root of the world, the Moloch of every soul and every name…
Viveca Hua, the warlock of her age, has summoned a peerless demon to aid in her quest for revenge. Now comes the hard part: forging the terms of their pact.
Olesya Hua, sister of the famed warlock Viveca, buys the freedom of the powerful weretiger Dallas. But some things, like love and loyalty, must be earned…
An ice queen arms dealer hires a new bodyguard with a troubled past.
A mech’s AI is desperate to save her pilot. A semi-sequel to Autopilot.
Prompt: A mecha pilot gets some “stress relief” from the AI in her machine.