Hope and Red - Empire of Storms, Bk 1 Author:Jon Skovron A fractured empire. A dark magic. Only they can stop it. In the first book of this epic new fantasy trilogy, a warrior and a thief must come together to stop the forces that threaten their people. — Hope's old life ended the night her entire village was massacred by the emperor's forces. Now, trained in secret by a master... more » warrior, her new life is centered on only one goal: vengeance.
Red lives by the skin of his teeth and sharpness of his wit. An expert thief and a brilliant con artist, he cares for only one thing: a good time. But when the empire's soldiers start to encroach on his territory, taking down his friends with it, he may have to re-prioritize.