Jacqueline Pawl

Court of vipers

Merciless is a Young Adult fantasy epic perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas's Throne of Glass and George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones. Mercy is an orphaned seventeen-year-old apprentice in the illustrious Assassins' Guild, and is eager to prove her battle prowess to the Guildmaster, her tutors, and her childhood tormentors.

Merciless

Rise of Rebels

Defy the court. Find the cure. Win the war. After their grueling, death-filled journey to the land of the bloodthirsty Cirisian elves, Mercy and Tamriel have returned to the capital with their two desperate hopes for curing the plague: Niamh, an immortal with ties to the Old Gods; and the Cedikra, a rare medicinal flower which could save Tamriel's people--if they can figure out how to use it before the king's court tears them apart. Meanwhile, war is brewing in the Cirisor Islands. Under the thrall of his cruel, cunning father, Calum can do nothing but watch as Firesse assembles an army unlike any before. Armed with unnatural magic, deadly Assassins, and world-class weaponry, the Cirisians will stop at nothing to make the humans pay for the mistreatment of their ancestors. Unable to speak, unable to act, Calum must find a way to break free of his captors' grasp before Firesse destroys everyone and everything he loves.

Ruthless

Still reeling from the Assassins' deadly attack, Mercy, Tamriel, and Calum have no choice but to venture to the wild and war-torn Cirisor Islands for the one ingredient which may cure the deadly plague sweeping the country. They have no idea what they will face in the land of the fabled elves, except that the brutal Cirisians do not hesitate to kill any humans who trespass into their territory. When secrets, betrayals, and misplaced trust threaten to tear their group apart, Mercy finds herself caught between her desires to protect Tamriel and to expose Calum's crimes--secrets the sharp-tongued blacksmith will kill to keep hidden. After a Cirisian clan leader takes them hostage, the three of them must work together to ensure that Cassius Baccha's vision of the cure comes to fruition. They'll do anything to save Tamriel's people and right the wrongs the mad king has committed, but first, they have to survive the Islands--and each other.

Heartless

Beltharos may have won the battle against the Cirisians, but the true war is yet to come. For the first time since breaking the Guild's sacred oath, Mercy is under the control of the woman who has manipulated and tormented her all her life--and Illynor has no shortage of punishments awaiting Mercy for her crimes. All will be forgiven if she repents and dedicates herself to the Guild, but doing so means losing the family and life she left behind. Chained and half-starved, she vows to never give Illynor the satisfaction of seeing her break, but her resolve weakens every day she must endure the Guildmother's torture. She can only hope Tamriel finds a way to free her before it gives out entirely.

Fearless

The war for a kingdom has just begun. Battered and battle weary after dismantling the ruthless Assassins' Guild, Mercy and Tamriel triumphantly return to Sandori. It is well past time to free the slaves and bring justice to the elves. When their trusted general unexpectedly betrays them and usurps the throne, Mercy, Tamriel and their most loyal allies are forced to flee the capital with little more than the clothes on their backs. Branded enemies of the crown and hunted across the country, Mercy and Tamriel must venture beyond the borders of Beltharos if they are to have any chance of overthrowing the traitor and reclaiming the throne. Against impossible odds, they must find the strength to raise an army of their own...or lose the kingdom they love forever. Limitless is the fifth and final book of the Born Assassin series, with over 500 action-packed pages of betrayals, battles, court intrigue, and forbidden romance.

Limitless

Seventeen year old Aeliana Lucia Gratius, daughter of a wealthy merchant, has always accepted that she would marry the man of her father's choosing. A chance meeting with Cyprian, a poor city guard, causes her to question everything she knows. As she falls in love with Cyprian, she is visited by one of the Fates, Pretia, who delivers an ultimatum: marry the man her father choose or Vesuvius will destroy Pompeii, the only home she knows. Two thousand years after running away from Pompeii with Cyprian, Pretia returns and offers her the chance to return and prevent the eruption.

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