Melissa Giorgio

Two months after Bantheir's betrayal, Irina is learning how to live in a world where magic is not only real, but a part of her everyday life. As a spy for Parnaby, the shadowy president of the city of Dusk, Irina has to pretend Parnaby's manipulation magic worked on her and she doesn't remember his horrifying proclamation about Vernen. If her friend, brought back from the dead by an ancient source of magic, begins to show even a hint of magic, Parnaby will kill him without hesitation. When a mysterious woman named Aeonia confronts Irina, she threatens to tell Parnaby everything Irina is hiding from him if Irina doesn't steal a magical artifact from the president's mansion. Knowing she's the only one who can protect Vernen, Irina agrees to Aeonia's demands, but she wonders if this ultimate betrayal will destroy her newfound happiness with Leonid-and get her killed in the process. With elements of magic, mystery, and murder, The Burning Chaos takes readers on a dangerous journey through Dusk, introducing them to new characters and reuniting them with old favorites. Can Irina stay one step ahead of everyone and save Vernen? Or is she doomed to succumb to the magic she once loved but now despises?

The Burning Chaos

In the gritty city of Dusk, seventeen-year-old Irina makes her living as the street magician Bantheir's assistant. The job isn't glamorous, but she loves the crowds, the shows, and most of all, the illusion of magic. But Irina's world is shattered the night she is arrested and charged as Bantheir's accomplice to murder-murder by magic.Real magic, the kind that's been forbidden since the old wars.Irina finds the idea of flashy showman Bantheir using actual magic to kill someone laughable, but she's the only one who sees how ridiculous the claim is. But how can she convince everyone Bantheir is innocent when they've already made up their minds? Desperate, Irina must decide who she can trust to help her win her freedom. Is the surly, handsome Captain Leonid telling the truth when he says he believes Irina is innocent, or is he just using her to get to Bantheir? What about Aden, the sweet soldier and longtime fan of Irina's who claims he's on her side?Irina said she wanted to know the truth, but when she stumbles across a dark secret that changes everything, will she be strong enough to survive?

The Fading Dusk

A thousand years ago, the old wars came to a halt when the world's three most powerful and dangerous magicians were trapped inside a prison stone. The stone has remained safely locked away inside the city of Dusk... until now. The cunning sorceress Aeonia has stolen the stone and Irina, Leonid, Vernen and their friends are desperate to track her down before the stone starts whispering to Aeonia with false promises of power.But the journey isn't easy. After a chance encounter with magic-hunting knights Claudette and Emile Borde that has unexpected consequences, Irina soon discovers the world outside of Dusk is nothing like she imagined. But to give up means to doom the world, and Irina will do whatever it takes to prevent that from happening. When a series of dire events forever changes the travelers, Irina will be forced to make a sacrifice which she's not sure she's capable of.With more magic and danger than ever, the third book in the Smoke and Mirrors series will leave readers breathless as they race to read the explosive final pages.

The Whispering Echoes

Gabi Harkins likes to think she's a pretty normal sixteen-year-old. She goes to school, suffers though an awful part-time job, and deals with a bratty younger sister. But when a potential shoplifter morphs into a monster right in front of her, Gabi realizes her life is far from normal-especially when that monster follows her home and ends up battling a boy wielding a sword in her backyard. The boy, Rafe Fitzgerald, is a member of Silver Moon, an organization devoted to eradicating demons before they kill humans. If this little bit of news isn't earth-shattering enough, Rafe reveals that he needs Gabi's help. As strong as Rafe is, he does not possess the Sight-a rare ability that allows a hunter to See through a demon's glamour, enabling them to strike before the demon does. But guess who does? While Gabi is reluctant to face another demon, she knows she owes Rafe big time for saving her. Together, they're thrown headfirst into heart-stopping situations as they battle newer and more frightening demons. When she starts to fall for Rafe, Gabi knows her normal life is gone forever.

The Sight Seer

The unthinkable has happened: A dragon was slain, her death used to free the three most powerful and dangerous magicians in the world, and Irina was powerless to stop it. Now she must pick up the broken pieces and prepare for a battle she seems destined to lose. But all is not lost. Hope comes in the form of Nerine, a girl from a faraway land, and her army of dragons. Irina and Nerine know the only way to win this is to work together by uniting their ragtag team of friends, which is easier said than done. Tensions flare, dark secrets from their pasts are revealed, and tears are shed as the heroes struggle to put aside their differences and decide on their next course of action. The road forward is not easy. In Irina's most dangerous adventure yet, she travels to lands both new and familiar, learning to accept the fledging magic that's inside of her. In a race against time, with more than one life at stake, failure is not an option. When the curtain falls on the final Smoke and Mirrors book, who will be left to take a bow?

The Sleeping Ancient

Ever since that fateful night Gabi Saw her first demon, she's been questioning who and, better yet, what she is. When given a chance to find the answers she seeks, she seizes it, even if it means putting herself-and her beloved friends-in danger. From upstate New York to the streets of Manhattan, Gabi chases after the truth that has, until this point, remained out of reach. But when her whole world shatters, Gabi wonders if it would have been better to remain ignorant. Because once you know the truth, there's no going back. In the final installment of the Silver Moon Saga, the stakes are higher than they've ever been for Gabi and her friends, and no one's guaranteed a happy ending. Will Gabi triumph or will the shadows claim her for their own?

Melissa Giorgio

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