Michelle Manus

Earth’s hub for the magical universe is in need of a new Guardian, and Nyx Fortuna is so the person for that job... It’s easy to feel forgettable. Nyx literally is, and the condition seems to be getting worse. Homeless and alone, she's at the end of her rope when she stumbles onto Earth Between, a nexus between worlds. The residents may be magical and alien as hell, but they don’t have any problem remembering she exists. Though she never intended to become the Guardian of a Waystation between worlds, the gig is pretty simple: act as glorified passport control for the ley lines that connect the planets. But when an illegal traveler slips through her Station, she’s given an ultimatum: apprehend him or lose her Guardianship—and the only place she’s ever belonged. Things start looking up when the illegal traveler turns himself in, until Nyx learns he actually came to Earth looking for her. He thinks his best friend—and coincidentally Nyx’s ex-boyfriend—hid the most powerful object in the universe with her: the Harvester of Worlds. Nyx is determined to sort out this intergalactic mess and keep her new job, even if she has to visit the most dangerous planet in the galaxy and rescue her ex-boyfriend to do it. Oh, and if she suspects she’s been wearing the Harvester of Worlds as a necklace for the last five years, well, what’s the worst that could come from a power object with a name like that?

A Nyx Fortuna Novel

Guardian of Chaos

She’s been to the universe’s prison planet, why not check the black market off her bucket list next? Life at Nyx’s Station has been a little tense of late. There are the fugitives she’s hiding, the Harvester of Worlds she still doesn’t know what to do with, and then there’s the ex-boyfriend she’s been avoiding. So when someone from her elusive past shows up in Earth Between, Nyx jumps at the distraction—and the chance to finally get some answers. The only problem is, her childhood friend Seth has no intention of answering any of those questions. When he portal-jumps to the forbidden Shadow Market, it should be a guaranteed escape from a Station Guardian, but Nyx’s altered bond with her Station means following him is a possibility. One she has every intention of making a reality. Her newfound friends insist on coming with her, and really, what’s the worst that could happen from taking three ex-Enforcers, two Amazons, and one Tiagren shifter to the world’s most notorious black market planet?

Guardian of Shadows

In Aspect Society, magic is political power, secrets are as common as breath, and what you don’t know could easily get you killed… Valkyrie Winters’ life is tied to a magical object that shouldn’t exist. Which is why she has one goal: steal said artifact and destroy it before it kills her. Simple, right? Not when the artifact in question belongs to the council that governs magical society, and not when the handsome, infuriating Random Tremayne is intent on sticking his nose in her business. All because she made the mistake of sleeping with him one time. A year ago. As a notorious playboy—and her brother’s best friend—Random was supposed to be safe. A one-night fling. He wasn’t supposed to tell her he loved her. She’s kept him at arms-length ever since, unable to shut him down completely, but also unable to give him anything more—because the people Valkyrie cares about have an unfortunate tendency to find their lives ruined. Still, the unpredictable nature of Random’s magic might be just the thing Valkyrie needs to pull off this heist—and keep her life. But saving hers might destroy his. Random has been in love with Valkyrie since approximately forever. But with the exception of one night together, she won’t give him the time of day. After a year spent chasing her—and having his feelings run through an emotional blender more times than he can count—he’s ready to throw in the towel. Then a chance encounter brings Valkyrie’s secrets tumbling into the light, and her actions finally start making sense. She needs his help, and he’s more than willing to give it. If they survive stealing from the Council itself, will Random finally get what he’s always wanted, or will Valkyrie break his heart forever?

An Aspect Society Novel

Valkyrie's Call

She wants a normal life. He's from the very world she's trying to escape. Can their love overcome the odds, or will her past cost her lover his life? Siren Savage doesn't stay in one place for longer than six months. Nightmare creatures stalk her footsteps, and the gray-eyed man who controls them will do anything to claim her power for himself-the power to heal or kill with a single touch. She's accepted that constant running means she can never have a normal life, but when she meets Jace Winters, she finds herself wanting everything she knows she can't have. Old wounds have Jace staying as far away from Aspect-the power that runs in his family's bloodline-as possible. But when he meets Siren, a woman with more Aspect than any one person should be able to contain, he's incapable of turning down her plea for help-even if it means diving back into the very society he once swore he'd have nothing more to do with. Siren's tired of running, but her past is about to catch up to her, and it just might kill the only man she's ever slowed down long enough to love...

Siren's Song

Just once, Nyx Fortuna would like something in her life to be easy... Nyx has finally managed to dismantle the magic keeping her from her missing memories, but things are a bit...fractured. Her mind keeps slipping into different points in her past, and she's not always aware of when the present is. The issue couldn't have come at a worse time, because she finally has a lead on the Kumir—the race of identical assassins who have hunted the Hidden to the brink of extinction—but following that lead involves another interstellar trip. Recognizing that covert operations on a foreign planet aren't a good idea with her current problems, Nyx reluctantly agrees to let her friends go without her. But it turns out that sleep-portaling, like sleepwalking, is a thing, and Nyx accidentally ends up right where she shouldn't be. When complications prevent her from returning to Earth, Nyx is left to navigate an alien metropolis while hoping her skipping memory doesn't get her killed...or worse.

Guardian of Torment

This time, leaving Earth was not Nyx's choice... After her latest trip off-planet, Nyx Fortuna has every intention of keeping both feet firmly on Earth. Between trying to figure out why the Kumir have been hunting her friend Seth, searching for a way to destroy the Harvester of Worlds, and getting frustrated by the glacially slow return of her memories, she doesn't have any time for planet-hopping. Unfortunately, the universe has other plans. When she's abducted from Earth Between, Nyx finds herself in the remote reaches of the universe, on planets unconnected to the Station's ley lines. Her only hope lies in mastering the portal magic she's only just discovered she has. But even if she can manage its use, does she have enough magic-and determination-to find her way back home?

Guardian of Madness

Even the magically inclined know werewolves don’t exist. So why is her new rescue dog suddenly taking human form? Ever since going sober, Meredith Townsend has kept busy by helping her friend clean up the mess left over when they took down Aspect Society’s biggest boogeyman, Elijah Winters. When they find a dog locked in a basement at one of Elijah’s old compounds, Meredith’s magic immediately senses a lie. She knows it definitely isn’t a dog, but she never expects a werewolf—since everyone knows they don’t exist. Jensen King spent six months as Elijah Winters’ captive while the sadistic Aspecter tried to discover the secrets of all things Shifter. Now that Jensen’s free, he only has one goal: locate the other Shifters stolen from his pack before they get sold to the highest bidder at an underground magical auction. But his beautiful, suspicious rescuer isn’t exactly easy to sneak away from. When it turns out she might have as much of a reason as him to want to bring down the auction, he proposes they work together. If they succeed, they might even have a chance to broker peace between the two magical societies…if they don’t accidentally lead them into the first open war in centuries.

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