Originally published 02-24-09 in e-book format.
SummaryLove is the wiliest thief of all.
Malachy and his sister rely on his talents as a thief to
survive the dangerous streets of Klathport, former capital
of the once-great kingdom of Ithian. Stealing a few papers
should have been a simple job. Instead, it nearly costs
their lives and throws them into an improbable alliance with
a shape-shifting official, a desert tribeswoman, and a
healer of enchanting beauty.
Cerys is far more than a simple healer—and the roots
of her mission go deeper into the past than anyone can know.
She needs Malachy's skills to recover a stolen scroll, one
that can be used to rewrite history and, in the wrong hands,
release the dark powers of the Demon Realm.
Her mission was supposed to atone for a dreadful, long-ago
act. Instead, it unleashes a chain of events which sees them
pursued through city and desert by the fearsome Dune Witch
and a killer known only as His Lordship. Romance, tragedy,
and adventure blend in a tale of a magical land on the brink
of war, and five unlikely allies who, by putting their
lives—and their hearts—on the line, have the
opportunity to finally set things right.
But at a terrible cost.
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