Accompanied by a mysterious gentleman from Naples and a doting young doctor with secrets of his own, Anne de Bourgh commences a voyage that will change forever the life of one of literature’s most famous third wheels. But when war erupts, Anne and her party must scramble to find safe passage back to England. With failing health and a cloudy future, in desperation she takes advantage of a peace treaty between England and France to spend a warm winter in the Italian kingdom of Naples. 1 of 3.Pride and Prejudice and Pirates….It is a truth universally understood-but never acknowledged-that an heiress with no husband and no prospects is an object of derision and pity.And an heiress who had a prospect-for decades-but her intended was stolen away by a rival with no family, no money, and no connections, is so profoundly to be pitied that she must not even be talked about behind her back.Except, of course, if she is not in town.And most definitely if she is the daughter of that imperious old harridan, Lady Catherine de Bourgh.Three years after her cousin Fitzwilliam Darcy broke their engagement to marry Elizabeth Bennet, Anne de Bourgh’s life is sputtering to a halt.

Accompanied by a mysterious gentleman and a doting doctor with secrets of his own, Anne flees a new war and commences a voyage home that will change forever the life of one of literature’s most famous third wheels. Three years after Fitzwilliam Darcy married Elizabeth Bennet, a failing Anne de Bourgh takes advantage of peace between England and France to spend a warm winter in Naples. Alone, she must find a way to save her family, her friends, and the boy who has finally begun to notice her.You can enjoy this stand-alone short story by itself, or read it in conjunction with Far-Knowing, which takes place after the events in Chaos Rises.Get your copy today. Then one day she returns home to find a black-cloaked stranger holding her village under a terrible spell. The local mage hasn't been able to teach her to control it, and she can't even reliably summon her own sheep. As time passes, however, she wonders what good it is: a power that manifests itself only in the ability to accidentally summon animals at inconvenient times.

Will she be able to finally use her magic when it really matters?The day the hill tiger attacks, young Hala realizes excitedly that she may have the gift. Then one night she comes home to find a black-cloaked stranger holding her village under a terrible spell.

Magic isn't as good as beauty or wealth, but for Hala it's something to set her apart, even if her only ability is to summon animals-accidentally-at inconvenient times.

Heart Wreck by Melinda Hazen