The Shadow's Heir

Laela Redguard was born with the black hair of the Northern kingdom and the blue eyes of the Southern people, forever marking her as a hated half-breed child of both. When her only family tie is severed, the fierce and strong-willed Laela decides to leave her adoptive fatherвЂTMs home in the hopes of finding acceptance in the North, where the ruthless King Arenadd and the dark griffin Skandar rule. While LaelaвЂTMs Northern features allow her to blend into the crowds of the KingвЂTMs seat at Malvern, she cannot avoid falling victim to a pair of common thugs. When a stranger saves her life and gives her a place to stay, Laela is shocked to learn he is Arenadd himself—a man said to be a murderer who sold his soul to the Night God—the King without a heart. Arenadd is unsure what compels him to help this girl, but there is something about her that seems familiar, something he cannot remember—something that may rise up to banish the darkness forever… Review Praise for the Fallen Moon trilogy: “An intricately plotted story that is full of imaginative characters.”— Night Owl Reviews “A fabulous trilogy.”— Alternative Worlds “Taylor is a talent to watch.”— Publishers Weekly “A joy to read—rolling prose, tight action…and some twisty betrayals.”— The Straits Times Blogs “A grim and complex story…TaylorвЂTMs strong vision and firm hand make it compelling reading.”— Herald Sun About the Author Born in Canberra in 1986, K.J. Taylor attended Radford College, where she wrote her first novel, The Land of Bad Fantasy , which was published in 2006. She studied for a Bachelor's Degree in Communications at the University of Canberra, and graduated in 2007 before going on to do a Graduate Certificate in Editing in 2008. K.J. Taylor writes at midnight and likes to wear black.