KEN HUGHES

They know. All my life Ive lived in secret, always changing my identity with my illusion magic and moving on without a trace. Or so I thought. Just as my sister and I have begun to learn the price our family paid for that secrecy, shes captured by a group of conspirators out for the key to her magic. Or is it simply revenge theyre after? Her message to me: let her die. Not a chance. My only chance to save her is to play our enemies against each other if I can outwit the tycoon who knows more about me every time we face off and the police captain with his own hidden demons. And then theres the woman whos already risked everything to help me save an enemy of hers, and shes one person I never meant to hurt at all. For a man whos worn a thousand faces, the hardest move of all is to earn someones trust. But with my sisters life running out, I cant let anyone stand in my way.

"A new take on urban fantasy... an action-packed adventure that will have you on the edge of your seat." - bestselling author Nat RussoThe sky was never the limit.Enter a world of gangs, vigilantes, and magic thats powerful enough to kill.Mark has never been the survivor his friend Angie is, but when he rescues a mysterious belt from the flames, its a decision that changes his life for good.As the two tap into the secret of gravity-controlling magic, they realize the reason Angies family tried to destroy the belt. Flying comes at a cost, to their lives and their sanity.Fighting back against a street gang with a vendetta, Mark begins to sense that death waits around every turn. Soon he and Angie come face-to-face with the true danger: hidden masters of other magical forces. The keepers of power want the secret of flying, and theyll destroy anyone who gets in their way.The High Road is the first book in a trilogy of street-level urban fantasy adventures. If you like heart-pounding suspense, comic-book energy, and Jim Butchers Dresden Files, then youll love Ken Hughess gritty, magical series.

The killer fights to save a life. The hero could lose it all. Colins battle with Eric has left his friends dead, his face scarred, and his allies turning to hunt him down. All that sustains him are his skein armor and his sister, and Eric will ravage the town to imprison her again, all for a hope of healing her. Two secrets change everything. One is the truth about the skein magic, that could give Colin the strength to match his unstoppable foe if he can keep Eric from seizing that too. The other could shatter everything hes fought for even if he wins. Now Colin gathers his last allies and all the courage he can find, to face a threat that no armor can shield him from. Who can stop a killer, if the heros not enough?

Twice Betrayed Third Times the Spell? Their last secret. His first enemy. Her ultimate choice.Mark has one last chance to bring Angie back from the owls body shes trapped in. But it will take more than the magic of flying to break free of the enemies around them.Against the body-stealing killer that haunted Marks life and shattered Angies, their only hope is their bond together, and to show that sorcerers innocent apprentice the danger looming over them all. If they can survive the ruthless weather-witch that is chasing them out of the sky. If they can find the truth behind schemes older than their lives.Torn between the puppetmaster and the force of nature, the last thing Mark needs is to face his own criminal father as wellbut this battle will leave no one untouched.The price for Angies humanity may be to let the whole city burn. Or it may cost Mark something more, if the decision Angie makes is the one he never saw coming.Who will live, who will die, and who will fly?

A trapped soul dwindling away. A battle for the magic of flight. A killer who can hide within anyones mind.Mark will do anything to bring back the woman he loves. The puppetmaster has stalked their lives searching for the secrets of magic her family has hidden. Now every night Mark leaps over the city streets, hunting the hunters own keys to the power of possessionthe only hope of freeing his love from the body shes trapped in. But how can Marks flying magic track down an enemy who never needs to show his face?Even stopping the gang leader Rafe is tainted by the killers shadow. Mark and his allies could risk their lives to stop the crew of levitating criminals from taking control of the skies but only Rafe has glimpsed the enemys plans and survived. Mark may have no choice but to try to save him, at any cost.Through it all, the one he fights to save is still his greatest ally, closer than his vengeful partners or the "innocent" targets of the puppetmasters latest schemes. But as the killers powers tighten and hope grows fainter, can he even trust her?Can he trust himself?FREEFALL continues the Spellkeeper Flight series on its heart-stopping journey above the streets of urban fantasy. Step into the sky today.

He can hear a whisper a block away and cant remember why.Open your mind, to a city where mystery chases up and down office back stairways, turns brother against brother, and plays out on frozen sidewalks where lives may be shattered if the enemy even looks at the ragged man passing by in the crowdand even that man cannot guess what memory will be next to batter his mind.Paul was no detective, no thief, only a student trying to get some distance from his father and brother. When he found himself marked by the power to enhance his senses, he had only that treacherous gift and what few tricks he dared to teach himself, to search for some explanationor at least the chance to give it meaning by exposing a few petty corruptions.Paul thought if he lived in poverty to keep his existence secret from the world, at least nobody could force him to use that gift as a weapon against others. But just when he thought he was untouchable, the last thing he expected shakes his world and drags him into the perils of his family, his power, and two women who each have a different claim on his life.As Paul begins to play cat and mouse with enemies he cant even name, he must break every rule thats kept him alive, in every frantic chase and every gamble he makes to break his family free. And all the while, he knows his greatest enemy may still be what lies behind his own secrets.If you think you know everything a paranormal thriller can do, take a closer look.

When you can fly, dont look down. The enemys above you.Enter a world of gangs, high-flying heroism, and magic that can transform lives or shatter them in the complete Spellkeeper Flight trilogy.Mark has never been the survivor his friend Angie is, but when he rescues a mysterious belt from the flames, its perilous secret changes their lives forever.As the two tap into the power of gravity-controlling magic, they discover the reason Angies family tried to destroy the belt. Leaping into the sky is as dangerous as it is breathtaking.The battle begins with a street gang stalking them for the magics secret, but those killers arent the only ones watching. Enemies hide within the minds of friends... nature twists to protect its ordinary-seeming master... unsuspecting people struggle to control the magic theyve stumbled into.A single shape falling from the sky can shatter someones world.This is Ken Hughess complete Spellkeeper Flight urban fantasy series. Follow the journeys every joyous leap to the clouds, every sinister twist, every desperate choice made as different allies and enemies reveal just what theyll truly fight for.And the one unshakeable bond between two people that is stronger than a world of magic.

Youll never see me.Nobody sees us, only what we use our magic to show them. My family named me Nick, but all our lives we were raised moving from one identity to another, learning the arts of deception, observation, and the secret of illusion magic.I didnt even see that my own sister had survived, when our familys one mistake got my parents killed.Now, years have passedyears I spent thinking I was alone. Now I find Valerie again, living a life even better-hidden than mine.A life thats only revealed when shes charged with murder. Now she needs her brother.The real killer is out there, and he has no idea how many secrets, tricks, and magical faces I can call up to drag him out of hiding.But Ive never imagined a threat like him, to our whole way of existence. Or that everything we know about our lives might have been deceiving us.And its the things you dont see that get you.

Armor up.Dive into adventure with the complete Dragonsigns trilogy: three books of action, truth, treachery, and the secrets of the skein.A hand sheathed in skein magic can rip claws through stone. Now a killers gathering enough of its power to disappear from sight, to shrug off gunfire, to lunge out and strike down his prey in an instant and what he wants may have already shattered Colins family once already.Someone has to stop him. Colin hunts for the truth behind that history, and the key to wielding the strange, shapeshifting gauntlet that is his only defense.Someone has to stop him. But who is Colin saving from who?The sister whose disappearance still haunts himThe detective hes drawn to, and not only because she knows the case all too wellHis old friends who have their own ties to the magicOr the truth behind the whole town? Which one is the real threat, and who is the next target?Someone has to stop him. And Colin will make allies and lose them, battle for his family again and again, and uncover the secret behind who lives and who must die.

He can hear a whisper a block awayand cant remember why.Open your mind, to a city where mystery chases up and down office back stairways, turns brother against brother, and plays out on frozen sidewalks where lives may be shattered if the enemy even looks at the ragged man passing by in the crowdand even that man cannot guess what memory will be next to batter his mind.Paul was no detective, no thief, only a student trying to get some distance from his father and brother. When he found himself marked by the power to enhance his senses, he had only that treacherous gift and what few tricks he dared to teach himself, to search for some explanationor at least the chance to give it meaning by exposing a few petty corruptions.Paul thought if he lived in poverty to keep his existence secret from the world, at least nobody could force him to use that gift as a weapon against others. But just when he thought he was untouchable, the last thing he expected shakes his world and drags him into the perils of his family, his power, and two women who each have a different claim on his life.As Paul begins to play cat and mouse with enemies he cant even name, he must break every rule thats kept him alive, in every frantic chase and every gamble he makes to break his family free. And all the while, he knows his greatest enemy may still be what lies behind his own secrets.If you think you know everything a paranormal thriller can do, take a closer look.The Shadowed Steps Trilogy contains Pauls complete adventures, from Shadowed to Tracks In Shadow and concluding in Shadow Sight.

I have to tell her. This should be the time to disappear, now that were finally free of our enemies. And Emma has already seen too much of my sisters and my illusion magic, and the world should never know were hiding in their midst. Besides, we still have mysteries left about why our family has always lived in secret, and where our magic came from. Old sins, and a long-ago threat that was once deadlier than any power weve ever seen, so its time for me and my sister to put those to rest. And yet Ive never met anyone like Emma. I never thought that while I went through every face and trick I know to find our answers, Id still be thinking of showing everything we are to a stranger. Theres no chance she could choose me and this hidden life over the life she has, even if my sister and I werent still on the run. But I have to tell her. If anyone could make this choice maybe all we need is a chance. Unless the deadliest past comes after all of us.

Keep your enemies closer.The family we never knew... has found us, and theyre assassins.These brothers magic can hide them inside walls themselves, untouchable and invisible as they wipe out any clues about the existence of magic. And they think we were born into that deadly mission with them.The only chance my sister and I have is to play along. We can cover up the secrets with our illusion power, if we can prove that deception can bury them better than killing does. And playing their game might protect the ones we love, or even figure out their own magic and use it to stop them. Or it could make us the murderers weve always feared wed become.With them or against them, every move we make will have a price.

What have I done?Im Oliver Greer, and Im on my own. My family is missingor in hiding, as a masked man with unstoppable magic chases me through the streets.Our own magic calls up whispers of the past, and for years weve secretly used it to help where people need it. But tonight, we touched something else.Now a ghost walks the city, a silent spirit that brings agony to everyone in his presence.And my enemies wont let me stop him.To save the city and my family, I have to stay ahead of ward traps and conjured blades to discover the truth. About the ghost and the people involved in his death. About why my father was so eager to contact spirits, and how long my uncle has feared themand now why that masked mage knows our secrets so well. How far back do the secrets go?Who will I have to face, to undo what Ive done?

Trial By FireWith his father condemned for forbidden magic, Oliver Greer battles to make up for the mistakes of his family. From treacherous arcane "allies" on all sides to the depths where old secrets lie forgotten, the hidden history of magic and the Greers place in the world will never be the same.

No one man can stop him. A madman with invisibility armor. A girl clinging to life. Her brother will make any bargain to protect her. Even Colin mastering his own shapeshifting magic armor hasnt been enough to keep his sister out of the hospital. Erics coming to take her back, with armor that gains power with everyone he kills. With the police hunting them all, Colin risks everything by trusting a crafty lieutenant who may have his own agenda. But Eric has allies of his own, as he draws closer to the final secret that could make him invincible. A monster at Colins front, and knives at his back. Which way can he turn? Weighing the Scales is the second book of the thrilling Dragonsigns urban fantasy series. If you like pulse-pounding action, back-alley mystery, and Jim Butchers Dresden Files, this is the book to grab.

Too late to let go Buried weapons of magic. A killer only they can stand against. Or does removing them unleash something worse? Colin and his family guarded and managed the towns historical house for years until a thief with wall-shattering claws came tearing it apart in search of more power. Someone has to stop him. Colin hunts for the truth behind that history, and the key to wielding a strange, shapeshifting gauntletagainst an enemy that appears without warning to kill anyone in the way of his power. Someone has to stop him. But who is Colin saving from who? The sister whose disappearance still haunts him The detective hes drawn to, and not only because she knows the case all too well His old friends who have their own ties to the magic Or the truth behind the whole town? Which one is the real threat, and who is the next target? Someone has to stop him. And Colin has to try whatever the cost may be. Running the Gauntlet is the first book of an exciting new urban fantasy series. If you like thrilling action, back-alley mystery, and Jim Butchers Dresden Files, this is the book to grab.

Secrets have a price, and his power can see them all. Or so he thought. Pauls years of exposing cover-ups with his paranormal senses are over. Now on the run from the police, he tracks the one person who knows the secret of his powers to a peaceful little town, where mysterious fires erupt the day he arrives. Paul thought he would do anything to find the truth. But who will pay the price this time? Tracks In Shadow continues the paranormal adventure from Shadowed, opening up the secrets of a legacy of power, and the lives it has transformed. Secrets have a price. And some people will pay any to destroy them.

Fire before them a phantom enemy behind them. Only his fear magic can save them.Adrian Corbin is ready for his first case against the darkest threats and the most dangerous arcane secrets in his city. Until the mysterious Maya comes to him for help against the pyrokinetic thugs that are stalking her and an invisible, unstoppable enemy orders him to steal Mayas own hidden magic.Everyone he knows could pay the price, if he refuses to betray her.Now Adrian fights through burning streets and forgotten archives, wielding the frightful power he won from the cursed tunnels that still haunt his nightmares.To keep Maya safe.To learn why shes hunted.To protect both her and the people in his own life and discover who the ultimate threat may be.He thought he was ready. But youre never ready for when all the lies and the secrets of magic go up in flames.The thrilling Corbin Cases urban fantasy series is about to begin.

The magic to save lives its what everyone would kill for.For Adrian Corbin, not every case begins with fighting pyromancers or crawling through catacombs of terror. Sometimes its safeguarding one budding magician and his friends.One who holds the secret of healing.No magic could be more precious, for Adrians mission to make up for the lives hes cost, or for the forces that begin to stir at the rumors of this new power.Protecting a healer means being ready for anything even the petty grudges and lies that could send his charges running straight into the grasp of the flame-throwing Duvals.Or the crime bosses that have begun to notice his work.Or the woman who turned his life upside down.To save a healer Adrian Corbin knows how many people could die.