I didn't start out to write a series. My intention was to write a one-off book. A gritty urban fantasy. But after I finished writing the first novel, I couldn't stop thinking about the characters or their story lines. I knew they had legs. Before long, I was back at my keyboard. Soon I had a rough outline for two more books. At that point, the first book hadn't yet been published, so I decided to call the series a trilogy.
However, after I finished writing the second book and was halfway through writing the third, I knew that Emelynn's story would breach the trilogy framework. The fourth book put the final nail in the trilogy coffin and I renamed it The Gift Legacy. There are now six books in the series and one book in The Companion series. At this point, no more books in this series are "planned" but you know how well my best laid plans turn out.
A Brief Summary of the Gift Legacy series:
There is a world that exists within our own. A world brimming with extraordinary wonder and ruthless brutality. A world Emelynn Taylor doesn’t yet know she’s part of. The Gift she naively accepted years ago branded her as one of them; a gift that develops into unpredictable episodes of weightlessness that send her skyward in terrifying uncontrolled flights.
And now, if the Gift doesn’t kill her, one of her own kind might.
Secret Sky (Book 1)
In Secret Sky, Emelynn returns to her childhood home on Canada’s west coast intent on learning to control the gift that has become a debilitating burden. Along the way, she discovers a community whose members share the gift, a man who takes her breath away and enemies who hide in plain sight.
Hidden Enemy (Book 2)
In Hidden Enemy, Emelynn discovers an ancient book that unlocks a connection to her past she never imagined: a connection that thrusts her into the heart of a struggle between an evil she knows and one she’s about to meet.
Burning Lies (Book 3)
In Burning Lies, Emelynn comes face-to-face with the thugs who call themselves Redeemers. To stop them, Emelynn is forced to form an alliance with a man she doesn’t trust and a family she doesn’t know.
Lethal Waters (Book 4)
In Lethal Waters, Emelynn must deal with the aftermath of choosing a man’s life over keeping the secret of the gift. In exposing the gift, she drew the attention of the government’s elite forces. All they want in exchange for protecting the secret are Emelynn’s services. With a new job, a new handler and no choice, Emelynn goes undercover. She soon finds herself in a deadly game of cat and mouse in which she breaks all the rules.
Deadly Deception (Book 5)
In Deadly Deception, knowledge of the gift leaks into a clandestine world where operatives are above the law. When Emelynn learns her government has betrayed her and abducted her lover, she defies orders to find him. The revenge that is unleashed will challenge Emelynn’s perception of herself and test her resolve to honour those she loves, even if it means losing them.
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Wings of Prey (Book 6)
In Wings of Prey, Emelynn receives a dire warning from her father’s grave—a warning that makes her question her loyalties. Uncertain who are friends and who are foes, Emelynn chooses to stand for the powerless against the powerful. That choice comes with a terrible price and sets in motion a clash of titans that will determine if Emelynn lives or dies.
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Lover Betrayed (The Gift Legacy Companion)
Lover Betrayed is a companion book to the Gift Legacy. It’s a Rashomon treatment of the first book in the series, Secret Sky, retelling the story from Emelynn’s lover’s point of view. Lover Betrayed forces a re-examination of motives, as the events are interpreted from a different perspective. This is Jackson Delaney's story. It’s Awakening Redux.
When Jackson Delaney sets out to clear the tarnished reputation of his late father’s company, a disowned half-brother thwarts his plan. Then Jackson’s wife disappears. Desperate to find her, he calls in favours from nefarious men and lures an innocent young woman into his vengeful mission. How much will he lose before he finds his way home?