Magelight - by Kacey Ezell (Hardcover)

About the Book

"All her life, Aelys of Brionne had been weak. As the noble daughter of one of the empire's most powerful magic-wielding families, it should have been easy for her to live her dream of bonding with a warrior protector and joining the Imperial Battlemage Corps. But when her weakness robs her of her dreams, her best friend, and the man she loves, Aelys makes the only choice she can see: she takes her fate into her own hands and she runs, leaving her safe, protected world behind. Now she must find a way to work with three dangerous strangers-a warrior, a forester, and a thief-to escape the bandits stalking her, fight through the dangers of the untamed forest, and make her way back home, where her family and her destiny await. Only . . . her violent protectors might be the key to the power and freedom she's always craved. Can Aelys find the strength to choose her own destiny and become the sorceress she was born to be? Or lose herself on the path to power?"--

Book Synopsis

Fleeing her sheltered life, a noblewoman must trust a warrior, a forester, and a thief to unlock her true power and face her destiny.

Embrace Your Power and Forge Your Destiny

All her life, Aelys of Brionne had been weak. As the noble daughter of one of the empire's most powerful magic-wielding families, it should have been easy for her to live her dream of bonding with a warrior protector and joining the Imperial Battlemage Corps. But when her weakness robs her of her dreams, her best friend, and the man she loves, Aelys makes the only choice she can see: she takes her fate into her own hands and she runs, leaving her safe, protected world behind.

Now she must find a way to work with three dangerous strangers--a warrior, a forester, and a thief--to escape the bandits stalking her, fight through the dangers of the untamed forest, and make her way back home, where her family and her destiny await.

Only . . . her violent protectors might be the key to the power and freedom she's always craved. Can Aelys find the strength to choose her own destiny and become the sorceress she was born to be? Or lose herself on the path to power?

Review Quotes

Praise for Magelight:

". . . a sexy, fast-paced adventure that takes time to consider the limits of love, friendship, and duty. In between the exciting action sequences and the intense character relationships, Kacey Ezell asks vital questions: How can we tell the difference between choice and compulsion? Is love as powerful as magic? And can we ever fully trust our heart's desires?" --Sharon Shinn, New York Times best-selling author of the Twelve Houses series

"Kacey writes fast paced, addictive adventures with complex characters who often have conflicting motivations that put them on a collision course with destiny. It's the kind of stuff you can't put down." --Larry Correia, New York Times best-selling author of the Saga of the Forgotten Warrior

"This is one of the best fantasy novels I've read in years." --Upstream Reviews

About the Author

After retiring from the USAF and flying medical emergency helicopters, Kacey Ezell is a full-time writer who specializes in sci-fi/fantasy/alt history/horror fiction. Her first novel was a Dragon Award finalist in 2018, and her stories have been featured in Baen's Year's Best Military and Adventure Science Fiction compilation in 2017 and 2018. In 2018, her story "Family Over Blood" won the 2018 Year's Best Military and Adventure Science Fiction Reader's Choice Award. She writes for Baen and Chris Kennedy Publishing.