The Lords of Alekka Series by A.E. Rayne

Sometimes the biggest secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves...Ragnahild One Eye has seen it: Reinar Vilander is fated to become a king.So why is a man fated to become a king running down a beach in a nothing sort of village, looking for women to sell as slaves?Because the gods have taken Reinar’s luck. Stolen it away. And now he’s a desperate man. An unlucky man. A lord whose fortress is under threat from a vengeful enemy who grows stronger by the day... moreSometimes the biggest secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves...Ragnahild One Eye has seen it: Reinar Vilander is fated to become a king.So why is a man fated to become a king running down a beach in a nothing sort of village, looking for women to sell as slaves?Because the gods have taken Reinar’s luck. Stolen it away. And now he’s a desperate man. An unlucky man. A lord whose fortress is under threat from a vengeful enemy who grows stronger by the day. A lord who needs silver to buy men to defend his walls.Reinar has lost more than he can bring himself to say. More than his eyes will reveal. And now he needs something to change before it’s too late. It must. It has to.For Reinar Vilander is fated to become a king.Alys de Sant has secrets. Some she keeps herself; others are hidden from her.Alys needs secrets because secrets will keep her safe. That’s what her grandfather told her. That’s why he made her hide who she really was, knowing that her life depended upon it.Yet Alys longs to be free. Free from her husband, who is cruel to her. Free from their tiny village, bordered by a long beach where she likes to walk every morning with her children. But if she’s going to be free, Alys needs to keep secrets.Even from her best friend, Stina, who is walking down the beach beside her, listening to the hungry gulls swirling above their heads, tasting snow on the wind, unaware that anything is wrong until Alys spins around, running, screaming, as the raiders round the headland, axes in the air, charging towards them...Eye of the Wolf is the first book in The Lords of Alekka: a thrilling new series from bestselling fantasy author, A.E. Rayne; set in the same world as The Furyck Saga and featuring a brand new cast of richly-woven characters and an exciting new adventure to get stuck into!Come and start the journey today... less

Fate will not be denied.And those FATED TO RISE can’t remain in the shadows forever.‘How do you know so much, Grandfather?’Alys was eleven. They sat at their table, shelling peas.‘Me? Oh, well I’m old, you see. The old know many things, though the young are usually too busy to ask.’‘You’re not that old.’Jonas smiled. ‘I’m old enough to know some things. Your grandmother taught me a lot. She was a wise woman.’Alys peered at him, seeing the sadness lurking behind his smile... moreFate will not be denied.And those FATED TO RISE can’t remain in the shadows forever.‘How do you know so much, Grandfather?’Alys was eleven. They sat at their table, shelling peas.‘Me? Oh, well I’m old, you see. The old know many things, though the young are usually too busy to ask.’‘You’re not that old.’Jonas smiled. ‘I’m old enough to know some things. Your grandmother taught me a lot. She was a wise woman.’Alys peered at him, seeing the sadness lurking behind his smile. They didn’t talk about her grandmother. They didn’t talk about her mother either.Alys knew that.She dropped her head, staring at the tiny green peas, glistening in their pod. And lifting it over the bowl, she scraped her finger under the peas, watching them slide into the bowl.Jonas reached across the table, hand on her arm. ‘What use is knowledge if we never share it? That’s what Eida always said. Though, some things make you unsafe. It’s better never to know about them. The darkness is not frightening if you don’t know what’s lurking in it...’Frowning, Alys stared at him, leaning forward. ‘But what is lurking in it, Grandfather?’* * * * *Mark of the Hunter is the second book in The Lords of Alekka: an enthralling new series from bestselling fantasy author, A.E. Rayne; set in the same world as The Furyck Saga and featuring a brand new cast of richly-woven characters and an exciting new adventure to get stuck into! less