Books by J W Troemner

Rosario Hernandez doesn't ask for much. Shed like to sleep on a bed instead of a sidewalk, to know where her next meal is coming from, and maybe, if shes really feeling optimistic, to get a girlfriend. More than anything, though, she wants her best friend Arkay not to murder anyone because Arkay is a dragon, claws and all.But the world is a dangerous place for a pair of homeless women, even if one has scales and claws. Arkay is doing everything she can to keep Rosa safe, but with every fight, Arkay becomes more ruthless and brutal. And Rosa is losing her grip on her dragon.Urban Dragon: Volume 1 includes the first three stories in the Urban Dragon series: Book 1: Mark of the DragonBook 2: Shadow and SteelBook 3: Dance with the Devil

For years Shine has studied magic in secret, buying black-market spellbooks and bribing two-bit warlocks for their scraps of knowledge, but every spell she learns comes at a terrible risk. In a land ravaged by war with the Sorcerer Queen, magic is outlawed, and those caught practicing it are hunted and killed. When the lessons run out and the witch hunt closes in, Shine seeks out a new mentor: the immortal sorcerer Tatterdemalion, maker of deals and master of demons. The closer she gets to her new tutor, the more she uncovers the mysteries of his past, the source of his power, and his part in the war that changed the world.But Shine's rise doesn't go unnoticed. The Sorcerer Queen has her eyes on Tatterdemalion's new apprentice, and she will not tolerate a rival to her power.