Books in the Phoenix Duology series

An insane sorcerer. A banished thief. A kingdom hanging in the balance.Kaislyn is caught up in a game of game of life and death when she's banished to the mountains and faced with an old enemy. Resuming her ancient feud with the former king Ikaros, she plunges recklessly into plots of poison and treason. Haunted by her past mistakes, Kaislyn will stop at nothing to defeat him. But at what price?With everyone she loves threatened, Kaislyn must embrace the powers of the forgotten Serpent House--powers that rival the Phoenix Queen herself. And she's not going to let a little thing like dying get in her way.

Swirling scarves. Beating drums. Dripping blood.Raina is a ritual dance slave trying to survive in a city steeped in blood and secrets. But she has secrets too. A voice only she can hear and hypnotic powers.After she saves the life of an innocent boy in the streets, Raina's life spirals out of control. She must escape the only home she knows, pursued by none other than the demonic city captain. Accompanied by a flirtatious assassin, she discovers a darker truth. Her secret voice is driving her toward insanity.Can Raina save the city she loves before it, and she, are consumed by her nightmares? The shadows of the past are coming back to life and her nightmares are full of blood.Her own.