Books published by Donna Maree Hanson

Emerald FireCry Havoc Book 2A book of manners, magic and mayhemAfter Edward and Jemima's honeymoon is cut short by a severed head landing in their marriage bed, they must away to London to devise a way to defeat the ravenous beast, Geneck and Jemima must be the bait.Newspaper headlines reveal carnage in London streets and the police and the secret brotherhood of magicians are pounding at the door, demanding answers from Edward.Joined by Fulton, Edward and Jemima begin to scour the dark places of London: sewers and newly-constructed underground railway tunnels. Their only chance is to find Geneck's lair and end him in daylight, when he is weak. But the monster's minions protect him and the road to safety is not clear.When Jemima is taken, Edward is beside himself. Who has taken her and how is he going to get her back? Deeper into magic he must go, and Milly and Aunt Prudence join in the fight to rid the world of Geneck. But will that be enough?

Ruby HeartCry Havoc Book OneParanormal Victorian steampunk fantasy, with Gothic horror and romance.A book of manners, magic and mayhem.After her father is murdered, budding scientist Jemima Hardcastle is packed off to boarding school by her guardian and heir to Willow Park, Edward Huntington. When they finally meet again at a house party, four years later, Edward doesn't recognise his ward and the two share a flirtation that is broken when Jemima confesses her true identity. The murder of another party guest and the theft of a precious gem interrupt any chance they have to resolve their feelings. Edward coldly ships Jemima off once more - this time back to her old home. At Willow Park, under the chaperonage of the odious Aunt Prudence and meek cousin Milly, Jemima is expected to concentrate on her needlework. Instead, she finds a friend in Edward's man, Fulton, who shows her the artificial leg his employer built for him. Impressed by this revelation of scientific genius and generosity, Jemima's esteem for Edward rises and she longs to see him again - but he does not arrive home as planned. When she discovers he has been abducted, Jemima plans a rescue, but unbeknownst to her, Edward is a gentleman magician and his devices have more than science on their side. She and Fulton plunge into London's hidden world of dark sorcery as they search everywhere for Edward - in the slums, manufactureys, and even a bawdy house until Jemima's life is on the line.

Hot Paranormal Romance!Asleep in bed, widow Annwyn dreams about making love with her dearly departed husband and wakes up in another woman's body. The other woman is Nira, an evil sorceress, who is having sex with Dane, a sorcerer she has cursed. Nira has used Annwyn's body to escape Dane's binding spell. Annwyn has to fight her own attraction to the powerful sorcerer Dane and find a way to get her body back. But Dane's curse is not what it seems. As a werewolf he is consumed by the beast, losing his humanity. If the curse is not removed he will be changed into a mindless wolf forever!

Deliciously dark fantasy…"Shatterwing has all the fantasy ingredients I love: tormented heroes, a truly twisted villain - and a brand new take on dragons!" Glenda Larke, (award winning author of The Stormlord Trilogy)"Dark and compelling, with strong characters and a sense of grim inevitability that pulls you along with the story." Craig Cormick, (award-winning author of the Shadow Master Series.)The story concludes…Dragons wane, undone by the magic embedded in the falling moon fragments. Soon there will be nothing left of Margra to save…As skyfire purges the land above, Salinda assembles what she needs to find the machine that could avert final moonfall. Heavily pregnant, Salinda has no choice to go on the arduous journey because she carries the cadre, a source of power and knowledge necessary to save the world.Meanwhile, the remnants of the human race huddle in the underground city of Barrahiem in the hope that they will survive what is to come.Into the Hiem Travel Ways, Salinda and her companions head for the continent of Arvoli. For thousands of years no one has travelled these ancient paths to this partially-submerged continent. Crumbling, the Travel Ways are as treacherous as they are magical.With the sky churning like a cauldron and moonfall imminent, they discover they are not the first to arrive.Salinda and her band must fight to reach the ancient machine that could avert moonfall.Time is running out…

Through These EyesHave you ever wondered what is real?Are everyday things just as they seem or is there a secret world just beyond our perception? One that bends and shifts as it hides from our sight?Eleven tales of speculative fiction from Australian author, Donna Maree Hanson

Deliciously dark fantasy…"Shatterwing has all the fantasy ingredients I love: tormented heroes, a truly twisted villain - and a brand new take on dragons!" Glenda Larke, (award winning author of The Stormlord Trilogy)"Dark and compelling, with strong characters and a sense of grim inevitability that pulls you along with the story." Craig Cormick, (award-winning author of the Shadow Master Series.)The story continues…On the devastated world of Margra, where man-eating dragons are tamer than the humans, a small band of heroes fight for a brighter future.After a battle with the malevolent baron and the evil dragon creature, Gercomo, to prevent the life giving dragon wine being sequestered in the doomsday city, Eternity, for use by the rich elite, Salinda turns her attention to the looming disaster that threatens their very existence.With the aid of the powerful cadre, an ancient source of power and knowledge, Salinda fights to save her planet, Margra, from the final moonfall-an event that will destroy the already ravaged planet.Currently safe within the underground city of Barraheim, a heavily pregnant Salinda knows that the end is looming and that a solution must be found. Plagued with doubt, she ponders whether her child be born before moonfall or born at all.With Nils's, her alien mate incapacitated and others in her band recovering from injuries, Salinda struggles to decipher an ancient text that speaks of a machine that might help them.And in the dark spaces beneath Barrahiem lurks something else, something mysterious and dangerous…

Ms Opeia Gayens, head of AllEarth Corp, has a problem-her company is rotten with Space Pirates. She wants to get rid of them once and for all. An unexpected invitation to dinner challenges her plans to be the bait that will draw the nasty pirates out. It's been forever since she's been on a date-just been Opi. Somehow, Owain McDevitt, mild-mannered, potato farmer from the planet Islay 2 is drawn into the intrigue. Yet, no one is who they seem, least of all Owain McDevitt. Betrayal after betrayal threatens Opi's existence and she must discover who the traitor really is before she can find her true path to happiness.

For lovers of epic fantasy…In a land where oaths can't be broken, be careful what promises you make.To break the binding oath is to risk the very magic of Argenterra.Best friends, Sophy and Aria, are on a family trip in Scotland when they find themselves swept away to another world.The lush land of Argenterra is imbued heavily with a magic known as the GIVEN - but while Aria adapts quickly, able to use and recognize the magic as naturally as if she'd been born in this world, Sophy struggles to find her place. Far from discovering her own magical gifts, Sophy is unable to feel the GIVEN at all. Something about the magic has warped and changed her appearance and she's lost her vibrancy, becoming a mere shadow of her former self. Previously the attractive, outgoing one, now she is ugly and unable to fit in, whereas Aria has grown in confidence.As Aria thrives, quickly falling in love with a dashing prince, Sophy fights to survive in an increasingly hostile and deadly realm. She pairs up with Oakheart, ambassador to the king, on a quest to discover her true purpose in the kingdom, but soon the darker side of Argenterra and its people becomes apparent to both women.The GIVEN is not without cost - the laws of this magic dictate that oaths are bound with the GIVEN and the inhabitants of Argenterra bear the mark of the original, ancestral oath to the land. Every promise must be kept or the land's magic will compel its completion. Only murder can sunder a binding oath and then magic will wane and Argenterra will become the Ungiven Land - but no native Argenterran has that power.Now trapped by binding promises of their own, Sophy and Aria's friendship will test oaths and Sophy's very presence will pose a true threat to Argenterra...  Best friends, Sophy and Aria, are on a family trip in Scotland when they find themselves swept away to another world.The lush land of Argenterra is imbued heavily with a magic known as the GIVEN - but while Aria adapts quickly, able to use and recognize the magic as naturally as if she'd been born in this world, Sophy struggles to find her place. Far from discovering her own magical gifts, Sophy is unable to feel the GIVEN at all. Something about the magic has warped and changed her appearance and she's lost her vibrancy, becoming a mere shadow of her former self. Previously the attractive, outgoing one, now she is ugly and unable to fit in, whereas Aria has grown in confidence.As Aria thrives, quickly falling in love with a dashing prince, Sophy fights to survive in an increasingly hostile and deadly realm. She pairs up with Oakheart, ambassador to the king, on a quest to discover her true purpose in the kingdom, but soon the darker side of Argenterra and its people becomes apparent to both women.The GIVEN is not without cost - the laws of this magic dictate that oaths are bound with the GIVEN and the inhabitants of Argenterra bear the mark of the original, ancestral oath to the land. Every promise must be kept or the land's magic will compel its completion. Only murder can sunder a binding oath and then magic will wane and Argenterra will become the Ungiven Land - but no native Argenterran has that power.Now trapped by binding promises of their own, Sophy and Aria's friendship will test oaths and Sophy's very presence will pose a true threat to Argenterra...

The exciting conclusion to Sophy and Aria's adventure in Argenterra!I do not know how we will live with a decrease in the given. The Puri may want what we have but the fact is what they want may no longer exist…Sophy is trapped in Yulandir at the mercy of Rufus and the Ancient Evil as they drain the land's given from her. Sophy must fight to keep the power inside herself and find a way back to Argenterra. Oakheart's loyalties are divided: he cannot go after Sophy to rescue her because no one knows how to operate The Crystal Gate and his father calls for aid as the Puri have invaded Silverdale and he must go to war.