Who can know when death will come calling?

This captivating collection will take you on a journey with characters whose lives lead to unexpected endings. Prepare to question the boundaries of life and death with this gripping anthology.

Hear the shocking tale of a detective solving a decades-long cold case (The Cold, Hard Evidence). Consider McAllister’s Last Deal, where a business transaction made half in jest with a mysterious man unexpectedly turns deadly. Imagine a simple yet terrible, fatal accident, a wagon train westward that brings unintentional death on the trail, or a disturbing suicide plan gone wrong. Those are among the thirteen stories of different lives and different journeys.

These are stories of life-changing events and death. We begin our journey toward our end from the moment we are born. How we live the days in between may be odd, ordinary, triumphant, or inconceivable in many thousands of ways. Yet, to live is an adventure filled with life lessons. We dare not waste our lives in fearful regret, but how we spend our lives after the beginning can sometimes lead us to the end – depending upon which fork in the road we take.

Seven hundred years ago, the Knights of the Ordained banished the demon, Asmeodai. Buried deep beneath Wahi Tapu Temple, the evil becomes a distant memory. For those seven hundred years, Asmeodai seethed in hatred for those that condemned him to this hell. He has survived only for his chance to enact his revenge.

Now, though, the time of the Secundus has come again. With the rising of the second moon comes the fear of Asmeodai’s re-emergence. The aftermath of the last Secundus saw the once-great Jornada Empire splintered into three realms. Moreover, the Knights of the Ordained are not what they once were. But all is not lost. There is hope. There are those born who are ordained to fight this evil.

Their destiny will not be denied.

Follow the sweeping fantasy adventure entrenched in royal intrigue, powerful foes, and magical exploits. Beware the saga contains sword & sorcery, dragons and fleogans, and witches and wizards.