Magian

An unlikely Chosen One, her pirate captain ex-lover, and a nun. A prophecy that unleashes a fire-breathing sea serpent pouring its wrath on the isles. A magical scepter with the power to destroy-or save-the world. Samara is a ship wrecked at sea. She can't seem to get anything right, especially her love life. Her former pirate captain, the famous Baz Blackwater, broke her heart and stranded her on an island of religious hypocrites. Samara wants nothing more than to escape to the freedom of the sea, so when her ex-lover shows up offering a chance at a magical treasure-and secret revenge-she jumps at the chance. Seraphina prays every day for her wayward twin sister to stop chasing the pirate life and find the peace she's discovered in her own quiet life at the convent. But Samara has nothing but contempt for her sister's beliefs and religious rituals. Yet when Seraphina uncovers an ancient prophecy revealing the horrifying curse of the treasure Samara and Baz seek, she must leave her convent-risking the wrath of her Order-and search for the truth about Macario's scepter. In a world of friendship and betrayal, monsters and magic, seedy pubs and adventure on the high seas, will Samara's magical powers, Baz's cunning plans, and Seraphina's unshakable faith be enough to slay a cursed sea serpent destroying everything they love?

When a surly pirate and a treasure-hunting nun fall into a cursed jungle with the Order captain tasked with their capture-what else could possibly go wrong? Seraphina Davalos left her seminary and inserted herself into Captain Mari Adlam's pirate crew to gain passage to a mysterious isle said to hide a secret library. In this library is the knowledge her twin sister-the one chosen by the gods to wield Macario's Scepter-needs to defeat the awakening monsters and stop the end of the world. No big deal, right? Unfortunately, Captain Luis Fozo is much less concerned with taboo myths and impending doom. He's determined to exact revenge on the pirates responsible for his brother's death. His plan goes sideways, however, when he falls through an ancient portal and is forced to work together with Seraphina and Mari to survive sirens, harpies, diabolical traps, and whatever else the cursed jungle conjures on their path to the library-and escape. Their alliance is only temporary, though. He doesn't believe their conspiracy theories about the world ending in the slightest. And he certainly, most definitely-without question-is not falling for a brave, naive nun who's as intelligent as she is beautiful. It's only a few days, a few monsters, and a few curses. How bad could it be? A funny, page-turning adventure great for fans of Indiana Jones with a dash of Pirates of the Caribbean.

Zuri Abayomi doesn't need her nation's eccentric oracle to reveal her destiny. She's going to become the general of her father's armies whether she likes it or not. But not even she can go against tradition. On Zuri's coming-of-age day, the oracle sends her on a strange quest, far away from her people and into the territory of their sworn enemies. Find the serpent slayer and the one who would never be king. Give them what's inside the Oracle's mysterious little box. Discover her destiny. But her path looks nothing like she imagined. When dark magic brings to life an evil sorceress and her shadow griffins to terrorize the Griffin Vales and bring about a civil war that's been brewing for centuries, Zuri must set aside everything she thought she knew and take up the ancient magic of the Spell Keeper. And, for once, she can't do it on her own. It'll take the help of another magic wielder, a nun-turned treasure hunter, an ex-order captain, their motley crew of pirate friends, and-by far the worst-the prince of the nation she's been trained to destroy. Yet their efforts won't be enough to defeat an evil sorceress and stop the destruction of both nations if Zuri can't find a way to heal a past she's fought hard to forget in order to unlock the magic that's always been inside her.