The Chain Breaker Books
An assassin without equal. A hidden magic awakening. The Chain Breaker Series begins. Gavin Lorren thought he’d escaped the killing life. No more assassinations. No more working alone. Just high-risk jobs with a loyal partner, a warm fire at the Roasted Dragon tavern, and the comfort of being unknown in the sprawling city of Yoran. But peace never lasts for men like Gavin. When a mission goes sideways, Gavin finds himself hunted by deadly El’aras warriors—an ancient race with unnatural speed and a magic that should no longer exist. Worse, his mysterious employer knows far too much about him… and isn’t done using him yet. To survive, Gavin must awaken the power buried in his past. A power forged in blood, silence, and shadow. Because only the Chain Breaker can stand against what’s coming.
A dark sorcerer with a deadly plan attacks Gavin's adopted city. The Chain Breaker Series continues. After capturing the sorcerer called the Apostle, Gavin decided to remain in the city of Yoran where he’s become comfortable. Work that had been plentiful has dried up and comfort becomes complacency. While new friends help to find jobs, they’re not the kind of jobs an assassin trained to be the Chain Breaker should take. He’s trained to kill, not track down relics in a city that long ago banished magic. When pushed to save a young boy, Gavin finds himself dealing with much more than he bargained for. A sorcerer known as the Mistress of Vines has come to Yoran. In order to stop her, he must come to understand a part of himself he was trained to ignore. It will take an assassin without equal to stop the Mistress of Vines. Only this time, the Chain Breaker might not be enough.
When the Fates attack Yoran, the Chain Breaker must fight back. After establishing an uneasy truce with the constables, Gavin has settled in Yoran to offer protection to his friends and the remaining magical element in the city. When a job reveals a dangerous new threat in the city, Gavin must take action. This time the target isn’t Gavin, but the city itself. Magic was banished a generation ago, but the Fates have returned. They bring a dark magic Gavin has never seen before—and might be helpless to control. It will take more than an assassin to stop the Fates. It will take magic the Chain Breaker barely understands and can’t control.
A new magic threatens to destroy Gavin—or change him forever. Gavin has secured the city, preventing the deadly Fates from bringing their terrible sorcery back to Yoran, but Tristan remains at large. Their fight had been a test, and Gavin knows he can’t fail the next one. When a strange attack pushes him to reveal the depths of his magic, Gavin knows Tristan has returned to finish what he started. This time, he’s working with a power greater than any sorcerer—and something Gavin has never faced. A friend’s abduction forces Gavin to take action he never would have considered in order to save them and stop Tristan. He must use all his connections in the city, but even that might not be enough to save them—or stop a plan that’s been in play for years. The Chain Breaker will not be enough. He must find a way to become something more than he’d ever trained to be.
A dark power that attacks Yoran leads Gavin on a dangerous journey. Gavin remains in Yoran while struggling to master his El’aras abilities. With the power of the strange ring that grants him even more power, he knows he has to learn control, otherwise he’ll destroy the city while trying to protect it. When the hyadan, creatures of dark sorcery, come to the city, Gavin has to make a choice between staying to learn control over his power or helping Imogen. For him, that’s no choice at all. Chasing the hyadan leads them deeper into Imogen’s past, and challenges Gavin more than he thought possible. The price of failure is greater than only one city. If he can’t learn to control his El’aras magic—and the power of the ring—the dark power will spread and destroy all magic in the world.
The arrival of a dangerous sorcerer forces Gavin to confront his past. As Gavin works with the El’aras to master his connection to the ring, he learns of an El’aras prophecy that speaks of the Shard and a Champion. One must destroy the other. Though Gavin doesn’t believe in prophecy, he can’t deny that he’s caught up in something greater than he understands—and begins to suspect he’s been guided toward his fate. The arrival of a powerful sorcerer tests Gavin’s belief. If he can’t stop the Sul’toral, he might have no choice but to fulfill the ancient prophecy and destroy someone he’s come to deeply care about.
Gavin must stop a man who shares his training and abilities. Gavin has left the only friends he’d ever made to study his El’aras magic. Though he may share their heritage, he quickly learns that he’s not El’aras. When an attack targets them, and has the ability to counter any El’aras ability, Gavin is all that prevents certain devastation. Understanding the attack and who is behind it leads Gavin to uncover the truth about his mentor—and there is much Tristan never shared. There has been another Champion, and he’ll stop and nothing to claim a destructive power he believes he’s fated to control. Only Gavin stands in his way. Though Gavin might not be the first Champion, he is the only Chain Breaker.
An ally’s return sparks a dangerous war. Imogen’s return should be a time for celebration, but it heralds a dangerous new battle. She’s gained new friends and startling new powers. Even that might not be enough to stop what is coming. The Sul’toral have been defeated but something worse has taken their place. Gavin and Imogen must understand the key to the powers they face, or all will fall. Gavin must be more than the Champion to stop a Champion.
The key to saving the future may come from the past. The Sul’toral have been defeated, but peace is always tenuous—especially around Yoran with the El’aras and Leier making it their home. When Gavin discovers a strange change to the ancient bralinath trees that connect him to a deeper El’aras magic, his search for understanding leads him toward different type of foe than he’s ever faced, only his power may not be enough to stop it. Worse—that very magic may be what his new enemy needs to succeed. The fight is like nothing he’s ever encountered, and to survive, Gavin needs to fully understand power he’s never fully embraced. Can he do it before everything he’s gained is taken from him—and used to destroy him?
Can Gavin ever be more than the Chain Breaker? Tenender has been stopped, but his plan is still in motion. Gavin knows the key to what Tenender planned is tied to scholars of ancient magic, but Gavin is a fighter, not a thinker. Impossible power is at stake, and if he fails, everything that he’s worked to save will fail with him. With his fighting prowess neutralized, how can the Chain Breaker stop a plan that has been in motion for centuries before all is lost?
The Chain Breaker must fall. Something greater must rise. A dark power builds, but Gavin and his allies can’t find its source. Much of what he’s learned has been fragments of what he needs. Gavin must find a way to bring it all together if he wants to protect the future. But the key to stopping the danger may involve a sacrifice he’s unwilling to make. He can’t fight his way past the danger that comes. The Chain Breaker must fall. Who—and what—will replace him?
When a power greater than the Chain Breaker rips through his realm, Gavin must become more. When a strange power breaks into Gavin’s world from the other realm, he must find a way to stop it—and the ones responsible for forcing open the dangerous vents of power that let terrifying creatures into his world. But too many openings are forming. Gavin and his allies don’t have the numbers. Worse, when the truth about these openings is revealed, Gavin fears a war unlike the world has seen in ages will return. And he may be the only thing standing in the way—if he can control his changing power in time.
With a friend missing, Gavin must make a dangerous choice. Gavin struggles to understand the danger found on the other side of the realm. With Anna missing, he must find answers before the Forerunners destroy everything in his land. They must bring the attack into the other realm. But doing so exposes Alana, who Gavin has vowed to protect. The only way to truly help her is to understand her powers—and the new one Gavin possess. New powers mean new dangers, but may be key to stopping the Forerunners for good.
The Chain Breaker must find a way to unite power, or his realm will be destroyed. The Forerunners have revealed their plans, and now Gavin and his team must find a way to stop them. Doing so involves coming to understand the powers of the world, including some that have been long forgotten. Gavin has learned to fight with the team he’s constructed, but this might be a battle fought alone. And not by Gavin. How can the Chain Breaker learn to let go of everything that he has been to be what he must become? If he can’t everything will be destroyed.