The Sword Masters Series by Selina Rosen

The Sword Masters have strict rules about who can and who can not be one of them, but Tarius is determined to avenge the death of her father and she doesn't care about the Jethrick's archaic rules or about breaking them. Especially the one that says women can't wield steel. Her parents were both great warriors, and upon her father's death at the hands of their ancestral enemy, the Amalites, his cause becomes hers. Like her father before her, she joins the Sword Masters academy... moreThe Sword Masters have strict rules about who can and who can not be one of them, but Tarius is determined to avenge the death of her father and she doesn't care about the Jethrick's archaic rules or about breaking them. Especially the one that says women can't wield steel. Her parents were both great warriors, and upon her father's death at the hands of their ancestral enemy, the Amalites, his cause becomes hers. Like her father before her, she joins the Sword Masters academy. But while he only kept one secret from the, she is keeping two. When the headmaster's beautiful, willful daughter Jena falls in love with Tarius, thinking she's a man, she know that this, and not an enemy's sword or spear, will be her undoing. Tarius leads the Armies of the King in battle after battle, securing a victory for him against the Amalites. Then, though she saves the King's life--not once, but twice--she knows that not even this will stop his wrath when he learns all that she truly is. "Selina Rosen writes an action adventure with a heroine who is as hard as nails, and just as sharp. I guarantee, you won't want to put this one down." --Laura J. Underwood, author of Ard Magister and The Black Hunter. less

Some twenty years after the end of the “great war,” the children of the legendary heroes of the Kartik are growing restless. Jabone is the son of Tarius the Black. He and his friends have grown up with swords in their hands, constantly hearing stories of their parents’ many battles and adventures. Now they want to have their own adventures and make their own stories. Across the sea in the land of the Jethrik, the Amalite populations of entire villages are disappearing... moreSome twenty years after the end of the “great war,” the children of the legendary heroes of the Kartik are growing restless. Jabone is the son of Tarius the Black. He and his friends have grown up with swords in their hands, constantly hearing stories of their parents’ many battles and adventures. Now they want to have their own adventures and make their own stories. Across the sea in the land of the Jethrik, the Amalite populations of entire villages are disappearing. A secret group of Amalites are suspected, but no one knows how—or where—they take their prisoners. The Jethrikian king must deal with the problem, but his thoughts lie mostly with his daughter Kasiria. She is the only woman to apply to, and graduate from, the Sword Master’s Academy since the rule forbidding women to fight was struck from the books. When Jabone and his friends—young Tarius and Ufalla, the children of Tarius’s right-hand man, and Jestia, the wayward magic-wielding daughter of the Queen of the Kartik—want to cross the ocean and join the Jethrikian forces to fight their parents’ enemies, Tarius forbids it at first. Finally she relents and sends them with her blessing and the gift of her knowledge of the enemy. In a new land, the youths will find love and adventure, and they will learn loyalty, pain, loss, and the truth of battle. less

What makes a leader? The idea of following her mother as Queen of the Kartik is so distasteful to Jestia that upon learning that her brother has died leaving her the Heir Apparent, she grabs her lover, jumps on a Katabull fishing vessel, and heads for the Kartik-held territories. Of course, the Katabull believe that only one who doesn’t want to rule will make a good leader, which makes Jestia just about perfect... moreWhat makes a leader? The idea of following her mother as Queen of the Kartik is so distasteful to Jestia that upon learning that her brother has died leaving her the Heir Apparent, she grabs her lover, jumps on a Katabull fishing vessel, and heads for the Kartik-held territories. Of course, the Katabull believe that only one who doesn’t want to rule will make a good leader, which makes Jestia just about perfect. Sympathizing with the young witch, Tarius the Black helps her to escape her responsibility to the Crown, but when a plot against the kingdom takes what Tarius loves most in the world, she must get Jestia back to the Kartik or all will be lost. less

Persius, King of the Jethrik keeps having confusing, prophetic dreams that even the wizard Hellibolt can’t interpret, but it’s clear Persius is being pulled towards the Kartik. Tarius and Jena are given the one thing they thought they’d never have, but will it bring them great blessing or will it be a curse? Jestia has grown in power and knowledge, but both have come at a price... morePersius, King of the Jethrik keeps having confusing, prophetic dreams that even the wizard Hellibolt can’t interpret, but it’s clear Persius is being pulled towards the Kartik. Tarius and Jena are given the one thing they thought they’d never have, but will it bring them great blessing or will it be a curse? Jestia has grown in power and knowledge, but both have come at a price. The fate of the very island lies in her hands, but to do what must be done she will have to risk more than just her own life. When those who have always lived by the sword must combat an enemy without a face, will they have the skills to save the day or will all perish from the wrath of the Nameless One? And once they have been nowhere will they be able to return to the lives they know or be forever torn from all that they love? less