The Ravanmark Saga Series by Sandra Miller

Art is power,Music is magic,And no one is what they seem. When powerful and charismatic painter Lord Malrec brings newly-unemployed music teacher Alannys Gale to Ravanmark, it seems to be the answer to her prayers.  She's had all she can stand of the power plays and politics at the middle school where she used to work.But Lord Malrec has plans for her...plans that may not be as noble as they appear... moreArt is power,Music is magic,And no one is what they seem. When powerful and charismatic painter Lord Malrec brings newly-unemployed music teacher Alannys Gale to Ravanmark, it seems to be the answer to her prayers.  She's had all she can stand of the power plays and politics at the middle school where she used to work.But Lord Malrec has plans for her...plans that may not be as noble as they appear. The more she sees of Ravanmark, the more it looks like she may have jumped from the frying pan into the proverbial fire--power plays and politics surround her from the first breath she draws there.  And it looks like the biggest player of all...may be her.In a land with magic whose true power is shrouded in the mists of time, one ordinary woman must save the world...to save herself. less

Danger closes on every side,And the world awaits a legendary hero... Just when Alannys thought she had earned a little peace at the Great Palace, Lord Malrec and his Dark Alliance stood at Dorramon's coronation and declared war on the new king. She's known for a while that Dorramon has some bad news for her, but she's unprepared for just how bad. But it's the midnight attempt on her life that spurs her to action--Ravanmark is imploding around her, and she can't just sit and watch it happen... moreDanger closes on every side,And the world awaits a legendary hero... Just when Alannys thought she had earned a little peace at the Great Palace, Lord Malrec and his Dark Alliance stood at Dorramon's coronation and declared war on the new king. She's known for a while that Dorramon has some bad news for her, but she's unprepared for just how bad. But it's the midnight attempt on her life that spurs her to action--Ravanmark is imploding around her, and she can't just sit and watch it happen.She knows she helped cause it, after all.And what of the prophesied savior, the legendary Redeemer? Time is growing short, and the songs of the Redeemer have yet to be found. Alannys will have to take her fight for Ravanmark's future across the country on her own, while Lord Malrec continues his work on the magical device that will enable him to safely hold her prisoner, and use her as a weapon to destroy the king she loves. Join Alannys and her friends again as they continue their epic fight for the kingdom of Ravanmark--because sometimes 'happily ever after' has to wait. less

THE HERO’S JOURNEY GETS BUMPY...While Ravanmark buckles down for civil war with the Dark Alliance and their supporters, King Dorramon has been playing a dangerous game with Cadenda, refusing to hear their requests to honor his engagement to their princess, buying time for his forbidden love with Alannys. With international war threatening, tensions are high and fuses are short... moreTHE HERO’S JOURNEY GETS BUMPY...While Ravanmark buckles down for civil war with the Dark Alliance and their supporters, King Dorramon has been playing a dangerous game with Cadenda, refusing to hear their requests to honor his engagement to their princess, buying time for his forbidden love with Alannys. With international war threatening, tensions are high and fuses are short.Alannys is traveling the country with the itinerant Singari, continuing her mission to build support for Dorramon and promote public acceptance of the Talents. After a deadly journey through Eversnow Pass, they come down on the other side of the Cloudytop Mountains into Orinthal Holding--only to find the real trials have just begun.Join Alannys as she faces her most grueling tests yet, losing everyone and everything she ever cared about, in the continuing battle for the future of Ravanmark, the love of her life--and herself. less