Hurricane Dorian did more than devastate the islands of the Caribbean, it pulled something from the depths. It drew a history the goddess Tyche thought long buried to the surface and right into the halls of her casino resort, Par Impar. In this collection of short stories, Tyche comes face to face with men who once knew her as the Pirate Queen Lady Luck and risks losing everything--including the lives of her resort's guests.
A council of goddesses calls a healer, a warrior, a bard, and a monk to fight for them.
When an iguana falls at Sean Mulligan's feet on an unseasonably cold Florida day, he thinks it's interesting, especially since things like that don't happen in Chicago where he'll be returning after his spring break. Unable to leave the animal frozen on the ground, he takes it back to his rental and when the creature wakes up he announces that he's an envoy from the god of healing and Sean needs to come with him.
Arguments of finishing med school or even his lease refuses to sway the iguana, who introduces himself as Hank. To appease him, Sean follows orders and soon finds himself on an uncharted Caribbean island and face to face with nine goddesses--all of him want him to heal those who are coming to fight. If he doesn't? He goes back to Chicago and dies as fate intended.
Left with no choice, Sean has to make his way in his new life. His only allies? An iguana named Hank and the goddess Tyche.
This book was previously published under another pen name as Healing Luck.
Sun and shadow, dark and light. This story is a duology with Luna Lucet showcasing the other point of view and was inspired by Mercedes Lackey's filk song, Sun and Shadow.
A flamen (priest) of Apollo is denied membership into an elite order of priests because of his disability--he has night terrors in the dark due to a traumatic incident as a child. But he's determined to compose something new during the total eclipse, so with his rooster socius, Lyre, and his violin, he goes to the gazebo in the facility he lives in for disabled mages.
But he's not alone. Someone has been drawn to the gazebo. By whom, he doesn't know, but suddenly he discovers, he's not alone. The only problem is she's photosensitive and can't bear more than the slightest hint of sunlight.
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