Birthright of Scars

<p><strong><em>The problem with a dead legend is that there's always the threat of him resurrecting. And anytime he does will be inconvenient for those in power.</em></strong></p><p><strong>The Tourmaline Renegade rises in this epic new series.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Falling in love with his bounty hunter was never part of the plan.</em></p><p>After the Kobalt empire spent decades suppressing Pyron culture Emperor Cinnabar designed the walled Pyron sector with only one purpose: extermination.</p><p>Disrel of Tourmal has little left except his sister but he won't accept death without a fight. When the state mandates that all Pyrons relocate to the walled sector Disrel does not hesitate to don a mask and replace the capitol flag with one that proclaims Pyron is free. What he didn't count on was a simple act of defiance becoming the symbol of an empire-wide revolution. By the time dawn breaks a sable commander renowned for catching renegades is on his trail and Disrel is driven into the center of the resistance against the state.</p><p>Decorated Sable Commander Ambrosia is ready for the challenge of pulling Pyron resistors off Tourmal's streets. But the layers of unrest in the capitol go deeper than a masked renegade inciting insurrection locking her in a deadly dance between conviction and duty comrades and terrorists-one that requires a flawless loyalty to the state to survive. And the unassumingly charming Disrel keeps getting in her way.</p><p>Disrel and Ambrosia are thrust into each other's paths-as renegade and sable as citizens of the empire struggling to survive the upheaval. But as their feelings for each other grow they'll have to choose: one love destined to destroy them both or the fate of an empire?</p><p><br></p><p><em>Birthright of Scars: Rising</em> is followed by <em>Birthright of Scars: Choosing</em></p>