Former government assassin Cameron Winter thinks he's finally found peace--and love--with therapist Gwendolyn Lord. But when she tells him about a baffling "locked room" murder in Tulsa, Winter's instincts pull him back into the shadows. The deeper he investigates, the more dangerous the case becomes--linking two impossible murders, a ruthless billionaire, and a ghost from his past. As his old life collides with his new one, Winter must decide how far he's willing to go to protect the woman he loves.

Missing mages, rapacious pirates, deadly storms-and a pair of young adventurers stuck in the middle! Sundra Aruvar and his "brother" Ruhi Naidu have thus far survived being captured and indentured by pirates. In fact, after catching the culprit who murdered two pirate lords, the pair are thriving. That is, until one of the pirate lords assigns them a new task. Her weather mage, a member of the tight-knit thalakurioi, has gone missing. And she wants Sundra and Ruhi to find out what happened. Doing so will send them far from the pirate capital of Surpakat, all across the Areyat Isles. They'll make new friends-and new enemies-and discover a whole new level to this strange pirate society. But, in the end, can they survive this mystery? Because mages are a dangerous lot-and someone doesn't want the missing ones found! * * * The second in bestselling author Aaron Rosenberg's Areyat Isles series of fantasy pirate mystery adventures set within the world of Eldros Legacy!