Duty & Sacrifice Books 1-3
Valis must find a way to recover from eighteen years of abuse and trauma if he is to confront his abuser with any success. In order to gain enough power and confidence to confront his evil father and move on, he must first convince his friends he's not evil and find a way to overcome his anxiety.
Duty and Sacrifice holds the first three books in the 9-book God Jars Saga. It is the first of three boxed sets in the series. This sword and sorcery saga has magic, mayhem, adventure, high-impact emotional arcs, stellar character development, and a very slow-burn romance. Join Valis and his friends as they train to become part of the world's elite fighting force so they can join the battle against an evil god and save the world.
Saviors
His father needs his life force. His corrupt uncle would enslave him. Can he trust in the kindness of strangers, or is he walking into certain death?
All abused farm boy Valis Bakor has ever wanted is to be safe and loved. So when two holy warriors offer him sanctuary from his evil family, he makes the difficult decision to abandon all he’s ever known. But in a world infected by followers of an evil god, he fears the protection they offer is just an illusion.
Dogged by his lecherous uncle as they travel to the monastery far away, Valis has no way of knowing if the bonded warriors mean what they say. He wants to believe they could be the fathers he’s never dared pray for. But after his sire tried to slaughter him for power, Valis knows better than to believe in love.
Valis must overcome his fears and learn to trust himself if they’re all to survive. If he can, a lifetime of safety and acceptance could await him at the end of the perilous journey. But will he die trying?
Avristin
Imprisoned with his abusive father, Valis' Aesriphos dreams shatter. Can he trust new friends and overcome his trauma?
Valis Bakor arrives at the Aesriphos Monastery with his adoptive parents, ready to begin his journey to become Aesriphos. However, his dreams are shattered when he is thrown into the dungeon for being aligned with the evil god Qos.
Once his fathers rescue him from his prison cell, Valis must fight to win against the people who ardently believe Valis is evil simply because his sire marked him with an evil god’s tattoo. With the help of his newfound friends, Valis must navigate the challenges of monastery life and the prejudices of those around him to prove his innocence and achieve his goals, especially to Tavros, Valis’s secret crush.
Along the way, Valis learns the importance of trust, friendship, and seeing past a person's faults to their true character. Will Valis be able to overcome the obstacles in his way and become the Aesriphos he was meant to be?
Possessed
Amidst love and adoration, Valis carries the weight of his magic and the impending war. Will he overcome his fears before it's too late?
Valis is burdened by the weight of his magic's dual nature and the impending war that threatens his world. As his birth anniversary approaches, he is overwhelmed by the love and attention he receives from those around him, but with that love comes the fear of failing those who see him as their potential savior and secret weapon. Valis must get his magic under control quickly, as his lack of proficiency makes him little more than a liability and a waste of resources.
To add to his troubles, Valis is haunted by his birth father, a terrifying figure with the power to dreamwalk and wreak havoc on Valis's mind. When his father sets his sights on Valis's crush, Tavros, Valis realizes he must face his fears and take control of his magic before it's too late.