KHASTRIYALEXANDRITE (THE FIRST KEEPER)

SPO4 Ced Apolinar is a cop who prefers logic over legends and motorcycles over magic. But when her former high school teacher, Miss Dominica, and seve…SPO4 Ced Apolinar is a cop who prefers logic over legends and motorcycles over magic. But when her former high school teacher, Miss Dominica, and several of her old classmates vanish without a trace, Ced's reality begins to fracture. What starts as a standard missing persons case takes a turn for the impossible when Ced's partner, Leanne, reveals a heritage from another world-and a mysterious group of royals appears, frozen in time, demanding the return of the Scepter of Novaria. As a dark prophecy begins to unfold, Ced is haunted by dreams of a desert world and a plea for help from the very people she is trying to find. Forced to navigate the dangerous streets of her city and the magical politics of the kingdom of Khastriya, Ced must discover the truth about her own bloodline. She isn't just a police officer anymore. She is the key to a kingdom's survival-or its ultimate destruction. Read more