New Releases by Jacqueline T. Johnson

After the bond has broken between warrior Erich and his closest friend, Nash, the two men go missing, and Nash's son Reuben is convinced his father has met with foul play. Could it be that Nash has been killed? And at the hands of Erich, the man he trusts most? To discover the truth behind the betrayal, the sons of Meir must unite to find their fathers. But what truths will they discover? And what peril will the women of Meir face while they're away? As the kingdom descends into war and intrigue, loyalties are manipulated, bloodlines become meaningless-and one age-old secret surfaces, threatening to destroy everything in its path.

Lost without direction, Nash leaves Meir only to find himself at the crossroads of Noyi and the crossroad of life. His decision to go forward engulfs him into a vicious vacuum of love, death and the ultimate sacrifice. The friendship Nash shares with Erich is tested in the arena of Noyi. The law of the arena: two go in, one comes out. Drugged by Lugar, Erich faces his best friend in the arena of death. Two go in, one comes out...only one can live...one man must kill his best friend.

Friends, counterparts, or enemies? An unlikely bond form between two men on separate journeys with a common goal. Erich is raised by the Council to destroy the leader of the nation of Meir while Nash is dispatched by Lugar, the ruler of Noyi, to kill the Council. These men meet on a crossroad to their destinies to discover they are pawns used by their governments to start a war of power. The alliances they form change the course of three kingdoms and force one to question can he kill the man he consider his friend, his counterpart…a brother.