Böcker av A. F. E. Smith

Alyssia Gale has defeated the bad guy and returned to her old life - that's how stories are meant to end. Now she's faced with a far harder task: finding a way to be normal, despite her continued visions of a world she knows is real. She may be separated forever from her friends in Endarion, but at least she kept them safe. Or maybe not. Because fate isn't finished with any of them yet. An age-old pattern is at work, drawing them back together to finish what they started. And though Alyssia longs to return, if she does, not just the world but the lives of everyone she cares about will be at stake.

The third instalment in The Darkhaven series.

Ayla Nightshade never wanted to rule Darkhaven.Yet her half-brother Myrren hasn't inherited the family's ability to shapeshift, so their father, Florentyn, forces Ayla to take over as heir to the throne.When Ayla is accused of Florentyn's brutal murder only Myrren believes her innocent and aids her escape. A fugitive from her own guard, Ayla must now fight to clear her name if she is ever to wear the crown she never wanted and be allowed to return to the home she has always loved.But does something more sinister than the power to shapeshift lie at the heart of the Nightshade family line?

In Darkhaven, peace doesn't last long.Ayla Nightshade has ruled Darkhaven for three years since the tragedy that tore her family apart. She has left her father's cruel legacy behind and become a leader her people can believe in - or so she hopes.Tomas Caraway is no longer disgraced; he's Captain of the Helm and the partner of the most powerful woman in Darkhaven. He will do everything to protect Ayla and their adopted son against all possible threats.But protecting the Nightshade family is no easy task: a weapon has been discovered that is so deadly, it can kill even the powerful creatures they turn into.A weapon that has fallen into the hands of an assassin who will stop at nothing to see Ayla dead.