This book is a Kindle Serial. Kindle Serials are stories published in episodes, with future episodes delivered at no additional cost. This serial currently contains two episodes out of an estimated eight total episodes, and new episodes will be delivered every week.Rina Veraiin has youth, beauty, and strength. She is a born warrior, able to outride any man, deal death with her fierce blade, and command awesome and mysterious forces granted to her by a set of magical tattoos. Now as the newly minted duchess of Klaar, Rina confronts a menace that threatens her world in a divine conflict that will push her newfound abilities to their limits.As sinister and magical forces unite against her, Rina’s only chance at stopping them is to gain new tattoos that will increase her powers beyond anything she has known before. United with her few trusted companions, she makes her desperate quest across a bloodshed-ravaged land while war brews among the gods.With the enchanted world of Helva hanging in the balance, Rina must learn to wield extraordinary power to save herself and her people, before unimaginably powerful forces—and the savage fury of the gods—tear apart the land forever.Episode ListAn additional episode will be delivered every week until the book is complete. New episodes will be added to the same book on your Kindle, keeping your place and retaining your notes and highlights. You'll be notified via email when a new episode has been delivered.Episode 1: July 7, 2015. 49 pages. Rina Veraiin may have driven the invaders from her homeland, but governing a duchy proves even more difficult, especially with assassins lurking.Episode 2: July 14, 2015. 45 pages. Rina continues to dodge danger, and her friend Brasley is just as eager to dodge an unwanted marriage and the girl’s angry father.Episode 3: July 21, 2015. 56 pages. The king’s delegation brings Rina unwanted headaches as an old gypsy friend brings an intriguing gift, but the news of the gods is most troubling of all.Episode 4: July 28, 2015. 42 pages. Alem joins Tosh on a quest to the south as Rina frets over an ill-advised promise to a death priest. Episode 5: August 4, 2015. 42 pages. With the help of the wizard Talbun, Rina decides she must again leave Klaar to discover why the gods are restless and what it has to do with her own fate.Episode 6: August 11, 2015. 42 pages. Rina confronts the death priest only to be burdened with a vague prophecy while Alem and Tosh face peril on the high seas.Episode 7: August 18, 2015. 41 pages. Rina and company find themselves in a sudden battle, and friends part ways, each with their own dangerous mission. Episode 8: August 25, 2015. 49 pages. A long way from home, Alem explores the exotic Red City, not knowing that Rina is in the most dire peril of her life.