For Richer — Jackie Ivie

We Kill for Profit.
And Sometimes for Sacrifice.

WARRIOR OF THE CLOUDS

Mikhal doesn't have much fun as an immortal. He fashioned his abode, gathered riches, and stashed them away. He's tinkered with all the advances in technology. He may have to take another foray into a village for entertainment. Anything to relieve the sameness of his existence. Until one day. The villagers bring him a sacrificial victim.

OBSESSED AND READY

Becky's obsessed with South American culture. She doesn't have a life. Friends. A significant other. She doesn't miss them, either. She's on a personal mission to solve the khipui - the knotted string messages used in the Andes for centuries. They must be an ancient language. And she wants to be the one who deciphers them.

THE FIND

Becky has spent years preparing for this field expedition. Saving up. Planning. She's trained. She's equipped. She's ready. She's determined. She'll go anywhere. And face anyone. Even if there is a sun-god incarnate who guards and protects it...