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  • This is the sixth book in the series. Ben and Wanda Davis and their growing family continue to serve their community. As parents and entrepreneurs, they seek help with family responsibilities, as they grow the family empire. His siblings, David and M...



  • Iarion loves shopping for Solstice gifts—even when it means getting swindled by dwarven merchants.The elf knows he should feel out of place in the dwarves' underground city, but his best friend Barlo and his family have welcomed him as one of t...



  • Demons roam Lasniniar, hidden in plain sight. The dwarf adventurer Paige and her companion Claire hunt them.In the months since the demon war, the pair's reputation has spread across the land. Two days before Solstice, they find themselves hired to s...




  • A half-baked crime...Zee loves the holidays. But it hardly feels like Christmas in the small town of Ashwood with no snow on the ground.Good thing she has some freshly-made maple donuts to look forward to—at least until things take a turn for t...



  • Can a mere mortal outwit a goddess? Even now, as I wonder how many heartbeats I have left in my body, I do not know.How much power does a prophecy carry in an empire where deadly politics and intrigue reign supreme, and gods are denied as superstitio...



  • Abduction survivor, MMA trainee, local hero—trouble always seems to find Kira Brightwell.And with Christmas only a few weeks away, her current bout of trouble includes surviving her first holiday away from her childhood home, and figuring out w...



  • A fictional murder turns deadly...Zee writes mysteries under a secret pen name. No one knows—except her best friend, Tara. (Aside from her two cats, that is.)But the small town of Ashwood, Ontario has become home to more than one murderer in th...



  • An unplanned homecoming turns to homicide...Zee never expected to move back to her hometown to live with her parents. (And definitely not at the age of forty.) Then again, she never expected to stumble across a dead body either.She thought when she l...






  • Some memories, you can never outrun. The blood on my hands, the ringing shouts on the air, the sound of booted feet pelting against the cobblestones somewhere on the twisting streets behind me...I knew in that moment, my life had changed forever.But ...



  • I have never put much stock in prophecy. I may serve as the goddess's loyal daughter, but I make my own way in this world.In an empire beset by violence and intrigue, to put your faith in anything beyond your own two hands means almost certain death....



  • Assassins, danger, intrigue… The Dharakmeni Empire does not welcome the faint at heart. (Or anyone else, for that matter.)But fear not, dear reader! The Shining Kingdom's foremost adventurer, Yarden the Wanderer, knows all the ins (inns?) and o...



  • The jewel of the continent... The Shining Kingdom draws visitors from all over the known world—mystical mages, wandering warriors, and everything in between.But every foreign land has its perils and peculiarities. Let the kingdom's foremost adv...



  • A hidden obstacle in the tall grass. Between the human zealots, demons, and other dark creatures roaming Lasniniar, Barlo never expected to get taken down by some stupid piece of wood. But the dwarf and his elf friend Iarion always seem to attra...




  • A nice, relaxing vacation. After all the mystery and mayhem over the past several months, a tropical getaway seems like just what Kira Brightwell needs.With only her best friend for company and no one back home aware of their location (detective frie...



  • Enemies since high school… Kira and Trevor never expected to end up solving cases together.Trevor knows that Kira does most of the solving, but he likes to think his raw charm and charisma count for something...And when the opportunity to prove...



  • Kira Brightwell might not wear a badge. But she still enjoys the challenge when she unravels a difficult case.The case of Taylor Christie proves no exception. The social media starlet prepares to shoot a video, when things go wrong. Horribly wrong. W...



  • Local hero and problem solver for hire, Kira Brightwell finds herself on the run. Again.Her running shoes pound the crowded sidewalk. A trickle of sweat slithers down her back in the California heat. And the damp remains of scrambled egg spatter the ...






  • Gods roam the lands of Lasniniar. But not all of these new deities come in peace.…And in the chaos that follows, dark creatures wander at will.Join Iarion and Barlo as they face darkness and divine power in this collection that introduces a ne...



  • A problem solver for hire and local hero in her own right, Kira never sought any acclaim for her actions. She only wants to track down the man who abducted her three years ago. And maybe celebrate her birthday with some ice cream cake.But even an uni...



  • Kira Brightwell needs a change of scenery.A relaxing, solo trip to Toronto to visit her grandparents seems like a good idea. No nosy reporters, no criminals to take down, and (most importantly) no self-appointed sidekick Trevor Wright....But from the...




  • Kira Brightwell thinks she knows her best friend and roommate pretty well—better than anyone else, at least.Rob's life seems straightforward from the outside. He stays in the apartment and keeps to himself, preferring the company of his laptop ...



  • Merchants peddle fear in Belierumar.Mothers cling to their children as they walk through the crowded marketplace. Eyes dart as people hurry to make their dubious purchases.Demon-warding amulets. Herbs guaranteed to help victims of possession. Paige i...



  • Arinwyn leads the Tribe of Hawk across the vast dunes of the Shifting Sands. A lone elf among humans.The sun beats down on her head scarf like a hammer while the jingle of harnesses fills the dry air. A single shadow falls across the land from overhe...



  • A bootleg Nine Inch Nails cassette tape.Weird thing for Kira to find abandoned by a sewer grate on her way to school.The hand-drawn NIN logo in marker catches Kira's eye. Who tossed the tape? And why?Kira pockets it, of course. Seems a shame to leave...



  • Felara watches over the Light Elves' wood from above, unseen. She knows Iarion wanders somewhere beneath the ancient trees.Willful, mercurial, and more than a bit fey, some of her Unborn siblings consider her in danger of becoming obsessed with the e...



  • Barlo isn't a fan of Iarion's new friend.

    The strange, unnamed woman arrives from out of nowhere, and seems to know far too much about the legendary elf for Barlo's taste.Iarion is more intrigued than concerned. After all, Barlo's suspicious,...







  • Nofret will do anything to prove herself.

    A half-breed orphan raised by the rebel Cat Folk, her very existence an unspeakable crime, she longs to perform great deeds that will make her feel as though she has earned her place.When her beloved ...



  • Who doesn’t love the mall at Christmas? Kira Brightwell.

    And yet, here she finds herself -- looking for a last-minute gift among a bustling crowd that would make someone who hasn’t had one of the toughest years ever want to punch someone...




  • Iarion and Barlo are wreaking havoc for the holidays.


    Nothing ever seems to go according to plan when the elf and dwarf travel at this time of year... No matter how hard they try, they always end up on the business end of a mystery that o...



  • Iarion is used to being the odd elf out.

    Things are no different when he arrives at the Sea Elves' forest, searching for answers to a question that has plagued him for millennia.But the Sea Elves have problems of their own. Communications wit...





  • Kira Brightwell knows where to find the Procurer.

    After four long years of searching, she finally has him in her sights. But taking him down won't be easy. The clock is ticking, and he's a man who knows how to cover his tracks....And Kira is...



  • Iarion and Barlo need a place to stay for the night.

    The elf and dwarf have been wandering Northern Lasniniar for awhile now. They want a hot meal, a pair of beds, and a bath -- and not necessarily in that order.The human village of Misthaven...






  • Barlo's wife has kicked him out of Dwarvenhome.

    To be fair, he might have been a bit overzealous in his attentions -- an easy mistake to make when you're about to become a father for the second time.Now he and his elf friend Iarion are off to...



  • Kira Brightwell never thought it would come to this.

    She had gotten so close to making some real headway in the Procurer case... Until he pulled the rug out from under her.Almost every tie to Kira's support system has been systematically seve...



  • Kira Brightwell might be a bad-ass MMA trainee now, but she doesn’t remember her high school years fondly. In fact, she prefers not to think of them at all.

    And yet she finds herself walking the familiar hallways once more -- all thanks to ...



  • Ralvaniar has fallen.

    The elves have started over in Lasniniar, led by Iadrawyn and Valanandir. An entire world lies waiting to be explored, unspoiled by the creatures of darkness.But the elves have brought a new enemy with them -- someone wh...



  • It's that magical time of year...

    Once again, Iarion and Barlo find themselves waist-deep in trouble (or beard-deep, in Barlo's case)--this time in three adventures of holiday havoc.

    These lighthearted fantasy tales take place between...



  • A Solstice tradition continues… Once again, Barlo and Iarion travel toward the human city of Nal Huraseadro on their way to Dwarfhaven.The dwarf and elf make an effort to spend the holiday in the city every time Barlo's rounds to the other dwar...



  • Kira Brightwell knows how to bring it—whether facing an opponent in the cage, or chasing down a criminal on a case.Finally, four years after her abduction escape, a tenuous link to the Procurer. A link that leaves her with more questions than a...



  • Halloween. A time for costumes and crime.Neither hold interest for Kira Brightwell. She only wants to find a way to move on with her life after the trauma she endured three months ago. (That, and track down the man responsible.)But the local police r...



  • Kira Brightwell knows how to take a punch. (Actually, she prefers throwing them.)Abduction, theft, murder… She faces all these crimes and more on her own terms as a private detective for hire.She also searches for any clues that might fulfill h...



  • Traditions are a part of every holiday, but where do they come from in the first place--and how long does it take for them to shift into something else entirely? Iarion and Barlo are about to find out as they return to Nal Huraseadro for their first ...






  • Felara's obsession with Iarion knows no bounds.Barlo knows the Unborn woman would do anything if she thought it in his elf friend's best interest. Absolutely anything. And Barlo can do no less.With Lasniniar in chaos and Iarion named as the culprit, ...



  • I began running frantically, yet quietly, down the hallway of my home. Still, sensitive to all things around, I felt the sweat on the edge of my forehead streaming down my face like a waterfall. Instinctively, I used my sleeves of my silk, floral-pri...



  • Kira Brightwell hates to lose—in the MMA cage or outside of it. But her failure to capture the serial abductor known as the Procurer rankles most of all.Four months. Four months spent obsessing over the last time he slipped through her fingers ...



  • Kira Brightwell never planned to become a private detective. Or a local hero, for that matter.She only wants to hone her MMA skills. And focus on her own personal need for vengeance and closure. While listening to Nine Inch Nails.But people call...



  • Kira Brightwell stands at a crossroads. Her college days lie behind her, but her future remains a mystery, waiting to be solved.A job already awaits her at her father's office—the easy, parent-approved option. But Kira wants something different...



  • Lasniniar is changing. Powerful forces have awoken, and humans have turned away from the elder races, seeking magics of their own. And on a far-off island, an elf princess has gone missing in a strange kingdom ruled by foreign powers. Once again, Iar...



  • A life without wings is no life at all--at least to Arinwyn's way of thinking. She has never fit in with the other Sky Elves, who label her as a freak. But when she learns her secret heritage, being a wingless land-walker becomes the least of her pro...



  • Never come between a dwarf and his whiskers... Dwarvenhome's annual Bristle Brawl is in full swing when Iarion visits Barlo, and emotions are running high. Even though it's Iarion's first time witnessing the facial hair competition, he senses there i...



  • Be careful what you wish for... After years of trailing faithfully at Barlo's side, Paige is finally off to find adventures of her own. But when she arrives in Nal Nungalid, she gets more than she bargained for. And for once, Barlo isn't around to co...



  • Solstice Eve. An unexpected side trip. Barlo and Iarion find themselves looking for a room in the human city of Nal Huraseadro to take shelter from the snow.During their journey, Barlo only seeks the answer to one question. What did his elf friend ge...



  • Sometimes an act of desperation reveals qualities we never knew we had... Iarion is hoping to learn more about his missing connection to the Quenya by visiting the Fey Wood, but he is too tame by Wild Elf standards to be made welcome. The only way to...



  • The elves have started over in Lasniniar.


    The entire continent lies before them -- uncharted territory. When a race of short, bearded people are discovered, Iadrawyn knows the elves must befriend them.

    The only problem? The two rac...



  • In the world of Lasniniar, few chase after adventure quite like Iarion and Barlo.The elf and dwarf duo enjoy the challenge of unraveling a difficult problem. Especially if it involves a journey and a battle to get the blood pumping.But both friends r...



  • A strange new power is rising in Western Lasniniar and Iarion and Barlo are the first to volunteer to investigate, along with Barlo's self-appointed sidekick, Paige. The legendary pair have long since proven themselves, but will Paige be able to pull...



  • To an intelligent wildcat like Sinstari, most bipeds are loud, overcomplicated creatures, who don't bathe nearly often enough. Despite these faults, he has chosen Barlo as his companion. Barlo is decent enough--for a dwarf, at least--but communicatio...



  • The line between love and obsession can be a blurry one. Long before he earns infamy under another name, Golvanyar knows he and Iadrawyn are meant to be together. She has a hard time accepting the idea, but he has to believe she senses it too. Even i...



  • Fire sorcerer. Abduction victim.Traitor.The LearnĂ©d One Lysandir bears many titles, given to him by the people of Lasniniar. But only a unique and resourceful elf named Iarion dares to call him by the most powerful title of all...Friend.Lysandir can...



  • Arinmalia has always known she is destined for great things. It's not her fault her fellow Wild Elves don't share her vision... Just when she begins to think no one will ever understand her, a journey beyond the borders of her forest home sets the wh...



  • Barlo isn't looking to settle down.


    Like most male dwarves his age, he finds himself enjoying his bachelorhood.

    Narilga, on the other hand, has grown tired of Dwarvenhome's courting scene. She longs for someone who will take her se...



  • In the Dharakmeni Empire, nothing is as it seems. Raziel has many questions. He has long wondered about his absent mother's fate, but even his wildest imaginings couldn't be further from the truth. Little does he know how her secrets will change his ...



  • Feoandir fights to maintain control of his ship in the midst of a magical maelstrom. The lives of his fellow elf passengers and crew depend on him -- a mishmash of the various tribes flung together under dire circumstances.Striking and opinionated, S...



  • Heir of Belierumar. Commander of the city army.Linwyn takes pride in both titles. She rides through the streets with her twin brother following in her shadow -- an inseparable pair.Linwyn looks for adventure. But she knows her brother sees the ride a...



  • Promises are easy to make; the only hard part is keeping them. The Sea Folk rarely bother with the affairs of the land-dwellers, but even the open waters surrounding Ralvaniar have become dangerous for elf and Sea Folk alike. As Speaker of the Folk, ...



  • Adventuring isn't always as glamorous as it sounds... Iarion and Barlo are back together and on the road, this time on a straightforward journey from Melaquenya to Dwarvenhome. Lasniniar is at peace, and for once, they aren't burdened by any life-thr...



  • Iarion and Barlo are back together and on the road, kicking butt and taking names. (Mostly kicking butt.)

    Their adventures take them from the lost clans of Dwarvendeep, to an up-close and personal encounter with a pack of ogres, to a case of ...



  • When the elves fled the destruction of Ralvaniar to start anew in Lasniniar, they thought they had left the evils of the past behind. Thousands of years later, they are finally discovering they are not the only ones who made the journey... This bundl...



  • Iadrawyn is the daughter of an ambitious Wood Elf lord. Valanandir is the orphan son of two Sea Elves who lost their lives in battle. Thanks to the devious, blood-drinking drakhalu, all the elven tribes have isolated themselves, and under normal circ...



  • Mystery, magic, and mayhem...

    Linwyn and Golaron are on a mission to save the citizens of Belierumar from a mysterious plague. Years later, Barlo finds himself struggling to protect the city from a different kind of enemy--this time without I...



  • How do you trust a complete stranger? Barlo has never had to find out -- until now.

    A mortally-wounded elf brings news to Dwarvenhome of a relic that could change Barlo's destiny, and Barlo has no choice but to put his faith in him, which is ...



  • Unlike every other elf in Lasniniar, Iarion has no connection to the Quenya to guide him. He has spent millennia wandering the lands in search of answers--far beyond the lifespan of other Shadow Elves--but no one can seem to unravel his affliction. T...



  • Decisions can be dangerous. In worlds where mages, assassins, and usurpers run rampant, your next move might be your last.

    This fantasy short story bundle contains three stand-alone tales of characters whose fates are forever altered by passi...



  • The kingdom has fallen. Again.

    The empire that conquered its citizens centuries before reigns supreme once more.No one saw it coming. No one even remembers the first invasion -- no one except the royal scribe, who has studied the ancient his...



  • Raena never could turn down a challenge.

    Tales of her exploits have traveled across the land in soft whispers -- the finest thief in Midnight Reach.No one less will do for the job Owaen has in mind. Not that anyone else would dare to accept t...



  • The Unclean are multiplying.

    No one knows why -- or even where they come from. Only the Mage-Lord and his Segregators can keep the people of Galdavia safe from the growing menace.Jared has dreamed of working at the Mage-Lord's side. Now the y...



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    Just when Iarion thought his problems might finally be over...

    The notorious elf has returned from beyond the Void to find Lasniniar in chaos. Humans and elves are engaged in all-out war, fueled by the demands of the Unborn. Meanwhile, he and...


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Jacquelyn Smith has published 84 books.

Jacquelyn Smith does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Saved for Ben: A Growing Family, was published in April 2024.

The first book by Jacquelyn Smith, The Unclean, was published in April 2011.

No. Jacquelyn Smith does not write books in series.