The Sharp Edge of Fate by TF Johnson

“It’s your job. You kill who I tell you, when I tell you.”

The Belladonna is a shadow; an assassin who leaves purple-black berries on the bodies of her victims. No one knows her name, or her face.

Piper is desperate to keep it that way.

When an assignment goes spectacularly wrong, Piper’s carefully separated lives begin to converge. Her target becomes a reluctant ally as they search for clues to the disappearances haunting the city of Silversdale; disappearances that include Piper’s close friend, and a member of the empire’s ruling family.

With two children in her care and time running out before she is due to deliver on her contract, Piper will soon find she has only scratched the surface of a plot that threatens everything she holds dear.

Category: Fantasy – Sword & Sorcery

“You know I have no issues getting violent when I need to.”

Devastated at the loss of her friend, Piper is dealt a major blow when Caleb and Madelyn are wrenched from her care – and Piper is accused of a murder for which she is not responsible.

To clear her name and fight for custody, Piper must draw on every resource at her disposal to flee Silvaein, pitting all her hopes on a desperate chance for acquittal. But when the clues take her into foreign lands and cultures that are strange to her, she discovers that she doesn’t need to do it alone.

With Alec and Beka by her side, Piper will face her most gruelling challenge yet, bringing her up against an unforgiving environment … and even less forgiving foes.