Connor's supposed to be dead. He's not very good at it. He did save his village . . . by destroying it. And the armies vying to control his powerful curse think he's dead. But he needs patronage from a high lord or his curse will transform him into a raging monster. So Connor creeps back into the land of the living, joining his Aunt Ailsa at the Carraig, the school of the Petralists, hoping somehow to find patronage on his terms. He should have known better. At the Carraig it's all about the game, and the stakes have never been higher. With old enemies appearing from under every rock, Connor plunges into games within games that form a maze of conflicting loyalties and deadly intrigue. Dying again isn’t an option. So with the help of trusted friends, Connor launches his own game, breaking all the rules, gambling on the one chance at a free life with the girl he loves. The alternative is chaining his powers to one of the nations planning to unleash him upon the world. Connor doesn't want to kill anyone. He might not have a choice.

There's no place like home. For Sarah, home is the body she grew up in, and she's gone far too often. In a near future where the renting of human bodies is possible, Sarah is a top model. She spends most of her time shuffling between temporary bodies while hers is under contract. She feels like she's losing her identity, and longs to return to a normal life. She may never see normal again. When one influential client arranges to take permanent ownership of the rental, Sarah faces identity theft of an unprecedented scale. She must fight to escape with body and soul intact before becoming the ultimate orphan. Sarah's struggle for freedom unearths the sinister truth behind the body renting program, and she stumbles upon a plot decades in the making. Sarah had always thought nothing could be worse than dying. She was wrong. **About the Author Frank Morin grew up in Maine with a voracious appetite for reading, and has always loved great stories in whatever form, from novels to movies to campfire tales. He started writing stories as a teen, but got sidetracked into a computer programming career. Now self-employed, he's turned back to writing with a passion. Frank writes all types of fantasy, and plans to release eight books in eight months in 2015, including the three-book trilogy that is sequel to Saving Face. Find out more about his novels and his plans for the event #8books8months on his web site: www.frankmorin.org He is also part of the Fictorians, a group blog by writers for writers and fans of great writing. Check out their web site at www.Fictorians.com. He lives in Oregon with his wife Jenny and their four children. In their home, storytelling is a cherished family tradition that keeps magic alive. Learn more at www.frankmorin.org 

Impossible choices. Explosive magic. Brilliant humor. Connor is cursed . . . And in Obrion, that means he must obtain patronage from a high lord prior to his sixteenth birthday, or face execution. Connor turns sixteen tomorrow. Should be a simple thing until his small town is invaded. Armies clash, superhuman Petralists step out of legend, and layers of deadly intrigue shatter Connor's simple life. If he stays, he dies. If he leaves, people he loves will die. Some birthdays are like that. And there's this girl . . . Set in Stone launches Connor and his friends into an epic adventure filled with humor, unique magic, and enough twists and turns to braid bacon into a noose.

After surviving the fall of Berlin, Sarah prefers visiting the glories of ancient Rome. Until a mysterious man in a wide-brimmed hat begins haunting her steps. The creep is more than a stalker. He plans to enslave her soul as the first step in a terrifying plan to dominate the world. Her natural talent with runes suggests a link to a rare soul power, but is it enough to save both her and the world from a deviant psychopath? With time running out, Sarah must take a desperate gamble and travel back to the Middle Ages, seeking answers from iconic figures: a martyr, and a mass murderer. But her enemy has his own historical trump card. His name is Spartacus. And there is a reason his body was never found. This thrilling chapter in the Facetakers trilogy can serve as an entry point into the series. Readers can now start the series with Saving Face, or with Memory Hunter, or with this epic read.**About the Author Frank Morin loves good stories in every form. When not writing or trying to keep up with his active family, he's often found hiking, camping, Scuba diving, or enjoying other outdoor activities. For updates on upcoming Petralist YA fantasy stories, or his popular Facetakers New Adult urban fantasy/historical series, check his website: www.frankmorin.org 

Near-immortal facetakers can shift between bodies at will. Their bitter enemies steal the force of other souls to power superhuman enhancements. The two groups have battled for dominance since the days of the Pharaohs. Most of the modern world knows nothing about them, but Sarah has seen the truth, and that knowledge makes her a target. Barely escaping an attempt on her life, she plunges into an ancient war that threatens to topple the entire world order. Truth is a weapon both sides have wielded for millennia, and Sarah learns her life is built upon lies. History is not what the books say it is. The man she loves is not who he claims to be. An enemy she thought dead is back, seeking revenge, with plans to siphon power from pivotal moments in history in order to reshape the future. With history now the battlefield, time becomes the deadliest weapon of all. Sarah's best chance of survival is buried in the rubble of what really happened at the close of WWII.

Exotic and gripping, this pulse-pounding adventure, full of fantasy, history, and romance carries readers into a dangerous, alluring world hiding in the shadows all around us. Sarah had a great life as a top model for a company that rents human bodies. Until they decide to sell hers. In her desperate fight to escape, Sarah allies with Tomas, who turns out to be way more than the simple medical tech he pretends. She also glimpses the shadowy world of Facetakers and soul-sucking rune powers. It's a dangerous world. Sarah finds herself on the front lines of a magic-fueled war that has raged in secret for ages. And she's earned the relentless hatred of a psycho near-immortal who wants her soul for breakfast. Not the best time to fall in love. The conflict rages from New Orleans to Rome to 1945 Berlin as Sarah and Tomas and their small team race to uncover the truth about the enemy's sinister plans to topple the entire world order. Sarah had always thought nothing could be worse than dying. She was wrong. Packed with page-turning action and unforgettable characters, this thrilling fantasy series explores the deepest reaches of identity, the foundations of true love, and the heart of real courage. With this gorgeous special edition of books one and two combined, there's no better time to immerse yourself in The Facetakers. Pick up your copy now!

Join the feast of humor and epic adventure in a world where the gods of the Pantryon bestow mighty gifts of food magic on their guilds, including Cheese Wizards, Muffin Mages, and Bacon Masters. As a Bacon Master, Rasher Dilskin can channel the awesomeness of bacon for superhuman enhancements, making him a nearly unstoppable warrior.Except for the fact that he faints at the sight of blood.He is struggling to build a successful career and win permission to marry his true love but the empire is invaded by hordes of monsters . . . And the heroes who lead the legions, known as Reapers of the Apocalypse, are unexpectedly sidelined by nefarious contract addendums.The empire needs new Reapers. They get Rasher. He's given a quirky little team that no one believes can save breakfast, let alone the empire.Bacon Master of the Apocalypse drops Rasher and his team into a boiling pot of danger, political intrigue, and epic food...

Intense student battles, Shona's manipulations, and even the deadly fight to the death against an elemental monster couldn't keep Connor and Verena apart. Now as they race north toward Granadure and freedom, impending war threatens everything they cherish. Connor only wants a little peace, but can he trust the Grandurians? If war breaks out, will Verena and her country force him to fight for them against his homeland? He tried dying for a good cause once. It didn't work out so well. Affinity for War takes the epic adventure, the relentless humor, and the unique magic of No Stone Unturned, throws it in a pressure cooker with gallons of chaos, seasoned with porphyry-induced insanity, and boils it to explosion. WARNING Do not pick up a book by Frank Morin unless you love amazing stories with great action, mind-blowing magic, side-splitting humor, and insights into the human condition that will bring tears to your eyes. You risk finding your next favorite author and losing several days of sleep, so consider yourself warned.

The plot thickens at the Carraig as war threatens to erupt between the nations and student armies clash in the deadliest game the school has ever seen. Connor must face intrigue, deadly new enemies, and horrible poetry even to get a chance to risk everything on a final bid for freedom. The only way to save the Carraig may be to destroy it.

Connor’s had better days. High Lord Dougal escaped, Alasdair is buried under half a mile of rubble, and Verena is stuck in a coma. Tomorrow’s not looking any better. The dread queen Dreokt is back from her centuries-long slumber. She’s a barking-mad lunatic who destroys minds and kills on a whim. She’s more powerful than Connor and Kilian combined, and soon all of Obrion will cower under her rule. How long before she turns her attention to the rest of the continent? They can’t afford to wait, but attacking her directly is suicide. While Hamish uses sugar-saturated inspiration to invent even deadlier Builder mechanicals, Jean focuses all the resources of her growing school on developing terrifying new weapons. All Connor has to do is start a revolution. If he can escape the queen's deadly minions and set the Guardians free, they might just save Obrion. Well, what’s left of it. Connor’s never tried breaking an entire nation before. He’s going to need more bacon.

Tomorrow, at sixteen, Connor will reveal his secret curse to the world and take his place as a guardian. If he survives today. When armies descend upon his peaceful village, led by superhuman Petralists and clever Builders, most people run and hide. Connor's not that smart. He manages to get caught in the middle of the escalating conflict. Worse, he learns his curse is the rarest of powers, the Blood of the Tallan, and both sides will do anything to control it and secure his loyalty. Connor is fast, but even he can't outrun this avalanche. Truths are sacrificed, loyalties are sundered, and dangerous girls twist his heart into knots. That's when things get complicated. While his friends try to free the village under siege, Connor peels back layers of intrigue and half-truths to find secrets neither side wants him to know. Surrounded by deadly enemies that all claim to be his friends, Connor must choose a course with the lives of everyone he loves hanging in the balance. His only hope is to gamble everything on a curse that could destroy them all unless his final choice is Set in Stone.