Ward Breaker
by Gwen DeMarco
Three Mythical children have been taken in Savannah. Gideon Bean is the only one who can see how it was done.
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Ward Breaker
Three Mythical children have been taken in Savannah. Gideon Bean is the only one who can see how it was done. They were stolen from some of the best-protected homes in the city. No door forced, no ward broken, and not a single alarm sounded. The Conclave's own investigators found nothing. Weeks before his agent training is even due to begin, Gideon is called in early. Dacey Menet – the bennu shifter who burst into his life in a blaze of fire – is already on the case, and the dinner date they've been promising each other since Millhaven is going to have to wait. Again. Then Gideon finds what no one else can – a hair-thin seam in the ward across a child's window, unpicked thread by thread and sealed shut again. He has never felt magic like it. Neither has Vena Merker, and she has been reading auras since before he was born. How do you track someone who leaves no trail? Rosalind Brenner has given the Conclave one week to bring her grandson home, or she'll burn the city to its foundations. Every Mythical bloodline in Savannah is calling for blood. And someone is after Dacey. Gideon doesn't know if it has anything to do with the case. He only knows he can't lose her. Gideon came to Savannah to find three missing children. What he finds is a war that has been brewing for generations.
Asphalt Coven
Darby wasn't looking for magic. She was looking for a fresh start. One accidental spell in a dusty library archive changes everything – binding her to four women she's only just begun to call friends, and awakening power none of them knew they had. But magic has enemies. A violent order called the Torch Bearers has been hunting witches for generations. They've already burned other covens out of existence. Now they're coming for Darby's. Five women. No training. No time. And a bond forged in concrete, grit, and the kind of magic that refuses to die. This isn't a story about peaceful garden witches. This is a coven that won't burn.
Gideon Bean
Gideon Bean sees things. He has always hidden his ability to see the strange and terrifying—visions he's been told aren't real. But when a woman with flaming wings crawls out of a crematorium oven one night, his carefully built anonymity crumbles—and he must navigate a world of bennu shifters, shadowy organizations, and a fiery investigator who won't leave him alone.
The Mudlark
The Kingdom of Erishum keeps its citizens safe behind towering walls — or so Nyssa has always believed. A mudlark scraping by in the Shadow District, she's this close to trading the riverbanks for a baker's apprenticeship. But when she unearths a mysterious object from the mud, she's pulled into a world of political intrigue, menacing priests, and dangerous secrets. Now her survival instincts as a gutter rat are all that stand between her and forces she never knew existed. A gritty fantasy adventure about survival, sacrifice, and what happens when everything you've ever been taught turns out to be a lie.
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5 BooksAuras & Embers
In a world where some can perceive the magic hidden in plain sight, reluctant auramancer Gideon Bean is pulled into a dangerous supernatural underground where Mythicals, ancient powers, and deadly secrets collide. A new urban fantasy series featuring an unlikely hero, a fearless bennu shifter, and a hidden world of magic and phoenix fire.
OngoingWitches of Kirra Cross
In the gritty industrial streets of Medeon, magic doesn't bloom – it claws its way through concrete. In the neighborhood of Kirra Cross, a coven forms in the shadows of smokestacks and crumbling row houses, bound not by ancient bloodlines but by accident, desperation, and sheer stubborn will.
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My heroines have attitude, opinions, and aren't afraid to use them. They solve problems with wit and determination, not damsel-in-distress moments.
Found Family
Blood doesn't make a family—loyalty does. My books celebrate the bonds we choose and the people who become home.
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"She does it again! Hot D***! Gwen DeMarco, I think I love you! It started with the Odd Ones, Sophie Feegle books. Fantastic. And for those of you new to Gwen DeMarco, you are absolutely in luck because all five books of that series are already out in the universe. I read each book as it came out. That may be why I missed, or more likely forgot, that the Aura and Embers series is in that same universe, in the same time frame. The first three are out, and I think they just keep getting better. The characters and the situations evolve and grow. And again, if you are new to Gwen DeMarco, by the time you read the Odd Ones Series and the Auras & Embers books, book 4 will probably be ready. I read all of these on KU but this is a series of books I am seriously tempted to out & out buy."
"I didn't see that coming... This is a wonderful sequel building on the past books as well as the Sophie Feegle books. Beautifully written, it is gut wrenching. Gideon continues his growth and secrets are revealed. I very much look forward to the next book. Thank you, Miss Gwen!"
"Damnnnnnn. That was an amazing book! I hated having to put it down to work 😂. I really liked the religion/political parallels with US politics, and the emotional maturity of the characters. It made them incredibly enjoyable to read! They are an excellent balance for each other! Well done Gwen, you know how to write an amazing, multifaceted page turner! Great cliffhanger, I am soo excited for the next book. I can’t wait! I genuinely love Gwens’s books! Highly recommend this book, this series, this universe, and this author!!!"
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Ward Breaker is Live!
f you preordered, it should already be on your device. Thank you. You made launch week possible. If you haven’t grabbed it yet, the link is right there, and it’s also in Kindle Unlimited: https://link.amazon/B0gfJOqFn
The Real Savannah
I live in Florida, so Savannah is a weekend trip, and I’ve made that trip more times than I can count. I also led a Girl Scout troop for seven years, and one of my favorite trips with my girls was to this stretch of coast. A lot of that made it into Ward Breaker.
A dryad, a minotaur, and a very grumpy gargoyle
Meet the Savannah Conclave Three days!!! Ward Breaker comes out Friday. Book 3 takes Gideon out of the Florida panhandle and drops him into Savannah, and Savannah comes with its own Conclave. I fell in love with this crew while I was writing them, so here’s a quick introduction before you meet them for real.
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