Mage Guardian Series

Rune Tellarus always wanted to become a Guardian: a powerful warrior bonded to a magic-wielding woman known as an Adeptal Mage. Except he failed the test as a youth. He thought he would never get the chance to study at their Academy nor learn magic. But after a terrible tragedy in a nobleman's home, he finds himself suddenly bonded with the nobleman's daughter, Narcissa. This bonding is an irrevocable merging of two spirits that grants both Mage and Guardian magical gifts.

After clearing his name, Rune Tellarus finds himself a guest in the palace. The plans to harm himself and his Adepts have not been foiled completely, and to do so will require getting close to the most powerful man in the kingdom: King Celtis. At the king’s request, Rune will soon begin his training as a Guardian Elite, and that means bonding to another Adept. And what better woman to bond with than the king’s own daughter, Princess Nolana?

After discovering the statues of Tellus the Mad and his Adepts, Rune soon learns that these statues are not just simple stone monuments. Beyond the stone shells, the hearts within the statues still beat. With the war with the Djani on the horizon and their Goddess devising her own plans, Rune...