Where the Words Speak

A mage acolyte who never toed the line

A wounded, washed-up warrior turned spy

A priceless ancient tome on magic that will change them both

Torn from her family as a young child to train on the Isle of Innesfarne, Acolyte Rune just wants to heal using herbs and her elemental magic. Even though Rune resists the dark initiations of the mage school, she's the only one to pass the Relic Test and read the scrap from the Book of Light—an ancient text holding magic's secrets.

Rune is determined to find the original manuscript and decipher the truth before magic leaves Dál Cruinne forever.  

Once a great warrior, now a maimed has-been, Evander is ordered by his ruthless conquering uncle to abduct the young acolyte and steal the jewel-encrusted relic in exchange for the freedom he desperately craves.

Unaware of Evander's true motivations, Rune enlists him as protector and guide to travel to the book's hiding place tucked away in a dragon's hoard.

Evander's ex-sword-brother and a dark mage pursue them, both resolved to obtain the Book of Light for their own purposes. One to sell it, the other to destroy it—and Rune.

Either's success means the end of true magic.

Thrown together by peril, the defiant acolyte and the broken warrior uncover secrets and emotions they never expected.

Both must confront the ultimate question: who will they choose to protect—the book or each other?

If you like gutsy heroines and smouldering heroes thrown together on a quest, mythical beasts and fantasy romance, then you'll love the first book in this action-packed, magical adventure.

 Where the Words Speak is a story in which a deep heart of magic beats within a fresh, young romance. Layer upon layer, slowly reveals the characters' innermost being. Jenn Lees' talented storytelling is on full display in this fantasy world which evokes Scottish Myth and Legend, and Old Norse tales. Lees never disappoints! –SL Dooley, Award Winning Fantasy Author

Timeless themes of love and betrayal are penned by Lees and echo in our own hearts … since this is ultimately a tale of good and evil, each character vying for the possession of the Book, while all along, its soft whisperings resonate with Truth to one alone. –Elizabeth Klein, Award Winning Fantasy Author