Gatekeeper's Key

She plunged her blade into his chest, feeling it grind along his ribs... Outcast swordfighter, Kyer Halidan, was abandoned in a cornfield at age three. Now, twenty years on, she’s searching for answers: Who left her there? And why? Kyer doesn’t suffer fools, and when she kills a man in a duel, it changes her life forever. The duel catches the eye of Valrayker, a legendary hero, who pulls her into his company for a high-stakes mission to save a village. While on the mission, Kyer is stalked and captured by powerful allies of the man she killed, who are determined to learn what she knows—and will stop at nothing to find out. She’s rescued by an inexplicable magic that raises suspicions among her friends—and fuels her enemies’ wrath even further. And worse—their fear. As trust crumbles around her and danger closes in, Kyer must defy orders and challenge the very people she swore to follow. As for her true identity, Valrayker harbours his own suspicions. But he’s keeping those secrets to himself… for now. Gatekeeper’s Key is an adventure riddled with danger, intrigue, mysterious magic, scheming villains, humour, sword-wielding badassery, and dark consequences. "Gatekeeper's Key is a dark and luscious truffle everyone will want to savor and beg for more when it's done." Diana Pharaoh Francis - USA Today Bestselling Author of the Path trilogy and the Crosspointe Chronicles. "Wow SUPER story and storyteller - My new favourite narrator Krista Wallace had me spellbound, wrapped up in Kyer’s magical world and wanting more. I highly recommend this audiobook." - yllasJj, Apple Books listener "Imaginative Tale with a Terrific Heroine" - Debra Purdy Kong, author of the Casey Holland mystery series “I just finished reading Book 1, and it was SO GOOD. Absolutely sank into this one.”J. Reeser - author "Magical from beginning to end!" - Kory P. Amazon reader "I loved this story and can not wait for the next book!" - Rhea H. Amazon reader “WARNING: Start reading on a weekend or clear your schedule for the next few days because you will not be able to put this down!” - Ruby Seah - Goodreads reviewer "Totally fantastic fun ***** I’m a fan of sci-fi and fantasy fiction and am greatly appreciating Gatekeeper’s Key for its strong and wonderfully, humanly flawed lead female character — written by a woman, with a woman’s voice. And to hear it read with the author’s original intention is totally fantastic! I listened to this in instalments via the author’s weekly podcast and found myself looking forward to the next Wednesday’s chapter, or saving up several weeks to delicious binge on several hours of content in row. I am currently listening to book two of this series and excited to hear what Kyer and the gang gets up to next." - CrazyMonkeyPuppies, 2020-10-08, Apple Audiobooks The Gatekeeper’s Daughter **** "Wow SUPER story and storyteller - a great experience listening to the adventures of warm wonderful warrior Kyer, two thumbs up!! My new favourite narrator Krista Wallace had me spellbound, wrapped up in Kyer’s magical world and wanting more. I highly recommend this audiobook. My only question is - why isn’t it in print too?" - yllasJj, 2021-01-19, Apple Audiobooks Cover image by Krista Wallace and Brian Rathbone