One last job, one last chance. 

Allara will do anything for her sick sister, but in a city like Oberon, gold is hard to come by and even harder to earn without selling your soul. With no marketable skills and high costs to keep up, Allara’s conscience might be the price she pays.

Nymm fled her past to survive, leaving everything behind, but when her guild falls on tough times, she’ll have to rebuild their reputation or risk losing the only family she has left. The odds are stacked against her, but she’ll do anything to keep them together.

Auren has been living for himself for so long, he’s forgotten what it means to have a purpose. With the chance of unimaginable wealth—and a shot at redemption—he jumps at the opportunity. But is this job enough to make up for his mistakes, or will it drag him deeper into the shadows?

When forces align to offer a job with more gold than most would see in their entire lives, no one is in a position to turn it down. But as the job starts to unravel, they’re reminded all gold comes at a price—and the question is, can they survive the cost?

The Tales of Averna are a series of interconnected, standalone stories. Each book can be read on its own, but they build on one another. FIREREND is where the journey begins.