never dreaming that the adventure she seeks will leave her badly injured and her parents dead

“That they will be what they like

frontier lawman turned big-city senator Waxillium Ladrian has hunted the shadowy organization the Set―with his late uncle and his sister among their leaders―since they started kidnapping people with the power of Allomancy in their bloodlines

all while being dutiful to his family

her quest for truth

Roots of Darkness (The Ashen Series, Book 2.5) Format:Hardcover never dreaming that the adventureTraveling the Road of Bones was only the start of Hekla's troubles. The Bloodaxe Crew have arrived at the village of Istr beleaguered and missing three of their members. They might be down in numbers, but Hekla 'Rib Smasher' is determined they'll complete their job all the same: defeat the evil mist with a heartbeat and keep the citizens of Istr safe. What she didn't expect is for Istr's bull headed chieftain to block her every move. Exasperated,