Ruby Road (Crossroads Chronicles)

It had been thirteen years, but my heart skipped a beat. My brain was bursting with things I wanted to say—many of them contradictory—things I had thought I might say if I ever saw him again. So, I said nothing.

He pulled a leather bag out of an inside pocket of his cloak, opened the drawstrings, and turned it upside down over a display tray on the counter. A flood of rubies—smooth but uncut—poured out. “I need you. There’s probably a whole mountain full of them. But I can’t find the vein myself. Come with me, and we’ll split the take.”

What I had—what he wanted—was a talent for earth magic. I sifted them through my fingers. The quality was extraordinary, the feel of them electric as they touched my magic.

BR Kingsolver grew up in Santa Fe, the City Different, surrounded by writers, artists, myths, and folklore that sparked a lifelong love of storytelling. The Land of Enchantment was BR's childhood realm, where stories were as natural as the desert winds and magic lingered in the air. It was here that BR's journey as a writer began.

That journey led BR across the world—from Amsterdam's canals to the Romanian Alps, from Russia's vastness to the Rockies' rugged beauty. Now, BR is delightfully trapped back in the Land of Enchantment, living in Albuquerque with a family and two mischievous cat muses who make life anything but ordinary.
 
All BR's books are exclusively on Amazon. Kindle Prime and Kindle Unlimited readers can enjoy as many adventures as they wish. To receive early review copies, updates, and enchanting book deals, join BR's newsletter. No spam—only magic. brkingsolver-dot-com/newsletter
 
Discover BR's worlds at brkingsolver-dot-com, where tales of dark alleys and sunlit mountaintops await. Welcome to the adventure!