Sting of the Scorpion
by Evelyn Puerto
Outlawed Myth Book 3

An orphaned girl, powerless and destitute. An Endless War, that threatens to consume everyone in its path. Magic amulets, that hold the promise of victory.

After Damira witnesses the brutal slaughter of nearly her entire clan by a roving warband, she resolves never to feel helpless again. With nowhere to go, she, her brother and a friend surrender to a warlord, resigned to becoming little more than pawns in the Endless War.

But when Wei Fang, a warlord wielding magic amulets threatens to destroy anyone who stands against her, Damira must choose. Will she seek to master the power of the amulets and make a stand against the brutal Wei Fang?

Or will the power behind the amulets destroy her first?

Behind the Scenes

My original series outline had Sting of the Scorpion continue Tereka’s adventures. But on the advice of Veronica Sicoe, herself a talented novelist, I combined the events of the final two books into what would later become Book 4, Flood of the Fire. But I’d already announced the series would have four books. What to do?

I decided to write the backstory for the antagonist of Flood of the Fire in her own novel. That required creating a whole new world with its own cultures and customs. This is the only one of my novels that has the protagonist on a negative character arc.