Books with author Colette Wheeless

Sámusa, Tal, Risai, and Kaliko are four strangers with one thing in common: they've all run away from their homes, and somehow found themselves imprisoned in the Crystal Palace. Princess Icilla of the North Side makes them a deal: embark on a journey to retrieve a powerful item, one of the three North Sapphires, from a wealthy nobleman who has stolen it from her, in exchange for their freedom.Although the four have the power of one of the remaining North Sapphires on their side, the task seems nearly impossible. In addition to traveling across the North Side on their own, they must deal with attacks from the noble army, as well as from three members of a mysterious clan who possess the third and final sapphire. Let alone the fact that these four misfits don't even get along! With the fate of the North Side on their shoulders, they set off on a journey that will change their lives. Unfortunately for them, however, the past always has a way of catching up with you, no matter how far you run...

Four runaways find themselves imprisoned in the Crystal Palace. Princess Icilla of the North Side makes them a deal: retrieve a stolen object for her, and she will grant their freedom. Although it sounds like a simple task, the four strangers quickly realize they're in way over their heads. The journey to find this object is long and arduous, the four seem to butt heads over everything, and it seems that multiple groups are out to stop them from reaching their destination at all costs. Even worse, it comes to light that some of them have more personal ties to this stolen object and the power struggle between the royalty and the nobility than first expected. The foursome must come to grips with their past, and trust in each other, if they are to make it to the end of their journey alive.