"...A time-warp vibe fusing elements of Antiquity with the Middle Ages and fantasy. A dream-weaver of paranormal fiction, Cate Rowan brings the supernatural and the mortal kind together... Emotionally enlightening and sensually uplifting." --Goodreads Review

As music turns to magic...

When a cursed sword slashed the god Taso, he barely escaped a mortal death by transforming into stone. Centuries later, the aspiring musician Amara stumbles across the stone and inadvertently morphs Taso back into his dying body. To save him, she must sacrifice her precious lute and her life-long dream. But in return, she might find her heart's desire.

SWORD AND LUTE is a 16,000-word novelette about the immortal twin founders of verdant Teganne and desert Kad, two rival realms divided by magic and bound by blood, mistrust, and love.

The Alaia Chronicles series begins with the historical fantasy short story SWORDS AND SCIMITARS and continues with the fantasy romance novels THE SOURCE OF MAGIC and KISMET'S KISS. Cate Rowan's stories have won more than thirty awards.