Jaguar Tales by e.j. Springer
the Cat's Dowry, a Jaguar Tale, #1
A Mayan mystery becomes a modern day treasure hunt with governments, criminals, and spies willing to kidnap, torture, even murder to find the map marking the location of a legendary tomb. But only one woman possesses the “magic” necessary to unlock the ancient secrets. Assisted by a uniquely talented group of friends, Cali Cleary travels into the jungles of Guatemala and Colombia not merely for clues to the fabled treasure but for answers about her heritage, her strange powers and the mysterious ancient cult of the jaguar.
This tale began three thousand years ago when a royal marriage took place in the ancient Americas, a rare union joining a princess of the jaguar cult and a Mayan Lord from the North. Thousands honored the couple, bestowing upon them a treasure trove of gifts. Through the millennia, this legendary treasure became known as “The Cat’s Dowry”.
the Ravens Rant, a Jaguar Tale, #2
A mural in Cacaxtla, Mexico depicts a battle between two rival clans, the bird and the jaguar. The jaguars were defeated and their queen, dressed in warrior regalia, stands before the bird king awaiting her death sentence. But the bird king offered her another fate. Join him in marriage and together they would form a new dynasty, a union of the bird and jaguar. In the final image, the jaguar queen accepts the bird king’s hand ascends the throne.
And there the story ended, until now. A Shaman arrives in New Mexico with one purpose, to engage Cali Cleary’s help in protecting the heir to the Cacaxtla dynasty, now living among the Raven clan in the Yucatan. Cali gathers her posse and heads to Mexico where they discover an “old evil” has returned and the ancient ritual of bloodletting has been revived.
the Serpent Twins, a Jaguar Tale, #3
The old myth tells of six relics left to mankind thousands of years ago. When joined, they reveal the origins of humanity and endow the holder with magical powers. It is rumored that three had been found.
Cali Cleary’s homeland is invaded and her Aunt is being hunted by none other than Cali’s old nemesis “Le Gato.” He and his consortium of powerful men will stop at nothing to find the relics.
One frantic phone call sets in motion a journey that tests Cali’s newfound powers as she faces a seductress Snake, a mysterious Jaguar male and the feared Serpent Twins.
the Crocodile Codex, a Jaguar Tale, #4
Six clans fought together during the age of the “relic wars”. Under the leadership of the Jaguar princess, Seela Akun, each clan shared their magical secrets to fight the threat of the invaders from the south. The princess decreed that once the war was won, the chronicle of spells and incantations would be destroyed. But buried in a tomb in Palenque, grasped within a child’s hand, a small scroll tells of one book that survived.
As Cali and friends search for the codex, new threats arise. Another Jaguar princess has been found. Could she be the Jaguar destined to rejoin the relics? Is she the consortium’s weapon against Cali? As the Snakes and Serpents prepare to strike, Cali finds new friends in old allies, the clan of the Crocodiles.