Author:
Alex McGilvery has been reading since before he can remember, and writing almost that long. He has published 18 books and is author and editor at his imprint Celticfrog Publishing. He lives in Kamloops with his dog and the stories clawing their way out of his head.

Not all devils come from Hell.

Marriette wants to escape her father, accepting an arranged marriage to a cripple, never expecting to find someone she could love.

Zeb is trapped in a weak human body forced to do the will of the mage who summoned him. The cost of his defiance is pain and destruction to all around him.

She sets out to change the Kingdom. If the mage gets his way, Zeb will destroy it.

The Belandria Tarot

Marriette threw herself into the life of the school. She met all the students and agreed to the stronger security arrangements. Daniel had brought Joan to the school protesting all the while. Only Marriette's obvious need for her friend convinced Joan that she should stay. When Daniel had returned the next night with the horrible news Master Candler and one of Arthur's friends had been slaughtered by an enraged gang of young nobles, Joan had fallen to the floor wailing in grief. To Marriette's self-disgust, her friend's agony was the remedy for Marriette's own uncertainty.


Chapter 28: The Lovers