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

Zeb watched Marriette and Joan leave then went to talk to Daniel.


"I need to look different enough to enter the Hall of Justice," he said. "After last time, I don't think they will be too eager to allow me in." He explained that Marriette and Joan had been summoned. "This is their last chance to break her."


"He is already dead. They just haven't killed him yet. It is Marriette they are after."


"Because she is the one who gives people hope. As long as people have hope they won't just knuckle under to the nobility. Breaking Marriette will show even the nobility the king is to be feared and obeyed."


"So, what are you going to do about it?"


"Friend, you don't want to know." Zeb looked at Daniel. "Get everyone out of here. I don't want a single person in this building by nightfall. Whatever happens, it's going to be messy. Tell anyone who asks that you don't know me, or tell them I was always crazy. It's not far from the truth."


Chapter 29: Judgment