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 followed Marshal's stiff back down the hall toward the Council Chambers. The only words he'd spoken to her after the attack on the street were a request to retire. That was a week ago.


"Marshal." Marriette stopped and glared at him. "I will have words with you."


"Your Majesty." He stopped, but did not turn to face her.


"I must know what is bothering you." She made her words hard to break through the shell. 


"I do my duty," he said. If it had been any one else she would have sworn he was forcing back tears.


"How many men did you kill during the attack?"


"I don't call that a failure." Marriette winced at how much those men must have hated her.


"The one that mattered..." Marshal turned. His face twisted with the effort of speaking. "I should have been at your side."


Chapter 34: Ten Of Pentacles