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

"You must send out to them and bring them back for punishment," reTaggin stood on the first step of the dais to harangue Marriette. If he wasn't careful, he would trip and slice himself open on the sword standing in the stone a step or two away from the throne.


"Don't you mean, Please Regent, ask Lady Joan to present herself so she may give her account of events."


"My nephew was stabbed in the back," the old man said. "It doesn't matter what he was doing."


Marriette bit her tongue. Illandria had turned out to be a wealth of information about the state of the other Houses. The young man had a reputation.


"Your Majesty," the major domo broke in to announce. "The Lady Joan wishes to present herself at court."


"Marshal," Marriette spoke casually. "If reTaggin opens his mouth before we give him leave, you have my permission to muzzle him." The old man opened his mouth to argue, but a growl from Marshal changed his mind.


Chapter 40: Three Of Swords