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

The guard welcomed Marriette, Joan and Prenny without question. Not raising so much as an eyebrow at Marriette's dress or Joan's trousers and blouse. He led them to the parlour, where Marshal stood like a statue in the hall. He held up a hand. The guard nodded and left to return to his post.


"We're going to have to wait a while." Marriette said. "Let's see if we can't find my children."


Marriette led them through the maze of halls to the nursery. Prenny held onto Joan's hand so she wouldn't trip as she tried to see everything at once.


Nikay almost knocked Marriette over in his enthusiasm. Beatifa wasn't far behind.


"Prenny meet my children, Nikay, and Beatifa." Marriette put her hand on their heads as she named them."


"Lady Prenny," Nikay stood tall as he could and gave his most courtly bow. "I am most pleased to meet you." 


"Didn't I do it right?" Nikay looked up at Marriette, his eyes welling up.


Chapter 86: Setting A Dangerous Precedent