All Lucas Tripp wants is good weather for the upcoming harvest, suitable matches for his six older sisters, a little money leftover at the end of the month, to never ever come within brushing distance of ascension to the throne, and more quality time with Alex. That’s not so much to ask for, right? Oh, and for his dog to listen to him. And for his cat to stop plotting against him. And for his mother to stop being disappointed in him. And for his sister Clara to someday forgive him for stealing Alex away from her. Not that Lucas did that!

When Clara’s new suitor suddenly disappears, Lucas is drawn into an adventure of a lifetime—kicking and screaming all the way. Magical beings traipsing through portals, missing princes, breaking and entering, suspicious magicians, and arsey cousins doesn’t really cover the rest of it, but give Lucas time; he’ll come up with more.

The Queen's Librarian is created by Carole Cummings, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

The Queen's Librarian

       "No! It wasn't--" Alex's mouth flapped before he clamped it shut and glared at Kaelyn.


      "Oh dear." Kaelyn's grin was wide and wicked. "He still doesn't know?" Inexplicably, every woman in the room--and there were more here than in most rooms--started to giggle. Even Violet joined in. Even Mother!


      "What?" Lucas poked rather harshly at Alex's shoulder. "What? What don't I know?"


      More to the point: did he really want to know? By the mirth leaking all over his sisters like some kind of contagion, and judging by Alex's reaction, Lucas wasn't so sure. At least Laurie seemed to be as much in the dark as Lucas was.


      It was a sad, sad day when Lucas took solace in the fact that at least Laurie was losing as badly as he was.


      "They are quite lovely." Mother's eyes shone bright and her smile was girlish. "It's rather a shame that young men don't exchange such things. Imagine what Alex might have been moved to offer our Lucas."


Chapter 13