Carole Cummings

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

      Lucas snorted. "Don't look so smug."


      "I look just the right amount of smug." Alex waggled his eyebrows. "This is a big day for me. Pardon me while I bask."


      "Bask all you like." Laurie sighed the sigh of the unfairly put-upon. "Although, it will likely make me actually sick up all over Lucas's precious books, but you feel free if it makes you happy. It still doesn't tell us where the Key is."


      "It does, though." Lucas lifted his eyebrows at Alex.


      "But...." Alex paused and looked again at where Lucas's finger still rested on the page. "I'm not quite sure I'm getting it." He frowned. "I mean, I certainly don't have the book."


      "No, you don't." Lucas moved his finger and pointed at the unfamiliar writing just below Alex's name.


      Alex's frown deepened. "Who's Ashlar? And why is the Key behind him?" He tilted the book sideways. "Her?"


Chapter 42