Nonmagical people are being demonized and falsely blamed for Magnifico’s economic problems after Queen Vivian’s bloody rise to power. But politics very quickly become more than abstract views to argue about when secret police wolves are deployed throughout the country to kill those born without magical abilities.<br><br>Seventeen-year-old Maximillian’s best friend Katherine is one such nonmagical person. In a bid to keep her safe, Maximillian turns to the queen’s estranged younger brother, a man thought to be dead until recently.<br><br>Prince Stefan is nineteen years old and has been in hiding from his family for years. He has no desire to resurface in the political world. Can Maximillian convince him the country needs him before it’s too late?

In the Name of Magic

I rolled my eyes. “Do you want to go?”


“It might be fun. And it has nothing to do with my sister.”


The masked ball was an annual tradition dating back several centuries. It was a way for people to have fun and get together during the unbearable snowy season. Getting an invitation to the ball wasn’t easy, though. Even for people who were wealthy or had influence. Anyone who was anyone aspired to go to the masked ball. Most of the time, only friends and family members of the royal family went to the ball. There was always one or two tales of how a random person haggled an invitation by having some sort of connection.


“It’s fine. And I agree. It might be fun to have a night out together. But there is one thing we have to worry about.”


Stefan snickered. “And what would that be? Getting drunk and spilling your secret about Katherine?”


I jabbed his shoulder. “I told you my secret in confidence.”


Chapter 40