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Cover Reveal! A Bride for the Dark Mage

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A Bride for the Dark Mage

Ruthless. Unforgiving. Unrepentant. But it just might be everything she needs.

Forced to apprentice to a powerful necromancer, Leikar endured pain and suffering no mortal should. Now a formidable mage in his own right, Leikar escaped his dark lord, and his unique skills earned him a place in the Holy Kingdom of Tamryn. He’ll do anything to keep his new home, anything, including marry a woman that despises him.

Three years ago, Annabelle’s husband was murdered, shattering her world and revealing a web of lies, treason, and infidelity that dated back long before they were married. Now she’s rebuilt a new life for herself, and she has no intention of ever letting herself love again. Especially not with a dark and dangerous mage.

But the past doesn’t forget, and as old enemies threaten to destroy them, Leikar and Annabelle have to make the ultimate choice. Can they embrace love and forgive the past, or will they be swallowed by the darkness?

I am working with a new cover artist, and I hope you love her style as much as I do. A Bride for the Dark Mage will be coming out in January 2021!

Micro Fiction: Making of a Shadowguard 19

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19 Jade

“From today forward, you will work for the city guard. I will take you to the palace where you will begin your training,” the elegant woman said.

“Am I really going to work for the city guard?” Jade asked.

The elegant woman smiled. “You will use your skills for the Crown. That might take you to the city guard. Occasionally.”

Micro Fiction: Making of a Shadowguard 18

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18 Jade

“We did not know you were there. And we normally know everything. There are two choices for one as skilled as you. We can recruit you,” the elegant woman said.

“Or?” Jade asked.

“Let’s not discuss the second.”

Micro Fiction: Making of a Shadowguard 17

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17 Jade

Jade hadn’t waited long when an impeccably dressed woman entered the sanctuary, offered a prayer to Dracor, and sat beside her.

“You must be the child that almost cost the king his life.”

Jade swallowed hard but didn’t deny it.

Micro Fiction: Making of a Shadowguard 16

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16 Jade

“You’re holding blood money,” Sir Leopold said. “Whatcha gonna do about it?”

Jade stared at the coins. “Give it to Dracor. Let him find justice for it.”

“You do that. Then there’s someone you need to meet.”

Micro Fiction: Making of a Shadowguard 15

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15 Jade

Jade told Sir Leopold everything.

Kissing the earl. Her father losing his job. Her family falling onto the charity of others.

The jobs she’d taken to listen and report.

Sir Leopold listened to it all, never once interrupting.