Marriette is set on the throne as Regent with no preparation. There are all too many people willing to take advantage of her inexperience. When the King and Queen vanish on their pilgrimage the power struggles get deadly, and there is more than just her life on the line if she falters.

Alex has been writing stories almost as long as he's been reading them. He lives in Kamloops, BC and spends a great deal of time figuring out how to make his characters work hard at life. His two dogs, named after favourity scotch malts are a big reason he doesn't suffer as much as his characters.