The Magician - format ePub

When Alice receives the 4 of Pentacles card, she remembers how greedy and full of herself her mother is.

After dealing with Mrs. Flowers and Heath, Alice feels dissatisfied with her life.

When Zanthe and her brother Paul are chatting at the open air cafe, a bomb goes off and they see a shapeshifter unlike any the Guardians have ever known. Zanthe and Zane with Xenocryst Agency discover...

Alice has gotten used to living with her aunt Madeline and her aunt's assistant Eliot, when she receives the Devil card.

Heath is ready for a fight, but a Guardian werewolf takes charge of him.

After Alice receives the 5 of pentacles card, she finds herself face to face with her mother.

After studying the 7 of Pentacles card, Alice finds she has grown.

Alice sees her aunt as the upright King of Swords and her mother as the reversed King of Swords.

Eliot sees Alice as the upright Queen of Wands and Mrs. Flowers and the reversed Queen of Wands.

Alice and Eliot get overwhelmed by orders as Mrs. Flowers gets into an argument with Mr. Flowers, James and Madeline.

Alice has moved in with her aunt Madeline who gives the young woman the 2 of swords card to study. Alice reflects on what the card means to her.

A monthly magazine featuring work from T. Kilgore Splake, Lyn Lifshin, Gary Every, B.Z. Niditch, Michael Estabrook, Geoff Stevens, Nathan Whiting, et al.

After receiving the 10 of wands card, Alice thinks about hard work and responsibilities.

Alice reflects on how her life was before and how it's changed since living with her aunt and Eliot.

When Alice studies the 10 of Swords card, she remembers her dad's death.

Alice and Eliot continue to keep up with their work as they get used to being married.

After studying the Sun card, Alice and Eliot get married with some interesting guests.

When Madeline becomes a hermit, Alice and Eliot respect her boundaries.

After studying the Moon card, Madeline blesses Alice and Eliot's upcoming marriage.

Contains all nine books of the adventures of White Lion Unicorn, Claira Jaen, Sebastien and other tiny nekos.

After studying the Star card, Madeline makes a wish for Alice and Eliot.

Silas is out of the shadows and into the open trying to force the tiny nekos to become pets as Wilhelm had intended, but Sebastien, a tiny neko, has become mayor of Elsewhere. Can he and the Guardians...

A monthly magazine featuring work from Lyn Lifshin, T. Kilgore Splake, Gary Every, Margaret Boles, Tashunka Raven, V. Lehtinen, et al.

Alice receives the 2 of cups and discovers she has a partner she can rely upon.

When Heath tries to kidnap Alice, she fights back in self defense.

After studying the Knight of Cups, Alice receives request to make more toiletry items.

Alice knows how loyal and true Eliot is to her, even if he is strange.

A monthly magazine featuring work from Lyn Lifshin, Gary Every, T. Kilgore Splake, Geoff Stevens, B.Z. Niditch, Raymond Avery, JB Mulligan, et al.

A monthly magazine featuring work from Jonathan S. Burnworth, Gary Every, B.Z. Niditch, Geoff Stevens, et al.

Mrs. Flowers and Heath can't face reality that Alice is happy with Eliot and Madeline.

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