House of Cards (A Reign of Tarot Short Story)

By Juli D. Revezzo

Can you gamble with Fate?

As a young nobleman, Sinjon escapes the Reign of Terror in 18th century France to find himself dragged into an even worse fate–a hellish underworld wherein he is put on trial by a demon tribunal for crimes he never committed. Can he answer their riddles and thwart his fate, one worse than the guillotine?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Juli D. Revezzo
• Release date: Oct 9, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301397662

Juli D. Revezzo

Juli D. Revezzo loves fantasy and Celtic mythology and writing stories with all kinds of fantastical elements. She is the author of the historical romances, House of Dark Envy, Watchmaker's Heart, and Lady of the Tarot, the Antique Magic paranormal series, the Stewards War, and Celtic Stewards Chronicles series and more. She is also a member of the Independent Author Network and the Magic Appreciation Tour.To learn more about this and future releases, visit her at: https://julidrevezzo.comFollow her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/julidrevezzoor Twitter: https://twitter.com/julidrevezzoblog: https://julidrevezzo.com/blog

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HOUSE OF CARDS

by

JULI D. REVEZZO

A Reign of Tarot short story

House of Cards

A Reign of Tarot story

Copyright © 2012,2017 by Juli D. Revezzo

Raven Queen Publications, October 2012

Cover design by Raven Creations & Boulevard Photografica

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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED: This literary work may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including electronic or photographic reproduction, in whole or in part, without express written permission. All characters and events in this book are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead is strictly coincidental.

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Table of Contents

Inside Cover

Copyright

Dedication

House of Cards--Escape

Glossary/Cast of Characters

Other Releases by Juli D. Revezzo

House of Cards

Reign of Tarot #1

by

Juli D. Revezzo

Synopsis:

Can you gamble with Fate?

A young nobleman escapes the Reign of Terror in 18th century France to find himself dragged into an even worse fate–a hellish underworld wherein he is cajoled and put on trial by a demon tribunal for crimes he never committed. Can he thwart his fate, one worse than the guillotine?

Dedication:

For Joseph Robert

HOUSE OF CARDS

Escape

September 6, 1793

Embraced by the carriage’s comfort, Sinjon remained unaffected by the horses’ wild flight through the darkened Paris back roads. The storm clouds above hid the moon from sight. But Sinjon wasn’t focusing on anything other than the tarot cards he shuffled in his hand. The exercise did nothing to drive away the memory of his escape.

A flipped card, a second: Death stared up at him. His blue eyes peered at it through the darkness, disgusted with its appearance. He’d had enough of Death; the year was awash in blood: the Terror had scattered his circle of friends and family. The king and queen deposed, imprisoned, beheaded; their friends and supporters incarcerated, many families devastated. His parents were most likely dead. Why had his family hurried him off to safety? For Porter, and for his sister, Sinjon could well understand.

Glancing out the window as they passed a lonely, barren tree he wondered, But why