The Scar

By J.T. Marie

As the weather warms, young Mistress Jana Trence burns with the need of adventure. The general's headstrong daughter, she knows it's dangerous beyond the walls of her hometown, but a picnic in the green meadow sounds safe enough. She manages to talk her servant and best friend, Merlie, into coming along for a quick lunch.

Once beyond the walls of Ouest, Jana grows daring and races into the woods, Merlie at her heels. But the woods are full of strong magic neither girl can fight against. When Merlie is injured, Jana knows her father will learn of their little excursion, and she fears his punishment.

But she fears losing Merlie more.

Can the Emperor's physician treat the servant's wounds? Or will it take something stronger to heal Merlie?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Queerteen Press
• Release date: Apr 8, 2012
• ISBN: 9781611522914

J.T. Marie

J.T. Marie is a pseudonym for author J.M. Snyder, who publishes gay erotic and romantic fiction under her full name. For those curious, the initials stand for “Jeanette Thomas” and Marie is her middle name. She also writes gay young adult romance under the pseudonym J. Tomas.A graduate of George Mason University, Jeanette worked as Fantasy Editor of the school’s sci-fi and fantasy journal, The Fractal, for two years. After college, she created and maintained an online webzine, Disenchanted, to further a love of fantasy fiction. For more information on her non-gay fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, please visit her website.

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The Scar

By J.T. Marie

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Copyright 2012 J.T. Marie

ISBN 9781611522914

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The Scar

By J.T. Marie

The warm spring breeze wafting gently down the bustling streets of Ouest set hearts aflame, and young Mistress Jana Trence, the general’s headstrong daughter, burned with the need for adventure. A young lass of thirteen years, her days had been filled all winter long with musty old books and tedious studies, so when the sun melted the last of the snow from the ground, she knew she had to get outside.

Not just out of the house, but out of Ouest itself.

After breakfast, she cornered Merlie, her handmaiden and best friend, who spent the morning in the kitchen with the other servants. Jana found the older girl seated on a wooden stool by the fire, pinching boiled beans from