Isa Lavinia

This was a sweet novella - as usual with this series I honestly can't say I even remember these characters from previous books, again the problem of a not so cohesive and inclusive worldbuilding with supporting character set in stone throughout the story, each single book tends to focus solely on the featured couple.

Such was the case here, with Niniane and Tiago making cursory appearances.

But that's - as I established before - not necessarily a bad thing, it allows the reader to judge each book on its own merit without any hangups.

Xanthe - who apparently showed up in Devil's Gate a previous Elder Races novella - which I actually remember since it was about Seremela an awesome character who is both a Medusa and a scientist! I don't remember Xanthe at all, but apparently the magical tarot deck which has been jumping from owner to owner until said owner finds ~true love~ is now in her hands.
Xanthe, knowing love can take many forms believes this to mean the companionship of her new pet kitten... but said kitten comes with its own surprises.
Having had her cover blown in the Devil's Gate mission, Xanthe has to give up her business as an assassin, so becomes a guard to Queen Niniane (another character I remember!).

Aubrey, whom I kept picturing as Drake and, no lie, kind of ruined the story for me...