Daniel Kelley
ASIN: B00C8UJ15A
Publisher: Amazon.com Services LLC
Pages: 233
A riveting fantasy, an adventure story, a poignant tale of love and heroism and friendship, A Deck of Cards is a novel by acclaimed author Daniel Kelley. While playing a game of Speed in their family room, 19-year-old Alyssa Lewis and her 5-year-old sister Sammy witness the appearance of a man who claims to be the Jack of Diamonds. As implausible as this seems, several others – the acerbic Queen of Spades, the seductive Jack of Clubs, and the somewhat slow King of Diamonds among them, follow the Jack’s manifestation. Alyssa and her best friend Mags find themselves fascinated by nearly every aspect of the cards’ lives, both in and out of the deck. And as they pursue explanations while getting to know them, intrigues abound. The Jacks of Hearts and Spades use chicanery and guile in an attempt to acquire life for themselves. The Jack of Clubs enters a relationship with Alyssa’s ...