The Portal of Darkness is a sinister passageway to Earth from a Parallel Universe. For the past ten thousand years, this pathway has opened at five hundred-year intervals. To combat the invasion of demon hordes, the Supreme Entity selects a champion and endows them with the skills of the Ivarrs, ancient warriors with incredible powers. The champion is always accompanied by a powerful companion to assist in closing the portal. This is the story of Janis French, a shape-shifting Changeling whose abilities are enhanced at the midnight ceremony on her sixteenth birthday. Wade Wilson is a gifted...

Mary Brown was the wallflower of her high school graduating class, a shy young woman who eventually develops the confidence to face life head on. Mary moves to Las Vegas in the 1970s and becomes a skilled blackjack player, a fierce high stakes poker player, and an accomplished slot hustler. To her close friends, she's the Queen of Chance because she's in a class by herself. From the opening pages, the young woman from Indiana will delight you with her zest for life, never looking back as she climbs the ladder of success in the city of a thousand broken dreams.