The Iron Key

The Iron Key

Demon-fire burns. The chains of control tighten.

Jackson McCade bears the curse of demon-fire, bound by sacred vows that keep his destructive power in check.

Duty calls when Lady Cassira Corgrave steals the Iron Key—a relic capable of unleashing catastrophic floods across the coastal towns of Kharadorn.

Alongside Luke, a wisecracking rogue, and Riven, a stoic elven archer, Jackson pursues Cassira through monster-infested labyrinths and corrupted shrines. Their unlikely ally, Mara Windwhisper, is a half-elf smuggler with secrets of her own—and a connection to Jackson that threatens to shatter his control.

With each battle, Jackson's vow strains against the demon-fire within him.

Using his power means risking a meltdown that could destroy everything in its path. Holding back could mean watching innocent lives wash away in Cassira's flood.

As treacherous waters rise and ancient magic awakens, Jackson must make an impossible choice: maintain his vow and watch others suffer or embrace the destructive force inside him to save the kingdom.

Will Jackson find the strength to control his demon-fire and stop Cassira's cataclysm? Or will his struggle for control become the very thing that drowns them all?

Michael Todd

with Michael Anderle

Hello, my name is Michael Todd and I'm a fun-loving guy who writes full-time for a living.

Protected by the Damned (and other stories I might place here) are some of my 'other things' I work on when I take a break from other authoring responsibilities.

In other words, when I'm playing Hookey.

In order to separate what has become a HUGE wall of books and get a chance to play again, I've snuck out of my real author name and built this pen name to have some fun at the small level once more.

I hope you like these stories as we build new fans and family moving forward with Protected by the Damned.

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