He made his choice, now he will pay A simple fisherman's life was not in the cards for young Raftennon. The wonders of the Arcane Arts drew him in. He devoted his life to them, mastered their secrets. Now his peers deem him one of the most powerful mages in history. He does not know it, but he has even garnered the attention of the gods. The sacrifices he made to attain his strength did not seem too much to bear-until she decided payment was due. The cost will be high and he will have no choice but to suffer the consequences. Will he be ready for what is to come? Can he survive what is demanded of him? Set in the mystical realms of Kagendur, the same fantasy world in which Marc's first novel Knightfall takes place, A Woman's Scorn is the first instalment of the Trials of the Chosen trilogy. The story will continue in the upcoming novels The Daemon and The Lady and TwinSoul.