The Knave of Secrets - Alex Livingston - Bog

When gambler and failed magician Valen Quinol is invited to the Forbearance Game—where players gamble with secrets—he can’t resist. Or refuse, as it turns out… Powerful forces are bearing down on his home on the isle of Valtiffe, and soon Valen and his misfit crew are caught up in a game where lives are as easily discarded as playing cards.