It’s cougar versus evil stepmother

To defeat the evil stepmother, the gods didn’t send a fairy godmother—they sent a wild beast.

His evil stepmother’s first attempt to murder Crown Prince Andray left him disabled and his older sister dead. The gods granted the ghost of his sister the ability to protect him—as a magic guardian in the form of a cougar. But the gods demanded a price for the boon to guard her brother. She will remember all her education as a princess but will have no knowledge of who she once was, because a wild beast who loves romantic poetry could be fun.

Join the mage prince and his spirit beast protector in this lighthearted medieval fantasy with elven allies, goofy goblin socialists, and misunderstood monsters. As a writathon winner on Royal Road, Pay the Magic Beast in Venison spent three months on the rising stars list for comedy and two months for fantasy. Click now to read this irreverent adventure of the magic cougar and her boy. 

About Cat Helm

Cat Helm is a retired Great Basin geologist and borehole geophysicist. After the warranty on the knees gave out, Dr. Helm switched to a career with far less field work and became an award-winning business reporter and newspaper editor.

Dr. Helm lives in a small town surrounded by the forests and lakes of Minnesota’s Arrowhead Region in a cozy little house with several pets: a bouncy dog, not enough cats, and a dishwashing husband. When not consulting, writing, or freelance editing, Dr. Clark can be found playing the trombone in the city band and local brass ensemble or out fishing in a kayak.