The Red Country    by Sylvia Kelso
Price: $2.99 USD. 78820 words. Published on February 22, 2012. .
Introducing the princess, and the mage. He doesn’t do well with people. She's not so good at tact. But he’s the wizard guardian of half a continent, She rules a kingdom she must protect. And to survive the inroads of a marauding empire, The wild, harsh, fickle, fragile, beautiful desert of Hethria needs them both. Some wars you just can't win alone.