Book of Stones — L. Dean James

Dvi Darynson, the duke of Gosney, desires nothing more in this world than to attain the powers of magic ... until the lovely, Sandaa D'Lelan arrives at Castlekeep to serve as lady-in-waiting to Queen Jessmyn. But Sandal has come to serve other, darker purposes, and the young duke is soon forced to choose between his love for the lady and the life of his Red King. Desperate, he turns to the mystic Book of Stones, which offers power and counsel to some... and death to others.