Magic Reigns

This is the chance he's been waiting for. But he had no idea they'd bring her. Betrayed by one of their own, the defenders of Aeon Society turn to a Scholar and a Healer to join their mission and help track down the traitor. Henry has worked for this opportunity for years. He’s studied Bastion and is an expert in local languages and culture. He’s worked his tail off in Alpha Corps drills, honing his skills alongside the warriors. All of his training had better pay off, because now he has to keep June safe in a world she can’t possibly be prepared for. And she’s fond of telling him not to bother. June knows she’ll be called on for more than healing. Just the thought of using her other gift induces guilt. Can she resist the desire to drown others’ magic with her power? And somehow, she can’t keep her eyes off the man she’s rejected since they were teens. Henry wears his armor like he’s used to the weight. The Alphas treat him like more than a Scholar. Since when did her friend grow into a warrior? A new world may be just what she needs to see him differently. Maybe this time she’ll finally give him a chance. ******** Follow June and Henry through the gates and into a whole new world in the second Aeon Society fantasy romance. Search terms: fantasy romance, paranormal romance, PNR, magic, fantasy love, love, castle, powers, supernatural, otherworld, portal, action, adventure, romance, romance ebook, romance novel, romance series

The Salem Wildlife Sanctuary is Gwen Taylor's life work. Her Irish Gypsy heritage provides a hidden talent she uses to help the creatures under her care. But even her magical skills can't help new rescues in dire need of veterinary care. The opportunity of signing on as the vet for Gwen's sanctuary dropped into Brock Scutter's lap after he expanded his practice to include wildlife. The personal attraction he and Gwen experience is undeniable the more their professional and personal lives collide. Touring the only "non-haunted" house in Salem they both feel a spark of magic. A trip to his family's cabin uncovers a heritage he didn't know existed. If they want a future together, it means facing the consequences of awakening hidden Gypsy magic and a race against the clock to correct past wrongs.

The poems in this volume of verse are mainly concerned with the conjuring arts, with momentary excursions into the more occult or religious forms of magic or magick, as it is sometimes spelled. This poetry is actually a celebration of magic, and a tribute to all magicians, past and present, who have ennobled the fabulous realm of conjuring.

In this duology's finale, Kingston travels back in time and uses his growing magic to save the world. Kingston might have saved Echo City but the victory is bittersweet without his pops by his side. The holidays are approaching and if Kingston could have one wish, it would be to have his father, who is trapped in the Realm, come home. But as new problems arise and blackouts blanket the city, Kingston begins to have a persistent feeling of déjà vu, as if he's lived this same day before—and he has. Echo City living up to its name, is caught in a repeating time loop. Maestro, his father's old rival, has found a way to overwrite reality with an alternate timeline where he rules over all. It will be up to Kingston, Too Tall, and V to find a way to enter the Realm and travel back through time to stop him. But with a magic he still barely understands, Kingston will needs his friends’ smarts and their collective courage to figure out the mystery and find Maestro before Brooklyn as they know it is erased for good.

Exiled by his father to the coastal garrison town of Verose, hot-headed, arrogant, and untested Crown Prince Maxim Maresh went on to prove his worth by defeating the pirate queen Arisa, with the help of a new-found ally Isra, a member of the Arnesian garrison and a gifted solider and fighter in her own right. Following his victory, Maxim ignored his father’s subsequent invitation to return home and chose to remain in Verose, determined to prove to the soldiers in his charge that he was far more than just another spoilt prince and worthy of the honor of leading them. Learning of an annual magical tournament called the Night of Knives, that tested bravery, honor and courage, Maxim entered the contest and became the only person ever to complete the four deadly magical trials. Meanwhile in the waters off the Blood Coast, forces are gathering that could threaten not only Verose, but the whole of the Maresh empire…

In the months following his defeat and unmasking by Prince Maxim Maresh at the climax of the Night of Knives Tournament, Rowan, its architect and Antari magician, has forcefully taken command of a ragtag pirate fleet known as the Rebel Army. Through a campaign of pillaging and conscription of Arnes coastal towns, Rowan has grown the Rebel Army into a force powerful enough to usurp a prince and destroy an empire. Now, all that stands between the fall of the House of Maresh and the sacking of Red London is Maxim and his garrison, unless the young headstrong prince can win the hearts and minds of the inhabitants of Verose and convince them to join him in one final stand against the most powerful magician he has ever faced. Collects Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince: The Rebel Army #1-4 Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince nominated for the GoodReads Best Graphic Novels and Comics Award 2019. “We feel like these individuals are alive… a pleasure to read.” – Reading With A Flight Ring “A masterpiece and a delight to read and admire.” – Depepi

In early modern England, the practice of ritual or ceremonial magic - the attempted communication with angels and demons - both reinforced and subverted existing concepts of gender. The majority of male magicians acted from a position of control and command commensurate with their social position in a patriarchal society; other men, however, used the notion of magic to subvert gender ideals while still aiming to attain hegemony. Whilst women who claimed to perform magic were usually more submissive in their attempted dealings with the spirit world, some female practitioners employed magic to undermine the patriarchal culture and further their own agenda. Frances Timbers studies the practice of ritual magic in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries focusing especially on gender and sexual perspectives. Using the examples of well-known individuals who set themselves up as magicians (including John Dee, Simon Forman and William Lilly), as well as unpublished diaries and journals, literature and legal records, this book provides a unique analysis of early modern ceremonial magic from a gender perspective.