The Hocus Pocus Magic Shop

When chemist Grace O’Leary finds a book of magic spells hidden in her Aunt Lucy’s run-down magic shop, the scientist in her itches to try them out. She mixes up a batch of love potions as a joke, and has to face the consequences when they actually seem to work. Her dream of becoming a professor is in peril, and time is running out to finish research for her dissertation. She can't handle any more distractions, but the magic shop is on the verge of closing, her aunt has become forgetful and confused, and a handsome reporter named Dario Fontana keeps sniffing around for a story. The last thing she needs is for him to find out about the love potions and expose her as fraud, but she begins to trust him, and the sizzling chemistry between them is soon too powerful to deny. With her personal and professional life in chaos, and her budding relationship with Dario in jeopardy, Grace is faced with a difficult choice. Fixing what is broken means going against every logical bone in her body. Can Grace learn to silence her scientific brain long enough to accept the truth about magic…and also about herself?

Several magic tricks are featured in a show.

Step-by-step instructions for twenty simple magic tricks, together with tips on patter, timing, slight-of-hand, and misdirection for the beginning magician.

Ever since the author Paul Kieve was given a magic set at the age of ten, he has been buying magic books, props and posters and honing his skills as a magician. He keeps all his magical paraphenalia in his house in Hackney, right around the corner from the magnificent Hackney Empire, a venue played at by all the great illusionists of the golden era of magic, some hundred years ago. One day, as Paul is on the phone to his friend, sitting in his 'Poster Room', chatting to a friend about how well his magic show went from the night before, he gets a strange sensation . . . Suddenly, the huge figure of Alexander steps out of the poster and starts telling Paul off for getting too big-headed! Alexander and the other brilliant magicians in the posters are going to show Paul what magic is really about!

The idea of predicting raffle ticket numbers, chosen at random by audience members, can be found in 13 Steps to Mentalism. However, the original method required an offstage assistant. For the past twenty years, Paul has been developing and performing his version of this amazing effect, without the need for an offstage assistant. This one person routine is easy to perform, and like all of Paul's work, is taken from real-world working situations. The method is highly practical, and so easy to perform, you can put this to your act straight away. Paul explains THREE different versions of this routine that he has been performing on cruise ships, private functions and trade shows. Additional tips are included by Wayne Rogers and TC Tahoe, both of whom have now added Winning Numbers to their own repertoire. Effect One: A prediction is handed out to an audience member at the beginning of the show. At anytime during the performance, a bowl of two hundred tickets are handed out, with three spectators each choosing their own ticket. The prediction is then read out, and the winning numbers match the ticket numbers chosen by the spectators. Effect Two: A prediction with three raffle tickets inside is given to an audience member to hold. A bowl of raffle tickets is handed out and three different audience members each take one ticket. The three prediction tickets match the numbers of the three random tickets chosen by the spectators. Effect Three: A large envelope is hanging on stage. A bowl or raffle tickets is passed through the audience, with five people each taking out, and looking at the numbers on their tickets. The envelope is opened by an audience member and a large piece of paper with raffle ticket numbers is read out, they match the ticket numbers chosen by the five spectators. Key points: No assistants No stooges Practical methods for all working conditions Perfect for stage, cabaret, corporate and private house parties Easy to perform Packs small, plays big Uses everyday, common items Extremely commercial and unique

Dive into the world of Disney's Hocus Pocus with this stunning spell book. It's all just a bunch of hocus pocus inside this gorgeous Hocus Pocus Spell Book. Fans of the annual Halloween favorite, Hocus Pocus will love this enchanting title featuring spells, potions, witch history, and more! Full of magical of illustrations, comments from Winnie, Mary, and Sarah, and more, this beautiful book is a must-have accessory for any want-to-be Sanderson sister and the perfect gift for Hocus Pocus fans of any age. For more spellbinding Hocus Pocus stories, check out these magical titles: Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel Art of Coloring: Hocus Pocus Hocus Pocus: The Illustrated Novelization

One sister is a powerful witch, but the other has special powers of her own. Eliza Dragonsong is a lawyer by day and a Wiccan high priestess by night. Her unique skillset comes in handy in the courtroom, and also when she's asked to guard an ancient cursed stone from the dangerously charming Ivan Rochat. Although he's a former art thief with a questionable past, Eliza still finds herself drawn to him, and soon realizes she has to guard more than just the stone. She has to guard her heart as well. Amanda Dragonsong is nothing like her older half-sister. Shy and self-conscious, she's a woman gifted with a beautiful voice, but that gift can also be a curse. Her lullabies make people drift off to sleep, and her sad songs make them cry, but it's her love songs that often cause the most damage. When her domineering mother forges Amanda's name on a contract for a live show in Vegas, Amanda knows she has to get away. Going back to her childhood home, to the safety of her father and her sister, is her best option. But returning means facing some of the ghosts from her past, including Tommy Belfiore, a handsome firefighter, and the only man she ever truly loved. Two sisters. Two extraordinary gifts. One chance at happiness. Will they be brave enough to take it?