A Case of Possession
A Charm of Magpies, Book 2
Magic in the blood. Danger in the streets.
Lord Crane has never had a lover quite as elusive as Stephen Day. He knows Stephen’s job as justiciar requires secrecy, but the magician is doing his disappearing act more than seems reasonable—especially since Crane will soon return to his home in China. When a blackmailer threatens to expose their illicit relationship, there’s only one thing stopping Crane from leaving the country he loathes: Stephen.
Stephen has problems of his own. As he investigates a plague of giant rats sweeping London, his sudden increase in power, boosted by his blood-and-sex bond with Crane, is rousing suspicion that he’s turned warlock. With all eyes on him, the threat of exposure grows. Stephen could lose his friends, his job and his liberty over his relationship with Crane. He’s not sure if he can take that risk much longer. Crane isn’t sure if he can ask him to.
The rats are closing in, and something has to give…
Joint winner, Best Gay Fantasy Romance, 2014 Rainbow Awards • Previously published by Samhain
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Cover art by Lennan Adams at Lexiconic Design
Audio narrated by Cornell Collins
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Giant rats, violence to and from giant rats, occult horrors/deaths, power exchange sexual dynamics.
“This is a fantastic series … A treat for readers.”
“Charles begins a new gay Victoria fantasy series with this short but colorful novel […] Sexual tension between the men is sizzling…”
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