Rag and Bone
A Charm of Magpies World, Book 2
It’s amazing what people throw away…
Crispin Tredarloe never meant to become a warlock. Freed from his treacherous master, he’s learning how to use his magical powers the right way. But it’s brutally hard work. Not everyone believes he’s a reformed character, and the strain is putting unbearable pressure on his secret relationship with waste-man Ned Hall.
Ned’s sick of magic. Sick of the trouble it brings, sick of its dangerous grip on Crispin and the miserable look it puts in his eyes, and sick of being afraid that a gentleman magician won’t want a street paper-seller forever—or even for much longer.
But something is stirring among London’s forgotten discards. An ancient evil is waking up and seeking its freedom. And when wild magic hits the rag-and-bottle shop where Ned lives, a panicking Crispin falls back onto bad habits. The embattled lovers must find a way to work together—or London could go up in flames.
Rag and Bone is a story set in the Charm of Magpies universe, featuring the characters who first appear in ‘A Queer Trade’.
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Cover art by Lennan Adams at Lexiconic Design
Audio narrated by Cornell Collins
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Occult murders. Racism and antisemitism.
“rich and enjoyable, with a good balance of emotional complications that seemed logical within that world, and a mystery that had real stakes”
“Lovely writing and a loving relationship with some hot scenes that don’t overpower the other compelling elements of the story.”
