He’s not sure if he can take that risk much longer. Stephen could lose his friends, his job and his liberty over his relationship with Crane. With all eyes watching him, the threat of exposure grows. 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. When a blackmailer threatens to expose their illicit relationship, Crane knows a smart man would hop the first ship bound for China. True, Stephen’s job as justiciar requires secrecy, but the magician’s disappearing act bothers Crane more than it should. Lord Crane has never had a lover quite as elusive as Stephen Day. Oh did I enjoy this book, it nearly got 10 pots of gold but there was one thing I have to complain about. Why I read it: After reading the Magpie Lord I had to know what will happen with Stephen and Lucien. They worry about being convicted of a crime, they worry about legal repercussions, but they're not playing the popularity game, and it makes the books so much better.Tanja reviews ‘A Case Of Possession (A Charm Of Magpies #2) by KJ Charles (Published by Samhain January 28, 2014)
They never worry about disapproval or ostracism. The characters are wonderful-a handsome, physically powerful Earl matched with a poor, mercurial but extremely powerful magician-and feel fresh while incorporating some of my favorite tropes.Įven though this is a Victorian set romance with an Earl as one of the lead characters, they never spend time trying to fit in with the in crowd, the 'ton' in romance parlance.
I'm not normally a novella person, but each of these novellas tells a satisfying, complete story. Funny, smart, both fast-paced and atmospheric. The quotes she pulled from the books completely hooked me &, indeed, the writing is fantastic. I picked up The Magpie Lord, the first in the 'Charm of Magpies' series, after reading this review of the sequel by Kaetrin over at Kaetrin's Musings. Mostly brief/quickie reviews, but they're exhausting all lumped together.įirst up: a pair of paranormal, Regency-set m/m novellas. It got so long that I decided to break it up into chunks. I started a round-up post of books that I've read and enjoyed recently.
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