Double Alchemy
Release
Date: March 24, 2014
Blurb
Powerful
yet tormented modern warlock Quinn Fairmont must initiate the silver-eyed Cade
Mairston into the world of witchfinders, Withinners, and what can happen when
two men fall truly, madly, deeply in love.
THE WORLD IN SHADOW
In modern London there lurks a warlock, Quinn Fairmont. Dangerous, powerful,
tortured, sharing his body with the soul of an ancient Welsh sorcerer, Quinn is
never alone—and never wholly himself. He fights against all those who would
exploit his kind. He takes pleasure where he can find it.
In the forest of Hampstead Heath, Quinn’s hometown, Cade Mairston appears to
him like a waking dream. Lithe, lean and silver-eyed, he evokes feelings in
Quinn unlike any other: lust with true affection, immediate and shocking. Cade
is clearly more than he seems. And yet, if a man of the world, Cade is
innocent. He knows nothing of warlocks, witchfinders or Withinners. He knows
nothing of what he is, what he might be, or what he might feel. For him, the
story is just beginning. Magyck, peril and passion await.
Excerpt
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“See? How do you explain that? It’s magyck. Something I was born to do and something which you can see because you’re Fey.” He motioned at the vase, “This was just a parlour trick. But you can see much more.”
Cade’s face was pale. “How did you do that? Are you like that magician guy from Bradford-Dynamo? He does things like that.”
Quinn scowled fiercely. Being compared to a sleight-of-hand TV magician, however good he was, really insulted him. Taliesin reared in indignation at his words as well.
Show this upstart some real magyck, Quinn. Something he’ll really have to believe. He’s really stubborn, this one, isn’t he? There was a hint of avarice in Taliesin’s voice, something Quinn wasn’t truly comfortable with. But he smiled wolfishly as he obeyed his Withinner.
Cade still looked at him in disbelief. Quinn moved toward him, his blood starting to sing again as his primal desires surfaced. Quinn fought them back as he reached out and took Cade’s hand. Cade gazed at him, his mouth parted, as Quinn drew small circles on his rough palm, whispering the incantation. The air around them changed, becoming misty and warmer. Cade’s eyes darted from side to side as the houseboat slowly disappeared to be replaced with… nothing. It was as if they were alone in a sea of mist with only the water below— deep, dark, still water that rippled and gurgled as if still lapping against the houseboat. But the boat was gone.
“Can Dynamo do that?” Quinn muttered sulkily.
Cade finally found his voice. “What the hell are you, Quinn? How can you do this?”
Climax: Double Alchemy #2
Release
Date: May 22, 2014
Blurb
Powerful
modern warlock Quinn Fairmont found ecstasy with the silver-eyed and
not-quite-human Cade Mairston, but to know true happiness the pair must best
both the shadow of a long-ago lover and an ancient enemy who seeks to destroy
love, light and all they hold dear.
A BLINDING LIGHT
It begins with a Book of Shadows discovered by a
London coven. The grimoire is as dangerous as it is rare, which is why it
evokes modern-day warlock Quinn Fairmont’s desire. He collects objects of great
power and beauty—like his lover, Cade Mairston.
Against all odds he and Cade found each other,
but their perils have just begun. First is the ex-lover who once held Quinn in
thrall. And, someone has been killing warlocks. Could it be one of his own
kind? There are those too who would challenge Quinn’s power in their quest to
overthrow him as Grand Master. Or is the danger something darker, something
invoked inadvertently, rising from the shadows, building from the very inside
of a man until it brings an end with a quick flash of light? Of the truth, the
surface has only been scratched. Now Quinn and Cade must go deeper and find
both answers and an end. They must learn what lurks in the hearts of men…and
whether it seeks to love or destroy.
About the Author
Susan Mac Nicol
Susan Mac Nicol is a self- confessed bookaholic, an avid watcher of videos of sexy pole dancing men, geek, nerd and in love with her Smartphone. This little treasure is called ‘the boyfriend’ by her long suffering husband, who says if it vibrated, there’d be no need for him. Susan hasn’t had the heart to tell him there’s an app for that…
She is never happier than when sitting in the confines of her living room/study/on a cold station platform scribbling down words and making two men fall in love. She is a romantic at heart and believes that everything happens (for the most part) for a reason. She likes to think of herself as a ‘half full’ kinda gal, although sometimes that philosophy is sorely tested.
Lover of walks in the forest, theatre productions, dabbling her toes in the cold North Sea and the vibrant city of London where you can experience all four seasons in a day , she is a hater of pantomime (so please don’t tar and feather her), duplicitous people, bigotry and self-righteous idiots.
In an ideal world, Susan Mac Nicol would be Queen of England and banish all the bad people to the Never Never Lands of Wherever -Who Cares. As that’s never going to happen, she contents herself with writing her HEA stories and pretending, that just for a little while, good things happen to good people.
Sue is a PAN member of Romance Writers of America and is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association in the UK.
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