Murder of One
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Ancient magic meets modern mystery in the heart of a city where shadows hold secrets...
Corvus Blackwood isn't your typical rare books conservator. As the last of an ancient magical lineage, he guards more than just the timeworn texts in Maxwell Library's restricted section. By day, he preserves precious knowledge. By night, he transforms into a crow, protecting the boundaries between our world and the realm of spirits.
When graduate student Ash Sullivan walks into the library seeking an obscure book on protection rituals, Corvus recognizes something extraordinary-in Ash's notebook is a perfect drawing of a Blackwood ward, a powerful sigil that shouldn't exist outside his family's grimoire. Even more impossibly, Ash claims he saw it in a dream.
As dark forces stir in the city, displacing ancient spirits and corrupting magical foundations, Corvus must confront the possibility that Ash's appearance is more than coincidence. The Dusk Hunters, who once nearly destroyed his family, have returned with a devastating new weapon, and they seem unusually interested in the unassuming graduate student.
With wraiths prowling the streets and his family's enemies closing in, Corvus must decide: can he trust Ash with the truth of their mysterious connection? And what does it mean when the magic in Corvus's blood seems to recognize something ancient and powerful hidden within Ash?
MURDER OF ONE is a contemporary urban fantasy where family legacy meets forbidden romance, and ancient magic haunts modern streets.
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