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Monday, April 25, 2016

where rules bend and lines blur - Strange Magic (MAGIC #1) by Michelle Mankin

[C]ontrol is an illusion. Dreams can turn into nightmares. And now during Mardi Gras, otherworldly powers stand ready to shape their destinies in ways they could never imagine.


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Publication Date: April 25th, 2016

Billy Blade is a hardworking, hard living, razor sharp musical force. Mysterious behind his dark shades, the rough around the edges Texan mesmerizes with his haunting harmonica and tantalizes with his dangerous looks and smooth country charm. His latest album is topping the charts. He’s the newly crowned King of the Bacchus Krewe. He’s definitely living the rock star dream.

Exotic Creole beauty Thyme Bellerose couldn't be more content. She has it all. An adoring grandmother. A handsome Tulane medical student beau. A satisfying job in the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter. Her life is as rich as the ice cream she creates. She’s got everything under control.

But control is an illusion. Dreams can turn into nightmares. And now during Mardi Gras, otherworldly powers stand ready to shape their destinies in ways they could never imagine.

Shadow and light.
Magic and mystery.
Reality and myth.

All come together in a place where rules bend and lines blur.
Even those between life and death.

About the author:
The New York Times bestselling author of the Black Cat Records series of novels.
Romance with subtext.
Reimagining classic stories with sexy rock stars and thought provoking issues.

Love Evolution, Love Revolution, and Love Resolution are a BRUTAL STRENGTH centered trilogy, combining the plot underpinnings of Shakespeare with the drama, excitement, and indisputable sexiness of the rock 'n roll industry.

Things take a bit of an edgier, once upon a time turn with the TEMPEST series. These pierced, tatted, and troubled Seattle rockers are young and on the cusp of making it big, but with serious obstacles to overcome that may prevent them from ever getting there.

Rock stars, myths, and legends collide with paranormal romance in a totally mesmerizing way in the MAGIC series.

When Michelle is not prowling the streets of her Texas town listening to her rock music much too loud, she is putting her daydreams down on paper or traveling the world with her family and friends, sometimes for real, and sometimes just for pretend as she takes the children to school and back.


6 comments:

Stephanie LaPlante said...

I've never been but I'd love to.

Jan Lee said...

I was there on a family vacation. There were parades of some sort almost every night :) What I liked most though was eating all the different foods which mostly all included some sort of seafood :)

Nikolina said...

I have never been to New Orleans...

dangerpatel said...

sachin here , i have never been there. hope to visit someday

Dan Denman said...

I have been to New Orleans about 5 or 6 times. I love the beignets and po-boys!

Audrey Stewart said...

I always make a special point of watching COPS (the TV show) when they work Mardi Gras. The biggest crime seems to be urinating in public, and men pulling down their pants when the girls flashed their breasts. I have never been to New Orleans, but would love to. (jozywails@gmail.com)