When Sarah Tallow returns to the world of majik she left behind almost twenty years ago as a child, she is determined to take her place there and make something of her life. She's trained off-world in martial arts and weapons, skills the majik world hasn't used in more than a hundred years. She applies to join the Patrol, a group of men and women, strong in their faith in the One God and oath-sworn to fight the evil growing in their world. Starting over as a lowly Patroller, Sarah has little training in majik. Stefan Bane is Sarah's immediate supervisor, and the Patrol's second-in-command, a man used to working alone and getting even the most dangerous jobs done. His penchant for disguises and danger is notorious, as is his reluctance to let anyone close to him. He has sworn to fight the evil of the Sorcerer and the district's crime boss, Lord Hamish Blackmoor. From the first time Stefan and Sarah meet, they are drawn to each other, both uncomfortable with the strength of their new feelings. Fraternization between superiors and subordinates is frowned upon. It's obvious to everyone around them, however, even while Sarah and Stefan argue over procedure, that these two are meant for each other. But can these would-be lovers put aside their differences long enough and work as a team to save their world? Genres: Fantasy / Witchcraft / Magic / Shapeshifter / Werewolf / Action / Adventure / Mystery / Series
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Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. (1)gay romance I’m from New Orleans, that’s N’awlins for those of you who speak the language. I grew up in the Riverbend, or Carrollton, for the old timers, but was a Quarter rat from the age of 11, taking 3 buses to go to art class on Burgundy Street at the Cabrini Doll Museum and NORD center. I attended University of New Orleans and have a BA in Fine Art. My mother worked at Tulane University, six blocks from our house and when we were kids my brother and I parked cars in our driveway for the Saints games at Tulane Stadium. We could get six cars down the drive, two on the front lawn, and two on the street and we only charged $2 a car. We made enough to buy a coupla roast beef po’boys at Comeaux’s on Hickory St. and a snowball over at Williams Snow Ball Stand. We lived 1/2 a block from a cemetery, but doesn’t everyone in N’awlins? We used to watch jazz funerals from our front porch. Now, my family lives in Katy, Texas. I have a “real” job, a truly supportive and understanding husband, two incredible kids, and a slightly neurotic dog. We used to have a guinea pig, but the dog killed it. Did I say slightly? My son is 15 and has Asperger’s Syndrome (high functioning Autism) and Crohn’s Disease, and is a constant lesson in patience, acceptance and managing expectations. He’s super smart, loves video games, fencing, movies, building with legos, and hanging around the house. Like me, he believes that it’s all about him. Sometimes, I wonder if I don’t have Asperger’s, too. Oh, and he’s very handsome. My daughter, 13, is so creative it’s scary- she loves to paint, draw manga and anima, build dioramas with any box she can get her hands on, create worlds with legos and then make movies with them, sculpt people, animals and objects with those little twist ties from the grocery store, does pottery, and wants to be a lifeguard. And she’s smart, too. And beautiful, inside and out. I write for a few hours in the evenings and on weekends as much as I can, without neglecting my family. (That laughter you hear is my husband) I attend a critique group, and do whatever the kids are into at the time.
