TIME-MARKED WARLOCK
Shami Stovall
GENRE: Urban Fantasy
BLURB:
Adair Finch is the most powerful warlock in the world, and one of the best private investigators for hire. He has dealt with corporate vampires, murderous werewolves, and even fae royalty. Everything was perfect until he lost one case—the case where he also lost his brother.
So Finch retired. From magic. From PI work. From everything.
Bree Blackstone, a twelve-year-old witch, doesn’t know or care about any of that except Finch’s reputation. In the middle of the night, she bangs on Finch’s door. Her mother has been murdered, and now the assassin is after Bree as well.
Reluctantly, Finch agrees to help, only to discover something sinister has been brewing in town while he ignored the world… He’ll need to dust off all his old skills and magic before it’s too late.
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Excerpt:
It was extremely important to note that Adair Finch woke at exactly 4:34am on a cold Friday morning to loud banging.
Finch opened his eyes and immediately reached for his phone on the nightstand. Most warlocks wouldn’t have cared what time it was, but Finch wasn’t most warlocks. He marked the time with his magic, threw off his blankets, and then stood from his bed, his vision blurred. Finch crept out of his tiny bedroom, the banging echoing throughout his otherwise silent abode.
If a random passerby had managed to glance into Finch’s apartment, they would have assumed Finch lived with four undisciplined children. Dirty dishes covered every available surface. Clothes piles decorated every corner. The only thing missing was crude crayon drawings across the walls.
But Finch lived alone. He had for a long time.
The banging on the front door grew frantic.
“Help,” a muffled voice from the other side cried. “Help! Please! I need help.”
Panicked shouting wasn’t a common occurrence in the Applegate Apartments. Most everyone kept to themselves, which was the way Finch liked it.
No one had come calling for Finch’s help for many years, though. Who was at his door now?
Once close, Finch peered out the spy hole and stared out into the hallway, his vision distorted into a fisheye perspective. A young girl paced back and forth, just beyond the boundary of his apartment. She stopped in front of his door, her shoulders shaking, her dark brown hair a mess. She grabbed at the long locks, her unsteady hands twisting into a tight grip.
How old was she?
My Review:
Bree Blackstone, a twelve-year-old witch witnesses her mother being murdered. Her dad went missing the same night. Has he been taken by the person who killed her mother? Who killed her mother and why?
Well, Bree has every intention of finding out. Bree is a very inquisitive child. She wants to know the reason for everything. Bree is filled with lots of questions. She is not afraid of speaking her mind either. She is an outgoing child/person. But she is also innocent in so many ways.
Bree goes banging on the door of Adair Finch the most powerful warlock in the world, and one of the best private investigators for hire. Finch has been out of practice for a long time. Ever since Finch lost his brother he has kept to himself. Finch is grieving the loss of his brother. I think Finch probably blames himself for his death.
Bree doesn’t know anything about his brother’s death. All Bree is thinking about is how good of a detective Finch is. Bree wants to find out who killed her mother and where her father is.
Finch reluctantly decides to help Bree find her mother’s killer. So Bree and Finch set out to investigate. Bree wants to be a warlock like Finch. Bree wants Finch to teach her everything he knows. She can’t learn it fast enough to suit her.
Finch’s magic is different than any I have heard of or read about. I was very fascinated by it. It was thrilling to read about a different kind of magic and the way it was used. The world-building for Time-Marked Warlock is one of the best I’ve seen in a long while.
I loved both Bree and Finch but I especially liked Bree as she is a breath of fresh air. I can’t wait to read more about her in future books. What do you think Bree has waiting for us in the next book? And what about Finch? I can’t wait to read more from this world of magic.
Join Bree and Finch on their investigation by grabbing a copy of Time-Marked Warlock today!
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Shami Stovall is a multi-award-winning author of fantasy and science fiction. Before that, she taught history and criminal law at the college level, and loved every second. When she’s not reading fascinating articles and books about ancient China or the Byzantine Empire, Stovall can be found playing way too many video games, especially RPGs and tactics simulators, or hugging John.
If you want to contact her, you can do so at the following locations:
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7 comments:
Thank you so much for reviewing TIME-MARKED WARLOCK today.
I enjoyed the excerpt and review. Sounds like an interesting story.
I'm so glad you enjoyed!
Great cover and this looks like a interesting book.
This looks like a fantastic read. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for the review.
looks like a fun one
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