Veiled Magic: Volume 1

Deborah Blake

Nov 2015 · Penguin

About this ebook

A spellbinding new novel from the author of the Baba Yaga novels.
 
Since Witches came out of the broom-closet in the early 21st century, they have worked alongside humans as police officers, healers, stock traders, and more. But they aren’t the only paranormal entities in our world...
 
Police officer and Witch Donata Santori spends her days interrogating dead witnesses by summoning their spectral forms. Normally the job is little more than taking statements and filing reports. But when she’s called in on the case of a murdered art restorer, she finds herself suddenly in possession of a mystical portrait that both the human and paranormal communities would kill to get their hands on.
 
Unable to take on the forces hunting her alone, Donata seeks help from two unlikely and attractive allies: a reluctant shape-changer and a half-dragon art forger. But as the three of them hurry to uncover the truth about the powerful painting, Donata realizes that she’s caught in the middle of not one but two wars—one for possession of the painting’s secrets and one for possession of her heart...
 
Includes an exclusive preview of the next Baba Yaga novel, Wickedly Powerful.
 
Praise for Deborah Blake and her novels
 
“Paranormal romance at its best.”—Alex Bledsoe, author of Long Black Curl
 
“Wonderfully imaginative.”—Harlequin Junkie
 
“Fast-paced and addicting.”—Fresh Fiction

Ratings and reviews

After interrogating a spirit, Donata Santori finds herself in possession of a mystical portrait that human and paranormals alike would kill to get their hands on in this thrilling urban fantasy. Donata and this fascinating world kept me glued to the pages from beginning to end and while I was unable to determine if the author intends to write more books about Donata, she did leave some things open ended which means that she has thought about it, so I certainly hope that she does because I would love to visit with Donata, her intriguing life and of course the two sexy men in her life as well. See my full review at: Paranormal Haven .com

I really liked this book. Well drawn characters come to life. An art mystery needs solving + it takes a witch/policewoman to do so with a little help from her friends.

About the author

Deborah Blake is the author of the Baba Yaga novels, including Wickedly Wonderful and Wickedly Dangerous. She has published nine books on modern witchcraft with Llewellyn Worldwide and has an ongoing column in Witches & Pagans magazine. When not writing, Deborah runs The Artisans’ Guild, a cooperative shop she founded with a friend in 1999, and also works as a jewelry maker, tarot reader, and energy healer.