Spellbound

Magic in Manhattan Series, Book 1

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Spellbound

By: Allie Therin

Narrated by: Erik Bloomquist

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To save Manhattan, they'll have to save each other first....

1925 New York

Arthur Kenzie's life's work is protecting the world from the supernatural relics that could destroy it. When an amulet with the power to control the tides is shipped to New York, he must intercept it before it can be used to devastating effects. This time, in order to succeed, he needs a powerful psychometric...and the only one available has sworn off his abilities altogether.

Rory Brodigan's gift comes with great risk. To protect himself, he's become a recluse, redirecting his magic to find counterfeit antiques. But with the city's fate hanging in the balance, he can't force himself to say no.

Being with Arthur is dangerous, but Rory's ever-growing attraction to him begins to make him brave. And as Arthur coaxes him out of seclusion, a magical and emotional bond begins to form. One that proves impossible to break - even when Arthur sacrifices himself to keep Rory safe and Rory must risk everything to save him.

Contains mature themes.

20th Century

Fiction

Historical

Historical Fiction

Romance

New York

Magic

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Wow this was fantastic! I wasn't totally sure what to expect as both author and narrator were new to me, and historical fiction is not my usual, but it came highly recommended via a Facebook group so I thought I'd give it a try. I will admit it took me a few chapters to get into the story - I think because it was so different than I'm used to, but then I was hooked. The world was fully fleshed out and believable, the characters complex with great histories, and I was utterly drawn in to this exciting story. The romance is so sweet and I loved how it developed, it's male-male, very low steam (some kissing, light fondling then fade to black). This is a series, so although a HFN ending that's not a cliffhanger so you could stop here, there's definitely a huge ongoing plot with many loose threads yet.

The narrator, wow I loved him! Same with the overall story, I took a few chapters to get into the voice. I see other people have said it was monotone - I think I can see why they hear it that way, but honestly it just took me a bit of time to get used to a new voice. Once I did I was rapidly captivated and crikey his voice for Arthur was incredibly sexy! The sample alone is not enough to do him justice at all.

This book is not tagged as LGBT, which is probably why I've not come across it before, but I'll be looking for more from both author and narrator very soon. Great job all round!