Fear was my gateway to becoming interested in stories. My nanny growing up, a Scottish expat named Jackie with a fox pelt of red hair and a manic...
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For most of her life, Allison Beckstrom has used magic and accepted the heavy price it exacts. But now that all magic is poisoned, it's no longer just using people — it's killing them.
With Portland about to descend into chaos, Allie needs to find a way to purify the wells of tainted magic beneath the city. But the only options left to her are grim: attempt to close down magic forever, or follow her father's plan to set magic into the right hands — even though she's learned to never trust his word.
Now, Allie will have to make a choice and face the darkness of her own deepest fears, before time runs out for them all...
Devon Monk has one husband, two sons, and a dog named Mojo. She lives in Oregon and is surrounded by colorful and numerous family members who mostly live within dinner-calling distance of each other. She has sold over fifty short stories to fantasy, science fiction, horror, humor, and young adult magazines and anthologies. Her stories have been published in five countries and included in a Year's Best Fantasy collection. When not writing, Devon is either knitting, remodeling the house-that-was-once-a-barn, or hosting a family celebration.
sd76114, November 5, 2012 (view all comments by sd76114)
LOVE the Allie Beckstrom books---actually any of Devon Monk's books! So it would be awesome to win a copy!
Arryielle, October 15, 2012 (view all comments by Arryielle)
The synopsis listed is from Magic on the Line (book 7), not the newest one to come out! But it looks exciting none-the-less!
Tatyanna M, October 5, 2012 (view all comments by Tatyanna M)
I know and love the Allie B novels, but this excerpt isn't from Magic for a Price. This is from one of the earlier books in the series.
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