If you love Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, villains and badass female leads, Magic in Stone is the series to follow. Meet Medusa, my villainess who is trying to reform. This series involves a love triangle and slow burn romance. She will end up with one guy… eventually. Be sure to check the Content Warning section of my website to find out about any particular triggers in the storyline.
Chasing Medusa, Magic in Stone #0.5
My name is Jeremiah Reyes, and I’m your average guy… if you’re average guy is paid to hunt down rogue supernaturals and bring them to justice.
After a bad run-in with a Sasquatch where I almost died, I’m ready to rest for a few days before I get back to work. My hopes are dashed when my boss calls my partner and I in on an urgent investigation about a serial killer dubbed Medusa. The woman usually turns her victims to stone, but now we have a murder that doesn’t fit with her typical MO. We need to find this person and stop her from killing anyone else. I have a feeling she might not be exactly what we think she is, though, and my instincts have never been wrong before.
Chasing Medusa is a short story prequel to the Magic in Stone series, and leads directly into the first book, Courting Medusa. Please be aware that this story does involve some descriptions of violence and gore, references to prositution, magic, and ponderings about whether or not a villain is a villain if they’re trying to make the world safer. You can also expect a warm hero with a heart of gold who is likely to make you weak in the knees and add to your book boyfriend collection.
Courting Medusa, Magic in Stone #1
Medusa
Irredeemable. Killer. Sorceress.
I was betrayed in the worst possible way by the man who was supposed to love me. He killed me. I came back. He regretted what he did, but it wasn’t enough. I’ve continued the crusade, hunting down the worst scum of the earth, eating their souls, and turning them to stone. Trouble is, I now have a couple detectives on my tail, and an exiled Fae prince who keeps invading my space. I’m being pulled in opposite directions, and I’m losing myself. I have to make a choice: am I a monster, or can I really change?
Jeremiah
Compassionate. Just. Good.
I’ve been set on the trail of a serial killing supernatural who turns her victims to stone. Problem is, now I’ve met her and seen a side of her I wasn’t prepared for. I’m don’t think she’s really as bad as we’ve been led to believe. Not even as bad as she believes. I see good in her. I believe she can change if she has someone to show her the way. It doesn’t hurt that I might be falling for the softer side of this scary girl. Can I convince her to try to live differently? And if I can, will I be able to protect her form the people who want her in chains?
Bastian
Charming. Devilish. Exiled.
I am the exiled prince of the Fair Folk. My father just didn’t like how I used my power, so I’m stuck in the dreadfully dull human realm. The only light in my darkness is Medusa, that exquisite sorceress. Her penchant for chaos and bloodshed is the perfect match to my own. I will have her by my side, and together we’ll take back my homeland from my accursed family. Only, I started it all with a game. A game that I now regret as my sweet Medusa grows ever closer to the insufferably good agent chasing her. Now the pressure is on to corrupt that fool as quickly as possible so she can kill him, and I can win her body and soul.
Pay attention darlings. This is going to be fun.
Changing Medusa, Magic in Stone #2
When you’ve been alive for 700 years or so, change doesn’t come easily. No matter how badly you want it.
I want to change. I’m trying to, but I’m being pulled apart by it.
Jeremiah sees the good in me. He wants to help me. He supports me and gives me peace. He helps calm the storm of emotions I thought I’d buried centuries ago. He makes me feel loved, and that’s terrifying. I don’t think I can lose him.
Bastian loves the violence in me. His wicked promises and seductive smile remind me of how much I like being the monster. He torments me, and chases me. He tempts me, and I don’t know if I can keep resisting his allure.
I’m stuck–trapped–between them and everything they offer. It’s becoming too much for me.
I’m trying to be good. I’m trying so hard, but there’s a new player on the scene. Someone who is even bigger and badder than I am. To defeat the imminent threat, being good just won’t be good enough. But, will giving in to my old habits destroy any hope I have of obtaining the love and acceptance I’m so desperate for?
Claiming Medusa, Magic in Stone #3
