The Magician’s Heart Tales from the Tarot
Paranormal/adventure/m-m
J.P. Jackson
8/19/24
Kindle
218
Amazon
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Patrick leads a nice quiet life with his dog companion Argus, and his pet raven Kaos. The quiet and calm of this lakeside cabin is the perfect place to be the area’s most powerful water witch and the local representative Magician on the Mage’s Council. Other than the odd task assigned by the Council, his only other responsibility is to answer the call from the local police when they come across a situation that might be magical. It’s a serene life, mostly, if not a little lonely. Could he have fallen into a bit of a rut? Is Patrick fulfilling his witchy duties and being the Magician he really could be?
Allan’s life is a mess. His friends regularly lead him into bad situations, and life never seems to go his way, until one night when his buddies drag him and his abusive ex along on an ill-fated camping trip. After a night of drinking, and another nasty encounter with his ex, Allan discovers he’s not exactly human. Once his witchy side takes hold, there’s no turning back. But in order to get a grip on his newfound abilities, he's going to need some expert guidance, not to mention making things right with the local Fae population who he’s managed to anger.
Patrick doesn’t want a student. Allan has no need for a mentor. But when the two of them come together, a new kind of magic blossoms that just might save them both.
Review By Jay Mountney
Member of the Paranormal Romance Guild Review Team
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This is a novel that will appeal to readers who like ‘daddy’ stories and at the same time want lots of magic. The two subgenres don’t often overlap so this should be popular.
Patrick is a magician. He helps to rescue Allan, whose emerging magic created huge problems. Now he has to train his ‘pupil’ in far too short a space of time, and fears that their growing mutual attraction might detract from his task. He is persuaded that it can actually benefit his efforts.
To compensate the fae, on whose land he trespassed, Allan must travel through a portal and perform an unspecified piece of magic. He finds it difficult to access the core of his ability until he is in a life threatening situation. He and Patrick are assisted by a raven and a dog, both intelligent though not exactly familiars.
The characters are well developed and the magic is interesting. Some ordinary humans, though not many, know about it and the local sheriff keeps an eye on what is going on.
The story is comparatively short (and is heavily skewed towards sex in thought then in deed) though I believe there is to be a sequel. It forms part of the multi-author ‘universe of Tales from the Tarot.