Touching Magic: The Game of Angels Trilogy

by Isla Grey

Loose, ink-black hair. Striking blue eyes. His image sticks in my mind. Lukas. The merciless archangel I intend to kill.

Suffering years of abuse from her adoptive parents, thirteen-year-old Layla finds little wonder in life, until she witnesses what no one else sees—an angel and a demon battling in Bryant Park.

The supernatural crashes back in when Nicholas appears in her bedroom. A warrior mage, he tells her she has mage blood and he can train her. Grabbing the escape route offered, Layla learns that angels are mages' enemies. More shocking, Nicholas tells her the angel in the park, Lukas, is responsible for the deaths of her real parents.

Her home becomes an old gothic mansion. She learns to fight, to manipulate energy, and that Nicholas, the leader of her mage cell, is a hard taskmaster. As she grows into a woman, her feelings for him deepen. Yet, one thing remains unchanged—her burning hatred of Lukas and her need for revenge.

Layla's life crashes down when she discovers the supernatural world is more complicated than she imagined, driving a wedge between her and everything she holds dear. Her world tumbles further when she collides with Lukas and finds nothing is black and white, not even love.

If the angel doesn't kill her, love might just tear her apart.

Touching Magic is the first book in The Game of Angels Trilogy, taking the reader on a spellbinding, paranormal journey where love and loyalty are tested to their limits.

Contains swearing and scenes of a sexual nature

405 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 8, 2025

About the author

Isla Grey is from Central Virginia and still lives in the same small town she grew up in. She developed a love of writing at an early age and over the years has tried her hand at penning poetry (some good, some not so good), screenwriting, newspaper articles and historical stories. She’s “old school” when it comes to writing and is a hoarder of more pens, post-it notes and writing journals than she’ll ever need. Isla likes to write different types of stories from romance to mystery and anything in between and loves a “happy for now but there could be some bad things coming” feel.

When Isla’s not writing, she spends her time being called “Mom, Mama, Mommy” (well, you get the picture) by her daughter who is forever active, even in her sleep. She considers herself an unofficial “cat whisperer” and is a pet human to a plethora of cats that have taken up residence at her home over the years. Isla also enjoys reading a good biography or ghost story, traveling even though “there’s no place like home”, good music played loud and walking.

She's also the Movie Mistakes Editor for Bellaonline.com, where she talks about...well...movies!