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Wired For Magic
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Expected 31 Mar 26* “Harry Potter meets Taken in this grown-up, high-tech thriller. Author Janet Roberts cleverly injects magic and romance into the world of cybersecurity." - Goodreads reviewer.
Rowan Campbell has a stalker. Only her magic can stop him.
Her stalker's obsession goes beyond Rowan's natural he wants to control the magic she struggles to admit she possesses. More than anything, Rowan longs for normalcy. But the stalker's unlimited resources and unrelenting pursuit force her to accept that leaning into her magic is the only path to a chance to free herself. Angry and desperate, Rowan builds a plan to break free of her pursuer that requires her to come out of hiding, return home to America, and learn to use her inherited abilities. To do so, she'll enlist the help of her white hat hacker brother, Griff, and her aunt, the only living connection to her magic. Before she's ready to face her stalker, Rowan must evade capture, learn about her magical legacy, and accept that she can only prevail if she believes in herself and embraces her power.
Wired For Magic is the fast-paced story of a woman's journey to come to terms with her personal power in a battle for her life, freedom, and the chance to open a path to love.
Rowan Campbell has a stalker. Only her magic can stop him.
Her stalker's obsession goes beyond Rowan's natural he wants to control the magic she struggles to admit she possesses. More than anything, Rowan longs for normalcy. But the stalker's unlimited resources and unrelenting pursuit force her to accept that leaning into her magic is the only path to a chance to free herself. Angry and desperate, Rowan builds a plan to break free of her pursuer that requires her to come out of hiding, return home to America, and learn to use her inherited abilities. To do so, she'll enlist the help of her white hat hacker brother, Griff, and her aunt, the only living connection to her magic. Before she's ready to face her stalker, Rowan must evade capture, learn about her magical legacy, and accept that she can only prevail if she believes in herself and embraces her power.
Wired For Magic is the fast-paced story of a woman's journey to come to terms with her personal power in a battle for her life, freedom, and the chance to open a path to love.
337 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication March 31, 2026
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About the author
Janet Roberts
5 books66 followersJanet Roberts is a former global leader in cybersecurity education. Her fiction is set wholly or partially in Western PA, where her roots run deep. Her readers know to expect a female character who awakens to the discovery of her own inner strength while facing adversity. Her award-winning novel What Lies We Keep (2024) combined cybersecurity with domestic suspense and was the winnder of: 2024 Literary Titan Silver Award, Firebird Book Award, Pencraft Summer Awards for Literary Excellence -Suspense, and 2025 International Impact Book Awards - Contemporary Fiction/Realistic Fiction. It was a 2024 Finalist for the American Writing Awards’ Hawthorne Prize, 2024 American Fiction Awards – Best New Fiction, and 2024 American Book Fest Best Book Awards – Best New Fiction. Her poetry has been published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and in San Fedele Press’ Art in the Time of COVID-19. A member of Women’s Fiction Writers Association, Pennwriters, and Sisters in Crime, she lives in Pittsburgh. She loves travel, wandering through bookstores in other countries, reading on her porch swing, and sharing a bottle of wine with friends. Learn more about her at www.booksbyjanetroberts.com
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Review of advance copy received from Author
A fashion model-turned-photographer must come to grips with the inherited magic within her to finally push back on her powerful stalker, reclaim her life, and step into her true destiny.
Picture a beautiful red-headed woman in a Stonehenge-like standing stone circle, the light from her cell phone competing with the light from the magically glowing pendant handed down by her mother.
Are you intrigued yet?
I was, by the whole experience of this high-tech-meets-Celtic-magic story.
Rowan, the main character, starts out keeping her head down in a subtly magic-augmented photography career, avoiding the powerful Jarrod, a creepy Elon-Musk-ish oligarch who wants to possess both her and her powers. (Without any spoilers, I’ll say that his story arc was satisfying to watch.) The story combines this cat-and-mouse game with Rowan’s journey to understand and accept her power, and be transformed by it, into an independent, ass-kicking, witchy woman who is strengthened by the support of the strong women who came before her.
There are also complicated family dynamics, a who-can-you-trust series of twists, and the lovely development of a romantic relationship.
And this:
“There’s a beauty in the passing of power from one woman to another over the centuries and on into time, even if that power isn't laced with magic like the women in my clan possess. Passing self-worth, knowledge, strength, and love from a mother to a daughter has its own special, eternal magic.”
This story rocks, and I wholeheartedly recommend it for some escapist fun.
Picture a beautiful red-headed woman in a Stonehenge-like standing stone circle, the light from her cell phone competing with the light from the magically glowing pendant handed down by her mother.
Are you intrigued yet?
I was, by the whole experience of this high-tech-meets-Celtic-magic story.
Rowan, the main character, starts out keeping her head down in a subtly magic-augmented photography career, avoiding the powerful Jarrod, a creepy Elon-Musk-ish oligarch who wants to possess both her and her powers. (Without any spoilers, I’ll say that his story arc was satisfying to watch.) The story combines this cat-and-mouse game with Rowan’s journey to understand and accept her power, and be transformed by it, into an independent, ass-kicking, witchy woman who is strengthened by the support of the strong women who came before her.
There are also complicated family dynamics, a who-can-you-trust series of twists, and the lovely development of a romantic relationship.
And this:
“There’s a beauty in the passing of power from one woman to another over the centuries and on into time, even if that power isn't laced with magic like the women in my clan possess. Passing self-worth, knowledge, strength, and love from a mother to a daughter has its own special, eternal magic.”
This story rocks, and I wholeheartedly recommend it for some escapist fun.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Harry Potter meets Taken in this grown-up, high-tech thriller. Author Janet Roberts cleverly injects magic and romance into the world of cybersecurity.
Former supermodel turned photographer, Rowan, has been hiding and running for years from a powerful CEO, Jarrod, who obsesses over her, believing the ancient magic she possesses will help him consolidate his power. Rowan has never fully understood her magic, but when she falls in love with a brilliant Welsh app developer, Huw, she knows that she will never be free to start a life with him until she confronts and defeats her tormentor. When Jarrod kidnaps her, Rowan finally fights back and embraces her power with the help of her white hat hacker brother, her mystical aunt, and her beloved mother’s ethereal presence.
Wired for Magic is a satisfying story that combines old magic and new technology to deliver a message about enduring love.
Former supermodel turned photographer, Rowan, has been hiding and running for years from a powerful CEO, Jarrod, who obsesses over her, believing the ancient magic she possesses will help him consolidate his power. Rowan has never fully understood her magic, but when she falls in love with a brilliant Welsh app developer, Huw, she knows that she will never be free to start a life with him until she confronts and defeats her tormentor. When Jarrod kidnaps her, Rowan finally fights back and embraces her power with the help of her white hat hacker brother, her mystical aunt, and her beloved mother’s ethereal presence.
Wired for Magic is a satisfying story that combines old magic and new technology to deliver a message about enduring love.
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