A witch with a mission. A man running from himself. She must use her magic to battle a force that threatens the lives of innocents.
Lucy still reels from the aftermath of a magical attack. She's not ready for another battle, but her magic forces her toward a decision so huge it threatens to burn up the sky. When an old flame steps back into her life, the last thing she expects is to rekindle their attraction. As Jack’s hacker friends pressure him to take on a risky project, he can no longer hide from himself, his feelings, or the world… With the help of her coven, Lucy must fight a force whose reach extends across borders, putting lives in danger. To stop this evil, Lucy will have to let go of control and let a Goddess take over her magic. And Jack? He has to learn to stand for something, or take a fall…
By Sun is the sixth spellbinding book in The Witches of Portland series of paranormal urban fantasy novels. If you like fast-paced plots, real-world issues, and a dash of romance, then you'll love T. Thorn Coyle's magical series.
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TT. Thorn Coyle has been arrested at least four times. Buy her a cup of tea or a good whisky and she'll tell you about it.
A salty-tongued, tattooed mystic, Thorn is author of the alt-history urban fantasy series The Panther Chronicles, the novel Like Water, and two short story collections. The Witches of Portland will be out in Spring, 2018. She has also written multiple non-fiction books including Sigil Magic for Writers, Artists & Other Creatives, Kissing the Limitless, and Evolutionary Witchcraft. Thorn's work appears in many anthologies, magazines, and collections.
She has taught magical practice in nine countries, on four continents, and in twenty-five states. Her other occupations have been numerous, and include working four years each on the Pacific Stock Options floor (as a young Anarchist punk with a blue, flat-top Mohawk), in a woman-run peep show, and full time in the San Francisco soup kitchen she ended up volunteering at for twenty years. All of this, along with her activism, informs her fiction.
An interloper to the Pacific Northwest, Thorn joyfully stalks city streets, writes in cafes, and talks to crows, squirrels, and trees.
As always a totally enjoyable read. As an activist, artist, and pagan priest life can get exhausting. I don't know how she's managing to make these as timely as she is. Considering that the plotline is deeply linked to the detaining of refugees and I was raising funds for these issues just last summer. It's only months later and I got to read a story of hope about the very thing I've been struggling with. Maybe it's not saving the world, but it helps me to read those stories and I'm glad they exist.
Real magic and really clever world building continue!
Loved this book! The pacing of Lucy's story felt tighter and more driving than other books in the series. I'd definitely recommend reading By Moon before this one, as they're more closely intertwined than others. Lucy's pre-coven backstory is more fleshed out, and I really liked how the love story doesn't come out of the blue this time!