Concealed by Magic

by V.M. Marsh

She thought no one could help her, so she was on her own.As a powerful monster hunts her, Scarlet is left exhausted, bitter, and rough around the edges. Snark and corny puns are all she can manage these days while evading capture. That's what she tells herself, anyway. But when Scarlet finds herself protected by a Magic Sanctuary, she has had enough.

Scarlet will do whatever it takes to fight back. Even keep her distance from hot Sailor Cade and allow over-the-top Emma to be her magic coach. With her power evolving and growing stronger, Scarlet realizes she must battle her own darkness to wield it. Before the monster finds her. Emma believes in Scarlet, but what are her chances, really, when it turns out the monster is actually the greatest known threat to magic?

Find out in CONCEALED BY MAGIC. Suspense. Danger. Magic. Romance. If you're a fan of K.F. Breene or Karen Marie Moning, you will love this dark yet quirky slow burning Urban Fantasy adventure that will haunt you long after it's complete. Check it out.

This is Book ONE of the Magic Sanctuary Trilogy.

Book TWO, CONCEALED INFLUENCE, is now available on Amazon.

Find out what happens between books one and two in the Novella, CORRUPTED BY MAGIC. Available on Amazon.

253 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 10, 2018

About the author

V.M. Marsh has led a nomadic existence for most of her adult life while she has accompanied her military husband to duty stations spanning both US coasts and Hawaii. Thanks to living in a variety of amazing places, she has an abundance of locations, cultures, and experiences to use in her writing. Before becoming an author, she held (and still holds) volunteer board positions for multiple organizations and pursued a math degree [after realizing early on that nursing wasn't for her]. Mostly, though, she has held down the fort through deployments, organized and managed multiple military moves, and been a full-time mom of two precious little Divas, er, daughters. When she isn't writing dark but quirky Urban Fantasy, she can be found reading, sightseeing, camping, or crafting.
Her debut novel is CONCEALED BY MAGIC.

Reviews

[Lyndi W.]

"I have magic, but other people having magic is too difficult to believe and you're all fucking crazy!" I do not have time for this idiocy.

[Tanya Cook · Rating 3 out of 5]

Skimmed

I found myself skimming a lot of superfluous pages to get back to the forward momentum of this book. The story line, while interesting in concept, was mediocre in execution. Scarlet's tendency to emotion and fear was aggravating. She believed herself betrayed by those who helped, protected and befriended her, refusing to see the full picture. They trained her, expanded her knowledge and ability of her magic far beyond anything she had even considered. And yet she was betrayed by them? I wanted her to be better than that. Even the ending was anti climactic. I probably will not continue this trilogy.

[Melanie Stuprich · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable read full of surprises

Really enjoyed this story. It was a light read that kept me coming back in between cleaning to finish and see the ending. Really enjoyed the twists to the story and the development of characters.