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Magical Morgan #1
Daughters of Dusk
Switching bodies was a piece of cake. Too bad my new body is already occupied.
I was a successful woman in my mid-fifties, a champion of vulnerable women and a seeker of the arcane. From a troubled past, I earned poise, confidence, and experience. Until an explosion killed me.
It’s a shock when a friend’s desperate spell forces my soul into a nearby woman’s dying body, but I won’t say no to fewer aches, unlined skin, and a youthful start for my old ambitions. The problem is, an elemental spirit took possession of that same body during the explosion, and spirits don’t make good roommates.
Too bad. He’s not the only one without options. If I can control him—before he controls me—his magical powers will let me harness the power of the wind. Sexy legs and magic to help the downtrodden? Yes, please. All I need now is an outlet for my new talents, and when a secret sisterhood begs me to help them fend off thuggish attackers hellbent on stealing their magical artifact, I’m the only defense against their deepest fears.
I was a successful woman in my mid-fifties, a champion of vulnerable women and a seeker of the arcane. From a troubled past, I earned poise, confidence, and experience. Until an explosion killed me.
It’s a shock when a friend’s desperate spell forces my soul into a nearby woman’s dying body, but I won’t say no to fewer aches, unlined skin, and a youthful start for my old ambitions. The problem is, an elemental spirit took possession of that same body during the explosion, and spirits don’t make good roommates.
Too bad. He’s not the only one without options. If I can control him—before he controls me—his magical powers will let me harness the power of the wind. Sexy legs and magic to help the downtrodden? Yes, please. All I need now is an outlet for my new talents, and when a secret sisterhood begs me to help them fend off thuggish attackers hellbent on stealing their magical artifact, I’m the only defense against their deepest fears.
261 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 28, 2021
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About the author
Emma Shelford
47 books184 followersEmma Shelford feels that life is only complete with healthy doses of magic, history, and science. Since these aren't often found in the same place, she created her own worlds where they happily coexist. If you catch her in person, she will eagerly discuss Lord of the Rings ad nauseam, why the ancient Sumerians are so cool, and the important role of phytoplankton in the ocean.
Emma is the author of the Nautilus Legends (a marine biologist discovers that mythical sea creatures are real), the Musings of Merlin Series (Merlin is immortal, forever young, and living in the modern day), and the Breenan Series (a young woman follows a mysterious stranger into an enchanting Otherworld).
Emma is the author of the Nautilus Legends (a marine biologist discovers that mythical sea creatures are real), the Musings of Merlin Series (Merlin is immortal, forever young, and living in the modern day), and the Breenan Series (a young woman follows a mysterious stranger into an enchanting Otherworld).
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
February 28, 2021
I love it when a book gets you in from the very first few paragraphs. Daughter of Dusk certainly did for me.
March was a 50-something businesswomen, dabbling in spirit magic when a ritual went very wrong. She wakes up moments later in another younger woman's body. Great news!
Bad news: she's sharing it with a crotchety air elemental who has plans of his own.
In her new body, Morgan (formerly March) needs to get herself a life, a job, a bank account, learn to share the body she's in with Caelus (the air elemental), and use her new-found powers.
Morgan ends up hiring herself out as protection for a group of women protecting an important amulet that *someone* will go to any length to get.
There's a little bit of romance, lots of magic, a bit of snarky dialogue between Morgan and Caelus and a ton of page-turning urban fantasy action.
What I loved MOST about the book was the world building and that the book was set in Vancouver rather than a cut-and-paste US city.
I was sent an ARC copy of by the author. This is an unbiased, voluntary review.
March was a 50-something businesswomen, dabbling in spirit magic when a ritual went very wrong. She wakes up moments later in another younger woman's body. Great news!
Bad news: she's sharing it with a crotchety air elemental who has plans of his own.
In her new body, Morgan (formerly March) needs to get herself a life, a job, a bank account, learn to share the body she's in with Caelus (the air elemental), and use her new-found powers.
Morgan ends up hiring herself out as protection for a group of women protecting an important amulet that *someone* will go to any length to get.
There's a little bit of romance, lots of magic, a bit of snarky dialogue between Morgan and Caelus and a ton of page-turning urban fantasy action.
What I loved MOST about the book was the world building and that the book was set in Vancouver rather than a cut-and-paste US city.
I was sent an ARC copy of by the author. This is an unbiased, voluntary review.
March 22, 2021
Mediocre
I jumped ship after 25%. The action was too slow paced. The main character was weak and barely able to handle magic after hundreds of years of experience. I was routing for any bad guy to take her out. To much focus on how Morgan feels about her environment. Men were portrayed as negative or to be used as needed. However the author is talented and can write just not urban fantasy.
I jumped ship after 25%. The action was too slow paced. The main character was weak and barely able to handle magic after hundreds of years of experience. I was routing for any bad guy to take her out. To much focus on how Morgan feels about her environment. Men were portrayed as negative or to be used as needed. However the author is talented and can write just not urban fantasy.
August 9, 2022
Has potential for a good series, with an air elemental forced to share a body with a woman who has taken it over after fleeing from another body which was taken over by an elemental. That is the interesting part. The rest of the story is a light plot of intrigue and sabotage of a coven holding a magical artifact. Okay as an intro to a hopefully more meaty book.
February 4, 2021
Unusual but well written story. I like different so this was a great read
May 6, 2025
Not as good as the immortal Merlin. Hope the other 2 are better.
February 25, 2021
OH MY GOD!
I absolutely loved this FIRST Book!
I was very curious to read about Morgan.
Emma Shelford has a special way of writing that it never bores or gets dragged, nope, it kept me entertained and on the edge of my seat with every chapter.
If you loved IMMORTAL MERLIN then you will LOVE MAGICAL MORGAN!
You won’t be disappointed I guarantee it.
I absolutely loved this FIRST Book!
I was very curious to read about Morgan.
Emma Shelford has a special way of writing that it never bores or gets dragged, nope, it kept me entertained and on the edge of my seat with every chapter.
If you loved IMMORTAL MERLIN then you will LOVE MAGICAL MORGAN!
You won’t be disappointed I guarantee it.
June 12, 2021
Very well written fantasy story with a great storyline that keeps the reader interested along the whole way. The characters are well thought out and their story is told well throughout this book.
The author has portrayed the world that it is in very well and I cannot wait to find out what happens next.
The author has portrayed the world that it is in very well and I cannot wait to find out what happens next.
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