A fascinating historical novel with M/M protagonists and magic!
Lucien Crane was exiled to Shanghai by his father for being a troublesome teen, to say the least. Twenty years later he returned to England after the suicide of both father and older brother, as he is the only remaining heir. Lucien has walked into the middle of a plot to get rid of/control his family line/fortune. He hires, Stephen Day, a shaman or 'practioner' to help. Things explode from there.
Stephen's family had been wrong by Lucien's and much as it pained him to help, it was his duty and also the right thing to do. While helping to stop the curse that caused his father, brother and (almost) Lucien to commit suicide, they uncover a much bigger plot.
There is much mystery, magic, and men-in-love. I enjoyed the pacing of the story, the plot, and the characters. Merrick is my favorite!
The narrator did an excellent job of capturing the voices of the characters. I could picture them all clearly in my head. I'm very excited that the next in series picks up where this story left off and am looking forward to it!
Lucien Crane was exiled to Shanghai by his father for being a troublesome teen, to say the least. Twenty years later he returned to England after the suicide of both father and older brother, as he is the only remaining heir. Lucien has walked into the middle of a plot to get rid of/control his family line/fortune. He hires, Stephen Day, a shaman or 'practioner' to help. Things explode from there.
Stephen's family had been wrong by Lucien's and much as it pained him to help, it was his duty and also the right thing to do. While helping to stop the curse that caused his father, brother and (almost) Lucien to commit suicide, they uncover a much bigger plot.
There is much mystery, magic, and men-in-love. I enjoyed the pacing of the story, the plot, and the characters. Merrick is my favorite!
The narrator did an excellent job of capturing the voices of the characters. I could picture them all clearly in my head. I'm very excited that the next in series picks up where this story left off and am looking forward to it!
