Blood Magic

A fiery, seductive novel of magic, secrets and love - fans of FALLEN will be equally spellbound!

Dark magic, family secrets and two enigmatic, edgy leads

Love buried in cemeteries, horror hidden behind masks and the whispered language of blood. I adore this book

Tessa Gratton has wanted to be a palaeontologist or a wizard since she was seven. She was too impatient to hunt dinosaurs, but is still searching for someone to teach her magic. After travelling the world with her family, she acquired a BA (and the important parts of an MA) in gender studies, then settled down in Kansas with her partner, her cats and her mutant dog, Grendel. 
Blood Magic is her debut novel.

A fiery, seductive novel of magic, secrets and love - fans of FALLEN will be equally spellbound! 
 
My whole body shivered. I was about to find out if magic was real. The electric thrill of terror was sharp on my tongue. I cut deep. 
 
The murder of her parents has left Silla damaged and lost, and her insistence that her father is not to blame alienates her from her friends and family. When a mysterious spell book arrives, Silla hopes it will lead to some answers about her parents' killer. In her first attempt at magic, in an old graveyard near her home, she is overseen by Nick, the new boy in town who has a chilling past of his own. Together, they must contend with a deadly immortal woman who will stop at nothing to possess the book of spells.

Tessa Gratton

A stunning blend of romance, horror and magic. 
 
All the beauty is yours now, Mab, all the beauty of the world. Take it. 
 
For Mab, blood magic is as natural as breathing. Wild and confident, she uses magic to understand her whole world. 
Will tries to dismiss all he sees and feels around Mab, but cannot prevent the strangeness and beauty of her craft from drawing him closer. 
When one of Mab's spells taps into a powerful curse, a terrifying foe is unleashed. Hiding in the shadows of the forest, it seeks to manipulate Will and gain Mab's power - threatening to destroy everything they love.

Tessa Gratton

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