"Magic is what Donna June Cooper finds with this book a great way to start a series."
Reviewed by Shellie Surles
Posted March 22, 2014
Romance Paranormal
MORE THAN MAGIC is book one in the Books of Kindling
series
by Donna June Cooper. MORE THAN MAGIC is a great story with
enchanting characters, old magic, mystery, intrigue and a
twist at the end. This is the story of a brilliant doctor
and scientist Grace Woodruff and DEA agent Nick McKenzie.
Grace has finished schooling and was planning on going to
the rainforest with her boyfriend to discover new plants
that she can create medicine from when her grandfather
suddenly dies. Grace has to go home to deal with the family
business, a herb farm located on the family's mountain
outside of Ashville. The boyfriend goes to the rain forest
without her and Grace is less bothered than she should be
and busy trying to find out what is wrong with the
mountain. Grace has been sensing things and discovering
strange new abilities that the scientist in her can't
understand.
DEA Agent Nick McKenzie has been off work due to an illness
but he is one of the best agents they have. When a new and
extremely pure form of methamphetamines are discovered in
his area of Atlanta, called Rocky Mountain Magic, he knows
he must find and stop the producers of the product before
the drug cartels they have been selling to do.
Staying on Grace's family farm Nick tries to discover who
is producing the drugs and Grace tries to discover why the
herbs are not passing their quality control testing as they
used to. They are thrown together and soon discover they
may need each other to find the truth.
Donna June Cooper creates characters that are enchanting
and enjoyable to read. MORE THAN MAGIC grabs the reader from
the start
and you find yourself pulled right in. The mixture of
finding out who is producing the drugs, watching Grace
discover what is wrong with the mountain and explore her
gifts is enjoyable. The supporting characters keep the
story funny and add the right amount of excitement. I
can't wait for the next one.
SUMMARY
DEA agent Nick McKenzie is sure magic exists—a dangerous
drug called Smoky Mountain Magic that’s wreaking havoc on
the streets of Atlanta. He’s also sure that locating and
eliminating the source could mean his death. When he arrives undercover on Woodruff Mountain, the
beautiful owner’s anxious attempts to scare him off tell
him
something’s afoot, and it’s not her secret patch of a
rare,
ancient species of ginseng. As her dream of seeking medicinal plants in the Amazon
fades
into the distance, Grace Woodruff struggles to come to
terms
with an inherited magical gift she didn’t want, and
searches
desperately for the meaning behind her late grandfather’s
final, cryptic message. The last thing she needs underfoot is a handsome,
enigmatic
writer recovering from a recent illness. Until an
accidental
touch unleashes a stunning mystical force and Grace
senses
the wrath of a malicious blight at the heart of the
mountain. Now she must choose between her need to hide
her
gift from the world…and her desire to save Nick’s life. Warning: This book contains a fiery redhead whose magic
cannot be contained and a handsome DEA agent whose final
case might give him a second chance at life.
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