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.