Magica (Mystica - Fantasy Intrigue Series - Book One): Lifestone. Deathstone. Godstone.

Magic is almost gone from the world of Mystica…

Few, in fact, even know the paranormal exists.

Rufus Lanus counts among those who do. He discovered he could manipulate metal with his mind when he accidentally caused a spike to penetrate his mother’s skull. Seen as a freak and abandoned by his father due to his gift, he joined a band of thieves and gained the wrong kind of attention by robbing a merchant whose locks were famously secure. He almost lost his freedom.

Anonymity has its disadvantages…

Now married in his early twenties, Rufus lives in the slums and works as a dung hauler. Dreary as honest life proves, things get worse when his wife Patricia shows signs that point to pregnancy. The one friend he and she have is Matilda, a midwife rumored to be a witch, who believes Patricia pregnant as well.

Unfortunate events lead to a dark mystery and a dangerous quest...

There is, however, no baby coming. Patricia's condition worsens and puts her at death’s door. Helpless, Rufus prays to the gods. Lo and behold a true medic appears at his door late one night, rather mysterious and eccentric. His examination reveals Patricia has an arcane disease. She has mere weeks unless treated with an endangered herb. In order to obtain it, Rufus must return to crime and go on a quest fraught with danger and too many unknowns.

What would you do to save the person you love most?

Rufus plunges into a labyrinth where nothing is what it seems. Along the way, he faces the past that haunts him and prepares to rob the most powerful men in the city. So be it, too, if he must confront the very demigods who failed to protect his race. He’ll shake the gods themselves from their thrones if need be.

He will do whatever it takes to save the woman he loves regardless the cost to himself or others, no matter the impact his actions have on the world as a whole.

Magica (a Fantasy novella) is the first entry in the Mystica series. Each story in the series is a stand-alone, very personal in nature, and full of mystery and intrigue. Collectively, the books reveal what happens to a world when magic becomes a fifth element.