DEEP MAGIC

2014 Montlake Romance (reissue) | novel | 385  pages

Druids of Avalon: Book Three

A Druid priestess and a Roman blacksmith combine love and magic to forge a weapon no human can control.

• Winner, The Psyche Award, The Romance Studio
• Finalist, Paranormal, Golden Leaf Award, New Jersey Romance Writers

“Not many Druids can sense auras,” Gwen said. “Rhys and I have a strong talent for it. The color we see tells us the type of magic a person is bound to.”

“You see magic whenever you look at a person?" Marcus asked.

“’Tis a magical sort of looking. The colors come into my mind.”

He didn't understand, but then, he hadn't expected to. Magic was beyond his comprehension. “So when you cast your senses toward someone with no magic–like me–you see nothing?”

Sudden mischief danced in Gwen's eyes. “I see many things when I look at you, Marcus Aquila.”

  SUMMARY

Hidden away on a misty isle, steeped in the teachings of The Lady, the Druids of Avalon use enchantment to deflect Britain’s invaders, while they battle a darker enemy which is not of this world.

Primordial power, older than Light and Dark magic, is the isle’s hope for survival. Such magic is dangerous. Unpredictable. It is a power no human can tame, but to save her people, one woman will try.

Gwendolyn, Druid priestess and Daughter of the Lady, fears her Light alone is not strong enough to protect Avalon from its enemy. She resolves to create a weapon steeped in forbidden Deep Magic—a weapon the isle’s enemies cannot hope to vanquish.

Marcus Aquila, a Roman blacksmith, hates everything magical. But his beloved half-sister possesses Celtic blood and a magical heritage that has turned tormenting. To banish Breena’s terrifying premonitions, Marcus barters his skill at the forge to a beautiful Druid priestess. He does not trust Gwen, not at all. Her magic terrifies him—and yet, it draws him to her even more surely.

Together, Gwen and Marcus forge a sword called Excalibur. Dangerous. Unpredictable. Forbidden. A weapon imbued with power no human can command. But one woman will try.