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Title: Double Alchemy

Author: Susan Mac Nicol

Publisher: Boroughs Publishing Group

Release Date: 25th March, 2014

Genre: M/M Paranormal Romance

Synopsis

Powerful yet tormented modern warlock Quinn Fairmont must initiate the silver-eyed Cade Mairston into the world of witchfinders, withinners, and what can happen when two men fall truly, madly, deeply in love.

THE WORLD IN SHADOW

In modern London there lurks a warlock, Quinn Fairmont. Dangerous, powerful, tortured, sharing his body with the soul of an ancient Welsh sorcerer, Quinn is never alone—and never wholly himself. He fights against all those who would exploit his kind. He takes pleasure where he can find it.

In the forest of Hampstead Heath, Quinn’s hometown, Cade Mairston appears to him like a waking dream. Lithe, lean and silver-eyed, he evokes feelings in Quinn unlike any other: lust with true affection, immediate and shocking. Cade is clearly more than he seems. And yet, if a man of the world, Cade is innocent. He knows nothing of warlocks, witchfinders or withinners. He knows nothing of what he is, what he might be, or what he might feel. For him, the story is just beginning. 

Magyck, peril and passion await.

CADE

QUINN

Review

Foxy Rating = Five Magyckal Stars

*ARC provided by the author in exchange for my honest review

Susan Mac Nicol brings us another sexilicious m/m romance but also takes us into a magyckal world of Warlocks, Withinners, Fae, Witchfinders and Witches.

Quinn Fairmount, a powerful warlock in modern London shares his body with his Withinner named Taliesan, the soul of an ancient welch sorcerer.  Quinn meets Cade Mairston on Hampstead Heath and is immediately and fiercely attracted to this human which sparks an intensity that is further amplified when he identifies why this is so. Cade is no ordinary human but Cade has never known his true being. He is drawn into the world that Quinn slowly introduces him to but there is a darkness that he is reluctant to involve Cade in, and stops at nothing in order to protect him.

The story then evolves of the quest of Quinn, how Cade fits into this World and the evil forces that are edging ever closer to destroy Quinn’s kind.

The story building was wondrous to partake in and like a breath of fresh air to the usual paranormal offering of vamps and shifters. It actually gave me contemplative thought of folklore and brought this to a believable fantasy world that I delved further in to research. I loved it! The clever plotting and steady pace made for an altogether engrossing read.

As with all Susan Mac Nicol books, she knows how to write a good m/m passionate love story and this, to me, actually raised the bar. In fact I thought it was a raunchier read which I certainly enjoyed! Quinn was a so much in authority and commanding person, he was swoon worthy! Cade was such a sexy sweetheart he made my heart flutter. Their connection was an immediate winner, especially the insta-lust (there was a reason for this) which when it happens before 10% of the read you know you are in for a page flipper. Then to see how they fell in love and trusted one another was a joy to read. Even when Taliesan inflicted his bad boy tendencies onto poor Cade. He just didn’t get these human feelings!

For me Taliesan was one of the highlights of the book, he was such an amazing character and I loved how he was with Quinn and the arguments and naughtiness he gave him. I need to hunt him down in sixth century Wales! The whole Withinner theory was inspired and a clever pairing of Taliesan and Quinn personalities.

I was really surprised at how much I enjoyed this book as paranormal is not one of my first selections for a new read nowadays but this was an amazing read. I loved the combination of the magyck and the m/m romance storyline. The story does not end with this book so it was more of a HFN rather than a HEA but I am so glad Ms Mac Nicol is not keeping us waiting as the second book in the series will be released 22^nd May 2014. I highly recommended this book to read and is an absolute five star rating from me. 

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Guest Post: 

Using Star Signs to develop characters

 by Susan Mac Nicol

Here’s the thing. I have this little quirk of deciding what characteristics best suit the way I want my character to develop and then drawing on star sign detail to develop them. Not all of it is relevant, but I certainly take some of the good and bad bits when bringing my men to life.

Here’s a quick run- down on the main men in my life, their Star Signs and a couple of little details about them.

  Shane Templar - Gemini - incessant talker, multi dimensionally talented, mischievous. He loves the adventure and game playing involved in out-thinking other people. Loves variety and excitement. 

  Matthew Langer -Taurus -  Security-conscious, resolute, sensual, dependable, faithful, secure, proud, obstinate and decisive

  Alexander Montgomery - Libra - Refined, social, artistic, vacillating, intellectual, communicative and concerned with relationships. Soft, graceful, a dreamer.

  Christopher Sage - Sagittarius - Curious, magnanimous, honest, expansive, generous, reckless, extroverted, proud, larger than life, free

  Nick Mathers - Capricorn - Loving, susceptible, sympathetic, sensual, faithful, instinctive, charitable, over-reactive and moody

  Owen Butler - Pisces - Loving, sensitive, intuitive, spiritual, idealistic, victimised and moody, spiritual, empathic

  Quinn Fairmont - Leo - Original, imposing, inflexible, motivated, ambitious, loyal, physical, charitable and majestic

  Cade Mairston - Scorpio - Secretive, passionate, resolute, insensitive, steadfast, painstaking and stubborn

Anyone who has read my books and knows these men will understand a lot of the characteristics above and say, ’Oh my goodness, that is so Shane/Owen/Alex’ At least I hope they will. If not, why not read all of my books, meet the men themselves and make up your own mind.

Here’s a link to the full details of these personalities and characteristics. 

PS I’m a Capricorn.

http://www.astrology.com.au/astrology/12-signs-of-the-zodiac/

I’ve also given you a bit of visual of what these chaps look like….make sure you have a tissue handy to wipe the drool. 

Foxylutely: Thanks Susan, as a Scorpio I just knew Cade was one too! Yay!

Meet Susan Mac Nicol

Susan Mac Nicol was born in Leeds, UK, and left for South Africa when she was eight. She returned to the UK thirty years later and now lives in Essex. Her debut novel Cassandra by Starlight, the first in a trilogy, was published last year by Boroughs Publishing Group in the US. Sue’s latest story, Double Alchemy is her fifth m/m romance.

Sue has written since she was very young, and never thought she would see herself becoming a Romance writer, being a horror/psychological thriller reader all her life. But the Romance genre is now something very close to her heart and she intends continuing the trend.

Sue is a member of the Romance Writers of America and the Romantic Novelists Association here in the UK.

Susan Mac Nicol is also author of The Magick of Christmas, Confounding Cupid, Cassandra by Starlight, Together in Starlight, Stripped Bare, Saving Alexander, Worth Keeping and Waiting for Rain.

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