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Unexpected Magic: A Romantic Fantasy

Unexpected Magic: A Romantic Fantasy - Paperback

by Jude Knight
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jude KnightSeries:Many Kinds of MagicTheme:Chronological Period/1800-1850, Cultural Region/BritishPublish date:6/16/2026Pages:178
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Dragonblade Publishing Inc.ISBN-13:9781972086650ISBN-10:1972086650UPC:9781972086650Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Fantasy, RomanceBook Topic:Romance, HistoricalSize:8.25 x 5.50 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.204Product ID:SCFG7NE5AQ

Unexpected Magic is the first book in the series, Many Kinds of Magic. It is set in the Regency era of another universe-one in which magic is real and has never faded out of the world. And that changes the history of the United Kingdom and the time of the Napoleonic wars in ways both subtle and obvious. For some relevant touch points regarding the historical changes, see the author notes.

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Jasper Thornton was just a child when his mage-gift first surfaced-a powerful gift that delighted his relatives and won him recognition as heir to the Duke of Findlater.

Twenty years on, he is still failing to live up to that early promise, his power still strong, but erratic and unfocused. Now the despair of his family and of the London College of Mages, he has been reduced to running errands for the duke and the Crown.

Cordelia Nettleford is the ordinary daughter of a couple with only sufficient magic to cling onto the fringes of the peerage. Her parents' hopes and dreams are fully invested in their only son, her younger brother.

Everything changes when Delia wakes up one morning to find that a dragon has hatched out of a hen's egg and eaten most of the flock. The following explosion of magical manifestations centered on Nettleford Manor includes the birth of a unicorn. Delia is selected as the unicorn's maiden.

Sent to bring the unicorn and its maiden to London, Jasper discovers that Delia has one of the rarest gifts of all-and England's enemies want her and her effect on others.

Falling in love with a lady set aside as the unicorn's maiden is almost as futile as his unstable mage-gift, but he can't seem to help himself. He is enchanted by her calm competence, her sense of duty, and her intelligence. He will just have to adore the lady from a distance and do everything he can to protect her.

Many Kinds of Magic

Book 1 - Unexpected Magic

Book 2 - Twisted Magic

Book 3 - Small Magic

Book 4 - Wild Magic

Book 5 - Forgotten Magic

Book 6 - Ordinary Magic

Book 7 - Dangerous Magic

Book 8 - Weird Magic

Book 9 - Dark Magic

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Dragonblade Publishing Inc.ISBN-13:9781972086650ISBN-10:1972086650UPC:9781972086650Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Fantasy, RomanceBook Topic:Romance, HistoricalSize:8.25 x 5.50 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.204Product ID:SCFG7NE5AQ
Knight, Jude: - Have you ever wanted something so much you were afraid to even try? That was Jude ten years ago.For as long as she can remember, she's wanted to be a novelist. She even started dozens of stories, over the years.But life kept getting in the way. A seriously ill child who required years of therapy; a rising mortgage that led to a full-time job; six children, her own chronic illness... the writing took a back seat.As the years passed, the fear grew. If she didn't put her stories out there in the market, she wouldn't risk making a fool of herself. She could keep the dream alive if she never put it to the test.Then her mother died. That great lady had waited her whole life to read a novel of Jude's, and now it would never happen.So Jude faced her fear and changed it--told everyone she knew she was writing a novel. Now she'd make a fool of herself for certain if she didn't finish.Her first book came out to excellent reviews in December 2014, and the rest is history. Many books, lots of positive reviews, and a few awards later, she feels foolish for not starting earlier.Jude write historical fiction with a large helping of romance, a splash of Regency, and a twist of suspense. She then tries to figure out how to slot the story into a genre category. She's mad keen on history, enjoys what happens to people in the crucible of a passionate relationship, and loves to use a good mystery and some real danger as mechanisms to torture her characters.Dip your toe into her world with one of her lunch-time reads collections or a novella, or dive into a novel. And let her know what you think.
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing Inc.

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