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Magic Strikes
Urban fantasy
Magic Strikes
Book 3 of the Kate Daniels series
Kate is drawn into the Midnight Games, an illegal supernatural tournament where teams fight under rules designed to produce blood and spectacle. Shapeshifter Derek's secret involvement and a dangerous foreign team force Kate and Curran to cooperate outside official Pack authority. The opponents' magic connects the arena to an older threat that clever tactics alone may not defeat. Brutal and entertaining, this installment suits readers who enjoy gladiatorial contests, mythic monsters, team combat, and slow-burn attraction sharpened by two formidable people refusing to yield.
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Graphic fantasy combat and gore; murder and deaths; gladiatorial violence; severe injury; animal/shapeshifter violence; sexual references and attraction; profanity.
Alcohol-Free Pour
Tailor's Raspberry Lemonade
Raspberry syrup adds a berry blush to fresh lemonade.
What you'll need
- 1 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice ↗
- 1/2 oz raspberry syrup ↗
- 5 oz cold water
- Ice
How to mix it
- Stir lemon juice and raspberry syrup with cold water. Serve over ice.
- Garnish: Lemon wheel and raspberries.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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Stormy Chapter
For adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
A bold, warming pour suits a little enchantment and an escape from the everyday.
What you'll need
- 2 oz dark rum
- 4 oz ginger beer ↗
- 1/2 oz fresh lime juice ↗
- Ice
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How to mix it
- Fill a highball glass with ice. Add rum and lime juice, top with ginger beer, and stir gently.
- Garnish: Lime wedge.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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