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A Balance of Magic

by Jackie Keswick

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Your duty demands you save two worlds. Your heart wants to protect your soulmate.

Rakurai, a centuries-old Yuvine, hunts demons. He doesn’t consort with gods. Until he meets Tenzen.

Tenzen, a death god, cares for souls. He despises the callous, self-absorbed Yuvine. Until he meets Rakurai.

A rescue and a sacrifice make a death god and a hunter fall in love, but a life of bliss is a long way off. Someone is disturbing the balance of magic and threatening two worlds. And while desire draws Rakurai and Tenzen together, duty, assassins, and clan politics keep them apart.

When they're forced to make a choice, who will Tenzen and Rakurai save? Two worlds or each other?

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An opposites attract m/m paranormal romance featuring mortals and immortals from both sides of the veil, old promises, new revelations, and a bloody fight between love and duty.

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Published: September 21, 2021
Editors:

Sue Laybourn

Genres:

Fantasy, Fantasy - Magical Realism, Fantasy - Urban & Magical Beings, Fantasy – Gods and Heroes

Tags:

author - british, format - novel 40-100K, format - self published, format - series, what - concept - danger, what - concept - isolated, what - emotion - anxiety, what - emotion - guilt, what - emotion - hope, what - topic - japanese mythology, what - topic - multicultural, what - topic - reincarnation

Pairings: M-M
Heat Level: 4
Romantic Content: 3
Ending: Click here to reveal
Protagonist 1 Age: Ageless/Immortal
Protagonist 2 Age: Ageless/Immortal
Tropes: Age Difference, Badass Hero, Cultural Differences, Fated Mates / Soul Mates, Hurt / Comfort
Languages Available: English

About the Author

A nerdy introvert living in a tiny English village, Jackie writes a mix of suspense, action adventure, fantasy and history, loves stories with layers, plots with twists and characters with hidden depths. She adores friends to lovers stories, and tales of unexpected reunions, second chances, and men who write their own rules. She blogs about English history and food, has a thing for green eyes, and is a great believer in making up soundtracks for everything, including her characters and the cat.

You can chat with her on her website or in her Facebook Readers Group - Jackie's Kitchen. Or join her in Jackie's Readers Nook for exclusive snippets and outtakes, and to read along as she writes.

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