Swendson, Shanna

"The Rebel Mechanics aren't the only group plotting revolution against the magical British Empire. There are rebel magisters, as well, and Verity Newton and her magister employer, Lord Henry, know that the only way for the revolution to succeed is if both groups work together. A diplomatic mission seems like the perfect opportunity for them to meet with rebels in other colonies and gather support right under the governor's nose. From drawing rooms, ballrooms, and the harbor in Boston to the streets of Charleston, Verity and Henry find themselves up against stubborn factions of both magisters and Mechanics and increasingly aware that they can only really count on each other as their relationship deepens. It may take a real crisis to unite the rebel movements and rally them to the cause."--Provided by publisher.

"The governor has disbanded the Colonial Assembly, removing the last shred of representative government from American shores. The Rebel Mechanics and their magister allies can't let the Empire get away with that. The time has come to act. But to truly start turning the wheels of revolution, they need popular support from ordinary laborers, housewives, students, and the middle class--people outside the rebel movements. That's a job for Verity Newton, under the guise of her journalistic alter ego. As the rebel movement builds momentum, Verity must take a more public, open stand for the cause--a stand that could jeopardize her job, her home, and her place in society. At the same time, a revolution is the only way Verity stands a chance of being with Lord Henry, since they're divided by class and by the fact that he's wanted for treason."--Provided by publisher.

Just as her romance with wizard Owen Palmer is begin to show promise, Katie Chandler's fairy godmother interrupts and sends her on a mission to stop ex-employee Idris and fairy traitor Ari from telling the paparazzi all the secrets of Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc.

Katie leaves her job at Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc., in Manhattan, as well as the sexy wizard Owen Palmer, to return to a simpler life in Cobb, Texas, but when Cobb is hit with a spate of devilish mischief, Katie recognizes it as "unauthorized magic," and Owen joins her and her friends in showing why it is unwise to hex with Texas.

Katie Chandler finds herself falling for Owen, a hunky wizard and co-worker at Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc., but her attraction is threatened by a series of break-ins that reveal Katie's immunity to magic is waning, putting her in grave danger.

In 1888 New York City, seventeen-year-old governess Verity Newton agrees to become a spy, whatever the risk, after learning that the man for whom she has feelings sympathizes with rebels developing non-magical sources of power, via steam engines, in hopes of gaining freedom from British rule.

Katie Chandler had always heard that New York is a weird and wonderful place, but this small-town Texas gal had no idea how weird until she moved there. Everywhere she goes, she sees something worth gawking at and Katie is afraid she?s a little too normal to make a splash in the big city. Working for an ogre of a boss doesn?t help.Then, seemingly out of the blue, Katie gets a job offer from Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc., a company that tricks of the trade to the magic community. For MSI, Katie?s ordinariness is an asset. Lacking any bit of magic, she can easily spot a fake spell, catch hidden clauses in competitor?s contracts, and detect magically disguised intruders. Suddenly, average Katie is very special indeed. She quickly learns that office politics are even more complicated when your new boss is a real ogre, and you have a crush on the sexy, shy, ultra powerful head of the R&D department, who is so busy fighting an evil competitor threatening to sell black magic on the street that he seems barely to notice Katie. Now it?s up to Katie to pull off the impossible: save the world and - hopefully - live happily ever after.