Corbin James has never been so lost. Able to dowse since a kid, he’s adept at finding missing things. But after weeks on the run from the FBI, the teen’s luck has finally run dry.
Enter the enigmatic Mister with a tempting offer: find an enchanter who has disappeared inside the mysterious Harmon House. Recruited into a reluctant crew of motley magicians, Corbin only has days to navigate their shifting loyalties to earn his freedom by entering the Inner Circle.
Lucky for him he’s got his trusty dowsing rod, a defaced 50-cent piece, and enchanted iPod.
The Rites of Passage EP
(short story)
A FREE short story of what Corbin gets up to after the events of RoP. A nice Christmas ditty that you can read HERE on the site (about 9k words), or downloads as:
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Every memory leaves a mark.
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Corbin James hates NYC. What dowsing detective doesn’t? So, of course his first case, investigating a mysterious new drug targeting fellow magicians, drags him straight there. If that weren't bad enough, he's now facing an invisible assassin, warring wizard factions, and a shadowy magic library.
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Desperate to prove himself, Corbin leans on Kirin and her crew of scenesters to guide him through the City, from the heights of Inner Circle society to the depths of the abandoned tunnels beneath their feet. But Kirin's got secrets of her own, secrets she will do anything to keep buried.
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Armed with an expired subway token, an arcane ID, and an oversized teddy bear, Corbin and Kirin are in a race against the clock to unearth every lead before they vanish like ghosts.
“Sheena’s running home, and January’s after her.”
Not a day after that cryptic message upended his life, and despite not having successfully cast his first spell, Corbin James must disable a deadly enchantment with nothing more than a marker. Sheena’s impossibly sophisticated design has already befuddled the two greatest living enchanters, yet his mentor Isaac insists he can crack it over the phone with Corbin doing the dirty work.
But as Corbin’s hand trembles, knowing one wrong mark could obliterate him, he’s not so sure. Fortunately for Corbin, Isaac taught Sheena everything she knows.
Unfortunately for him, Isaac’s also her ex.
With time ticking down, Corbin must diffuse their destructive relationship, dodge the bevy of bounty hunters on her tail, all while uncovering what Sheena stole and why she ran home to the Electric City.