Second Chances and Flying Goats

A woman on the run from her ex-fiancé and a magic-using mob boss seeks safety with her quirky and paranormally gifted aunt in the Appalachian Mountains, in this brand-new novel from New York Times bestselling author Faith Hunter.

Clementine Bozwell isn’t exactly living it up. When she discovers her fiancé has been involved in illegal financial and paranormal activities in New York City, she flees back home to the mountains of South Carolina, where she knows her Aunt Mable will help her lie low.

But life with Aunt Mable isn’t the simple refuge Clemmy hoped for. For one thing, her aunt has an unpredictable power: she turns normal animals into dragons and bestows wings on creatures that . . . really shouldn’t have them. For another, Mable is part of a detective agency, with a big new case.

Just when it seems like Clemmy might be finding safety, she realizes her ex’s associates may have found her sooner than expected. Now she’ll have to decide how far she’s willing to go to protect the new life she didn’t know she wanted.

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