The Magic of the Living and the Dead
(2022)(A book in the Magic of the Living and the Dead series)
An omnibus of novels by Alessa Winters
Three Books. One (okay, maybe two) apocalypses. A once in a generation Necromancer is born, unleashing magic beyond anyone's control and beyond everyone's wildest dreams.
◆◆◆Mother told her to never use her powers. But she couldn’t just let her brother die.
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A Necromancer hasn’t been seen in over a generation, and nobody knows why.
Lyra just wanted a quiet life and for her brother to grow up healthy. But ever since she raised him from the dead, she’s been stalked by a Demon of immense power.
He wants to kill her. He needs to kill her.
Instead, he introduces himself. His name is Melekai, and Lyra belongs to him now. Whenever he chooses, he comes to her and steals from her soul, and in exchange, she gets to stay alive.
Their uneasy peace is disturbed when two Magicians discover Lyra’s powers. They think they’ve found their savior, they think they’ve found a weapon that can save the world.
Lyra wants to be left alone. Melekai wants her safe, to be his.
Magic has other plans.
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For her entire life, Alette's lived in her Aunt's shadow. But now she has to fix her Aunt's mistakes.
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After the wreckage caused by the aftermath of the battle between Demon Terese and Alette's Aunt Frisse, magic hasn't been the same.
Things are broken, the very lines of power running through the land are disrupted, and Alette's home is crumbling around her. Her best friend is wounded, his power stricken from him. The ruling College of Magic sends a sinister acolyte to sanitize the magic, strip it from the land to save the world and Alette...Alette finds herself spinning in place. Unable to move forward.
Until one night, a mysterious, handsome stranger stops her, and offers her a deal. He can both stop the damage and save the magic of the region, but it's risky. And he will need Alette's unique abilities--a magician who has come back from the dead.
But she will need to contend with the College's plans--and her own Aunt's last wishes.
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Near as she can tell, Terese has died twenty-four times in the last seven months, and she’s tired of it.
She’s tired of a lot of things.
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Since getting possessed (and then un-possessed), Terese has lived on the run. With uncontrollable magic, a fractured memory, and a whole lot of trauma, she doesn't exactly have anywhere to turn.
But even that fragile peace is broken when her worst nightmare comes true, and another Demon finds her.
This Demon is stronger. This Demon is crueller. This Demon will kill and harm everything in the world to have her.
And she'll do anything to stop it.
Including turning to the very Magicians who almost killed her first.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
◆◆◆Mother told her to never use her powers. But she couldn’t just let her brother die.
◆◆◆
A Necromancer hasn’t been seen in over a generation, and nobody knows why.
Lyra just wanted a quiet life and for her brother to grow up healthy. But ever since she raised him from the dead, she’s been stalked by a Demon of immense power.
He wants to kill her. He needs to kill her.
Instead, he introduces himself. His name is Melekai, and Lyra belongs to him now. Whenever he chooses, he comes to her and steals from her soul, and in exchange, she gets to stay alive.
Their uneasy peace is disturbed when two Magicians discover Lyra’s powers. They think they’ve found their savior, they think they’ve found a weapon that can save the world.
Lyra wants to be left alone. Melekai wants her safe, to be his.
Magic has other plans.
◆◆◆
For her entire life, Alette's lived in her Aunt's shadow. But now she has to fix her Aunt's mistakes.
◆◆◆
After the wreckage caused by the aftermath of the battle between Demon Terese and Alette's Aunt Frisse, magic hasn't been the same.
Things are broken, the very lines of power running through the land are disrupted, and Alette's home is crumbling around her. Her best friend is wounded, his power stricken from him. The ruling College of Magic sends a sinister acolyte to sanitize the magic, strip it from the land to save the world and Alette...Alette finds herself spinning in place. Unable to move forward.
Until one night, a mysterious, handsome stranger stops her, and offers her a deal. He can both stop the damage and save the magic of the region, but it's risky. And he will need Alette's unique abilities--a magician who has come back from the dead.
But she will need to contend with the College's plans--and her own Aunt's last wishes.
◆◆◆
Near as she can tell, Terese has died twenty-four times in the last seven months, and she’s tired of it.
She’s tired of a lot of things.
◆���◆
Since getting possessed (and then un-possessed), Terese has lived on the run. With uncontrollable magic, a fractured memory, and a whole lot of trauma, she doesn't exactly have anywhere to turn.
But even that fragile peace is broken when her worst nightmare comes true, and another Demon finds her.
This Demon is stronger. This Demon is crueller. This Demon will kill and harm everything in the world to have her.
And she'll do anything to stop it.
Including turning to the very Magicians who almost killed her first.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
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