Charley is a cleaner by day and a professional gambler by night. She might be haunted by her tragic past but she’s never thought of herself as anything or anyone special. Until, that is, things start to go terribly wrong all across the city of Manchester. Between plagues of rats, firestorms and the gleaming blue eyes of a sexy Scottish werewolf, she might just have landed herself in the middle of a magical apocalypse. She might also be the only person who has the ability to bring order to an utterly chaotic new world.
This is the first book in The City Of Magic series.
Reader Reviews
“Magic and Mayhem and Monsters in Manchester, oh my! Once again, Helen Harper has produced a fun, light read that I zipped through in one sitting. Charley is a heroine both easy to and worth rooting for and I have become as fond of her as I was of Integrity Taylor from Helen’s ‘Highland Magic’ series [which I also highly recommend].
This story had good pacing and plotting and believable suspension of disbelief. The villain was beautifully mundane in such a magical world, but more than that I won’t say, so I don’t spoil the story too much.” – Hannah Bloczynski, Reviewer
“Strange things are happening in the City of Manchester, and Charley, Monroe, Lizzy and the gang are caught in the middle of it!
With all the unusual activities, the government evacuates and locks down the city, Max Strong (aka bad guy) steps in to rule over all who remain. When Lizzy (Charley’s best friend) is captured by Max, Charley and team devise a plan to rescue her.
Great book for the average fantasy enthusiast. I did find it quiet a dark book. However it was an enjoyable and a relatively easy read. Note there is some use of strong language.” – Michelle Knight, Reviewer
“Shrill Dusk has it all: an intelligent and compassionate heroine, a tough but vulnerable love interest, best friends standing strong, magic, monsters, and a villain in need of a good comeuppance. Highly recommended to fans of urban fantasy, as well as fans of Ilona Andrews, Annie Bellet, T. Thorn Coyle, Jolene Dawe, and Lisa Shearin.” – Rebecca Buchanan, Reviewer
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About the Author:
After teaching English literature in the UK, Japan and Malaysia, Helen Harper left behind the world of education following the worldwide success of her Blood Destiny series of books. She is a professional member of the Alliance of Independent Authors and writes full time, thanking her lucky stars every day that’s she lucky enough to do so!
Helen has always been a book lover, devouring science fiction and fantasy tales when she was a child growing up in Scotland.
She currently lives in Devon in the UK with far too many cats – not to mention the dragons, fairies, demons, wizards and vampires that seem to keep appearing from nowhere.
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