Stolen Magic by Ava Marie Salinger
The Mage and His Brute Book 2
Release Date: June 27, 2025
𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 | 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 | 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 | 𝐌𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲
𝗔 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Magic defines who they are. But what happens when that power can be stolen?
In a Victorian London where magical privilege divides society, Duke Evander Ravenwood and Viggo Stonewall have forged more than just an alliance—they’ve fallen in love. But their happiness is short-lived when a new threat emerges from the shadows of London’s magical society.
A renowned professor from the Royal Institute for the Arcane has vanished, leaving behind whispers of forbidden magic and mysterious experiments. As Evander begins to investigate, complications arise with the arrival of his enigmatic former lover from Paris. An expert called in to help, Leon Beaulieu brings old emotions and new secrets to light and soon becomes a source of jealousy for Viggo.
Meanwhile, troubling rumours reach the Nightshade network: thralls linked to noble families are disappearing across London. Determined to track down the perpetrator, Viggo and his friends are drawn into a perilous hunt for an elusive adversary working from the shadows.
Realising their cases are intertwined, Evander and Viggo join forces to unravel the mysteries behind the professor’s disappearance and the missing thralls. But their search soon plunges them into a web of conspiracies rooted in decades-old betrayals and ambition—where nothing, and no one, is quite as it seems.
As allies become adversaries and the true mastermind closes in, Evander and Viggo will need their wits—and their trust in each other—if they’re to survive the darkness gathering around them.
Dive back into the magic of Victorian London with Evander and Viggo in this spellbinding tale of magic, mystery, and romance that will captivate you from the first page to the last. Perfect for fans of historical fantasy and LGBT romance!
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Stolen Magic by Ava Marie Salinger
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Evander is a Archmage, among the “most powerful and versatile of magic users”. Viggo is a Brute, magicless, but he has “extraordinary strength and resistance to magic”. Even though their stations in life couldn’t be further apart, they have fallen in love and are making the relationship between them work and it is getting stronger every day. Just as life settles down from their first adventure, more dangerous and deadly happenings start. Once again throwing them into a life or death battle with evil.
The world building is very complex and at times very confusing. With a book this involved I have found that I enjoy it more if I just accept what I didn’t understand and let the story flow over me. The types and degrees of magic and magic users seems to be endless but there is a certain symmetry to it all. Good or bad, the magic is intriguing.
Evander and Viggo’s falling in love so rapidly was delightful.. Even the daunting evil of new and more powerful bad guys couldn’t dim their joy in each other. I also enjoyed the banter between all the good guys, even Leon. I didn’t think I would like him but he was an affable enough character with a very important role in the story.
This is one of those series of books that needs to be read in order.
Review Copy requested and reviewed on behalf of OMGReads.
About the Author:
Ava Marie Salinger is the romance pen name of an Amazon bestselling author with a passion for writing addictive tales. Known for her action-packed and thrilling urban fantasy novels, she has expanded her repertoire with the introduction of the M/M urban fantasy romance series Fallen Messengers.
Additionally, she has penned the scorching hot contemporary M/M romance series Nights and Twilight Falls as A.M. Salinger.
When not immersed in her writing, Ava can be found curating inspiring music playlists, indulging in her love for nature, marveling at the latest gadgets, and savoring Chinese cuisine.
Connect with Ava: https://linktr.ee/avamariesalingerauthor
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