WISHBORNE by Sebastian Black
Fiction, Paranormal Contemporary Romance, LGBTQ
Level 5 heat, 192 pages
3***
Blurb: Be careful what you wish for…. When amateur footage of a mage performing a spell goes viral back home, American Pyromancer Blayze Martinez hops on a plane to London. If the world is about to discover the existence of magic, he wants to be as far from the epicenter of that nightmare as possible. Shy, enormous hunk Dane Peterson can amplify others’ emotions, an ability that takes practice to control. Though he and Blayze come from different worlds, they hit it off. But their casual evening goes sideways when a shared wish at a mage party ends with each of them inside the other’s body—literally. The body swap is one thing, but the magical skill swap is a potential disaster. While Dane and Blayze work out how to reverse the wish, they have to keep their powers under wraps or risk dooming all of magekind.
Thoughts: I was completely baffled by the beginning of this book, but then it got better and better. But… if you’re going to understand what’s going on, you have to read the first book (Oathsworn) first – which I did, but I was still a tad confused. But once you get into the story, it’s much easier to understand what’s going on. In this one, the character of Blayze comes over from the first story and has his own story. He’s tired of New York and, on a lark, heads for London to see what he can find. And he finds Dane—a huge guy who can satisfy his lusty hunger. They go to a club meant just for mages and, while dancing with each other, make a wish. Which come true. Unfortunately. And definitely not in the way they wanted. They have to find a way to undo the wish but that will take some work. Meanwhile, they get to know each other on a level neither one expected.
Recommendation: Read “Oathsworn” first so you can understand what’s going on in this book, then pick this one up.
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