House of Rose by T. K. Thorne

House of Rose by T. K. Thorne

Rookie patrol officer Rose Brighton chases a suspect down an alley. Without warning, her vision wavers, and the lone suspect appears to divide into two men--the real suspect, frozen in time, and a shadow version with a gun. Confused by what she's just seen, but with no time to second guess it's meaning, Rose shoots the real suspect in the back.

Forced to lie to detectives, she risks her job and her life to discover the shocking truth of who she really is--a witch of an ancient House, the prey of one powerful enemy, and the pawn of another.

House of Rose, set in the Deep South city of Birmingham, Alabama, is the first book of the Magic City Stories.

"Former police captain Thorne delivers a promising debut, making the police procedural aspects believable and intriguing. ...as a whole this is a nice mix of mystery and fantasy that leaves the door open for more series installments." --Library Journal