Magical species must never mix. According to the rules, Simon Osborne should ignore the children’s cries for help. After all, they’re werewolf cubs, and he’s an apprentice mage. But for once in his life, Simon breaks the rules and rescues the cubs, saving them from a demon intent on draining them of their magic.
Of course, all actions have consequences, and Simon’s bold move earns him the displeasure of his peers and the attention of the cubs’ alpha, a man named Gray Townsend.
The last thing Gray needs is a mage in his life, but Simon did save his son. Since Simon is now a friend of the pack, Gray doesn’t have much choice about it—or the forbidden attraction that goes along with it. Unfortunately for the alpha, he needs Simon’s help to track down the demon behind the kidnappings—before it strikes again. Simon and Gray must join forces to protect the pack, even as they struggle to resist the temptation that threatens to destroy them both.
Simon is an apprentice mage and one night hears children calling out in help. He knows he should mind his own business but he just can’t. He finds the children, who turn out to be werewolf children, in a home with 2 humans and what appears to be a demon. He manages to free the children and get them back to their pack. When he returns the children he meets their pack alpha, Gray. Almost instantly there is some sort of connection between Gray and Simon. Gray is especially grateful to Simon as one of the children that was saved was his son, Garon.
Gray is anxious to find out more about who took the children and why. Simon is a bit more leery to get involved as different paranormal entities are supposed to stay away from each other. Simon knows there will be some sort of reckoning with the mage high council but he knows he did something right so he isn’t too worried. One of the problems for Simon is that he can’t seem to stay away. He gets mentally contacted by Garon who Simon physically saves once again but by doing so he takes evil magic into his body. Gray and Simon are determined to find out how to get the evil out of Simon and keep the pack safe. They enlist the help of a vampire that was a friend of Simon’s family and they all work to discover who’s behind it all.
I really liked the different aspects of Mind Magic. The way that magic in general was described in this book as being almost like a triangle was incredibly interesting to me and a great take on it all. There was mind magic like a mage used, soul magic like a demon or vampire used and body magic like the were’s used. All three were represented in this story and I hope we’ll be reading more stories set in this world and reading more about he different types of magic.
Simon was a great character. I loved his inner strength as that’s what he used to beat the demon and get the kids back. He knew that he would get in trouble for mixing with other paranormals but he couldn’t let children just be tortured. He stood up for what he believed in and though a bit afraid he did what needed to be done – and that continued throughout the story.
Gray was an awesome alpha and a good father. He wanted what was best for his child and I loved that Dennison showed us the softer side of him with his son. He was still a stronger leader because he cared so much about his pack.
The story of the demon and eventually the other bad guy was a bit blurry in my mind. I know who all the characters were and what they did that was bad I just never really got a handle on why they did what they did. I thought that part of it could have been a bit stronger in the explanation but maybe that’s just me.
Overall I really liked the story and look forward to reading more from Dennison in the future.
Rating: 3.75 out of 5
I liked this, too – there were just some inconsistencies that kept poking at me… which, of course, I've forgotten by this point. 🙂
LOL Chris. Well, I guess forgetting the niggles is a good thing. 🙂
Thanks so much Tracy!
I have to laugh at Chris a bit. She's poked me with those niggles, never fear. A lot will be resolved in the next book with the resolution in the third.
And you're free to poke me like Chris does. Just be gentle! LOL 🙂
Poppy – Ah – I look forward to the resolutions. Do we get to find out why the bad guy in this book was being bad??? 🙂