I was merely going to see if my old company would take me back, and for that, I didn’t have to be there precisely at the start of business hours. I checked my watch, then remembered that I wasn’t running late because I didn’t technically have a job. It was way too early in the day to have to listen to a musical saw, I thought.įinally, I found the right set of stairs and headed down to wait for a train. I caught my bearings and headed back the way I’d come, past the woman responsible for that creepy keening sound that sent chills up my spine. Morning commuters swarmed past me, ignoring my frustration in their mindless, relentless journey to work. I started to head down a flight of stairs, only to realize they went to the uptown tracks. Was that long enough to lose my subway navigation skills? I didn’t remember the Union Square subway station being this confusing, or had I been gone from New York too long? It had only been about four months-four months of driving to work, aboveground, in an old pickup truck and with no traffic to speak of.

And the unearthly wailing was really getting on my last nerve. A sea of dead-eyed zombies surrounded me, making me feel like I was swimming upstream. 'Fresh, charming, and addictively readable, MUCH ADO ABOUT MAGIC is just what I was waiting for!' –Rachel Aaron, author of The Legend of Eli MonpressI was lost in an underground maze, getting more turned around at every corner. If she fails, she not only stands to lose a magical war, but she could also lose the man she loves. To save the magical world, she'll have to prove who the real enemy is, and doing that will require digging deeper into Owen's mysterious past than he wants anyone to go. Now Katie has to do damage control that has nothing to do with marketing. What Katie doesn't realize is that her idea to stage a showcase for MSI's magical achievements is playing right into a devious plot more than three decades in the making. It's Katie's job as the new director of marketing for MSI to fight this battle of public perception while Owen and the other wizards try to uncover what's really going on. The city's in the grip of a magical crime wave from spells that wizarding whiz Owen Palmer thinks look awfully familiar, and the rogue firm Spellworks is raising its profile in the magical world by selling protective amulets. Katie Chandler is back in New York and at Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc. To Do: Manage Magical Mayhem, Save the Company, Save the World

Much ado about magic shanna swendson