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    Magic Between the Covers: Love in the Library, #1
    Magic Between the Covers: Love in the Library, #1
    Magic Between the Covers: Love in the Library, #1
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    Magic Between the Covers: Love in the Library, #1

    By AJ Tipton

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    A tenacious witch desperate to save her mother. A sexy explorer imprisoned by his mistakes. Can they rescue each other before magic runs out?

    Eliza Hannigan is obsessed with the unseen. When she was young, her mother disappeared before her eyes, and Eliza won't stop until she finds out what happened. When her research leads her to the handsome Drew Nagle imprisoned inside a book, she hopes she has finally found the answer. But as the magic that sustains Drew begins to fade, Eliza must race against time before she loses him and her mother for good.

    A mistake trapped Drew inside a book hundreds of years ago, unable to interact with the world. When Eliza opens his book, he's amazed that she can see and touch him. With magic on the fritz, and Drew running out of time, he must choose: regain his freedom or help Eliza bring her family back together.

    This short steamy romance is the first book of the Love in the Library Trilogy. If you love dazzling romance, forbidden reading, and happily ever afters, then you'll love AJ Tipton's sizzling story. 

    Buy Magic Between the Covers to get captured by love today!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSavvy Storytelling, LLC
    Release dateSep 21, 2017
    ISBN9781386492610
    Magic Between the Covers: Love in the Library, #1
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    AJ Tipton

    AJ Tipton is a writing team: Annie and Jess (Get it? "AJ"). Based in Brooklyn with the greatest dog in the world as our mascot, we love to create fun romances that astound, amuse and arouse. Our romances are steamy and paranormal, with strong heroes saving the day through extraordinary adventures.   Check out our FREE novella, Coaching the Bear, for a taste of what our magical worlds have to offer! We are huge proponents of informed consent, and love to wind cheeky pop culture references into our works. Let us know which ones you catch!  Please say hello! You can get in touch with us through: Email: ajtiptonauthor@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/AJTiptonAuthor Twitter: twitter.com/AJTiptonAuthor Blog: ajtiptonauthor.wordpress.com  

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      Magic Between the Covers - AJ Tipton

      Magic Between the Covers

      Magic Between the Covers

      An Enchanting Paranormal Romance

      AJ Tipton

      Copyright © AJ Tipton 2017 The right of AJ Tipton to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (or other similar law, depending on your country). All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the author, except in cases of brief quotations embodied in reviews or articles. It may not be edited, amended, lent, resold, hired out, distributed or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s written permission. Permission can be obtained from a.j.tipton.author@gmail.com

      This book is for sale to adult audiences only. It contains substantial sexually explicit scenes and graphic language which may be considered offensive by some readers.

      This is a work of fiction. All characters, names, places and incidents appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, organizations, events or locales is purely coincidental.

      All sexually active characters in this work are 18 years of age or older.

      Cover art photos provided by BigStock.com, Morgue Files, Flickr.com, and Upsplash.com.

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      Eleven-year-old Eliza Hannigan sobbed silently as she climbed the stairs looming between the first floor and the comfort of her mother's arms. Her favorite pink leggings were ripped and stained with blood, her bicycle abandoned on the unforgiving sidewalk outside after it betrayed her.

      Mom? Eliza tried to hold back the tears already flowing down her face. She was a big kid, after all. The cut on her knee throbbed with pain. Mommy!

      She let the tears fall. Eliza would be tough next time, maybe when she was older.

      Eliza trudged toward her mother's study. Right before she reached the doorknob, a rush of cold wind swept by her face. Her mother was talking inside, chanting words Eliza couldn't make out.

      She peeked inside. Her mom sat at her desk, her back to the door, speaking a strange, staccato language that made Eliza's teeth itch. Floating all around her mother’s silhouette were glittering bubbles filled with moving figures.

      Eliza watched with growing amazement as the bubbles floated out of her mom's forehead to land on the pages of a book open on her desk. Eliza forgot about her scrape. This was magic—real magic. Eliza had read enough to know that it couldn't be anything else. The bubbles danced in an intricate pattern all around the room, bouncing into each other and multiplying at a speed that didn't look right.

      A high-pitched whine shook the room, and Eliza clapped her hands over her ears. The noise was so loud, it shook her mother's mug of coffee to the floorboards. Hot liquid splashed everywhere, and Eliza ducked down, hiding her face in her arms.

      Mom! Eliza screamed.

      Eliza's mother turned, her eyes wide. Her lips formed Eliza's name, but no sound came out. Her hands gripped either side of the book so hard they were white, and her terrified expression was one Eliza had never seen on her mother's face.

      Like a switch being turned off, the noise and the lights, the magical bubbles, and the terrifying tremors suddenly stopped.

      The book slammed shut, and all was quiet.

      Her mother had vanished.

      Mom? Eliza's hands grasped the empty chair in front of her. Mommy! Where are you?

      Her sobs echoed off the walls of the empty room.

      17 Years Later

      Eliza sipped at a glass of whiskey as she reread Cross-Dimensional Storage: A Tidy Closet for a Tidy Mind for the fourth time, hoping to find something—anything—to further her research. Her eyes flicked across spells detailing how to create a pocket universe to store dirty laundry, alongside enchantments for socks so they never get lost in the wash. Kid stuff. None of these spells could envelop living matter, let alone an entire person. Eliza pounded her glass down on the beer-stained bar top. It clunked loudly against the wood, whiskey splashing out over the glass's rim.

      Shit. Sorry, Lola. Eliza sheepishly looked at the bartender.

      Lola let go of the silver cocktail shaker she was holding and winked at Eliza. The cocktail continued shaking itself, suspended in mid-air.

      Don't worry about it, hon. Lola's black hair, wound in hundreds of braids, floated above her head, bobbing in time to the music thumping out of the overhead speakers. You need a break. Check out the scenery. Lola tilted her head toward the other clients at AUDREY'S, and her braids all moved to point along with her.

      But— I have so much work to do! Eliza wanted to argue. Felicia was running late coming back from the Library, her text instructing Eliza to have a drink and try to relax until she got there.

      Relax. It was as if Felicia didn't know Eliza at all.

      Lola rose one immaculate, black eyebrow at Eliza, and Eliza dutifully took a sip of her drink and swung around on her barstool to take a look around.

      Half-naked bear shifters had taken over a corner booth, mud splattered across their bare, human chests. They were

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