Cover of Grave Cargo: A FREE Thrilling Adrenaline Laced Urban Fantasy Series First

Grave Cargo: A FREE Thrilling Adrenaline Laced Urban Fantasy Series First

Jami Gray

Arcane Transporter #1

urban fantasy romance(884)

A rogue magic courier and a family hunter must trust each other to solve a murder — if their secrets don't kill them fir

Content Warnings
violence/gore

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Buckle in for a wild ride through the heart-pounding twists and turns of this urban fantasy action adventure where powerful magical families make the mafia look like choirboys and connections are everything in Jami Gray’s breath-stealing spellbinding Arcane Transporter series with this FREE first in series. A dead mage, a missing friend, and an unpredictable alliance merge into a volatile package sending Rory careening through the Arcane elite’s deadly secrets. Rory Costas, Arcane Transporter, is finally out from under the Guild’s thumb and ready to jump start her career as an independent contractor. Even better than the potential income, her promising future offers the additional perk of keeping her coveted magic out of the hands of the all-powerful Arcane Families who could rival the mafia when it comes to getting their way. But when a dead mage drops at her doorstep on the same morning her best friend and roommate, Lena, goes missing, Rory is drawn out of her comfort zone and into an ominous race against time. Retracing Lena’s convoluted path through the Arcane elite’s moneyed secrets, bitter vendettas, and lethal curses, Rory crashes into Zev Aslanov as he too is investigating the murdered mage. When the Cordova Family’s enigmatic hunter reveals the dead man was Lena’s last client, Rory must convince Zev her missing friend is a victim, not a suspect. To uncover the truth and save her friend, Rory agrees to work with Zev, even though their uneasy partnership may mean revealing her biggest secret, her highly coveted magic. As the clock ticks down, can Zev and Rory dodge their mutual suspicions and closely held secrets to expose the real evil mastermind behind the wheel, or will they crash and burn? GRAVE CARGO is the FREE first novel in the complete urban fantasy series the Arcane Transporter. If you love H.P. Mallory, Lindsay Buroker, and KF Breene, you’re going to want to claim your ticket to this sweet ride through the unexpected twists and turns of this high-octane adventure filled with intriguing mystery, a flash of romance, and riveting magic

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