Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.
I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.
Today’s featured release is Wired for Magic by Janet Roberts
Wired for Magic is paranormal suspense. Rowan Campbell was once a sought after model; now she lives behind the camera and out of the eye of a stalker who wants to possess her. Though from a line of endowed magical women, she has turned her back on her heritage, wanting only to live a normal life. But there is no “normal” when living on the run and to change that … is to change everything.
Bottom line: Wired for Magic is for you if you like cat-and-mouse suspense fueled by ancient bewitchery.
Wired for Magic is an origin story. Like all good up-and-coming heroes, Rowan Campbell has baggage. If she’s going to live up to her potential, she needs to get out of her own way while she is dodging a stalker who doesn’t was to kill her but possess her.
Rowan Campbell is a reluctant hero of her own story, which makes for an interesting read. All she wants to be is normal and it’s the last thing she or her life is. Jarrod Marrone is a really good bad guy – every time he’s on the page I totally hated him. Greedy, afraid, over-inflated ego, all with too much money and no moral compass. Griff, Rowan’s brother, is the resourceful supportive sibling every hero needs and one that balances her well.
Overall, the logic of the story holds up. The plot is a linear and the characters stay true to their nature. It is a cat-and-mouse as Jarrod chases and Rowan zigs and zags, each forcing the other to adjust course.
Overall, I enjoyed the mix of suspense and magic. It is well balanced with neither being overly dominant. I’m not normally a stalker story fan but having Jarrod’s goal be to possess / marry / have Rowan rather than kill her and him being an active storyteller amped up the tension.
Wired for Magic is promoted by Partners In Crime Tours. Visit the tour page for added content and links to digital retailers.
https://partnersincrimetours.com/wired-for-magic-by-janet-roberts/
About Janet Roberts
Janet Roberts is a former global leader in cybersecurity education. Her books are set wholly or partially in Western PA, where her roots run deep. Her readers know to expect a female character who awakens to the discovery of her own inner strength while facing adversity. She’s also the author of the award winning novel, What Lies We Keep (2024). A member of Women’s Fiction Writers Association and Sisters in Crime, she lives in Pittsburgh and loves travel, wandering through bookstores, reading on her porch swing, and sharing a bottle of wine with friends.
Catch Up With Janet Roberts:
www.booksbyjanetroberts.com
Instagram – @janetroberts77
Facebook – @Janet_Roberts
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Join us next week for Season 9 Stuff That Can Kill You. A new author joins the morgue, T M Chord. Gravity is her sticky means of murder in our Halloween edition with Pop Goes the Weasel.
