Splinter

Mattie Carver has relinquished the world of magic, with all its dark temptations. In six weeks, shell marry Ben Ward and claim the safe, small-town life she craves. But Matties talents as a reliquarysomeone able to smuggle magic within her bodymake her a valuable commodity, even to those she trusts the most. Forced out of retirement by a painful betrayal, she must seek the help of the man shes tried desperately to stay away from: Bens estranged brother, Asa.Asa, a sensor and magic dealer, may have saved Ben months ago, but hes complicated Matties life beyond imagining. Trailed by lethal mobsters through Chicagos seamy magical underbelly and an eerie traveling carnival, Mattie struggles to endure the priceless magic shes holding and her feelings for Asa. Once, she thought shed chosen her path. Now the only option may be to succumb to the destiny thats choosing her, and hope shes strong enough to survive.