Bound by Magic: a New Adult Fantasy Novel (The Baine Chronicles Book 2)

by Walt, Jasmine

  Over the Hedge: a shop at Witches’ End selling magical charms and herbal remedies, belonging to Comenius Genhard.

  Magi-tech: devices that are powered by both magic and technology.

  Parabas: a city north of Solantha, outside the state of Canalo.

  Pernia: a country on the Central Continent.

  Prison Isle: an island in the middle of Solantha Bay that serves as a prison for Canalo’s criminals.

  Privacy Guard: a company leasing uniformed guards to governments and other institutions all over the Federation.

  Ragga, Elnos: Noria Melcott’s boyfriend. He is a student at Solantha academy and one of the few mages who believes in equality amongst the races. He and Noria can often be found working together, developing new magi-tech devices.

  Resistance: a movement of revolutionaries and malcontents planning to overthrow the mages and take control of the Northia Federation.

  Romana, Nila: a human Enforcer on the Main Crew and Brin Maxon’s partner. She’s known for relying on her looks first, her fighting skills second.

  Rowanville: the only neighborhood of Solantha where all three races mix.

  Sandin Federal Bank: a bank with branches in all fifty states of the Federation.

  Shifter: a human who can change into animal form and back by magic; they originally resulted from illegal experiments by mages on ordinary humans.

  Shifter Courier: a Solantha paper specifically geared towards the shifter population.

  Shiftertown: the part of Solantha where the official shifter clans live.

  Shiftertown Inspector: a shifter appointed by the Shiftertown Council to police shifter-related crime. He has deputies who assist him.

  Sillara Tarenan: a shifter Enforcer and early victim of the silver murders.

  Solantha: the capital of Canalo State.

  Solantha Palace: The seat of power in Canalo, where both the Chief Mage and the Mages Guild reside. It is located near the coast of Solantha Bay.

  Tanzarite: a rare semi-precious stone.

  Talcon, Garius: the former Deputy Captain of the Enforcer’s Guild. Sunaya discovered he was in league with Petros Yantz, the man behind the silver murders, and killed him in self-defense.

  Tillmore, Roanas: The former Shiftertown Inspector and father figure/mentor to Sunaya. He was poisoned while digging into the silver murders, prompting Sunaya to take over the investigation.

  Traxtoline: an explosive material, expensive and unstable.

  The Twilight: a bar in Rowanville where Sunaya used to bartend.

  Ur-God: the name the humans call the Creator by.

  Vance: Foreman of the Enforcer’s Guild’s Main Crew.

  Witches’ End: a pier in Solantha City, part of the Port, where immigrant magic users sell their wares and services.

  Yantz, Petros: the former Chief Editor of the Herald. He fled the city after Sunaya discovered he was behind the silver murders, and is still at large.

  Acknowledgments

  Thank you very much to the awesome volunteers who helped beta read and proofread this book. Your spot-on feedback and eagle eyes have saved my butt more times than I can count.

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  Thank you also to Mary Burnett, my writing partner and editor. Working with you has been great fun so far, and we’ve accomplished more than I could have imagined in such a short time.

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  And of course, thank you to my illustrator and the love of my life, Judah Dobin. You’re my biggest supporter in everything and I am ridiculously lucky to have you.

  About the Author

  Jasmine Walt is obsessed with books, chocolate and sharp objects. Somehow, those three things melded together in her head and transformed into a desire to write, usually fantastical stuff with a healthy dose of action and romance. Her characters are a little (okay, a lot) on the snarky side, and they swear, but they mean well. Even the villains sometimes.

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  When Jasmine isn’t chained to her keyboard, you can find her practicing her triangle choke on the jujitsu mat, spending time with her family, or binge-watching superhero shows on Netflix.

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  Want to connect with Jasmine? You can find her on Twitter at @jasmine_writes, on Facebook, or at www.jasminewalt.com.