House of Rose
Rookie patrol officer Rose Brighton chases a suspect down an alley. Without warning, her vision wavers, and the lone suspect appears to divide into two men--the real suspect, frozen in time, and a shadow version with a gun. Confused by what she's just seen, but with no time to second guess it's meaning, Rose shoots the real suspect in the back.
Forced to lie to detectives, she risks her job and her life to discover the shocking truth of who she really is--a witch of an ancient House, the prey of one powerful enemy, and the pawn of another.
House of Rose, set in the Deep South city of Birmingham, Alabama, is the first book of the Magic City Stories.
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"Thorne delivers a spellbinding thriller, an enthralling blend of real-world policing and other-world magic. It's a wild ride of high stakes that pits the warm humanity of Rose and her friends against chilling powers of darkness in a battle that is both ages old and totally of today."
--Barbara Kyle, author of The Traitor's Daughter
"Rookie cop Rose Brighton never imagined that a simple suspect chase into an alley would lead her into dark passages where she would question her definition of reality, her own identity, and whether she was pawn or prey. House of Rose is a gem."
--DP Lyle, award-winning author of the Jake Longly thriller series
"T.K. Thorne is an authentic new voice in the world of fantasy and mystery. House of Rose blends the realistic details of police work with magic. The result is an explosive story that will keep you on the edge of your seat as Rose learns of her true heritage... and the dangerous powers that are her birthright. Pick up this story--you'll thank yourself over and over again."
--Carolyn Haines, USA Today bestselling author of the Sarah Booth Delaney, Pluto's Snitch, and Trouble the black cat detective mystery series
"Former police captain Thorne delivers a promising debut, making the police procedural aspects believable and intriguing. ...as a whole this is a nice mix of mystery and fantasy that leaves the door open for more series installments."
--Library Journal
