Let's just say other games have kept me occupied.
This one is called
EDGE OF MAGIC by Jayne Faith, officially book 1 of the Tara Knightley Series, but since I had already read the prequel 0 Oath of Blood, technically for me it's the second book with Tara Knightley in it.
It takes place a few years later where OATH OF BLOOD ended.
There is this bounty that could mean Tara to finally get out of her deal with her boss, Shaw, yet the only thing is that Shaw doesn't want her on that bounty and made her sign an affodafid(?), then disaster strikes, Tara along with her sister Felicity and their mother along with Felicity's kids are evicted out of their home. That's not in the synopsis but I'm mentioning that.
This is the synopsis:
Runner for the Fae mob by day. Professional thief by night. Haunted by what could have been . . .
Between paying off a debt to a Fae mob boss, working as a professional thief, and keeping up with her busy three-generation household, Tara Knightley barely has time to eat and sleep. But thieving supports her family, and her mother’s life depends on the Fae mobster’s magic, so Tara can’t quit either job. She’s used to the juggling act, but sometimes it feels like she’ll never really have a life of her own. Then she learns of a bounty for a mysterious magical skull. The reward would bring her close to paying off her debt to the Fae mob, finally freeing her from the grip of her powerful, manipulative boss.
She decides she must get her hands on that prize.
But just as Tara is ready to go after the skull, her childhood best friend and crush, wolf shifter Judah McMahon, shows up unannounced and begging for her help. It’s been a decade since the falling out that ended their friendship, and Tara knows she shouldn’t get involved. She doesn’t have time for side projects or distractions. But Judah’s life is threatened, so Tara gives in. The deeper she gets, the more her orderly existence unravels. Suddenly, she stands to lose everything—her family’s home and security, her shot at freedom from the Fae mob, and a chance to make things right with Judah. How will she pull through?
I really enjoyed this book.
Can't wait to start Echo of Bone... which is Book 2, for me the third book with Tara.