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  • Published: 15 December 2026
  • ISBN: 9781496760838
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $59.99
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A Bond for the Breaking



There’s no rest for the gifted! The 200-year-old former debutante turned magic-wielding mystic of Washington D.C. returns to drive fast cars, recover magic trinkets, investigate murders . . . and fall in love in this spellbinding, USA Today bestselling series by the New York Times bestselling author of the Ghost Hunter Mysteries.

If murder can have a silver lining, it’s 200-year-old Dovey’s blossoming romance with handsome FBI agent Grant “Gib” Barlow. True, it’s a relationship with some complications—not least of which is Gib’s status as a freshly minted “mystic light,” imbued with just enough magical ability to get him into trouble.

Dovey also has to adapt to her changed status now that she’s no longer romantically involved with her boss, the supremely powerful Elric Ostergaard. Mystic court is always rife with intrigue and
game-playing, but even more so now that the beautiful, ambitious Veda Akkineni is visiting at Elric’s invitation. Veda seems intent on becoming Elric’s new partner, and her disdain for Dovey is dangerously clear. But Veda has her enemies too . . .

Meanwhile, Gib is investigating a disturbing homicide that echoes the infamous Black Dahlia case. This victim was a mystic—and it’s the first in a string of brutal murders that reveals just how far someone will go to eliminate a threat—including using Dovey’s best friend, Ursula, as a pawn. Bound and unbound, mortal and mystic, no one is safe from a murderous obsession that is rapidly descending into chaos. And unless Dovey can find a way to stop it, her new love and her eternal life will both be casualties . . .

  • Published: 15 December 2026
  • ISBN: 9781496760838
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $59.99
Categories:

About the author

Victoria Laurie

Victoria Laurie, a New York Times bestselling author and professional psychic, drew from her career as a gifted intuitive to create the characters of Abigail Cooper and M. J. Holliday, protagonists in her Psychic Eye and Ghost Hunter mystery series. She lives in suburban Michigan.

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Praise for A Bond for the Breaking

Praise for the Magical Trinket Mysteries

“Captivating supernatural suspense laced with romantic intrigue.” Kirkus Reviews on A Murder in the Making

“Laurie’s series debut packs quite a punch. In addition to murders, there’s a juicy romance between Dovey and the handsome special agent, a bunch of gory fight scenes, and heaps of mystic-on-mystic malevolence—enough to satisfy readers who like their puzzles with more than a hint of the supernatural. A magical mystery tour coming to take you away.” Kirkus on A Trinket for the Taking

"Fans of Carolyn Hart’s Bailey Ruth Ghost mysteries will enjoy meeting Dovey in this first in a new series describing a mystic world parallel to our mortal one." Booklist on A Trinket for the Taking

“Laurie blends fantasy, mystery and romance.” Publishers Weekly on A Trinket for the Taking