A Winding Wave of Magic by Nicole French
An epic & addictive age-gap, accidental fated-mates romantasy!
Cassandra Whelan doesn’t expect her fated mate to be a brooding, one-hundred-and-twelve-year-old fae with too many secrets and a jawline that could cut glass
She’s a bookish student, better with spells than small talk—and definitely not looking for a quest with an ancient soulmate.
But life changes fast when the universe decides you’re special.
Enter Jonathan Lynch:
Sorcerer. Shifter. Reluctant babysitter.
Assigned to protect Cassandra during her magical training, he’s not prepared for the way she unsettles him—or the violent possessiveness she awakens.
Dangerous doesn’t begin to cover it.
Especially when he should have never been the one fate chose for her.
Falling for each other is the worst possible idea.
She’s juggling a haunted inheritance, a seat on a powerful magical council, and a centuries-old secret the fae would kill to uncover.
He’s hiding too many hidden agendas of his own.
And some secrets? They don’t just change destinies. They torch worlds.
Magic. Murder. A bond written in the stars—and cursed by the gods.
Welcome to Cassandra’s new life. Try not to die.
A note to readers: Parts of this book were previously published under the pen name Nicole Demery as novellas in The Magi Series. While the story is at its heart the same, large portions of the book have been edited, rewritten, or changed completely. The story also includes an additional 50,000 words that were never published and provides an end to this book. I hope you enjoy it!
- File Name:a-winding-wave-of-magic-by-nicole-french.epub
- Original Title:A Winding Wave of Magic
- Creator:Nicole French
- Language:en
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- Publisher:Raglan Publishing
- Date:2025-04-11T00:00:00+00:00
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Table of Content
- 1. Title Page
- 2. Copyright
- 3. Dedication
- 4. Contents
- 5. A Note to Readers
- 6. I. Chestnut Hill
- From the Dream Journal of Cassandra Whelan
- 1. An Inauspicious Beginning
- 2. Man of the Crowd
- 3. Touch the Water
- 4. The Package
- 5. The Telegram
- 7. II. Manzanita
- 6. From the dream journal of Cassandra Whelan
- 7. Arrival
- 8. They Call It Aqua Vitae for a Reason
- 9. Rescued Again
- 10. The Shadow
- 11. The Body
- 12. From the dream journal of Cassandra Whelan
- 13. Neighbors
- 14. A Jack of Three Trades
- 15. Blackbird
- 16. The Last Will and Testament of Penelope Ann Monroe
- 17. The Break
- 18. By Candlelight
- 19. The Letter
- 20. The Memory
- 21. You’re Not Alone
- 22. Beautiful Symmetry
- 23. Poetry and a Fire
- 24. The Right Words
- 25. Nurture or Nature
- 26. Pawprints
- 27. The First Goodbye
- 8. III. Journeys
- 28. Presenting Dr. Whelan
- 29. In Which Plans Change
- 30. Analinda Elpis
- 31. A Mother’s Legacy
- 32. Who’s a Psychic Anyway?
- 33. The Knowing
- 34. Dubliners
- 35. The Roving Raider
- 36. The Prince
- 37. Never Kiss a Wildcat
- 38. The Morning After
- 39. Connolly Cottage
- 40. Caitlin
- 41. The Oracle’s Lesson
- 9. IV. Inis Oírr
- 42. From the dream journal of Cassandra Whelan
- 43. Eggs and Toast
- 44. Caught
- 45. The Shape of a Wave
- 46. Among the Ruins
- 47. Invitations
- 48. Kilronan
- 49. St. John’s Eve
- 50. Ghosts
- 51. The Thing About Mates
- 52. The Messenger
- 10. V. The Brigantian
- 53. Of Kisses and Curses
- 54. Brú na Bóinne
- 55. Tombs of Promises
- 56. The Brigantian
- 57. The Council of the Magi
- 58. Testing
- 59. Giving In
- 60. Interrogated by Shadows
- 61. Freedom the End of the World
- 62. Old New World
- 11. Also by Nicole French
- 12. From Boyfriend of the Hour
- 13. From First Comes Love
- 14. Acknowledgments
Nicole French
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