Desert Mages
3 primary works
Book 1
Her mom disappeared. Her siblings are dead. And a dangerous djinn is demanding payment for an unholy bargain.
Susan Stillwater is magically thrust into a not-quite-right version of her home town, where she has no idea who to trust, and the Magical Investigation Bureau (MIB) is interrogating her about an illegal summoning. Susan desperately buys time by feigning memory loss, but her lies are starting to unravel.
When Susan’s friends narrowly survive a vicious attack, she learns the truth: the alternate Susan committed an abominable crime and left this Susan holding the bag. Now she has to locate her missing mother, dodge sleazy-hot men seeking favors, and open a portal to escape home again ... all before the djinn collects payment for his wishes, which were never free.
Can Susan escape the lethal pledge made by the alternate Susan?
Alternate Susan is book one in an excitingly original trilogy by the author of the Kit Melbourne Series. If you like off-kilter magic in the American Southwest and non-stop tension, you’ll love Kater Cheek’s captivating novel.
Book 2
A parliament of shapeshifting owls. A tiny corpse. And an innocent woman blamed for murder.
When Susan finds a miniature human corpse in her garden, she feels obligated to solve the mystery. She’s distracted from her investigation by courtship with an unusual but attractive young man. Susan is shocked when her sexy new beau admits he’s been sent by a supernatural cult of shapeshifting owls bent on executing Susan for a crime she didn’t commit.
Susan narrowly escapes the parliament’s ruthless punishment when she’s kidnapped by the murder victim’s kin to stand trial. Determined to prove her innocence, Susan agrees to a deadly confrontation with the real killer. Meanwhile, the silent avian predators hunt Susan’s friends and family, and even Susan’s new boyfriend can’t sway his nocturnal sisters from their talons of justice.
Can Susan escape in time to defend them all from the raptors’ inhuman vengeance?
Mulberry Wands is book two in the Alternate Susan series. If you like unique and creative urban fantasy deeply inspired by desert wildlife, you’ll love Kater Cheek’s magical thriller.
Book 3
Without the roommate they lose the house. With her they may lose their lives.
When they lose a renter and then the air conditioner, Susan’s forced to cast an unpredictable spell to keep from losing her beloved home. Their new roommate’s metaphysical disability magically keeps the house cooler, seemingly solving all their problems. And then everyone stops sleeping.
Susan discovers the new roomie has a dark trail of suicides in her past; those who live with her go insane or die. But even after the house residents suffer horrible accidents, no one believes Susan’s theory that the cool tenant’s heat-sucking ability is causing their hallucinations. Attempting to demagick their chilly companion corrodes Susan’s friendships, but failing to do so will cost their lives
Can Susan keep their cursed lodger from killing them all?
The Heat Stealer is the third book in the unique Alternate Susan series. If you like tense urban fantasy drama, then you’ll love Kater Cheek’s psychological thriller!