Do You Believe in Magic? (Magic, #2)

Do You Believe In Magic?What if you could cast a spell to help you do your everyday job? But . . . that didn’t help when an ancient force brought you and your soul mate together, and you weren’t ready?Magic practitioners in the modern world have supernatural skills to do their everyday jobs. They also have a legendary force, the imperative, that brings each to his or her soul mate, who will be the love of their lives. The mates are also guaranteed to recognize each other almost immediately. Or so the stories go.Consultant Clay Morgan, literally a computer wizard, is going after a hacker for one of his clients. When he meets Francie Stevens, he’s immediately attracted, but thinks because she’s not a practitioner, she can’t be his soul mate. Right?Not exactly.Francie works for Clay’s client, and the hacker plaguing the company turns out to be the boyfriend of her best friend. She’s had terrible experiences with men in the past, so she’s determined to avoid Clay. They must work together to foil the hacker, however, and the attraction between the two of them is a constant source of worry for her.Clay realizes quickly that she is his soul mate, and he’s not about to let her get away. First, he must explain magic, get her to agree that it exists, he can wield it, and they’re soul mates who belong together.When Francie resists, it won’t be easy, even with the imperative’s help. Clay is stubborn, however. He’s going to be her soul mate, no matter what. What if you could cast a spell to help you do your everyday job? But . . . that didnt help when an ancient force brought you and your soul mate together, and you werent ready? Magic practitioners in the modern world have supernatural skills to do their everyday jobs. They also have a legendary force, the imperative, that brings each to his or her soul mate, who will be the love of their lives. The mates are also guaranteed to recognize each other almost immediately. Or so the stories go. Consultant Clay Morgan, literally a computer wizard, is going after a hacker for one of his clients. When he meets Francie Stevens, hes immediately attracted, but thinks because shes not a practitioner, she cant be his soul mate. Right? Not exactly. Francie works for Clays client, and the hacker plaguing the company turns out to be the boyfriend of her best friend. Shes had terrible experiences with men in the past, so shes determined to avoid Clay. They must work together to foil the hacker, however, and the attraction between the two of them is a constant source of worry for her. Clay realizes quickly that she is his soul mate, and hes not about to let her get away. First, he must explain magic, get her to agree that it exists, he can wield it, and theyre soul mates who belong together. Review ''Lovers of sweet romances will enjoy this tale of magic and love.'' —_Joyfully Reviewed_ Product Description After a bad relationship, Francie Stevens has decided to avoid any further involvements with computer wizard Clay Morgan, but the hacker plaguing her company's network forces her into an investigation led by Clay, who is determined to win Francie’s heart. Now Clay must convince Francie that magic exists in the form of an ancient force called the soulmate imperative that brings together practitioners and their destined mates. When Francie unexpectedly starts using the imperative itself against him, however, the destiny of their love is suddenly up for grabs. Excerpt of Ann Macela's The oldest kind of magic (p. 1-4) at end of the book.