'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.Katie Chandler had always heard that New York is a weird and wonderful place, but this small-town Texas gal had no idea how weird until she moved there. She lives in Irving, Texas, with several hardy houseplants and too many books to fit on the shelves. She’s a frequent guest at writing conferences and science fiction conventions, where she gets to talk about books and television and consider it “work.” When she’s not writing, she’s usually discussing books and television on the Internet, singing in or directing choirs, knitting, taking ballet classes, or attempting to learn Italian cooking. She’s also contributed essays to a number of books on pop culture topics. series and Fairy Tale series and the young adult steampunk fantasy Rebel Mechanics, which was named one of VOYA’s best science fiction, fantasy, and horror titles of the year and which has been included on the Lone Star Reading List by the Texas Library Association. She’s the author of the contemporary fantasy Enchanted, Inc. Shanna Swendson earned a journalism degree from the University of Texas and used to work in public relations but decided it was more fun to make up the people she wrote about, so now she’s a full-time novelist. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. “Fresh, charming, and addictively readable, MUCH ADO ABOUT MAGIC is just what I was waiting for!” –Rachel Aaron, author of The Legend of Eli Monpress If she fails, she not only stands to lose a magical war, but she could also lose the man she loves. To save the magical world, she’ll have to prove who the real enemy is, and doing that will require digging deeper into Owen’s mysterious past than he wants anyone to go. Now Katie has to do damage control that has nothing to do with marketing. What Katie doesn’t realize is that her idea to stage a showcase for MSI’s magical achievements is playing right into a devious plot more than three decades in the making. It’s Katie’s job as the new director of marketing for MSI to fight this battle of public perception while Owen and the other wizards try to uncover what’s really going on.

The city’s in the grip of a magical crime wave from spells that wizarding whiz Owen Palmer thinks look awfully familiar, and the rogue firm Spellworks is raising its profile in the magical world by selling protective amulets.

Series To Do: Manage Magical Mayhem, Save the Company, Save the World Katie Chandler is back in New York and at Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc.

Much Ado About Magic by Shanna Swendson