title: Magic in the Blood (Allie Beckstrom, Book 2)
author:  Devon Monk 
description: "Fiendishly original." -- Patricia Briggs<br /><br />"Intrigues and excites. A promising beginning." -- Nina Kiriki Hoffman<br /><br />"We're going to be hearing a lot more of Devon Monk." -- Patricia Briggs
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  Magic in the blood. Danger in the streets.
  
  
  A Charm of Magpies, Book 2
  
  
  Lord Crane has never had a lover quite as elusive as Stephen Day. True,
  Stephen’s job as justiciar requires secrecy, but the magician’s disappearing
  act bothers Crane more than it should. When a blackmailer threatens to expose
  their illicit relationship, Crane knows a smart man would hop the first ship
  bound for China. But something unexpectedly stops him. His heart.
  
  
  Stephen has problems of his own. As he investigates a plague of giant rats
  sweeping London, his sudden increase in power, boosted by his blood-and-sex
  bond with Crane, is rousing suspicion that he’s turned warlock. With all eyes
  watching him, the threat of exposure grows. Stephen could lose his friends,
  his job and his liberty over his relationship with Crane. He’s not sure if he
  can take that risk much longer. And Crane isn’t sure if he can ask him to.
  
  
  The rats are closi