AUTHOR'S PREFERRED EDITION, RECENTLY REVISED AND INCLUDING NEW MATERIAL, EPILOGUE (AND CUT SCENE)

A dwarf at the door, brownies in the garden, and a merman near the koi pond...welcome to Mystic Circle in Denver, Colorado

Magic around the corner...

Kiri Palger knew the difference between reality—new house, hard work, and not too many friends—and fantasy—the fun she had playing an online game. And when the chance to work for the best gaming company in the world came up, how could she not apply?

Suddenly she had new friends, interesting neighbors and a handsome guy lurking nearby. Then the game began to awaken a new potential within her. Talents she never expected...and an evil she'd never imagined.

Now her nice, safe life was not the same—and once she took up the mantle of her powers, it never would be again....