The Charismatics Series by Jacquelyn Benson
The Charismatics #1
The Charismatics #2
The Shadow of Water
Jacquelyn Benson
A dangerous prophecy threatens Edwardian London... and it begins with a murder. Lily Albright can see the future, and it looks like hell. In an England on the brink of war, Lily is plagued by psychic visions of the cataclysmic destruction of London. An ancient prophecy is coming to fruition, and it starts with the gruesome discovery of a corpse in the sewers. To save her city, Lily must untangle a web of conspiracy and violence. She'll need the help of all of her fellow Charismatics—the men and women who know "the impossible things". That includes the enigmatic Lord Strangford, whose ability to see into the darkest corners of Lily's soul threatens to tear their relationship apart. From the gutters of the Limehouse to the champagne-soaked ballrooms of St. John's Wood, Lily races to expose a plot that could bring the British empire to its knees. But changing fate and preventing an apocalypse will put...
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The Charismatics #3
A Wrath of Sparrows
Jacquelyn Benson
When an old enemy resurfaces, Lily is forced to choose between friendship and fate in this thrilling Charismatics novella. In the wake of a devastating loss, Lily gets an unwelcome visit from Jack Cannon, the uncrowned Lord of Limehouse. Sam's former boss is dangerously close to discovering the truth about The Charismatics, information he will ruthlessly exploit. Sam, obsessed with vengeance, is poised to walk straight into Cannon's trap. Only Lily knows what it will cost him. As war blackens the skies of Europe and newspapers grow with the lists of the dead, Lily takes to the gritty streets of Limehouse in a fight that will put all her skills to the ultimate test. To stop Sam from making a terrible mistake, Lily will have to betray him—and embrace a dark and terrifying truth about the nature of her power.
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The Charismatics #4
Bridge of Ash
Jacquelyn Benson
England's deadliest secrets are at risk—and so is the man Lily is about to marry. As World War I rages across Europe, a military officer is brutally murdered in a remote English country house. Lord Strangford is the only suspect. To clear his name, Lily must unravel the secrets that surround the corpse. It's a quest that takes her from the remote Yorkshire coast to the heart of the empire as a brilliant and relentless police inspector haunts her every move. But the dead man isn't who he seemed to be. The search for truth—and the real killer—plunges Lily into a game of secrets tied to the highest echelons of the government. To expose the heart of it, she must pull together friends scattered by loss and conflict, pushing the limits of an arcane power she's far from understanding. The fate of the war might just hang in the balance... along with the life of the man Lily loves....
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