Magic Man (Anti-Heroes Book V)

By Louise Bohmer

Magic Man (Anti-Heroes Book V)by Louise Bohmer & K.H. Koehler: In ANTI-HEROES BOOK V: MAGIC MAN, the Geek Squad learn some shocking and hard truths, Jinx and Serena grow closer, Nikki finds romance, and the Supervillains face their greatest battle of all with Serena’s uncle!

Anti-Heroes is a serialized young adult novel about teen superheroes and teen supervillains. Watch for new episodes regularly!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Louise Bohmer
• Release date: May 3, 2013

Louise Bohmer

Louise Bohmer has over eight years experience in editing and publishing. She edits for Permuted Press, and has edited for many publishers and authors in a variety of genres including general interest, romance, erotica, mystery, horror, and speculative. Her writing experience extends across fiction, ghost writing, ad copy, web content, SEO copy, and press releases. Her latest release is the Anti-Heroes serial written with K.H. Koehler (Anti-Heroes Press) and you can read her short fiction in Detritus (Omnium Gatherum), The Red Penny Papers, and Old School. Plus her debut novel, The Black Act, is now available once again in serial form. She offers freelance services in editing, book cover design, ghost writing, and ebook as well as print formatting. She loves to hear from her readers via email and reviews. Her home base is New Brunswick, Canada, where she lives with a tattooed giant. You can pay her a visit at http://www.louisebohmer.com or email her at [e-mail]

Book preview

ANTI-HEROES

Book V

Magic Man

By

Louise Bohmer & K.H. Koehler

Copyright © 2013 Louise Bohmer & K.H. Koehler

Smashwords Edition

Published by Anti-Hero Press

http://antiheroesbook.blogspot.ca/

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be distributed, shared, resold, posted online, or reproduced in any electronic or hard copy form.

This book is a work of fiction. Any similarities between actual persons or events is entirely coincidental.

Cover art design by K.H. Koehler

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ANTIHEROES

Book V

Magic Man

Serena counted thirty or forty winged gargoyle specks on the horizon before finally giving up and swearing under her breath. They were a huge, nasty looking lot, and something told her she and her friends were in for a bad time of it this sunny afternoon.

Holy shit, Jinx said, coming abreast of her and pushing back the hood of his hoodie. Are those what I think they are?

No, they’re a flock of seagulls. What do you think, genius? Isaac said, slapping Jinx on the shoulder and nearly crumbling the smaller boy to the ground.

Jinx grumbled in response, rubbing his smarting shoulder.

Um… Nikki had finally joined them, and she was pointing off to the far end of the fairgrounds where the screeching gargoyles were skimming lower and reaching for a group of kids from their school who were standing by the funnel cake vendor. The moment the kids spotted the threat, they dropped their treats and stampeded away in a panic. One of the gargoyles tilted his wings and snatched at a longhaired girl who had lagged behind her group. She immediately started screaming and dropped to the ground, cold, grey, and as motionless as a statue.

Did I just see what I think I saw? Isaac said, his eyes wide.

Damn, I didn’t know they could do that, Jinx admitted. He yanked on the cords of his hoodie like he wanted to disappear inside it Kenny McCormick-style. Did you guys know they could do that?

Serena thought back to her date with Harrison, when the two of them had first encountered the gargoyles. She remembered how they’d touched people and turned them to stone right before her eyes. She’d used her Grey Magic to battle them and Harrison had used his powers to help her fight them off. But now wasn’t the time to mention that to her friends. Now was the time for quick action. I think the question is, what are we going to do about it?

Serena’s right, Nikki said. The Supers aren’t here to help anyone. We’re all these kids have got. She dropped the red pleather jacket she wore. Under it she wore her favorite black mini, thigh-high stockings and knee-high combat boots. With a determined glance their way, she started to transform. Seconds later her eyes had reddened and her skin had turned a glossy ebony color, though her hair remained the same white-blonde cornsilk, a flaming pale contrast to the rest of her. Her wings shushed forth like two black