Le Cirque De Magie

By Marsha A. Moore

The circus is a blur of commotion with last minute preparations for the spring tour. Ravi, the high-wire heart throb, becomes jittery when he meets the company’s newly-hired female dwarf. Hours before departure, his magical perceptions are on fire as he witnesses her involvement in a gory bump off.

The circus manager can’t be found. Ravi is desperate to protect his sweetheart and performing partner, Alice. The train creaks away, beginning the long journey with danger stowed on board. Nicknamed the Great Birdman, Ravi steps forward and exposes his true identity—a real risk during edgy, vigilante times of prohibition. A brave move—but will his Suparna abilities be enough to snuff out this fierce demon?

"Moore throws us into an intriguing and vivid word where divine beings scrape by as performers in a depression-era-style circus. The plot is minimal: defeat the villain, get the girl. But the fantasy world is wonderful and I can only hope there might be longer stories to come, in this same setting?" ~Emily Veinglory, POD People

• Language: English
• Publisher: Marsha A. Moore
• Release date: Nov 22, 2011
• ISBN: 9781466129092

Marsha A. Moore

Marsha A. Moore is a writer of fantasy romance. The magic of art and nature spark life into her writing. Her creativity also spills into watercolor painting and drawing. After a move from Toledo to Tampa in 2008, she’s happily transforming into a Floridian, in love with the outdoors. Crazy about cycling, she usually passes the 1,000 mile mark yearly. She is learning kayaking and already addicted. She’s been a yoga enthusiast for over a decade and that spiritual quest helps her explore the mystical side of fantasy. She never has enough days spent at the beach, usually scribbling away at new stories with toes wiggling in the sand. Every day at the beach is magical! She is the author of the novel, TEARS ON A TRANQUIL LAKE, the first in a trilogy available through MuseItUp Publishing. Part two, TORTUGA TREASURE is scheduled for release in January, 2012. Look for the first of her epic fantasy romance series, SEEKING A SCRIBE: ENCHANTED BOOKSTORE LEGENDS ONE, to be available early 2012. Learn more about Marsha at her website: http://MarshaAMoore.com and chat with her on Twitter @MarshaAMoore.

Book preview

An historical fantasy short story

by Marsha A. Moore

The circus is a blur of commotion with last minute preparations for the spring tour. Ravi, the high-wire heart throb, becomes jittery when he meets the company’s newly-hired female dwarf. Hours before departure, his magical perceptions are on fire as he witnesses her involvement in a gory bump off.

The circus manager can’t be found. Ravi is desperate to protect his sweetheart and performing partner, Alice. The train creaks away, beginning the long journey with danger stowed on board. Nicknamed the Great Birdman, Ravi steps forward and exposes his true identity—a real risk during edgy, vigilante times of prohibition. A brave move—but will his Suparna abilities be enough to snuff out this fierce demon?

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Le Cirque de Magie

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Marsha A. Moore

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Le Cirque de Magie

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Copyright © November 2011 by Marsha A. Moore

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All characters in this book have no existence outside the imagination of the author and have no relation whatsoever to anyone bearing the same name or names. They are not even distantly inspired by any individual known or unknown to the author and all incidents are pure invention.

Cover art designed by Marsha A. Moore.

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Table of Contents

Cover

Le Cirque de Magie

A note from the author

Novels by Marsha A. Moore

Excerpt from Seeking a Scribe

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The new costume clung to his sticky skin and bound his muscles as Ravi stepped from behind the folding screen. Molly, these shirt and trousers need for letting out. He drew his hands across the taut fabric.

Stop right there! Don’t ye bend a muscle. Ye’ll rip the cloth. She jumped up from her perch on a canvas folding chair and flicked on a lamp.

He obliged and stood erect. Molly O’Shea, their pint-sized seamstress, was known for her fiery Irish temper.

She didn’t even take time to rearrange the thin cotton of her faded housedress, stuck to the backs of her legs from the eighty-degree Florida spring evening. "I din’t have time to be sewin’ up any more new