Sea Magic

Paperback, 380 pages

Published Jan. 30, 2023 by Bowker Identifier Services.

ISBN:
979-8-9871122-1-2
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ASIN:
B0BTJ6JS76
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When an antique shop owner tracks a ghost through the mists of time, the treasure she discovers is worth more than gold.

She knows everyone in the quaint, seaside town of Penbrook, and everyone knows her—Madeline Hunter, the shy, quiet antique shop owner who whose idea of a hot date is snuggling up with a good book and her cat, Poe.

But she keeps one thing under her vintage hat—her ability to touch an object and connect with its history. Her new-age aunt says she should embrace her gift, but she'd rather pretend it doesn’t exist.

After buying an old box at an estate sale filled with rare items, Madeline started having dreams—startlingly vivid dreams about Maria, a young headstrong Puritan whose “knowing” could get her branded as a witch, and whose forbidden love for a poor sailor turned notorious pirate caused a scandal.

Together with Evan, an attractive history …

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Magic, mystery, and historical fiction

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My knowing's neither good nor evil...it just is.

All her life, Madeline has gotten tingling sensations from certain items that lead to intuition that turns out to be eerily accurate. When she buys a box with trinkets from a local estate sale, she suddenly starts to have dreams about a Puritan girl from the 1710s. With the encouragement of her aunt Phoebe and friend Chelsea, she enlists the help of a History professor she had a connection with at a bar one night, Evan, to try and find out who this Maria girl was, and a mysterious old sailor, Noah, helps her explore her unearthly talents.

Normal was a boundary I'd worked hard to live within because it meant being accepted by society and loved by my …