A Dash of Modern Magic Series by Elric Shaw

The only thing worse than waking up stuck in a time loop is realizing your ex is trapped there with you.When Chris begrudgingly agrees to accompany his best friend Quinn on a university trip to Michigan’s picturesque Mackinac Island, he expects to suffer through a weekend of sightseeing, school-mandated activities, and entirely too much souvenir shopping. What he doesn’t anticipate is also having to avoid the boy who broke his heart... moreThe only thing worse than waking up stuck in a time loop is realizing your ex is trapped there with you.When Chris begrudgingly agrees to accompany his best friend Quinn on a university trip to Michigan’s picturesque Mackinac Island, he expects to suffer through a weekend of sightseeing, school-mandated activities, and entirely too much souvenir shopping. What he doesn’t anticipate is also having to avoid the boy who broke his heart.Percy used to love his family’s annual excursions to Mackinac Island, but that all changed with the loss of his mother. This school trip is his chance to revisit some of their favorite haunts and honor her memory. However, what’s already guaranteed to be an emotionally charged weekend grows only more fraught when he discovers that he’s not only caught in a time loop, but that the boy he’d walked away from two years ago is his sole companion.Forced together by the fickle whims of the universe, Chris and Percy must reopen old wounds and confront their painful pasts if they ever hope to escape their infinite Saturday. But even as they grow closer across myriad iterations of the same unending day, they grapple with one terrifying can the fragile connection they’re rebuilding survive their inevitable return to the real world?A Thousand Second Chances is a standalone M/M contemporary romance novel in the A Dash of Modern Magic series. less

How can you protect your heart when even your dreams betray you?Ash has a ever since he was a kid, he’s been able to visit other people’s dreams. At first, he thought he’d been granted the greatest gift. But when tragedy strikes his family, he swears to never use his power again.Banished by his strict grandparents to live with his eccentric aunt, all he wants is to keep his head down and survive his last year of high school... moreHow can you protect your heart when even your dreams betray you?Ash has a ever since he was a kid, he’s been able to visit other people’s dreams. At first, he thought he’d been granted the greatest gift. But when tragedy strikes his family, he swears to never use his power again.Banished by his strict grandparents to live with his eccentric aunt, all he wants is to keep his head down and survive his last year of high school. But the attractive, kind-hearted boy who won’t leave him alone makes that increasingly difficult.Dylan strives to be the glue that holds his family together. With his dad out of the picture, he does his best to juggle classes, his vet internship, and helping out around the house. His life is already about as hectic as he can stand.So, then why can’t he seem to stay away from the brooding new kid at school? Ash makes no secret of the fact that he wants to be left alone. Yet, there’s just something about him that tugs at Dylan’s soul and makes him eager to help.As Ash struggles to maintain the walls he’s spent years building around himself, Dylan tries everything he can to bring them crashing down. And as Ash’s iron grip on his power begins to slip, he may need to make a choice.Trust someone else with his secret and his heart…or close himself off from the world forever.A slow burn, fade-to-black M/M contemporary high school romance featuring enemies-to-lovers, grumpy and sunshine, and a hard-won HEA. Every book in A Dash of Modern Magic is standalone and can be read in any order. Perfect for fans of Roan Parrish, Eli Easton, and Emma Scott. less