Three Mages and a Margarita

This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader as part of a quick takes post to catch up on my “To Write About” stack—emphasizing pithiness, not thoroughness.
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This was a lighter Urban Fantasy, like the Ella Grey books. Tori's a waitress who can't keep a job—she has this annoying tendency to stick up for herself when a customer gets out of line. Desperate for work, she finds a Help Wanted ad in the street. They're looking for a bartender at a social club in a less-than-nice part of town. She shows up, gets a try out and does well.

But there's one little thing—the social club is actually a guild of magic users. Yeah, that's right, magic is a thing, and the guild is made up of a variety of specialists. Some of them have taken a liking to her and she's hired on as the regular bartender. Tori strikes up a friendship with three mages in particular—and the four of them stumble into something big and dangerous.

This was fun, the dialogue moved well, the interplay between Tori and the three was great, and I can see this lasting quite a while. Looking forward to coming back for more.