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Minimum Wage Magic

DFZ Series, Book 1

Making a living is hard. In a lawless city where gods are  real, dragons are traffic hazards, and buildings move around on their  own, it can feel downright impossible.


Good thing freelance mage Opal Yong-ae has never let little things  like impossibility stop her. She's found a way to put her overpriced  magical art history degree to use as a Cleaner: a contract municipal  employee who empties out abandoned apartments and resells the unusual  treasures she finds inside for a profit. It's not a pretty job, or a  safe one--there's a reason she wears bite-proof gloves--but when you're  neck-deep in debt to a very magical, very nasty individual, you can't be  picky about where the money comes from.


But even Opal's low standards are put to the test when the only thing  of value in her latest apartment is the body of the previous tenant.  Dealing with the dead isn't technically part of her job, but this mage  died hiding a secret that could be worth a lot of money, and Opal's the  only one who knows. With debts she can't pay due at the end of the week,  this could be the big break she's been waiting for, but in a city of  runaway magic where getting in over your head generally means losing it,  the cost of chasing this opportunity might be more than Opal can  survive.


This is the first in a series set in the same universe as my Heartstrikers books, but you don't need to have read those stories to enjoy this one. Minimum Wage Magic was written to stand by itself, so if you haven't read the others, don't worry! I wrote this  book with you in mind.

Available now in these formats:

Ebook and Kindle Unlimited

Print Edition in glorious 6x9 Trade Paperback

Audiobook narrated by Naomi Rose-Mock

Print is widely available

Opal's 1st paperback is a 6x9 trade size with a buttery-feeling matte cover that's just pure pleasure to hold. Unlike the eBook and audio though, print is available widely in most places that sell physical books.  You will probably need to place an order though as its not widely stocked.


Barnes & Noble

Bookshop.org

Request it from your local bookstore. Anyone with an Ingrams account can place an order. Use ISBN:  9781952367007


Minimum Wage Magic should also be accessible to libraries so don't be shy about requesting it.


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