The Fossil Door

He wants to know why. She wants to belong.Gabe was born into privilege - money a loving family and encouragement to follow wherever his curiosity leads. Assigned to help investigate a failed magical portal in the Scottish Highlands in 1922 hes more than up for the challenge. He wont let an old injury - or the rumours of a lethal magical beast - get in the way of solving the problem.Rathna the Portal Keeper hes been assigned to assist is not at all what he expected. From their first meeting its clear that shes skilled with a rare talent for magical energy. Her brown skin the way she doesnt talk about her family and her prickly insistence on proper form leave Gabe wondering but she refuses to talk about anything other than their work.As Gabe and Rathna begin to investigate mystery piles on mystery. The portal is on the side of a steep mountain for no good reason. Theres an unknown man asking questions about Rathnas family. Even getting a drink in the pub has risks. As they begin to trust each other and share their secrets Rathna becomes sure Gabe will disappear as soon as their work together is done.The Fossil Door features a ferocious desire to learn why things are as they are a London-born Bengali heroine awe-inspiring geology life-changing secrets and chosen family. Set in the magical community of the British Isles in 1920s the Mysterious Powers series can be read in any order and each book ends with a happily-ever-after (no cliffhangers.)