The last “Author’s Note” I have this month is from Melanie Rawn, from who we haven’t heard much the past few years. But she’s back now, with a contemporary fantasy named Spellbinder. Why contemporary fantasy? I’ll let her tell you:

Not what you were expecting, right? Magic present and accounted for. But — New York? Witches, Satanists, a U.S. Marshal, a biographer/novelist — and Bonnie Raitt songs? Is this really a Melanie Rawn book? Trust me: it really is a Melanie Rawn book. I know this because I'm Melanie Rawn, and I wrote it. While writing it, I discovered that I like playing in the world I actually live in, as opposed to playing in the worlds I live in inside my head. I like being able to reference people, politics, religion, history, world events — and Bonnie Raitt songs. Which is not to say I won't play in my other worlds again. But until I do, I hope you have a good time with Spellbinder.