Mundane

Of the seven Tenneson children, Marcus is the only one without magic.  In twenty-seven years, no one has let him forget it, but he’s never let it stop him.   Marcus Tenneson is the only Mundane keeper at the Appalachian Magical Wildlife Reserve. His nerve, instinct, and reputation for doing things the hard way have not only kept him alive but seen him flourish through tangles with ashwinder chimera and thorncoil drakes.  When the reserve’s oldest and most resilient resident gets infected with a disease she shouldn’t be able to catch, Marcus uncovers threads of a conspiracy that lead to the most powerful magitech company in the world—one not only willing to risk the health of the animals he’s dedicated his life to protect, but the magical and non-magical human populations as well.  Caught between an ex-soldier with a mysterious past and the daughter of the company’s CEO, Marcus will have to push himself further than ever before.  No magic required. Just everything he has.