Posts Tagged ‘consulting magic’
May 2026 Patreon Sketches
Thursday, July 2nd, 2026
It’s sketch card time for my lovely Patreon patrons, who also get a cat pic with their version of this post.
Here are 9 requests and 1 bonus card to make the layout pretty. Enjoy!
- Joanne asked for an owl reading a book. It was a very bookish month!
- Eric asked for Zechs Marquise from Gundam Wing (sold)
- Amy B wanted a Beach Day skunk (sold)
- Libster wanted a bear reading and I had fun with scale on this one (sold)
- SaraBeth wanted Grogu and idk here he is kinda (sold)
- Kelly finally got her book dragon request from March, oops (sold)
- Kelly also got some sea life, specifically from the Kelp Forest Cam at Monterey Bay Aquarium, which I really want to go back to someday (sold)
- Jefferson prompted “icebergburglar” so this is blatant iceberg theft (sold)
- Jo wanted one of Alex’s gift paintings to Julian from Courtship
- and no one wanted this rainy day but me, because I am dying of the hot
Categories: Completed Commissions, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: amy b, consulting magic, dragon, eric, gundam, jefferson, jo, joanne, kelly, libster, patreon, pen and ink, sarabeth, star wars, watercolor
Excuses for Friendship
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026
Ever wondered how Alex managed to befriend Father Stephen? Here’s how!
Alex Benedict is a consulting mage, coming in on murder cases when there’s evil magic afoot.
Father Stephen is a priest at the Temples, performing various services to the community including weddings, purifications, and other errands.
The two of them meet on an unusual case, and find excuses to see each other again and again, until their friendship is fully cemented.
This short in the Consulting Magic universe goes back to before we met Julian, but after Alex was established in his consulting career, to the very day he first met our redoubtable Father Stephen.
Find it on Amazon today!
Categories: Series and Books, Words Words Words
Tags: book, consulting magic
A Suspicion of Serpents
Monday, April 6th, 2026
Consulting Magic Book 5
It’s a manor house mystery for book five of the Consulting Magic series!
Alex Benedict-St. Albans is a mage with a myriad of skills to his name, from investigating murders to warding a household. Other nobles exacerbate his usual grumpiness, but underneath everything he cares for his chosen few.
Julian St. Albans-Benedict is a plant mage and Alex’s husband, drawn into the murder investigations despite himself. Alex’s sweeter half, Julian has a kind word for everyone.
Lucas Chudleigh is a good friend to both, and when he invites them to a weekend party at his manor house to celebrate his completed renovations, they reluctantly accept. The good doctor Geoff Tamlinson, Chudleigh’s beau, is at least there to help alleviate the boredom of high society.
When there’s a murder at the snowbound party, even the police can’t get through to investigate. Alex and Julian are left on their own to try to catch the killer before anyone else dies.
This cosy magical mystery revisits our romantic heroes for a fifth time, following their established relationship, their cats, and their friends into another adventure!
Tags: mm romance, established relationship, murder mystery, food, cats, cosy mystery, cosy fantasy, found family, modern fantasy, contemporary setting, magic as science, science as magic, grumpy/sunshine, go read book 1 first if this sounds good to you, tw: emetophbia
Categories: Series and Books, Words Words Words
Tags: book, consulting magic
January 2026 Patreon Sketches
Sunday, March 1st, 2026
Time keeps on happening, and so do Patreon sketches! This month we have a batch of 10, all for prompts from my intrepid patrons.
- Eric asked for hot air balloons and I went a little nerdy with the designs. (sold)
- Nick said “Six!” and I made a muppet six for him. Purple is the most muppety color and I will not take any notes on this.
- SaraBeth wanted one of my cats as a salt shaker, so I chose chonky Lapis, although of course her actual spots are different than shown. (sold)
- Shannon asked for warmth and got tea and a rather swampy sort of dragon.
- Amy B wanted a party crow so I found some crows playing and drew this jaunty fellow in a hat. (sold)
- Andria wanted a studious white squirrel. (sold)
- Allison wanted one of the small fae from Friends in Low Places and I drew Stick. (sold)
- Jefferson prompted Happy New Fears and we are peeking monstrously through the door. (sold)
- Kelly wanted a space cat and this guy is floating happy and free. (sold)
- Jo asked for a dragon in a quilt, and has received.
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Pretty Words, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Tentacles, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: allison, amy b, andria, cat, consulting magic, dragon, eric, jefferson, jo, kelly, nick, patreon, sarabeth, shannon
A Flutter of Fae audiobook
Tuesday, October 21st, 2025
The wonderful Keval Shah is back for another audiobook! The fourth Consulting Magic audiobook includes both the novel, A Flutter of Fae, but also the short story Friends in Low Places, which is the completion of the series so far!
A Flutter of Fae
Alexander Benedict-St. Albans and Julian St. Albans-Benedict are back for another book!
Fourth in the Consulting Magic series, A Flutter of Fae starts the next phase in Alex and Julian’s lives. As Guardians of the Charmer’s Way and newlywed husbands, they’re learning to function together as a household and a part of society. Alex has taken the role of Charmer while Julian is becoming a sought-after Grower, but their busy new life hasn’t gotten them out of Alex’s previous job—solving murders.
When a high elf turns up dead right in front of the Queen’s Way, Her Majesty herself requests Alex and Julian’s input on the problem. The problem is, their victim doesn’t seem to have any enemies, or even serious business interests on the human side of the way. With no clear motive and time ticking away, Alex and Julian have to live their new, complicated lives while still making time for old friends, new acquaintances, and, of course, solving the murder.
Friends in Low Places
Con and Old Sprout drop in for an unexpected visit during tea time, and they bring an unusual mystery for Alex and Julian to solve. In the course of their investigation, Julian and Alex get to explore the forest around the Source, meet some of the local fae, and consult with Cody. They solve the mystery and catch the culprit and put everything to rights just in time to spoil the kittens.
Categories: Series and Books, Words Words Words
Tags: audiobook, consulting magic
Short Magic: A Consulting Magic Short Story Collection
Monday, October 20th, 2025
This anthology contains all five previously-published Consulting Magic related stories, plus five tiny bonus shorts and three of Alys’ best recipes.
- Untrue Love: Alex’s very first case!
- Finer Points: A little monster story to go after book 1.
- Rosemary for the Holidays: Alex and Julian celebrate Solstice after book 2.
- Gifts of the Fairy Queen: A whole novella about the gifts they get after book 3.
- Friends in Low Places: A little mystery set after book 4.
PLUS!
- Posh Git: Murielle gives her early impressions of Alex.
- Change of Scenery: A flower fairy puts her two cents in.
- Blue Boy: Alys plays a prank on her disobedient human.
- A Bird’s Life: Horace has a lovely day out.
- Kitten as a Cat: What’s it like to be a fairy cat, anyway?
AND, from Alys’ cookbooks, recipes for Peach Cobbler, Hand Pies, and Saag Paneer.
These stories are intertwined with the four Consulting Magic novels, and the first one is a great way to taste test the series as a whole.
Categories: Series and Books, Words Words Words
Tags: book, consulting magic
Guardianship of Julian St. Albans Audiobook
Tuesday, September 30th, 2025
It’s out! This audiobook is both the longest of the four novels AND includes the entire Gifts of the Fairy Queen novella, so it’s a whopping 15hrs long. That’s 3/4 of the existing series available now, with the final installment (for now) to come in October.
- The Courtship of Julian St. Albans – available now!
- The Apprenticeship of Julian St. Albans – available now!
- The Guardianship of Julian St. Albans – available now!
- A Flutter of Fae – audio publication date is 10/21/2025
The shorts are included with the novels, so you’ll get the whole story with no gaps left by missing related works! I for one think that was very cool of them.
Categories: Sale Post, Series and Books
Tags: audiobook, consulting magic
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