‘Mystic City’ by Theo Lawrence
A thrilling tale of a Romeo\Juliet romance enhanced by adding a magical element in modern times.
Socialite Aria Rose wakes and find she has no memory of the past few months. Aria’s parents are one of two families that control the now deteriorating island of Manhattan, NY. When she wakes, her family convinces her that the memory loss she is experiencing is due to an overdose of ‘Stic’, a new drug made of mystical energy. As her parents fill in the gaps in her memory she is told that she is engaged to Thomas Foster, son of the other family that controls Manhattan.
The Roses in the West, the Fosters in the East…. Below them, forced to live in the Depths in poverty and drained of their powers twice a year, are the Mystics. The island of Manhattan has been slowly sinking since global warming so the elite classes of citizens, non-mystic, live in skyscrapers in a bridged community called the Aeries. The Mystics were forced below after the Conflagration, a mystical bomb that killed thousands. Aerien’s, fearing for their lives and values, forced Mystics to register and have their powers drained twice a year keeping them sickly and placid. Those who do not register and refuse to be drained are considered Rebels and hunted by the Aerien government.
After years of being separate a Mystic, Violet Brooks, is running for Mayor of Manhattan. With Aria engaged to marry Thomas, the Roses and Fosters form a union to keep the Mystics oppressed and vow to have Thomas’ brother Garland Foster elected as Mayor.
As Aria tries to live her life, using the stories from her family about her relationship with Thomas, questions start to form in her mind. She takes a trip to the Depths with the intention of crossing to the West side to seek answers from Thomas. After arriving in the Depths to make the crossing, she is attacked and then saved by a handsome blonde, Hunter Brooks. She soon discovers she has feelings for Hunter that far exceed the feelings she doesn’t have for Thomas.
Aria and Hunter quickly develop a relationship that they must keep hidden from her family as well as the public. Unfortunately she is soon found out by her father when she starts asking too many questions about what happens to the mystical energy that is drained from Mystics.
During this rollercoaster of a story Aria makes new friends out of old friends, reignites a lost relationship, tries to correct the holes in her memory and helps to ignite a war between her family and the Mystics. What side will Aria join when it comes down to it? You won’t know who to trust until the final battle when you are dealing with double\triple agents and families with ulterior motives. Is love strong enough to win out in the end? Will Romeo and Juliet meet the same fate as their namesakes?
I hope Theo writes at least a second book to this, as I am now totally enthralled with what the future holds for our Mystics whom have been oppressed for far to long.
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