Romantasy: Contemporary Magic - Veiled Echoes

Veiled Echoes: A journalist's quest uncovers enchanted deceptions and forbidden desires.

Story Dossier + Outline

Premise:

Investigative journalist Avery Sloan stumbles into a concealed magical network while chasing a story, enlisting wary sorcerer Nolan Reid as her guide, but their memory-sharing spells escalate into a crisis that could echo destructive forces across the fantasy realm.

✨ Genre: Contemporary Magic Romantasy

✨ Tropes/Themes: Hidden Magical Community, Mortal Drawn Into Power, Reluctant Magical Mentor, Escalating Spell Intimacy, Uncontrolled Magic Crisis, Fantasy World, Investigative Thriller, Echoed Memories

✨ POV & Structure: 1st person past tense dual POV, 4-Act structure incorporating romantic tension through investigative revelations.

✨ Vibe: Intriguing and suspenseful, with a mix of intellectual curiosity and emotional depth, featuring moderate angst from deceptive layers without overwhelming gloom. The vibe is empowering, focusing on discovery and connection.

✨ Book Size: Novel (60,000-100,000 words)

✨ Chapter Count: 38 Chapters

✨ Word Count: target 1800-2200 per chapter

✨ Heat Level: Warm (on-page romantic moments with minimal explicit detail)

What you get:

✅ Complete Premise with core concepts and Narrative Physics Architecture

✅ Complete Story Dossier — including detailed characters, relationship arcs, locations and objects, world rules and histories, multiple subplots, and market researched genre and style guides.

✅ A detailed 38 chapter outline.