The Councilman — C.S. Poe

1882—Former Special Agent Gillian Hamilton, the country's most powerful magic caster, has teamed up with infamous outlaw and romantic partner Gunner the Deadly, in a pursuit against time to identify and apprehend Weaver, the unknown architect responsible for the influx of dangerous and illegal spells now ravaging the magic plane over New York City.But when Magnus Prince, the newest councilman of the Federal Bureau of Magic and Stream—better known to Gunner as former Pinkerton detective, Boss—puts Gillian's only friends in immediate peril, the duo are forced to abandon their journey and head back East. And in order to defend the island of Manhattan, Gillian and Gunner will put every ally, informant, criminal, and skill set between them to the test.There is no one else Gillian trusts more to have at his side than Gunner, but the problematic past his lover shares with the Prince brothers might just be their undoing politically, romantically... even mortally.