Stone in the Cask — Kimbra Swain

What do you get when you mix alchemy with a scientist?Stuck between a rock and a hard place.Galan Faraday juggles his responsibilities as the owner of Faraday distillery, being the head of the Alchemist Guild, and searching for the cure to his best friend's illness. As if he needed any added pressure, the Feds send a wizard investigator to oversee Galan's activities as the new head of the Guild.Monetary discrepancies point toward a traitor in his inner circle, sabotage wrecks his tenuous hold on the distillery, and the real reason his parents have kept their distance spins Galan's world out of control.One object could solve all his problems. The philosopher's stone. But does the mythical object actually exist or is it just a legend? Finding it might mean the end to his troubles or it might complicate things beyond his ability to fix.Will Galan choose to use the stone to save his best friend, or will he use it in the conflict between the factions?Stone in the Cask is an urban fantasy thriller. The Alchemist Heir series is written by Kimbra Swain for Argento Publishing.If you like Jim Butcher, Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell, Hunter Blain, Kevin Hearne, Steve McHugh, Ilona Andrews, Patricia Briggs, Shannon Mayer, or K.F. Breene, you won't be able to put down the highly addictive Alchemist Heir series.