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# Discover Book: Applied Leverage
- URL: https://hiddenvoices.ghost.io/discover-book-applied-leverage/
- Published: 2026-09-16T11:05:02.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-16T11:05:02.000Z
- Description: Connor Rourke isn’t a grand mage, he’s a telekinetic locksmith trying to stay under the radar. But when a routine job exposes a dangerous secret, he’s thrust into a supernatural conflict far beyond his power. Survival will take more than magic.
- Author: Roberta Maretti
- Tags: Discover Books, Follow Hidden Voices

Power in fantasy novels often belongs to the elite: the chosen ones, the ancient bloodlines, the master mages.

In ***Applied Leverage***, Aaron Sher shifts the spotlight to someone else entirely: the working-class telekinetic who just wants to do his job and go home in one piece.

Connor Rourke is a locksmith in Boston’s supernatural underworld. Not the grand, robe-wearing kind of magic user, just a guy with a useful gift and a blue-collar mindset. In a world dominated by powerful mages, Connor is one of the little people. He survives by keeping his head down and his work clean.

Until a routine job uncovers a secret that should have stayed locked.

Suddenly, Connor is pulled into a dangerous conflict far beyond his pay grade. Forces stronger, richer, and far more ruthless than he is begin to circle. Survival will depend not just on the small amount of power he wields, but on loyalty, grit, and allies he never expected to find.

Fast-paced and grounded, ***Applied Leverage*** blends urban fantasy with working-class realism, proving that sometimes the most dangerous weapon isn’t overwhelming power, but knowing exactly how and when to use what little you have.

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***Genre:*** Urban Fantasy

> *A little bit of power can get you into a whole lot of trouble.*

***Find the book here:*** https://books2read.com/AppliedLeverage

***Learn more about Aaron Sher:*** http://aaronsher.com

***Applied Leverage*** is the first book in the ***Origin Key*** series. Book two, ***Mechanical Advantage***, is available now, with more parts planned.