Rust in the Root

This riveting historical fiction meets fantasy, set in 1937, where there are two  groups in  America:  those who work magic and are often people of color; those who do not work magic and are often members of the KKK. Laura, a talented mage from a small town, lands an apprenticeship at the Bureau of the Arcane’s Conservation Corps in order to work magic to fix Blights. She finds more than she has bargained for, which might cost her her life.