REVIEW: Stroke Frequency by Katherine McIntyre (Alchemy Ink #2)

STROKE FREQUENCY

Alchemy Ink - Book Two

by Katherine McIntyre

Release Date: November 10, 2026

Review

A possible one-night stand?, missing recollections of the previous night, and a lacklustre goodbye in the morning. Then one day the mail arrives with your marriage certificate! Oops.

It’s a cute low-angst story with some lovely feels and delicious moments. Caspian and Levi find themselves dating while trying to get a divorce. Weird? Yes. Perfect? Also yes.

It’s an enjoyable and fun addition to the Alchemy Ink series.

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Synopsis

One wild convention with a hottie cosplayer turns into Caspian’s worst nightmare—marriage.

Caspian

The point of this Vegas Comic Con trip is to unwind, enjoy myself, and steer clear of commitments—especially anything serious. A deadbeat dad and divorce debt sealed my opinion on marriage early on. So when I meet a gorgeous-as-hell cosplayer at the bar who’s on the same light-and-easy wavelength as me, my trip’s about to get even better.

Levi

One blackout drunk night in Vegas should’ve been just that, but when I get home, I find out…I accidentally got married. A quick search nets me the discovery that not only is the guy I met in Vegas on the East Coast like me…but he lives less than an hour away.

When I surprise him at work, we both agree that getting a divorce is first thing on the agenda. Should be easy, right?

However, between flaky lawyer hurdles, accidental Mom meetings, and a fake-real?-husband drop-in at my shitty sister’s baby shower, I end up falling head over heels in love with him.

Yet Caspian’s terrified of remaining married, and I’m terrified of what happens when this ends.

About Katherine McIntyre

I split my time writing stories with snark and heart, working with amazing authors to edit their manuscripts into shape, and working on clients as a massage therapist.

In my free time, I’m usually going on adventures with my husband, daughter, and friends or diving into a good book and curling up with the cats. I’m an Aries-Taurus cusp–which to any astrology buffs should tell you plenty. If you’re more into Myers-Briggs, I’m an ENFJ.

I’ve always wanted to heal and help, probably why I fell into massage and teaching yoga. And that shows through in my writing too–I ended up falling for romance as my primary genre because I adore the intricacies of human relationships and watching how love and affection can really help people heal from their wounds and grow.

I’m huge into family and community, which is probably why you find either family or found-family stories in almost every one of my books. The way people come together is inspiring, and I’ve got an overflowing love for the way people take care of each other. Those relationships are just as important as the romantic ones to me, and I love highlighting them in my work.

The biggest thing you’ll probably see in my work is hope. That’s not to say I can’t write sad situations or difficulties–our lives and stories are woven with them. But that’s never going to be the takeaway from my work, how the world is broken and trying to wear you down. I’m a realist, so I’m not blind to the tragedy and sadness out there, but I want to live in the hearts of people who care, who show compassion to one another, and prove that we humans can get something right. I want to explore how even though we’ve all got the ability to fuck up, we can overcome our mistakes and rise triumphant.

So there it is, folks–that’s me.

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