Claws That Catch - Kevin McLaughlin - Bog

Summer break is supposed to be relaxing for college students, but not for Ryan Blackwell.

Leaving campus means heading back home and potentially having to deal with his Dad, which is enough all by itself to make him wish he could be anyplace else. But then he runs into a hellcat: a magical creature capable of stripping the magic away from a victim. The hellcat might not even be the most dangerous enemy prowling out there, either!
He's alone. Without backup or support. When Ryan finds himself cut off from his magic he must rely on his wits and will to survive.
Beating his foes will require him to recover his powers, but that's easier said than done. He'll have to evade assassins and defeat a hellish creature that was created to hunt down spell-casters like himself.
No one said life was easy. But for Ryan, it's going to be almost impossible to escape the Claws That Catch!