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Blurb:
Marianne Grey is a
ghost. But, she's not dead. Cursed by a necromancer, Marianne searches for the
elusive spell needed to merge her spirit with her physical body. She's not
alone in her search. Her neighbor and best friend, Sage Merriweather, has vowed
to help her break the curse.
Sage suffers from
his own demons. Literally. After surviving a horrific attack, a demon has
bonded with him, mutating Sage's magic so he can only conjure fire. Until he
can break the bond, he is a danger to everyone near him, including those he
loves.
From the glittering
ballrooms of London to eerily dark graveyards, Marianne and Sage battle forces
of evil destined to claim their souls for eternity. Though their newfound love
for each other may be the toughest battle of all.
Excerpt:
“Do you ever wonder
why I never propositioned you?” Sage asked, the anger in his soul making him
lash out. “I’ve been with many women. They call me the Merriweather Rake, did
you know?” He laughed at the absurd moniker the ton had dubbed him. “Yet you are
the only one I’ve never seduced.”
She flinched.
He thought the pain
spreading across her face would make him feel just in his cause. He needed to
push her away. From the look on her face, he succeeded. Instead of the
satisfaction he thought it might bring, he felt only pain.
Pain from her
sadness, her suffering.
“You are a good man,
Sage,” she said with a slight tremor in her voice, the only sign she was
affected by his cruel words.
“Do not fool
yourself.”
She stood and walked
away.
The lavender scent
faded. Sage rubbed a hand over his eyes, trying to block the image of her
sadness from his mind.
Had he done the
right thing?
This curse confined
Marianne to a select few. Essentially, she was forced to speak with him, spend
time with him, even just for the pure sake of her sanity. What choice did she
have when no one else could hear or see her?
Marianne was not to
blame for the fact that Sage’s feelings regarding her were changing, that when
he looked at her he saw not a child with gangly limbs, but a woman full-grown.
One who had become a close friend. And that he desired their friendship to grow
into something much more…intimate.
Was he a fool to
punish her for his own misgivings?
Sage heaved a heavy
sigh, then slapped the surface of the water since he had nothing else nearby to
strike. The water sloshed over the rim.
Since the bathwater
had cooled and any therapeutic effects it might once have owned vanished, he
stepped out of the tub. After he dried and dressed, he went out in search of
Marianne to make his apologies. He couldn’t push her away. Instead, he needed
to restrain his own growing emotions. No need to burden her with any more
troubles. Who else could she speak with other than him? Only Julia. He could
not imagine the invisible prison she suffered. He’d not make it worse for her.
He wandered the
hallways, searching each room until he found her.
Well, in a manner of
speaking.
He thought to check
the yellow room in the east wing, hoping she might have retreated there to lick
any wounds he had inflicted.
Although her body
was in the room, her spirit was nowhere to be found.
He approached the
bed where they had neatly laid her body. To the untrained observer, Marianne
could be sleeping.
Her chest rose and
fell, indicating she breathed still. A rosy color kept her cheeks pink with
life. He reached out and took her limp hand in his, feeling the warmth of her
skin.
She was no corpse.
Merely sleeping. A deep, deep sleep. And she could not wake without her soul.
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SubGenre(s): Regency, Gothic, Paranormal
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Imprint: Black Rose
Length: Rosebud
Rating: Spicy (PG13)
Page Count: 208
Word Count: 49640
Keywords: romance, paranormal, historical,
witches, witchcraft, demon, ghost, necromancer, magic, spells, Regency, England
Digital Price: $3.99
Print Price: $13.99
Release Date: February 18, 2015
ISBN Digital: 978-1-62830-751-1
ISBN Print: 978-1-62830-750-4
Series: Book 4 of The Merriweather Witches
