Witching Time (The Wild Hunt #14) - Yasmine Galenorn Page 0,88
as we turned toward the parking lot. “It’s too soon to carve the pumpkins, but I’m in the mood to put up decorations. How about we spend the weekend doing that?”
As we meandered back to the car where Raj was waiting for us, I realized that Kipa and I had reached a level of comfort that had—at one time—scared me. But we still had our passion. We still smoldered together.
The autumn was a busy time for me. As I breathed in a swirl of woodsmoke from a nearby house, my blood began to race, and my senses quickened. This was my season. The season of the witch. The season of the dead. And all around me, the ghosts of the past intermingled with the spirits of the present, and the shades of the future.
A gust blew up, shaking the trees, sending a flurry of leaves into the air. Yes, it was the time of the witch, when all the spooks and ghosts woke up, when the veils between the worlds parted and we caught a glimpse of what waited beyond this life. I laughed, feeling awake and alert, and ready for whatever was coming.
“What’s so funny?” Kipa asked, nuzzling my hair.
I stepped away from him and spun around, dizzy with joy. “Life—it’s wonderful, you know. It’s beautiful and frightening and vibrant, and during this time of year, everything seems so incredibly alive. I’m ready for anything,” I said.
“Don’t tempt fate, woman.” Kipa shook his head.
But it was too late. As far as I was concerned, fate tempted itself. The future would come, both dark and bright, in joy and in sorrow, and all we could hope for was that we measured up to whatever it brought our way.
If you enjoyed this book and haven’t read the others in The Wild Hunt Series, check out The Silver Stag, Oak & Thorns, Iron Bones, A Shadow of Crows, The Hallowed Hunt, The Silver Mist, Witching Hour, Witching Bones, A Sacred Magic, The Eternal Return, Sun Broken, Witching Moon, and Hunter’s Moon! There will be plenty more to come after that.
Join me for a new journey into the dark, glittering world of the Fat and vampires in the Blood Queen Series. The first three books are available for preorder now: Blood Roses, Blood Ashes, and Blood Dreams.
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If you prefer a lighter-hearted paranormal romance, meet the wild and magical residents of Bedlam in my Bewitching Bedlam Series. Fun-loving witch Maddy Gallowglass, her smoking-hot vampire lover Aegis, and their crazed cjinn Bubba (part djinn, all cat) rock it out in Bedlam, a magical town on a mystical island. Bewitching Bedlam, Maudlin’s Mayhem, Siren’s Song, Witches Wild, Casting Curses, Demon’s Delight, Bedlam Calling, Blood Music, Blood Vengeance, Tiger Tails, and Bubba’s origin story—The Wish Factor—are available.
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