The fire she once mastered so easily has become her greatest adversary
and is now slowly burning her alive . . .
OF FLAME AND LIGHT
Weird Girls #7
Cecy Robson
Releasing Oct 18th, 2016
Taran Wird holds the unique ability
to conjure fire and lightning. She is mated to Gemini, Second in Command to
the Squaw Valley Pack of the Lake Tahoe Region, and the sole werewolf to
possess the ability to split into two wolves. And although they are mates, Taran's
insecurities have driven them apart.
Devastated by an injury that left
her with a zombie-like limb, Taran struggles to regain command over her magic.
But when her arm and her power turn against her, lashing out on those she most
loves, she knows she can no longer carry this burden alone. Not that she likes
the alternative.
The only way to regain control of
her magic is to align and learn from the local coven of witches―the very ones
who sought to banish her when she and her three unique sisters first moved to
the mystical region. But although Taran is trying, the teachings don't come
easy, and the tasks leave her weak and emotionally shattered.
Yet Taran must learn and learn fast.
Time is running out. The fire she once mastered so easily has become her
greatest adversary and is now slowly burning her alive . . .
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Excerpt:
Excerpt:
I hurry forward when I realize
I’m just standing there, gaping at them.
I don’t think I take more than a
few steps when something crunches beneath the sole of my left boot. I think
it’s a stick, but the sound seems off, especially since the ground is so moist.
I lift my foot only to jump away.
“T, you coming?” Shayna calls
when I don’t move.
“T?” she asks again.
I swallow hard, hoping I’m
imagining things as they run back to me.
“What’s wrong?” Emme asks.
Unlike Shayna who’s fired up for all the action about to go down, I can sense
the worry in her voice.
“Bren . . .” I begin, pointing
to the spot near my feet. “Is that a, um, toe?”
He cocks his head. “Nah.”
Emme places her hand over her
heart and sighs. “Oh, good—”
“It’s a thumb,” he answers. He
sniffs the air. “Right hand, male, and the poor bastard’s been dead a long
time.” He looks ahead. “Yeah, this shit’s not good. Call it in, Shayna, but
type it. Don’t use voice-to text.”
“Why, dude?” Shayna asks,
reaching for her phone in her back pocket.
“Because I’m not sure how well
this bitch can hear, or if she has other things listening for her,” he
responds.
He motions ahead to a crow. It
squawks twice in our direction and flutters away.
Shayna lifts her phone to show
us the blank screen. “Phone’s dead, kids.” She quickly pockets it and places a
handful of toothpicks in her palm. “I wouldn’t bother, Emme,” she adds when
Emme reaches for her phone. I doubt any of our phones are working.”
“She’s right,” Bren says. He
shoves his phone into the backpack Emme is carrying and peels off his white
T-shirt.
“This keeps getting better and
better,” I mutter.
Bren strips out of his jeans,
leaving only his underwear and shit-kickers on. “Em, stay behind me,” he tells
her. “Shayna, you’ve got the rear.”
Which leaves me in front of
Shayna and the most protected. I’ll be honest, this helpless damsel in distress
role does nothing for my morale.
I march ahead, forcing myself to
snap out of the shock of finding some guy’s thumb, push aside my fear, and tap
into my inner diva. I remember a little too late that my inner diva is louder
and usually sashays in platform stilettos. I slow my steps, careful not to
disturb the creepy things hiding in the bushes.
Let me be the first to tell you,
woods are bullshit and top of the scales of the scary meter, second only to
graveyards. It’s the reason so many horror movies are based here, and why I’m
watching out for psychos with machetes lurking behind trees. But given our past
experiences, where danger lurks, so do the dark ones. I’ve had my fill of
alleyways, construction sites, abandoned structures, but especially these damn
eerie woods!
Cecy Robson is an award-winning
author of magical realms, to-die-for Alpha heroes, and young adult
adventure. A double RITA® 2016 finalist for Once Pure and Once Kissed, and published
author of more than fifteen titles, you can typically find her on her laptop or stumbling blindly in search
of caffeine.
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