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A Bewitching Wednesday

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THE HUNTER'S DAUGHTER is a raw, gritty, all-consuming psychological thriller that is masterfully rendered - a unique jewel in the genre. Author Nicola Solvinic's skill is evident as she expertly manipulates characters and readers and monsters through a tunnel of darkness to emerge at the end. - Sandra Hoover Goodreads
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Tales of the Wythenwood by J.W. Hawkins #DarkFantasy

Tales of the WythenwoodBook OneJ.W. Hawkins
Genre: Dark FantasyPublisher: Wilderwood PressDate of Publication: 31 AugustISBN: 9798334501188ASIN: B0D752QM73Number of pages: 296Word Count: 74,000
Book Description:
J.W. Hawkins' "Tales of the Wythenwood" masterfully blends whimsy with darkness, capturing the essence of dark fantasy and classic fairy tales while infusing them with modern sensibilities. The collection is rich in themes of nature, survival, morality, and the complex interplay between good and evil. The author’s love for rhythmic and descriptive language breathes life into the Wythenwood, making it a character in its own right. Each story, while unique, contributes to a cohesive world where the fantastical and the real intertwine seamlessly.
Great Oak, an omnipotent power, hatches plans to crush dissent. Injured Desideria is helped by a mysterious creature—but what is its real intent? The Taker of Faces stalks the night for her next victim. Will this be the one that sates her need and provides all that she craves? Indoli, a benevolent master of manipulation learns the consequences of teaching his ways too well—and soon the fate of the entire wood is at stake. 
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Excerpt 2:  From Tales of theWythenwood: The Taker of Faces.

Tonightis the night, thought the Taker of Faces. She stood within the moonlit forestlooking out to a pool, eerie in its stillness. The Taker inhaled deeply, asgrace itself walked into the scene, tall and elegant, powerful and strong yetwith a step so light that she could imagine that its hooves would not bend ablade of grass as it trod. As moonbeams stained all they touched anotherworldly blue, she imagined them as fairies, half-remembered from childhoodtales, come to light the darkness.

Slowly,the stag dipped its noble head to lap water from the pond, tiny ripplesbreaking its pristine surface. The Taker dug her fingernails into the palms ofher hands as the anticipation welled, so giddy did she feel that the trickle ofochre that dripped from her hands to the floor went unnoticed. Then, the stag,ever so slightly, moved its head. Elation filled her, dizzying euphoria thattingled in her toes and heightened every sense, for now, she truly sawit—beauty.

Forbarely a moment, a single, glorious moment the stag’s features were fullyrevealed beneath the shimmering cobalt rays. Glistening magnificently, itsantlers cast a long and mesmerizing shadow. If there was such a thing as beautyin the world, this was it. She ran her fingers slowly down the length of herface, drinking in the sensation of the gnarled and mottled surface. Andsilently, she vowed that that beauty would be hers.

But,like a burrowing insect, a grain of doubt crawled inside, niggling at the darkrecesses of her mind. Intrusive images flittered past distractingly, a graypelt illuminated in the darkness, yellow eyes shining like flames untamed, adistorted reflection in the water’s mirrored surface. There were sounds too,her rasping tongueless scream played over and over as she relived pummeled the wolf’stattered corpse with her fists until the skin of her knuckles was bare andragged. It had deceived her—it was not the one, this time would be different.

Steelingherself, she took the rope from her shoulder, one end had already been securedaround the trunk of a tree and hung across its sturdiest bough, beforeproceeding to lasso its looped end over the stag’s antlers. Immediately ittried to bolt, rearing onto its hindlegs as the rope pulled taut. The Takerfound one corner of her crooked mouth, turning wryly upward as she watched thecreature thrash in wild desperation. The moment when she could leave her bodybehind and be reborn in the form of something new felt near, felt tangible—shecould almost taste it with what remained of her tongue. Dropping her guard, ashort, sharp, mirthful bark escaped her throat. Swinging around, the deerturned to face her, eyes wide, startled and blazing with fury.

Loweringits head, it charged full pelt towards the Taker, rearing up once more as againit reached the end of its tether. With faces inches apart the two stood witheyes interlocked, the stag roared gutturally at its tormentor while the Takerbared her teeth in a dog-like snarl, vehemently hissing all the while.

Slowly,without breaking her gaze she slipped one hand into the pocket of her tunic.For a moment she could not locate the item she sought amidst the folds ofweather-beaten leather. Staying calm, she felt a butterfly of elation flutterwithin her stomach as she grasped a small wooden cylinder, barely thicker thanher smallest finger. Deftly, she slipped a second item into the tube andbrought it up to her lips and blew. The stag reeled from the sudden sting, backand forth it swung its great head as it tried with all it could muster todislodge the dart that protruded from its neck.

Nowthe butterfly truly unfurled its wings within in her and she danced upon thespot, snorting and giggling with childish jubilance as she did. The peak of themountain she had tried to scale so many times was so near. Over and over thewords jigged through her thoughts melodiously—this one is the one, this one isthe one.

Theglee in her eyes seemed all the merrier as the moon’s rays of incandescentsilver glinted mischievously upon them. She knew this part well, watching asthe stag’s movements slowed to a mournful trudge. The Taker sat down on themoist ground, licking the blood from her palms like a wounded animal andwaited.

Shedid not have to wait long before all the will in the world was no longer enoughto keep the stag’s eyes from closing. Grunting, she flipped the beast to itsback and with practiced efficiency trussed its legs with the rope and tipped itsideways onto a crude sled, crafted from branches and twigs knotted togetherwith vine.

Her muscles protested as she heaved her ladensled—but her heart sang. Like a caterpillar, she would soon be transformed,reborn into something pure and beautiful. Glancing down at the mess of twistedlabyrinthine scarring that was her hand, she smiled, imagining it peel awaylike the used husk of a chrysalis. Soon she would be what she was alwayssupposed to be, soon she would be elevated.

About the Author: 
J.W. Hawkins is a writer of Dark and Epic Fantasy, best known as the author of Tales of the Wythenwood. He is noted for his florid and descriptive use language and use of fantastical allegory that mirrors the empirical world. He lives in the UK with his wife Michelle and two boys Graham and Mark.
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Join Me Saturday, September 7 from 2-4 pm for a Haunted Hotels of Michigan Book Signing at Charlins Book Nook https://www.facebook.com/events/79903...



“I felt haunted by him.”
“Not in the way my father had been haunted. I believed that my father’s will had been taken from him, that Veles acted through him. Perhaps that was a true possession, and I merely flirted at the edges of it. Enchanted. Maybe that was how it had begun with my father.”
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Murder, mayhem, and restless spirits: Unravel the dark secrets hidden within Haunted Hotels of Michigan by Roxanne Rhoads
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Black Hills Wolves by Celia Breslin - Haunted Halloween Spooktacular

Halloween Treat: Grandma Eddie’s CaramelsFrom Celia Breslin
If you like to make things from scratch for Halloween, try my grandmother’s recipe for the best caramels on the planet!
RECIPE:
1 can Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk2 cups white sugar2 cups white Karo Syrup1 stick of butter (1/4 lb.)1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Mix together the first three ingredients (milk, sugar, syrup) in a large bowl.Melt the butter in a large heavy kettle, pour in the mixture and bring to a boil.Stir continuously while mixture boils until it reaches the temperature of 245 degrees Fahrenheit on a candy thermometer (can take up to 25 minutes).
Note: If mixture overcooks, candy gets too hard.
Once the 245-degree temperature is reached, remove kettle from stove.
Stir in 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract, then pour mixture onto a large, buttered cookie sheet or flat pan.
Cut to your preferred size.
Wrap with your preferred wrapper. (My grandmother used wax or parchment paper)
Happy Halloween!

Diamond MoonBlack Hills Wolves Celia Breslin
Genre: Paranormal RomancePublisher: Decadent PublishingDate of Publication:  March 27, 2015ISBN: 978-1-61333-803-2ASIN: B00T2E7ZEYNumber of pages: 85Word Count: 29,737Cover Artist: Fiona Jayde
Book Description:
Human-wolf hybrid Darci Diamond spends every full moon locked in auntie’s basement in Southern Oregon. Her excruciating shifts terrify her, the last one causing her heart to stop beating. Seeking a cure, she journeys to Los Lobos. 
Ross Luparell returns to the struggling Tao pack, using his millions made in the tech industry to build homes for pack families in need. He never imagined he would also find his one true mate. But when a hybrid with the biggest green eyes he’s ever seen lands on his doorstep in the middle of a wicked summer storm, there’s no denying it. She’s the one.
She wants a normal human life, free from pain-filled shifts. He won’t give up on her Wolf, and will do whatever it takes to help her accept her true nature. But can he convince her to trust him with her heart?

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Under a Mating MoonBlack Hills Wolves Celia Breslin
Genre: Paranormal RomancePublisher: Decadent PublishingDate of Publication: September 18, 2015ISBN: 9781613338940ASIN: B0148W4RHWNumber of pages: 114Word Count: 32,200Cover Artist: Fiona Jayde
Book Description:
British Alpha wolf Jake Marsden spends his days among humans, pursuing a lucrative music career and avoiding his pack’s politics. When his current DJ tour takes him to the US, he stops in Los Lobos to visit family, and runs into the one Wolf he never wants to see again—the mate who rejected his claim.
While visiting her brother in Los Lobos, free-spirited Lexi Luparell is shocked to encounter the Wolf she’d denied when they were teens. Now she must face her guilt for the cruel way she spurned him all those years ago, make amends, and admit the truth. Jake was right all along—they’re meant to mate.
Lexi would love to explore the mate concept and her overwhelming attraction to virile, alpha Wolf Jake, but he wants nothing to do with her. How can she break down his defenses when she’s the reason he built them in the first place?
Jake dates only human women now. Lexi had her shot at being his mate, and she threw it away. But when her life is threatened, he may have to rethink his position and do whatever it takes to claim his one true mate.

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Jasmine MoonBlack Hills Wolves Celia Breslin
Genre:  Paranormal RomancePublisher:  Decadent PublishingDate of Publication: June 3, 2016ISBN:  9781683610458ASIN:  B01GKB9WMONumber of pages:  108Word Count:  36,400Cover Artist:  Fiona Jayde
Book Description:
Tech mogul and workaholic Wolf Evan Luparell has little time for distractions but takes a break for his brother’s wedding in South Dakota. When asked to escort another wedding attendee from the airport to Los Lobos, he agrees. Then he meets the curvy spitfire, and she ignores him.
Designer and Wolf Mina Carver didn’t mean to be rude to the handsome, glowering man claiming to be her ride, but she was busy working. Now she must endure a ride to the Black Hills with the cranky but sexy Dominant Wolf. Unexpected mating energy sparks between them, but still—should she dismiss, or kiss him?
Kisses win and they agree upon a no-strings fling. But with each wedding activity throwing them together, and their powerful chemistry and mate compatibility complicating matters, can two workaholics truly have their fun then walk away?

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About the Author:
Celia Breslin lives in California with her husband, daughter, and three feisty cats. She writes urban fantasy, paranormal and sci-fi romance, and has a particular fondness for werewolves, vampires, the Fae, and cyborgs. When not writing, you’ll find Celia exercising, reading a good book, hanging with her family, or indulging her addiction to fantasy TV shows and movies.
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A Bewitching Monday

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Tales of the Wythenwood Book One by J.W. Hawkins Virtual Book Tour
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Experience these powerful new voices—vivid, visceral, and visionary—as they explore uncharted worlds and reveal unlimited possibilities.
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“Deliciously unpredictable and absolutely engrossing, Nicola Solvinic’s The Hunter’s Daughter is one of the best debuts I’ve read in a very long time. With a dash of magical realism and the kind of complicated, conflicted heroine I love, Solvinic pulls off a nearly impossible feat: making the reader care about a woman who may well be following in her serial killer father’s footsteps. Put The Hunter’s Daughter at the top of your TBR list—I loved this book!”
—Karen Dionne, bestselling author The Marsh King's Daughter
The Hunter’s Daughter by Nicola Solvinic
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Check in for chills, check out with goosebumps: Explore Michigan's haunted hotels with author, Roxanne Rhoads.
Haunted Hotels of Michigan
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Writers of the Future Volume 40 #bewitchingbooktours https://buff.ly/3X4HXeK
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Praise for The Hunter’s Daughter: “I was absolutely blown away by Nicola Solvinic’s debut novel!” - lil.bit_reads
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Roxanne Rhoads Vending at A Festival of Oddities
Saturday, August 31, 2024: 11 am-6 pm
Sunday, September 1, 2024: 11 am-4 pm
COURTHOUSE SQUARE MUSEUM
100 W. Lawrence Avenue
Charlotte, Michigan
Stop by her booth at A Festival Oddities for spooky cottage core art & crafts, and for signed copies of Haunted Hotels of Michigan, Haunted Flint, & Ghosts and Legends of Genesee & Lapeer Counties.



Writers of the Future Volume 40 #bewitchingbooktours https://buff.ly/472UMuB



From Grand Hotel to Paranormal Hotspot: Discover The Haunting Allure of the Terrace Inn
Haunted Hotels of Michigan by Roxanne Rhoads
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Writers of the Future Volume 40

Writers of the Future Volume 40L. Ron Hubbard, Nancy Kress, S. M. Stirling, Gregory Benford, Bob Eggleton, Dean Amir Agoora, James Davies, Kal M, Sky McKinnon, Jack Nash, Rosalyn Robilliard, Lance Robinson, John Eric Schleicher, Lisa Silverthorne, Stephannie Tallent, Tom Vandermolen, and Galen Westlake

Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and HorrorPublisher: Galaxy PressDate of Publication: 7 May 2024ISBN: 978-1-61986-774-1 ASIN: 1619867745Number of pages: 448Cover Artist: Dan dos Santos
Tagline: The Best New SF & Fantasy of the Year
Book Description:
Experience these powerful new voices—vivid, visceral, and visionary—as they explore uncharted worlds and reveal unlimited possibilities.
This 40th anniversary edition brings you 12 strikingly original stories and illustrations―by the best new creative talent in speculative fiction, all winners of the Writers of the Future Contest (selected by some of your favorite authors in the genre). The collection is rounded out with bonus stories and articles by bestselling authors and internationally renowned artists. 
Be carried away by stories—and illustrations—that will make you think, laugh, and see the world in ways you never imagined. From deep space disaster to a world where spirits walk among us, and the full spectrum in between—vivid, visceral, and visionary.
“A hopeful collection delivering, as the best sci-fi always does, a thirst for seeking out and pushing boundaries.
“An impressive 40 years since its inception, the Writers of the Future contest (originally created by L. Ron Hubbard of Battlefield Earth fame), continues to bring to the fore a plethora of exciting new talent in the world of SFF and fantasy writing.” —SciFiNow.co.uk
“See the best of the best culled for you, curated and selected in a single volume every year.” —Robert J. Sawyer
“This is where the next stars are born.” —Hugh Howey
“Excellent speculative fiction. They’re cutting edge.” —Nnedi Okorafor
"An explosion of color and life in amazing variety." —Kevin J. Anderson
You will love this original sci-fi and fantasy collection because, as Locus Magazine says, these are by “Hot new talent.”
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About the Contributors:
24 Award-winning Authors and Illustrators
3 Bonus Short Stories by L. Ron Hubbard • Nancy Kress • S. M. Stirling
Art and Writing Tips by Gregory Benford • Bob Eggleton • L. Ron Hubbard • Dean Wesley Smith
Edited by Jody Lynn Nye 
Cover art by Dan dos Santos
Narrated by Jim Mesimen • Taylor Meskimen • Tamra Meskimen • Victoria Summer

Learn More About Writers of the Future

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Experience these powerful new voices—vivid, visceral, and visionary—as they explore uncharted worlds and reveal unlimited possibilities.
Writers of the Future Volume 40 #bewitchingbooktours https://buff.ly/4cLQSaL



"Why were you silent all this time? Why were there no killings in decades?”
He smiled and took a step forward. “Oh, there were. I just hid them well."
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Roxanne Rhoads Vending at A Festival of Oddities
Saturday, August 31, 2024: 11 am-6 pm
Sunday, September 1, 2024: 11 am-4 pm
COURTHOUSE SQUARE MUSEUM
100 W. Lawrence Avenue
Charlotte, Michigan
Stop by her booth at A Festival Oddities for spooky cottage core art & crafts, and for signed copies of Haunted Hotels of Michigan, Haunted Flint, & Ghosts and Legends of Genesee & Lapeer Counties. 




Embark on a spine-chilling journey through the Mitten State with Haunted Flint author Roxanne Rhoads as she unveils the spooky history of Michigan’s most haunted hotels and inns.
Haunted Hotels of Michigan by Roxanne Rhoads https://amzn.to/3Touz4p
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A Bewitching Tuesday

A Round-Up of Daily Virtual Book Tour Stops

Writers of the Future, Volume 40 by L. Ron Hubbard, Nancy Kress, S. M. Stirling, Gregory Benford, Bob Eggleton, Dean Amir Agoora, James Davies, Kal M, Sky McKinnon, Jack Nash, Rosalyn Robilliard, Lance Robinson, John Eric Schleicher, Lisa Silverthorne, Stephannie Tallent, Tom Vandermolen, and Galen Westlake #SciFi #Fantasy #Horror @WotFContest #bewitchingbooktours https://buff.ly/3AGoTvK



“Mystical and entrancing, The Hunter’s Daughter plunges you into the deepest, darkest woods to uncover a family’s sinister secrets with the one woman brave enough to look evil in the eyes.” https://amzn.to/3tJ0keg
—Georgina Cross, author of Nanny Needed
The Hunter's Daughter by Nicola Solvinic 
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Experience these powerful new voices—vivid, visceral, and visionary—as they explore uncharted worlds and reveal unlimited possibilities.SPOTLIGHT - SCIENCE FICTION HORROR - WRITERS OF THE FUTURE (Volume 40) by L. Ron Hubbard #bewitchingbooktours https://buff.ly/3yVuuO7




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Roxanne Rhoads Vending at A Festival of Oddities
Saturday, August 31, 2024: 11 am-6 pm
Sunday, September 1, 2024: 11 am-4 pm
COURTHOUSE SQUARE MUSEUM
100 W. Lawrence Avenue
Charlotte, Michigan
Stop by her booth at A Festival Oddities for spooky cottage core art & crafts, and for signed copies of Haunted Hotels of Michigan, Haunted Flint, & Ghosts and Legends of Genesee & Lapeer Counties. 




Murder, mayhem, and restless spirits: Unravel the dark secrets hidden within Haunted Hotels of Michigan by Roxanne Rhoads
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Unexpected Revival by E.L. Roux #SciFiRomance

Unexpected RevivalRevived Book OneE.L. Roux
Genre: Science Fiction RomancePublisher: Wild Rose PressDate of Publication: August 14, 2024ISBN: 978-1-5092-5657-0 ISBN: 978-1-5092-5548-1 ASIN: B0CW1GBTCTNumber of pages: 406Word Count: 104,934Cover Artist: Wild Rose Press
Tagline: She wanted it all, but she’d have to save the galaxy to keep it…
Book Description:
Dying a thousand years ago was the easy part.
Stopping a planetary annihilation? That might just kill her again.
The cat-like alien blocking her exit was the first clue Shannon had that something wasn’t right. Discovering she’d was freshly thawed from cryogenic stasis was her second. When the corporation that revived her wants answers about how she played a part in the destruction of earth over a millennium ago, she's more than willing to respond. The only problem is she doesn't remember how.
He was everything she wanted, but nothing like what she was used to…
Out of balance in this new era, Shannon turns to D’lane, the other out-of-place being in her new sphere of existence. Now slightly less terrifying, the intimidated alien male is shifting from a close friend to something more. A relationship she’d be more willing to explore if he wasn’t dead set on fulfilling his destiny, at the cost of destroying everything they’d built.
She wanted it all, but she’d have to save the galaxy to keep it…
With another planetary annihilation on the horizon, it’ll take everything Shannon and D’lane have to work together and unearth new information on how to stop the impending battle. With enemies hiding everywhere, they’ll have to learn to rely on each other to survive what’s coming for them, because not everyone wants to stop the attack.

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“In my culture, names have strong meanings.” D’lanepulled out the curved blade strapped to his arm and cut up the meat he’d beeneating earlier into small precise pieces. “They’re meant to impart wisdom andadvice throughout our lives.”

She straightened and tucked her hands onto her lap.This was an interesting conversational change. “There are, or at least used tobe, cultures on Earth that believed the same. I’ve always loved that philosophy.What does yours mean?”

“Mine is a powerful name.” His lips were roguishlytipped up at the corner, exposing sharp eye teeth. He settled into his seat, asif preparing to lecture a student. The surrounding mess hall noise dimmed asshe focused on him. “I am named after one of our past kings. A mightyChriw’rian who fought valiantly against the Hissat or, as you humans call them,the Anunnaki. He’s credited with their first defeat on our planet.”

She locked her fingers together. “Really?”

He placed the curved knife beside her tray. “For yourprotein.”

Shannon glanced around the room. Surely someone wouldjump in to stop him from offering her a weapon. When no one did, she picked upthe knife and cut up the last bit of food on her plate, a wrinkled sausage linkin an off-putting green color. The blade cut smoothly through the dehydratedchunk. “Thank you.”

She fingered the metal handle. Smooth and warm in herhand, she tilted the blade far enough to see her reflection on its surface. Shewanted to keep it. She placed the knife beside her tray and glanced up asD’lane consumed the last of his jerky.

He pushed his empty tray to the side. “The previousD’lane crashed his warship into the Anunnaki fighter set to bomb our mostvulnerable. His actions disrupted the mothership and allowed the rest of thefleet to destroy them. If not for his heroic actions, my planet wouldn’t
have survived their last attack.”

She ate a bite of the sausage and winced. It foughther with every chew. Mouth dry, she discreetly spit it into her napkin. A fewbrows arched in her direction, including D’lane’s. To give herself something todo, she handed the knife back, handle first. He wouldn’t have let her keep itanyway. “Have you figured out how your name dictates your future?”

“Yes.” His fingers brushed hers as he accepted itsreturn. The silver metal blurred when he holstered the blade. This male movedquickly.

She was afraid to ask about his future. She kind ofliked this particular alien and didn’t want to see him dying any time soon.“And?”

He grinned and flashed his sharp canines. “One beliefis I will be a great benefit to my people, but unable to participate in theultimate victory of my path.”

“Does that mean you expect to die?” Shannon asked,undecided on if his smile edged from sexy into frightening.

“It is a possibility.”

She picked up her sausage, put it back down, andfrowned. “You said one of the meanings. Can you choose another path?”

“There are many possibilities that exist for anindividual. The Namegivers do not choose lightly when gifting a child at birthwith their destiny. I could follow another D’lane’s path, or I could forge myown fate and provide a future for another down the line as the previous D’lanedid.”

“Which destiny is yours?”

“I follow the path of the king.”

“Ah.” She ran her finger over the smooth surface ofthe table. Did that mean he expected to die or was there another path withinthat destiny he would follow? How did someone know which one to follow?

It had taken her months in college to discover shewasn’t interested in chemistry. Six long hellish months. The frustration alonefor losing that small bit of time seemed inconsequential when compared to thepossibility of traveling an entire lifetime down the wrong path.

He tapped the table. “What does your name mean?”

She huffed, knowing her name meant little whencompared to his. She’d looked it up once after an unpleasant conversation withher father. “It means possessor of wisdom.”

Her father had wanted to call her Clair after hissister, but her mother had gone with Shannon after hearing it on a show duringlabor. The uncomfortable conversation on how he’d hated her name had been aslight peek into her mother’s past, even as her dad lay drunk on the couch.He’d apologized later, but the damage had already been done. She forced a laughto lighten the mood. “If you take it to mean I went to school, then I’ve livedup to the title.”

“It is accurate.” His nail pressed down on the table’ssurface. A bit of plastic curled in its wake. His nails were either extremelydurable or the tables were flimsy. Shannon flattened her hand next to her trayand curled her fingers. She scratched at the table and winced as her nail bentback. “How so?”

“You were revived for information that will savebillions of lives and stop a war.”

 

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