The Raven Spell (Conspiracy of Magic, #1)

by Luanne G. Smith

“Memories have memories.” The little fellow rubbed his nose with his sleeve and moved to the man’s side so he could better see his features. “Like a man’s shadow when he walks in the sun. Only they form inside. Sometimes stored in the heart, sometimes in the bones, sometimes in the aura.

Even though the couplets are written by mortals, their words still have power. You see it in the way they’re able to move hearts and minds by putting words together in the right order. If a mortal has the power to move a human’s emotions with mere words, that’s an alchemy all its own.

Love was a potion as potent as hemlock or wolfsbane in the right proportion.

“Don’t settle for ordinary, Edwina. It wouldn’t suit you either, if you’re honest with yourself. It’s not what we were made for.”