Before she could comprehend her unexpected feelings of ‘right’ with him, he grinned again and said,
“I’ve been all over this apartment building. I knew you were the one the moment I saw you, but I had to be sure or the spell wouldn’t be broken.”
“What spell?”
“I was cursed to stay in my cat form until I found my mate. If I chose the wrong woman and touched her –like I touched you when I jumped on the sofa –then the spell would stay as is. If she was the right woman –my forever mate –then I could change back to man.” He smiled, the look of lust in his eyes so hot she felt singed. “Hello, mate.”
Was this real? Had she fallen asleep watching the movie? Not possible! And even more impossible –or so she was trying hard to convince herself –was the soul-accepting attraction she was feeling for this man.
The clock struck midnight. Abby gasped. Her heart nearly stopped.
The man glided towards her, stopping a few inches away. His body heat surrounded her in a sensual cocoon and she swayed.
“I don’t even know your name.” Was that all she could say, considering her whole life had probably just changed dramatically, forever?
He touched her bottom lip with a caressing finger. “I’m Devlin Minx.”
Was this mysterious, sexy man really her mate? Had the Coven known this would happen tonight? Did she still have her powers?
Devlin leaned forward and kissed her, the touch of his lips soft but full of promising heat. “It’s true, Abigail, my love. We’re mates. Proof that magic works in mysterious ways. Do you accept me?”
Oh how she wanted to! And that realization didn’t even shock her like it should have. But first, she had to be sure of something. She turned towards the TV. With a few soft words and the wave of her hand she magically pulled “Pet Sematary” out of the DVR…
And disintegrated it.
Glory be! Her powers were back!
Devlin laughed. “I never did like that movie. Scared me to death watching it with you to the end.”
Abby turned back and smiled at the man who was now her mate. She couldn’t believe it –but she had already accepted it. Maybe this new direction in her life wasn’t so bad after all. She’d have to remember to thank the Coven.
“I’ve always been partial to cats –must be the witch in me. So how can I resist one? She went willingly into his arms. “Yes,” she said, with heart and soul-felt conviction, “I do accept you, Devlin.”
“Well, cat’s meow,” Devlin whispered, his voice husky. “Let’s seal this with a kiss.”
And, cat’s meow, the man could kiss!
About the Authors
Rachel Carrington resides in historical Charleston, South Carolina, and is a published author of fantasy and paranormal romance as well as romantic suspense. She has written for Ellora’s Cave, Red Sage Publishing, and Samhain Publishing. Also a freelance editor/writer, she has written non-fiction articles for The Writer, Writer’s Journal, Absolute Write, Funds for Writers, and Writer’s Weekly.
To learn more about Rachel, visit DawnRachel.com
Other works include:
Burning Reflections, Samhain Publishing
Surrender, Samhain Publishing
Indigo Spell, Ellora's Cave
Breaking the Spell, Ellora's Cave
Breathless (Secrets), Red Sage Publishing
Daryn Cross & LJ DeLeon are the writing team of Bobbye Terry and Linda Campbell. They began writing together in 1995 and produced three romantic comedies and one paranormal romance/time travel under the pseudonym, Terry Campbell. They now write solo except for combining their talents on special projects.
To learn more about Daryn and LJ, visit TerryCampbell.com
Other Terry Campbell works include:
Mr. Wrong, Five Star, Macmillan
Fat Chance, Five Star, Macmillan
Intimate Investor, LTDBooks
Other Daryn Cross and LJ DeLeon works include:
It's Magic, Crescent Moon Press
Madeleine Drake writes feisty, fast-paced paranormal romance and erotica that spans the space-time continuum. Raised by a pride of cats, a friendly mutt, and the Sonoma County library system, she loves to read about ancient history and mythology, anthropology, gender roles, and sexual archetypes. Her published work includes Blood Hero (Excessica) and Faery's Bargain (Cobblestone). Maddy's homeworld is located out past the constellation Orion, but she currently resides in Texas.
To learn more about Madeleine, visit MadeleineDrake.com
Other works include:
Blood Hero, Excessica
Faery's Bargain, Cobblestone
Jane Kent has been telling stories most of her life; when she isn’t writing them she’s moonlighting at her day job in professional theatre and film. She lives near Toronto, Canada and is allowed to share a home—as long as she caters to every whim—with two very spoiled cats. Jane would love to hear from readers at [email protected] and promises to respond to each and every one, though not necessarily speedily!
Other works include:
Getting It Right, Whispers Publishing
Perfect for Each Other, Whispers Publishing
Selena Kitt, like any feline, loves the things that make her purr—and wants nothing more than to make others purr right along with her! Pleasure is her middle name, whether it's a short catnap stretched out in the sun or a long kitty bath. She makes it a priority to explore all the delightful distractions she can find, and follow her vivid and often racy imagination wherever it wants to lead her.
This sassy, outrageous author lives with her husband and children in the Midwest, all of whom she thinks are the cat's meow. Her writing embodies everything from the spicy to the scandalous, but watch out—this kitty also has sharp claws and her stories often include intriguing edges and twists that take readers to new, thought-provoking depths.
When she's not pawing away at her keyboard, Selena runs an innovative publishing company (www.excessica.com) and in her spare time, she worships her devoted husband, corrals four kids and a dozen chickens, all while growing an organic garden. She also loves belly dancing and photography.
To learn more about Selena, visit SelenaKitt.com
Other works include:
Babysitting the Baumgartners, Excessica Publishing
Bluebeard's Wife, Excessica Publishing
Naughty Bits, Excessica Publishing
The Sybian Club, Excessica Publishing
Under Mr. Nolan's Bed, Excessica Publishing
Falling Down, Excessica Publishing
Unfolding, Excessica Publishing
The Real Mother Goose, Excessica Publishing
A Baumgartner Reunion, Excessica Publishing
Heidi and the Kaiser, Excessica Publishing
Baumgartner Generations: Janie, Excessica Publishing
The Song of Orpheus, Excessica Publishing
The Surrender of Persephone, Excessica Publishing
Back to the Garden, Excessica Publishing
EcoEroticm Excessica Publishing
Shivers, Excessica Publishing
Quickies, Excessica Publishing
Starving Artist, Excessica Publishing
On Cherry Hill, Excessica Publishing
Paperback Romance, Excessica Publishing
Tickled Pink, Excessica Publishing
Escaping Fate, Excessica Publishing
Taken, Excessica Publishing
Confessions, Excessica Publishing
Second Chance, Excessica Publishing
Shorn, Excessica Publishing
Sacred Spots, Excessica Publishing
The Flintstone Experiment, Excessica Publishing
Stay, Excessica Publishing
A Different Angle, Excessica Publishing
The Ride, Excessica Publishing
French Lessons, Excessica Publishing
I'll Be Your Superman, Excessica Publishing
Blind Date, Excessica Publishing
Happy Accident, Excessica Publishing
Runere McLain is a retired boat captain, musician, casino pit boss, and former magazine staff writer who is finally able to indulge her dream of writing full time. Currently a TAPS associated ghost hunter, Runere credits the Standing Stone Circle on family property in Scotland for her fire for the paranormal.
Living her own love story in south Mississippi, Runere shares her imagination and love of a good tale with her husband of 25 years!
To learn more about Runere, visit RunereMcLain.com
Christine McKay was born on Corpus Christi. You can guess what inspired Christine’s parents to name her Christine. She attended parochial grade school, public high school and, apparently yearning for the nuns of her youth, a small Catholic college, all in northeastern Wisconsin. Armed with a bachelor's degree in computer science, she headed off into the then largely male-dominated database administration field. Yes, her life is as exciting as it sounds in those three sentences.
She's also ridden across lower Michigan largely on muleback, acquired her motorcycle license despite her husband's misgivings, completed her first (and probably only) 100-mile bicycle race, cut up her wedding dress to make Victorian lamp shades and, so far, has managed to not horribly mangle her body despite racking up a worrisome amount of miles on a motorcycle nearly as old as herself.
Christine still lives in Wisconsin, where the summers are too muggy, the mosquitoes are too thick and the winters have too much snow.
To learn more about Christine, visit ChristineMcKay.com
Other works include:
Carnal Magic, Harlequin Spice Briefs
Loch Dragon's Lady, Harlequin Spice Briefs
The Genesis Clock, Cerridwen Press
Mysteries & Magick, Cerridwen Press
At Earth's Edge, Samhain Publishing
Romeo's Dead But Juliette Faked It, Champagne Books
A Taste of Summer Magic, Champagne Books
Shadow Queen, Cerridwen Press
The Last Queen, Cerridwen Press
Brown Paper Packages, Ellora's Cave
Uncharted Lands, Ellora's Cave
Curse of Cupid, Ellora's Cave
Smoldering Embers, Cerridwen Press
Alicia Nordwell is a 29-year-old previously unpublished writer living in Washington with her husband and two children. She writes a blend of paranormal and fantasy fiction after discovering a love of the genre through her favorite authors.
Frances Pauli was born and raised in Washington State. She grew up with a love of reading and storytelling, and was introduced to Science
Fiction and Fantasy at an early age through the books kept and read by her father.
Her original love of Speculative fiction combined with her covert excursions into the Romance section led her into the realms of Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance, where she finds herself quite comfortable.
Her fascination with Science Fiction and a growing passion for the NASA channel divert her happily into tales of the far future, alternate dimensions, and the wonders of space, usually with at least a touch of romance.
To learn more about Frances, visit FrancesPauli.com
Other works include:
Roarke, Devine Destinies
Molly Ringle’s paranormal romance novel The Ghost Downstairs, a 2010 EPIC Award finalist, was published in 2009 by The Wild Rose Press. Her contemporary romance novel Summer Term was released in August 2010 from the same publisher. Her young adult/women's fiction novel What Scotland Taught Me is due out in October 2010 from ireadiwrite Publishing.
Molly has also had short humor essays published in two different anthologies, and won the 2010 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest with a single (intentionally) terrible sentence. For over two decades she has enjoyed writing fiction for adults and young adults, and in recent years, after having her own children, has branched out into text for picture books as well.
Molly grew up in the Pacific Northwest and currently lives in Seattle with her husband and children. Her studies include a bachelor of arts in anthropology (University of Oregon, Clark Honors College), with a focus on Native North American culture; and a master of arts in linguistics (University of California, Davis) with a focus on sociolinguistics. She is likely someday to add a master of library and information sciences to this list, while never ceasing to write novels and indulge in odd internet projects on the side.
To learn about Molly, visit MollyRingle.com
Other works include:
The Ghost Downstairs, The Wild Rose Press
Summer Term, The Wild Rose Press
Angela Spencer has written science fiction, fantasy, nonfiction, and now paranormal romance. She lives in Seattle with five cats and her partner, Danny.
To learn more about Angela, visit Angela-Spencer.com
Other works as Jeremy Zimmerman include:
A Ghost of Christmas Past, Timid Pirate Publishing
A Necessity of the Present, Wily Writers
A Tale of Two Bureaucracies, Crossed Genres
Golden Apples, Crossed Genres
A Crazy Kind of Love, Crossed Genres
Kari Thomas is a multi-published, award-winning author writing mainly in the Paranormal Romance genre. She loves the endless possibilities, the magic, of creating heroes and heroines with inborn strengths that can take them through anything. When not writing, she is also a Freelance Editor for an Arizona publisher, and a Book Reviewer for the major Publishing Houses. Her reviews can be read at her site under "Kari's Korner Reviews". She is also the caregiver for her elderly dad, and they live in Northern Arizona.
To learn more about Kari, visit AuthorKari.com
Other works include:
Spell-Kissed, Black Lyon Publishing
Under A Shifter's Moon, Black Lyon Publishing
Hunted Mate, Black Lyon Publishing
Prey for the Wolf, Eternal Press
Seducing the Hero, Eternal Press
Her Heart His Soul, Bookstrand-Siren Publishing
Temptation Unleashed, Samhain Publishing
Hold Onto The Night, All Romance eBooks
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