“Yep.” I made no move to unbuckle my seatbelt. I had to say something, make things normal between us. But things would never be normal.
“I'm sorry about your truck,” he said. “If you need a lift anywhere, just let me know.”
“Thanks. Brayden...” My speech grew rushed. “I'm sorry our date crashed and burned.”
He blinked. “It didn't. You were there.” Brayden stepped from the Jeep and walked around to my side, opened the door.
I unhitched my belt and stepped out. “Our first date was a disaster. I barely knew what to say to you. You probably thought I was ditching you when I ran out of the bar.”
“It crossed my mind.” He stood close and angled his head as if to see me better.
“And it ended early because someone stole my truck.”
“Why don't you know what to say to me?”
Because a part of me thought this was too soon. Because a part of me felt guilty, that this was a betrayal of his dead wife. Because I wanted him so badly. My pulse raced. “Maybe my truck being stolen was a sign.”
“A sign that you need better security. Cars get stolen. Did you even lock it?”
No, I hadn't. I rarely did, because cars didn't get stolen in Doyle. My nostrils flared. “Are you saying it's my fault my truck was stolen?”
“No. It's the car thief's fault. I'm just saying, not everything that goes wrong is a sign of doom.”
Easy for him to say. Brayden wasn’t a witch.
About the Author
Kirsten Weiss authors genre-bending stories of mystery, suspense, and enchantment.
She worked overseas for over fourteen years, in the fringes of the former USSR and deep in the Afghan war zone. Her experiences abroad not only gave her glimpses into the darker side of human nature, but also sparked an interest in the effects of mysticism and mythology, and how both are woven into our daily lives.
Now based in San Mateo, CA, she writes paranormal mysteries, blending her experiences and imagination to create a vivid world of magic and mayhem.
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Books by Kirsten Weiss
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The Witches of Doyle Series
Bound (Book 1) | Ground (Book 2) | Down (Book 3) | Spirit on Fire | Tales of the Rose Rabbit
Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Series
The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum | Pressed to Death
The Riga Hayworth Paranormal Mystery Novels
The Metaphysical Detective | The Alchemical Detective | The Shamanic Detective | The Infernal Detective | The Elemental Detective | The Hoodoo Detective | The Hermetic Detective
The Mannequin Offensive
Sensibility Grey Steampunk Suspense
Steam and Sensibility | Of Mice and Mechanicals | A Midsummer Night’s Mechanical
Copyright
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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Cover art by Dar Albert.
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misterio press / ebook edition November, 2016
ISBN-13: 978-1-944767-15-0
ISBN-10: 1-944767-15-0
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