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And that’s not the only mystery he’s dealing with. The new chief of police is, by turns, giving him heart palpitations and homicidal thoughts. Xander can’t decide if the gorgeous yet infuriating Lorne MacBain is on his side, or trying to drive him insane. Added to that, the man doesn’t believe in magic, and since that’s who Xander is, their future looks anything but bright.
But Lorne is not the unimaginative, stick-in-the-mud Xander thinks he is. And a rock to anchor him as his life is turning upside down is just the thing Xander needs. Now if only the two of them can stay alive…
306 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 18, 2023
“Thank you for checking on me, Chief. Good night.” Getting on my bike, I rode fast to put some distance between us, crossing the street, but in seconds he was back beside me. He was in his SUV after all. “Don’t dismiss me,” he barked out of the open passenger side window, on my left now."
"Never mind, who cares.” He reached for my hand. “I’ll happily be under your spell because it means you wanted me enough to cast it to begin with.”
“Please, Xan, let me have you, let me keep you. I’ll take good care of your heart, your body, and your home.”
"I’ve got it bad for you, Chief MacBain.”
“That’s good, since I feel the same.” He darted over, laid a kiss on me that curled my toes, and was out the door before I could say another word."
“There’s still magic in the world,” he told her. “You just have to look and see.” Quick nod from her. “There’s magic in things you love, like lavender, honey, or sweet black cats,” he mused, stroking Argos, who began purring. “Or in friendship and windy days.”
“Xander is a very powerful witch, that’s how,” Lorne told him. “He’s the…raven of the woods.”
“This might come as a surprise to you, but the day I was introduced to the town, I noticed you in the crowd and decided right then and there that I was going to talk to you.”
"You should be walking on the other side of the road, against traffic, not with it. That's how people get kidnapped and murdered."
What?
"Use your head."
"I'll happily be under your spell because it means you wanted me enough to cast it to begin with."