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Read a sample chapter:
“You don’t look
like a bitch, Sisi.”
“Excuse me?!” Siobhan Silverhawk blinked twice at
the six-year-old earnestly studying her with dark satin eyes.
“Benjamin Joseph...”
His father, John
Bradley Pendleton, crossed his arms over his broad chest. His
imposing height and muscular build, combined with serious hazel eyes
and a commanding air, should have made him all the more
intimidating. But Ben simply ignored the glower.
“What? Mommy called
her a bitch whose magic power is stealing men’s hearts. I just wanna
know if it’s true ‘cause I’m kind of a man and I need my
heart and--”
“And that’s enough,
Ben. That’s not a word I ever want to hear you use again.” J.B.
pointed for emphasis. “Apologize to Siobhan.”
“Saw-ree.” The boy’s
expression made it clear he didn’t understand what he was sorry for.
“So are you a- You know, one?”
“Yes, I am, kiddo.”
She reached out to ruffle Ben’s soft curls. “But that’s witch with a
‘W’, okay?”
“You don’t look like
a witch, either. You don’t have a pointy hat or green skin or
tentacles or anything.”
J.B. choked back a
laugh. “Tentacles?”
Ben nodded. “From the
Little Mermaid movie. That witch was like an octopus on the
bottom.”
Heat tinted her
cheeks as J.B.’s gaze slowly traveled the length of her legs, from
her ankles to the short hem of her floral sundress. Then he looked
at her and winked. “Nope, no sign of tentacles.”
“No green skin,
either. I do, however, come from a family of powerful magic users.”
J.B. cleared his
throat, his expression closing. “I know you have to play a certain
role for the tourists looking for entertainment, but I’ve told Ben
the truth.”
“And which truth is
that?” She barely kept the sarcasm from her voice, already knowing
the answer.
“That there’s no such
thing as witches or ghosts except on TV; that there’s nothing magic
except for tricks at birthday parties.”
Continue
From
the story SPIRIT
DANCE by
Mia Zachary
WITCHY BUSINESS anthology with Julie Leto & Rhonda Nelson
Imprint
and Series: Harlequin Special
Releases September 2007
Copyright © 2006 by Mika Boblitz; ® and T are trademarks of the
publisher.
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