The fire she once mastered so easily has become her greatest adversary and is now slowly burning her alive . . .
Of Flame and Light
Weird Girls #7
Cecy Robson
Releasing Oct 18th, 2016
Taran Wird holds the unique ability
to conjure fire and lightning. She is mated to Gemini, Second in Command to
the Squaw Valley Pack of the Lake Tahoe Region, and the sole werewolf to
possess the ability to split into two wolves. And although they are mates, Taran's
insecurities have driven them apart.
Devastated by an injury that left
her with a zombie-like limb, Taran struggles to regain command over her magic.
But when her arm and her power turn against her, lashing out on those she most
loves, she knows she can no longer carry this burden alone. Not that she likes
the alternative.
The only way to regain control of
her magic is to align and learn from the local coven of witches―the very ones
who sought to banish her when she and her three unique sisters first moved to
the mystical region. But although Taran is trying, the teachings don't come
easy, and the tasks leave her weak and emotionally shattered.
Yet Taran must learn and learn fast.
Time is running out. The fire she once mastered so easily has become her
greatest adversary and is now slowly burning her alive . . .
My focus drifts to my sisters. “Do what
you have to and stay safe. Don’t worry about me.”
It’s a stupid thing to say. Of course
they’ll worry. For once in our lives I’m the one who needs coddling. Not that I
don’t absolutely hate it.
My hiking boots press into the ground
as we move away from the road. They’re not what I count as cute shoes. But
since my cute clothes tend to end up covered with blood and smelly supernatural
fluids, here I am in jeans, a long-sleeved shirt and vest, and yeah, the hiking
boots.
Bren leaps over a thick section of
brush, landing smoothly as I try to figure out the closest way in. “It’s
clear,” he says. “Come on.”
He means the first few feet are clear.
I can’t see jack over these thick brambles. I look hopelessly to Emme, wishing
I didn’t have to. She regards me almost apologetically, realizing what I’m asking
her to do.
Emme is good at a lot of things:
baking, scrapbooking, and keeping up on all our collective bills. But her aim
sucks. So when she throws me over the brush with her force, it takes all I have not to scream. Thankfully Bren is good
at catching, no matter how bad the throw.
“Christ,” I mutter as he eases me down.
Shayna inherited a bit of were from Koda’s essence. And while
she’ll never heal or run as fast as a were,
he gave her enough agility to clear the thick brambles without Emme’s help.
Poor Emme. Her aim isn’t any better on
herself. Bren has to “go long” to keep her from slamming into a tree when she
launches herself forward.
Shayna and I jog ahead to where Bren is
lowering Emme to the ground. He kisses her cheek, a show of affection he often
demonstrates to us, but this time she doesn’t welcome it like she once did. She
meets his eyes, backing away slowly, as if she’s afraid to step too close. Bren
frowns, speaking low. Emme answers with a nod, but again steps further away
from him.
Shayna doesn’t seem to notice, skipping
across the rugged terrain as if we’re out for a stroll and not walking into
some evil crap we may have to kill before it rips us apart. But I notice.
Something is definitely up with Emme. I stiffen when he strokes her cheek. And
son of a bitch, it may have to do with Bren!
Cecy Robson is an award-winning
author of magical realms, to-die-for Alpha heroes, and young adult
adventure. A double RITA® 2016 finalist for Once Pure and Once Kissed, and published
author of more than fifteen titles, you can typically find her on her laptop or stumbling blindly in search
of caffeine.
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