Wicked Magic - Softcover

McCray, Cheyenne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 031294957X ISBN 13: 9780312949570

Verlag: St Martin's Press, 2007

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Rhiannon Castle, a D'Anu witch possessing unique and powerful magic gifts, and Keir, a ruggest Tuatha D'Danann warrior, share a passionate alliance that is threatened when a demon goddess unleashes her evil, and only Rhiannon's secret power can stop her, but unleashing it could destroy the man she loves. Original.

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USA Today bestselling author Cheyenne McCray has a passion for hot romance and a happily-ever-after, but always with a twist. Among other accolades, Chey has won the prestigious Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award for “Best Erotic Romance of the Year.”

Chey penned her first poem in kindergarten, and has been writing ever since she can remember. She always knew one day she would write novels, hoping her readers would get lost in the worlds she created, as she did in her favorites.

Now, she gets to write full time and loves what she does. She’s married to her college sweetheart, has three sons, three dogs, a messy house, and she will do anything to get out of cleaning, which may be why she writes so much.
 
Visit Cheyenne's website at www.cheyennemccray.com.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cheyenne McCray writes the Night Tracker novels and the Armed and Dangerous series, among others. She grew up on a ranch in southeastern Arizona. She has been writing ever since she can remember, back to her kindergarten days when she penned her first poem. She always knew one day she would write novels—she wanted to create worlds that readers would get lost in, just as she had always gotten lost in her favorite books. “Growing up I read, read, and read,” she says, “and grew up to write, write, write.” She has three sons and two dogs. A true Arizona native, she loves the desert and all of the sunshine and beautiful sunsets that go along with it.

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National USA Today bestselling author Cheyenne McCray continues her sizzling series with an erotic tale about a gifted witch and a powerful warrior who together create some WICKED MAGIC .

A DARK SECRET

Rhiannon Castle is a D'Anu witch whose is a D'Anu witch whose Coven sisters know nothing of the Shadows that lurk within her. Rhiannon can't reveal the truth to anyone--least of all Keir, a rugged warrior soldier who walks into Rhiannon's life and awakens her to a wanton reckless desire

A SEARING PASSION
Keir's Tuatha D'Danann Tuatha D'Danann brethren are the only real family he has ever known. He trusts no one--until he is sent to San Francisco and meets Rhiannon, the one woman with fire enough to tame him. Every seductive encounter convinces Keir that she belongs with him--even though Rhiannon knows her powers could put him in peril

A SHARED DESTINY

And then a new threat rises from the depths of the Underworld. When a demon goddess unleashes her evil upon our world, Rhiannon's secret could prove the ultimate weapon in this epic battle--or forge a pathway to destruction for the only man she's ever loved

"Magical mayhem, sexy shapeshifters, wondrous witches and warlocks Cheyenne McCray has created a fabulous new world. You won't be able to get enough!"
--Lori Handeland, USA Today bestselling author

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Chapter 1

 

San Francisco

 

The vision came quick and strong and Rhiannon Castle’s heart beat so hard her chest ached.

 

She dropped to her knees on her apartment floor and tried to breathe as the vision swam before her eyes.

 

Ceithlenn. The evil goddess from Underworld.

 

Her hair literally flamed and her eyes were a deep red. She had fangs, claws, and huge leather wings.

 

The goddess was terrifying and fascinating all at once.

 

Rhiannon felt the force of Ceithlenn’s hunger as if it were her own belly that rumbled painfully. The knowledge that Ceithlenn hadn’t fed in the three days since she’d left Underworld flowed into Rhiannon through the being’s thoughts. Darkness was Ceithlenn’s friend as she swooped through the San Francisco skyline searching for a victim or two.

 

The goddess dropped silently in a crouch behind a man with a pink Mohawk. She watched him for a moment, perching on the cracked sidewalk with her clawed hands resting between her thighs. In Underworld there had been no humans to dine on . . . and they looked delicious.

 

Rhiannon’s stomach churned.

 

Ceithlenn extended her sharp claws as she moved her hand to the side. She slowly scraped her nails across the cement, a deep, ominous sound.

 

It came to Rhiannon, then. Ceithlenn was waiting for her victim to acknowledge her. She wanted to experience the delight of the man seeing death staring him in the face. She studied her prey intently and swiped her tongue between her lips before giving a low roar like a tiger.

 

The moment Ceithlenn growled, the guy came to a stop. From out of his jacket sleeve he flipped open a switchblade and whirled to see what or who was behind him.

 

His eyes widened at the sight of the goddess. “What the fuck?”

 

With one flap of her great wings Ceithlenn leapt onto the man, slamming him to the concrete.

 

His knife skittered across the sidewalk. He started to shout but she sank her fangs into his throat before a sound could leave him.

 

Rhiannon nearly screamed as blood spurted. She felt the warm fluid in her mouth; experienced the thick, metallic taste as it flowed down her throat. She sensed Ceithlenn’s thrill as she dined on the human’s flesh.

 

And then power. Ceithlenn sucked up the dying man’s soul, drawing it into her until his final death rattle. The potency of absorbing the human’s soul was electrifying. The burst Ceithlenn felt in her magical strength was unreal.

 

As realization dawned so did her delight . . . she could absorb a human’s soul and magnify her own powers. That was something she had never been able to do with any other living creature or being.

 

Rhiannon trembled and almost threw up as the vision held her captive and Ceithlenn dined until filled. Until all that was left were bones with bits of meat clinging to them.

 

Rhiannon felt the goddess’s satisfaction and triumph—and the thrill of her discovery.

 

Souls. She needed more human souls.

 

For a moment Ceithlenn scowled. Looked around her, then sniffed the air.

 

Rhiannon recoiled.

 

Was Ceithlenn feeling Rhiannon’s presence?

 

Ceithlenn scowled again then took to the air, flapping her great leather wings. Rhiannon felt Ceithlenn’s rush of ecstasy as she circled the city. Sated for now and satisfied with her discovery, the goddess headed to her lair.

 

Ceithlenn glanced over her shoulder, as if she were looking directly at Rhiannon, and growled.

 

Rhiannon felt the darkness then, the recognition of the Shadows buried deep inside her—

 

And knew that the goddess recognized it, too.

 

 

 

 

 

Rhiannon cried out as she jerked back to reality. Her eyelids popped open to see that she was in her own apartment.

 

Her sight blurred and she could hardly breathe. Bile rose in her throat as she tried to ignore the tastes still in her mouth, but she couldn’t handle it any longer.

 

Rhiannon scrambled up from the floor of her living room and fled for the bathroom. She fell to the linoleum, hit her knees, and puked into the toilet until nothing was left. It felt as though her stomach would come up her throat.

 

She spit the acidic taste from her mouth and found she no longer felt or tasted flesh and blood on her tongue. But the thought caused her to dry heave so that her sides ached from it.

 

When she stood to rinse out her mouth in the sink, she caught a glimpse in the mirror of her moon-white face. The usually pale scars slashed across one cheek by the queen of the Fomorii demons stood out like red trails. Sweat on her forehead glistened in the bathroom light. She looked away from the mirror, washed her face, swished water in her mouth, and brushed her teeth.

 

Her mind was a jumble as she staggered from the bathroom into her bedroom.

 

Had Ceithlenn seen her?

 

Worse yet, had the goddess seen the Shadows?

 

Before Rhiannon reached her bed, she dropped to the carpet, and passed out from exhaustion.

 

And fear.

 

Chapter 2

 

Otherworld

 

Keir laced the leather ties of his breeches as Lise lay curled up on the bed, watching him. His Pleasure Partner’s elbow pressed into the mattress, her head resting in her palm. She gave him a sultry and satisfied smile, telling him she wanted more.

 

Keir had far more pressing matters to be concerned with than the beautiful, naked woman on the bed.

 

While he had been training more Tuatha D’Danann warriors, he had not been to the San Francisco Otherworld for three months. Time had run out and now he must return with his warriors to the city come morning.

 

The blond curls between Lise’s thighs matched the shade of her long hair. Her lush breasts with their large pink nipples were tempting enough that for a moment he considered climbing back into bed with her.

 

Pleasure Partners like Lise willingly chose to serve in Pleasure Houses designed to fulfill the fantasies and needs of all comers. Keir did not mess around with fantasies. What he wanted when he came to a Pleasure House was a good fuck.

 

“Sure you are not ready for another round?” Lise said in a voice that came out in a purr. She pushed herself to a sitting position and lightly ran one of her fingers down his biceps as he yanked on one of his boots. “I want to take you again, warrior.” Obviously Lise had decided to drive him out of his mind by bringing his cock back to full attention. But he did not have time to indulge in bedding her again.

 

“I have business to attend to, woman,” Keir said gruffly, yet it did not deter Lise.

 

Her warm vanilla scent wrapped around him as she pushed his shoulder-length black hair aside and pressed her lips to his neck while he pulled on his...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: St Martin's Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 031294957X
• ISBN 13: 9780312949570
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 371
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