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A Witch Without Magic
by Larisa Walk
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BLURB:
When her neighbors accuse Belladonna of Satanism and making them
age years to days, she must find who is behind it or face a modern day witch
hunt. Her mysterious enemy knows where to strike to cause the most damage:
Belladonna's only friend is losing his life-force; the garden that feeds her is
dying; and her house ghost goes poltergeist. To save her neighbors and friends
and prove her innocence, she must travel to the Otherworld where butterflies
have razor wings and where her worst fears will come to life.
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EXCERPT:
I tried to walk with an official swing in my step,
clipboard under my right arm, the other arm at my side, desperately trying not
to clutch at the fabric of my jumpsuit with a death grip. Mice and rats darted in and out of
bushes. A large flock of crows cawed in
the trees. In one spot ants covered the
sidewalk like spilled black pepper. Dark
magic was afoot and the vermin were drawn to it.
There were some kids with aged faces playing on the
other side of the street. I tried not to
stare at them. One kid, a boy of about
seven, judging by his height, actually looked like he was in his eighties. He seemed to have trouble breathing and had
to stop often to rest. My jaws ached and
a sharp spike seemed to be embedded in my chest. Goddess help me, but I couldn't blame their
parents for hating me. If I were in
their place and thought I knew who was doing this to my kids, I'd go on a witch
hunt, too. I was lucky the cops didn't
believe my neighbors that I was doing this awful life-draining stuff to them or
I wouldn't have any protection. I prayed
hard that I'd find a way to stop the dark witch before anyone died from being
too old at the age of seven.
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AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
Larisa
Walk, a native Russian, lives in California with her husband and two formerly
homeless cats. She writes paranormal fiction that is more often than not
populated by characters from the Russian fairy world. Her short fiction
appeared in several anthologies and magazines. She has published a historic
fantasy novel, A Handful of Earth, and a modern paranormal novel, A Witch
Without Magic. See her quirky blog posts here: http://www.larisawalk.com
9 comments:
Thanks oodles, Andra.
Larisa
Thanks for the giveaway! Really excited to buy the book if I win! lol!
~Kate~
hense1kk AT cmich DOT edu
Welcome to my blog. I hope you have a great tour.
This is not a genre I normally read, but I must say, your story sounds very good. Thanks for the excerpt and giveaway.
kareninnc at gmail dot com
Sounds intriguing
bn100candg at hotmail dot com
Thanks.
You are very kind, Christine.
Hi, Karen. Thanks.
Thanks.
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