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Swelled bruises held hostage the prisoner’s eyes, but he could still hear.

He listened to his native captors demand a better price for the sale of him, noted the English dialects on the tongues of those bidding.

They know.
The prisoner recognized the strained desire to win him in their voices.
They know of my lineage and my worth.

With each passing exchange, the prisoner grew more certain the Englishmen would buy him, no matter the price asked by the natives.

From the darkness holding him, the same blackness for which the natives named him, the prisoner called a memory—a face to grant him strength for the journey ahead. A reminder of why he must live.

Then, soft as wind rustling through blades of grass, he spoke her name.

“Rebecca.”

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CKNOWLEDGMENTS

As a boy, my maternal grandmother told me tales of our forefathers and said the blood of a proud people—the Miamiak—flowed in our veins. God only knows how much time I spent in the woods behind her home pretending I was a brave. Their stories will forever fascinate me, as I hope this story has fascinated you.

In regards to this novel, I could not have done without my coven: Annetta Ribken, Jennifer Wingard, Greg Sidelnik, and Valerie Bellamy. Thank you all for lending me your many talents and knowledge to shape
Salem’s Fury
.

To Karen, my wife and first reader, thank you for loving me and believing in me, especially seeing as I don’t write kissy-kissy books, provide the endings you hope for, or change the fates of characters even when you demand it.

To my parents, siblings, and the countless family and friends who have followed my crazy antics all this way, my thanks for your continued support.

And thank you, dear reader, for continuing this journey with me.

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BOUT THE AUTHOR

Aaron Galvin runs the creative gamut.

He cut his chops writing stand-up comedy routines at age thirteen. His early works paid off years later when he co-wrote and executive produced the award-winning indie feature film,
Wedding Bells & Shotgun Shells.
In addition to the Vengeance Trilogy, he also authors the Salt series, a YA urban fantasy praised for a unique take on mermaids and selkies.

He is also an accomplished actor. Aaron has worked in everything from Hollywood blockbusters, (Christopher Nolan’s
The Dark Knight,
and Clint Eastwood’s
Flags of Our Fathers
), to starring in dozens of indie films and commercials.

Aaron is a native Hoosier, graduate of Ball State University, and a proud member of SCBWI. He currently lives in Southern California with his wife and children.

For more information, please visit his website,
www.aarongalvin.com
.