Witch & Curse (59 page)

Michael smiled at them and at Laurent, who looked on approvingly and said,
“Bien
. Well done.”

Michael replied, “I promised her I would kill her by midsummer. And I will.”

Jer: Avalon, December

On Avalon, Jer paced his cell, listening to his informant as she told him, “The Cathers/Anderson Coven is said to be in London. Sir William and James are searching for them everywhere.”

I must not send my spirit out to her, or they might track her
, Jer thought, stricken by the news.
I told her to stay well away from me
. . .

. . .
but she isn't in London searching for me. Site's looking for her cousin
.

He was both glad and disappointed. But that was not important.

She must live
.

Isabeau and Jean: Beyond Time and Space

Isabeau ran to Jean, her arms outstretched, but the hatred on his face made her legs give way. She crumpled to the ground before him, murmuring, “Forgive me, my darling. I tried to save you. I did not want you to die by my hand.”

“Yet obviously you swore to another to do so,” he riposted, “and so we chase one another through time, locked in hatred.”

“Non, non
. In love,” she insisted. “In love,
mon
Jean.”

The look on her face entrapped him, charmed him, hexed him. She was his Isabeau; she was his love. . . .

“Ma vie, ma femme!” Jean
cried.
My life, my woman
.

He fell onto his knees before her, gathered her up in his arms, and kissed her.

Jer kissed Holly in his dreams. . . .

In her dreams, Holly kissed him back.

“Jer,” she whispered, sleeping. “I will find you.”

USA Today
bestselling author
Nancy Holder
has received four Bram Stoker awards for her supernatural fiction. She has served on the board of trustees for the Horror Writers Association. Her work has been translated into more than two dozen languages, and she has more than seventy-eight books and two hundred short stories to her credit. Her books for Simon Pulse include the Wicked series and the novel
Spirited
. Nancy also recently published the novel
Pretty Little Devils
. She lives in San Diego with her daughter, Belle, and far too many animals.

Debbie Viguié
holds a degree in creative writing from UC Davis. Her Simon Pulse books include the Wicked series and the novels
Scarlet Moon
and
Midnight Pearls
. She currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, Scott. Visit her at
www.debbieviguie.com
.

Legacy and Spellbound

Holly Cathers is not the same person she was almost a year and a half ago. After discovering her connection to an ancient legacy of witches, Holly has accepted her destiny as a descendant of the House of Cahors. Determined to end an intergenerational feud that has plagued her family for centuries, Holly will have to overcome unworldly obstacles as she battles to protect her loved ones – including Jer, a member of the rival House of Deveraux and her one true love.

A war of magical proportions is being waged,
and Holly is at the centre of it all.

Lives will be lost, and sacrifices will
have to be made . . .