Living the Dream

Box sets have gone international. Since you’re reading this post, it’s a given that you read English, but do you have friends and family who don’t? Several of the box sets my work is in have been translated into different languages including: French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese to make reading more enjoyable for our international friends.

Unforgettable Outlaws

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U Outlaws B0HHY2M9BX Forajidos inolvidables
U Outlaws B0HHXR8VWQ Rebelles inoubliables
U Outlaws B0HHYHKGGJ Unvergessliche Rebellen

So, if you want to read in another language or brush up on one that you haven’t used in years, or know a friend who would love to read on one of those sexy European languages, feel free to pass the information along. To find the book in the language of your choice Just google the ASIN number given next to the title at the end of this link: https://www.amazon.com/dp

Unforgettable Romance

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U Romances B0G165DVS4 Romances Inolvidables
U Romances B0GYQWN166 Romances inoubliables
U Romances B01N80VJXI U Romances
U Romances B0H4X41SYT Romances inesquecíveis

Unforgettable Heroes

U Heroes B0GX2YLJLL UNVERGESSLICHE HELDEN: Stark, beschützend und unwiderstehlich
U Heroes B0G164WNY2 Héroes Inolvidables – Pasión Inolvidable
U Heroes B073RR3PW8 Unforgettable Heroes – Unforgettable Passion
U Heroes B0H272N6YT Héros inoubliables – passion inoubliable
U Heroes B0H4XB1V9H Eroi indimenticabili – Passione indimenticabile
U Heroes B0H4XC8R8J Heróis inesquecíveis – paixão inesquecível

Unforgettable Courage

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U Courage B0G46QGXRL Valor Inolvidable
U Courage B0GZL4SKYN Courage inoubliable
U Courage B09Q9D8WP4 Unforgettable Courage
U Courage B0H4WZDPCV Coraggio indimenticabile
U Courage B0H4WV8L1G Coragem inesquecível

Unforgettable Loyalty

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U Loyalty B0G17Y5LR6 Lealtad Inolvidable
U Loyalty B0BC6JL9BM U Loyalty
U Loyalty B0GZL4SKYN Courage inoubliable
U Loyalty B0H4WZDPCV Coraggio indimenticabile
U Loyalty B0H4X548WW Lealdade inesquecível

Unforgettable Protectors

U Protectors B0GX2YS6HG Unvergessliche Beschützer
U Protectors B0GSPJNCNK Protectores Inolvidables
U Protectors B0CGG1HZLS Unforgettable Protectors

Unforgettable Christmas Wonders

U C Wonders B0GXGQW95X Invergessliche Weihnachtswunder
U C Wonders B0G3YRQXFC Maravillas Navideñas Inolvidables
U C Wonders B0H24GGD5K Inoubliables merveilles de Noël
U C Wonders B0CN624GH9 Unforgettable Christmas Wonders
U C Wonders B0H4WYKL2Y Indimenticabili meraviglie di Natale
U C Wonders B0H4X7V16Z Maravilhas inesquecíveis de Natal

Unforgettable Guardians

U Guardians B0GL4LHH79 Guardianes Inolvidables
U Guardians B0GYL38DMS Unvergessliche Beschützer
U Guardians B0CRBJF155 U Guardians
U Guardians B0H4X2176T Guardiões inesquecíveis

Unforgettable Christmas Cheer

UAF Ccheer B0GX35CMZ2 Unvergessliche und absolut fabelhafte Weihnachtsfreude
UAF Ccheer B0G16Z3XZ4 Inolvidable y Absolutamente Fabulosa Alegría Navideña
UAF Ccheer B0DH3QTYSZ Unforgettable and Absolutely Fabulous Christmas Cheer
UAF Ccheer B0GYZGMSY4 Inoubliable et absolument fabuleuse magie de Noël
UAF Ccheer B0H4XHVSXH Indimenticabile e assolutamente favolosa allegria natalizia
UAF Ccheer B0H4XGFTZ2 Alegria natalina inesquecível e absolutamente fabulosa

Unforgettable Absolutely Fabulous Secrets and Sleuths

https://www.amazon.com/Unforgettable-Absolutely-Fabulous-Secrets-Sleuths-ebook/dp/B0DN1WLW2J/

AFSS B0GXGMH9WL Unvergessliche und absolut fabelhafte Geheimnisse und Detektive
UAFSS B0G1JCZ8M7 Secretos y detectives inolvidables y absolutamente fabulosos
UAFSS B0GY9S38WL Secrets et enquêteurs inoubliables et absolument fabuleux
UAFSS B0H4X8MLGG Indimenticabili e assolutamente favolosi segreti e investigatori
UAFSS B0H4X35N69 Segredos e detetives inesquecíveis e absolutamente fabulosos

Unforgettable and Absolutely Fabulous Kisses and Chaos

UAFKC B0F1B8N9XG Unforgettable and Absolutely Fabulous Kisses and Chaos
UAFKC B0G1HXSMB1 Besos y Caos Inolvidables y Absolutamente Fabulosos
UAFKC B0H27JTCCQ Inoubliables et absolument fabuleux : baisers et chaos
UAFKC B0H4WZG4FQ Indimenticabili e assolutamente favolosi baci e caos
UAFKC B0H4WTDTSG Beijos e caos inesquecíveis e absolutamente fabulosos

Unforgettable Absolutely Fabulous Love, Lies, and Laughs

UAFLLL B0GX2YFCS7 Unvergessliche und absolut fabelhafte Liebe, Lügen und Lachen
UAFLLL B0G1HXSR4J Inolvidable y Absolutamente Fabuloso: Amor, Mentiras y Risas
UAFLLL B0F7Z5VNB1 UAF Love, Lies, and Laughs
UAFLLL B0H1DS6B4Z Inoubliable et absolument fabuleux : amour, mensonges et rires
UAFLLL B0H4XFGMLH Indimenticabile e assolutamente favoloso: amore, bugie e risate
UAFLLL B0H4X1BDVR Inesquecível e absolutamente fabuloso: amor, mentiras e risadas

Unforgettable Champions

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U Champions  B0G1JCZFM2 Campeones inolvidables
U Champions B0FHND2N56 Unforgettable Champions
U Champions B0H3TKKMVT Champions inoubliables
U Champions B0H4X6YTJP Campioni indimenticabili
U Champions B0H4WZYDDL Campeões inesquecíveis

Unforgettable Sweet Wishes and Holiday Kisses

U Sweet C B0GX316FSX Unvergessliche Weihnachtswünsche & festliche Küsse
U Sweet C B0G1J2YZLV Inolvidables Dulces Deseos y Besos Navideños
U Sweet C B0FPZM2G1J Un forgettable Sweet Wishes and Holiday Kisses
U Sweet C B0H7299JNG Inoubliables vœux tendres et baisers de fêtes
U Sweet C B0H4X5GK34 Indimenticabili dolci auguri & baci di Natale
U Sweet C B0H735CQZF Inesquecíveis desejos doces e beijos de Natal

Unforgettable Scintillating Christmas

U Scintillating B0GX2Z6J9X Unvergesslich prickelnde Weihnachten
U Scintillating B0G1JBX1PB Navidad Inolvidable y Deslumbrante
U Scintillating B0FTTBMNX4 U Scintillating Christmas
U Scintillating B0H27532BT Un Noël étincelant et inoubliable
U Scintillating B0H4WXGCG8 Natale indimenticabile e travolgente
U Scintillating B0H4WNDXWM Natal inesquecível e eletrizante

Unforgettable Second Chances

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U Second Chances B0CW1JQW33 Segundas oportunidades inolvidables
U Second Chances B0GXY7XYCD Secondes chances inoubliables
U Second Chances B0GF4JDPT2 Unforettable Second Chances
U Second Chances B0H4WZ3YS6 Seconde possibilità indimenticabili
U Second Chances B0H4WSPKTZ Segundas chances inesquecíveis

Unforgettable Forbidden Love

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U Forbidden Love B0HHYBZVLF Inolvidable amor prohibido
U Forbidden Love B0HHY9SQC4 Amours interdits inoubliables
U Forbidden Love B0HHXXD227 Unvergessliche verbotene Liebe
U Forbidden Love B0HHY2YMHR Indimenticabile amore proibito
U Forbidden Love can’t traaanslate

Unforgettable Secrets in a Small Town

U Small Town B0GHQRVFJ8 Unforgettable Secrets in a Small Town
U Small Town B0HHYBHQSG Secretos inolvidables en un pueblo pequeño
U Small Town B0HHYCR28D Secrets inoubliables dans une petite ville
U Small Town B0HHY6BZD7 Unvergessliche Geheimnisse in einer Kleinstadt
U Small Town B0HHY4YR31 Segreti indimenticabili in un piccolo paese
U Small Town B0HHYF87P3 Segredos inesquecíveis em uma cidade pequena

Unforgettable Flirt Fest

U Flirt Fest B0H1YF8YMT Unforgettable Flirt Fest
U Flirt Fest B0HM6V5MC6 Festival de flirteo inolvidable
U Flirt Fest B0HM78D624 Flirts inoubliables
U Flirt Fest B0HM6N8ZW1 Unvergessliches Flirt-Fest
U Flirt Fest B0HM6XCX38 Flirt indimenticabili
U Flirt Fest B0HM7431K6 Festival de flertes inesquecível

Unforgettable Shadows of the Past

U Shadows B0H94VCZ4W Unforgettable Shadows of the Past
U Shadows B0HM9FT5XH Sombras inolvidables del pasado
U Shadows B0HM9QHX19 Ombres inoubliables du passé
U Shadows B0HM98WM9B Unvergessliche Schatten der Vergangenheit
U Shadows B0HM9JB6K6 Ombre indimenticabili del passato
U Shadows B0HM97TPVF Sombras inesquecíveis do passado

Unforgettable Summer Flings

U Summer Flings B0HDJZRTNT Unforgettable Summer Flings
U Summer Flings B0HM9JL3SM Romances de verano inolvidables
U Summer Flings B0HM9DP4BP Idylles d’été inoubliables
U Summer Flings B0HM9SPKBK Unvergessliche Sommerflirts
U Summer Flings B0HM99MD22 Flirt estivi indimenticabili
U Summer Flings B0HM9DP4BP Idylles d’été inoubliables

Unforgettable Paranormal Passions

U Paranormal Passions B0HH4P1YB5 Unforgettable Paranormal Passions
U Paranormal Passions B0HM6X1DBL Pasiones paranormales inolvidables
U Paranormal Passions B0HM6LM7YM Passions paranormales inoubliables
U Paranormal Passions B0HM767JGM Unvergessliche paranormale Leidenschaften
U Paranormal Passions B0HM6ZWG7H Passioni paranormali indimenticabili
U Paranormal Passions B0HM6N6X8L Paixões paranormais inesquecíveis

Unforgettable Christmas Cocoa Craziness

U Christmas Cocoa Craziness B0HKT2YPVR Unforgettable Christmas Cocoa Craziness
U Christmas Cocoa Craziness B0HM2S8LM9 La inolvidable locura del chocolate navideño
U Christmas Cocoa Craziness B0HM31VRD7 Unvergesslicher Weihnachts-Kakao-Wahnsinn
U Christmas Cocoa Craziness B0HM357SR3 Chocolat chaud et folie de Noël inoubliable

Unforgettable Murder & Mayhem

U Murder & Mayhem B0HMZ1P475 Unforgettable Murder and Mayhem
U Murder & Mayhem B0HM2S8LM9 La inolvidable locura del chocolate navideño
U Murder & Mayhem B0HM357SR3 Meurtres et chaos inoubliables
U Murder & Mayhem B0HM31VRD7 Unvergesslicher Weihnachts-Kakao-Wahnsinn
U Murder & Mayhem B0HN5TSQQD Delitti e scompiglio indimenticabili
U Murder & Mayhem B0HN5QY1G3 Crime e caos inesquecíveis

There you go! Enjoy the weekend.

Fall is definitely here with cooler nights, mornings with frost on rooftops, and darker, rainier days. It’s the perfect weather to cuddle up with a book or read one being written scene by scene. This week, the authors at Tuesday Tales invite you to comment on their posts written to the word prompt BROWN. I’m continuing with my romantasy, The Bonds of Time. Enjoy!

“I’m going that way,” a man in his late forties or early fifties answered. He wore an old brown tweed jacket, and a matching flat cap, the kind often worn when men outgrew ballcaps and their scalps were visible through thinning hair. He’d been standing next to the window discussing football teams with the stationmaster. His amber-brown eyes betrayed a quick mind as well as curiosity. “I live in Dolmens and I’m on me way home. I’d be happy to give you a lift. Howard here,” he indicated the man behind the counter, “Can vouch for my character, although I don’t know who’ll vouch for his.”

“Get away with you, Colin. If you weren’t me own brother-in law, I’d warn the lass away from you.” The ticket agent shook his head. “Best take Colin here up on his offer. Believe me, he’s safe enough, and that wreck he calls an automobile will get you where you want to go.” He laughed.

Sam swallowed and nodded, not certain she should trust either of them, the strange words from the note filling her head once more.

“I’ll have you know that’s a classic and runs better than any newfangled car made today.”

“I appreciate the offer, sir, but I wouldn’t want to bother you in any way. Perhaps there’s a bus or a taxi?” She prayed she sounded hopeful and not terrified.

“Not at this time of year, love,” Howard answered. “Bus only comes early in the morning now, and the only taxi that’ll take you to Dolmens is in the shop with a bug in its bonnet. Not sure if Mary’s got any rooms left to rent, but if she does, she’s just down the street and you could get the bus in the morning.”

Damn! Another bad decision. Had she let Nathan know she was coming, he could’ve sent a car, but she’d wanted to surprise him. It looked as if the one surprised would be her.

“I’m sure Mary’s inn is lovely, but I would like to get there today.” She turned to Colin. “If you’re sure it wouldn’t be too much trouble, I’ll take you up on your offer. I’ll gladly pay you for your services.”

The man nodded and smiled disarmingly. “Now, why would you be doing that? I have to go home anyway, so I might as well have company.” He indicated her three large cases and knapsack. “Yours?” She nodded. “The fit might be a tight one, but that’s me car over there.” He pointed to an old, black Morris. “Just make yourself comfortable in the front while I see to your things.”

She stared at the car unlike anything she’d ever seen before. Good grief! It had to be older than she was.

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Happy reading everyone!

Monday was Thanksgiving Day in Canada, and I had cause to be thankful this year as I had all three of my children home for the first time in almost thirty years. It’s been a difficult year, and we’ve lost many friends as the years creep forward, but I’m still on the right side of the grass, and that’s what matters.

This week’s word prompt for the Tuesday Tales authors is RUN. I’m continuing with The Bonds of Time, my romantasy, and Samantha’s unplanned journey to her ancestral home. Enjoy!

The rocking motion of the train lulled Sam to sleep. A hand on her shoulder and the sound of the conductor’s voice woke her. She blinked, completely disoriented. She must’ve been more tired than she’d thought.

“Sorry, Miss, you looked so peaceful, I’d half a mind to leave you, but we’re just about to pull into Swindon.” The man smiled at her.

Sam nodded, stifled a yawn, and stood on legs that were more wobbly than expected. She reached for her backpack and the coat she’d removed. The train lurched as it slowed. Opening the compartment door, she crashed into a heavy tweed coat.

An electric shock coursed through her, followed by a wave of desire so potent that she almost collapsed. She jumped back to distance herself from the man. An elderly woman shouldered her way past, separating her from the tweed-covered back, giving her a second to regain her aplomb as the departing passengers moved her toward the exit door.

What had just happened? Sam caught a glimpse of him looking back at her, and she felt as if someone had knocked the wind out of her. She knew him, and yet she was certain she didn’t, but there was something familiar about him. The words from the song she associated with Sleeping Beauty filled her mind. I know you, I walked with you once upon a dream.

“Are you okay, Miss?” The conductor held out his hand to help her off the train.

She blinked. “What? … Yes, yes, I’m fine. I guess I’m still half-asleep.” How else could she explain reacting so strongly to a stranger’s casual brush?

She looked around, hoping to get another glimpse of the man, but he was nowhere in sight. Shaking her head, she walked over to the baggage cart, collected her luggage, and looked around. Children rushed around as if the need to run after the hour of inactivity couldn’t be ignored. She sighed. While she might’ve had a nap, she felt anything but rested.

The train station at Swindon, like many buildings in England, was a blending of eras. It consisted of an old brick edifice attached to a multifloor structure, remarkably modern. Somehow, she’d expected something quaint, perhaps with a thatched roof and stucco, but this was the twenty-first century, and time waited for no one. She approached the ticket window.

“Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to Dolmens?” She peered at the man behind the bars.

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Well, here we are in October, shorter days, longer, cooler nights, frost even. I am so not ready for this. I want more hot, summer days, more sunshine, more time to relax and unwind–but it isn’t going to happen.

October 7 question – Many people are calling for writers who use AI to disclose it. Most who employ ghostwriters do not admit it – do you think authors who use ghostwriters should have to disclose that, too? (Thanks Melissa Maygrove for the question!)

I’m going to answer this in two parts. Since I am currently a participant in a lawsuit about AI training being done without my permission on some of my books, I’m certain the day will come when the way I write ends up on someone’s “according to AI determining factors, this book was written by AI.” It won’t have been, but since my writing style was used to train AI, there are bound to be similarities. How can I get around that? I have no idea. The best I can do is add a “This book was human created” discalimer, but will that really help? Like so many others, I use the internet for research, occasionally, for grammar and spelling checks, my cover artists uses it to create some of my covers, and my books on audible are narrated by AI. If I had tons of money, I would pay a voice actor, but that isn’t in the cards. So, while AI doesn’t write my books, it does save me hours of research in moldy, old library basements.

If I were to plug in some vague plot outline into an AI program and publish what it spewed out as my work, then it would be a lie. In cases like those, I do think the author should disclose something like, “The main idea was mine, but AI wrote the book,” or “The main idea was mine and while AI wrote the bulk of the story, I edited and revised it .”

Others have probably commented on the invaluable job AI does in medicine and other fields, but I don’t feel I’m ready for it to begin replacing human creativity.

The second part involved ghost writing. Having ghosted the rough draft of a book for an author and been paid, I don’t feel the author needs to discolse that. The story has undergone exhaustive changes since the draft I sent and, in my opinion, is now wholly theirs.

That’s it for me. Check out what others have to say here. https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html

Well, October’s here. So far, we’ve had cool nights and warm days, with a sprinkling of frost and fog in low-lying areas, but on the whole, the weather is good. This week, the authors at Tuesday Tales are writing to the word prompt HEAVY. The word reminds me of a Hollies’s song popular my first year of university when I met my husband, “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s my Brother.” That must have been on my mind when I wrote this scene. I’m a few words over, so bear with me, but I wanted to finish the scene. Here is this week’s peek from The Bonds of Time.

While Meg had grown more and more protective of late, Sam missed her. The woman had been her anchor in a storm-tossed sea that had almost overwhelmed them both with grief. She’d leaned heavily on her, perhaps more so than she should have, especially after her release from the hospital. That made this rushing off into the sunset to save who knew whom from who knew what not only unlike her, but far from the most logical thing for her to do. She’d always been so level-headed, and yet given everything that had happened, who could claim logic even existed anymore?

She let her mind drift back to the events that had brought her to this place, alone for what had to be the first time in her life.

Five months earlier, newly granted diploma in hand, Sam had been looking forward to joining her parents’ team on their dig in Barnenez, Brittany, when she’d been struck with appendicitis. Surgery had delayed her trip, and just after her release from the hospital, her parents had been killed in a freak earthquake that had buried the newly discovered archeological site under tons of heavy rubble. Not even the strongest machines could make any headway, as the tunnels they dug collapsed before they could use them.

Sam had spoken to her mother only hours before the accident. Catherine O’Hare had been so excited. Keltoi Manor, the home she had left over thirty years ago to marry her Irish lover, a crime for which her father had never forgiven her, was hers again. What a wonderful surprise to discover that her Uncle William, her mother’s twin brother whom Catherine had met only twice, hadn’t disowned her as expected but had left her everything! She was Lady Catherine! All sins were forgiven, and she could finally go home, go back to the place where she was meant to be. Something about the mysterious uncle and the unexpected inheritance seemed to good to be true, and when Sam voiced her concerns, her mother had laughed.

“There you go, darling, seeing boggarts in the closets again. It’s a gift inherited from your dad’s grandmother. Now, get the rest the doctor ordered, and we will see you next month. These ruins have been here for more than 7,000 years; they are not going to vanish overnight. We can all go to Keltoi together when you get here. Dad sends his love.”

But they had vanished. Buried beneath tons of rock and earth, Kevin and Catherine had become victims of the catastrophe and would never see their daughter nor England again.

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Well, it’s the end of September. How time does fly! This week, the Tuesday Tales authors are writing to the word GRAPE. I continue with The Bonds of Time, my romantacy.

The strangest thing about the note was the fact that she’d received it at all. The only people who knew she’d arrived in England were Aunt Meg, Hezekiah, Sir Nathan Vickers, a distant cousin who’d been living and working for Uncle William at Keltoi Manor for the last year or so, and her uncle’s solicitor, Nigel Smythe. He’d been the one to tell her that as her mother’s sole heir, she was also her uncle’s, and as such, the family title was hers. He’d then gone on to say that he and her lawyer would work out all the details, ending with the fact that he was sorry for her loss. None of them would’ve sent the message, so who had?

Sam stuffed the note back inside the pocket of her coat, removed it, and set it on the grape colored velour seat beside her. She chortled. Purple used to be reserved for royalty and now it covered the seats of rail cars.

She chuckled. “How the mighty have fallen.” Her voice echoed in the empty compartment.

Turning in her seat, she focused on the landscape, wishing she could forget what had brought her here alone. England in the fall was quite unlike Canada where she had spent the last fifteen years. Her mother and father should have been with her en route to Keltoi Manor, the place where she’d been born but didn’t recall. Sam brushed away the tears burning her eyes. Though her parents had been dead for almost two months now, the wound was raw, and she choked up whenever she thought of them. She had traveled with them, joining in their passion for history, until their decision to leave her in Canada after her fourteenth birthday. While she’d visited them on summer vacation, it hadn’t been the same and she’d missed them deeply.

It had been hard on all of them, but her parents had insisted on a proper, school-based, formal education. She’d excelled in school, and then had earned her M A in Archeology. She’d had hoped to work on her Ph.D., and she might yet, since England had some of the best universities in the world. Aunt Meg, a close friend of her father’s family in Ireland, had looked after her all these years, and had stood by her when one catastrophe had struck after the other.

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Tomorrow marks the official first day of autumn. Personally, I’m hoping for more summer, but Mother Nature has been anything but predictable this year. Our word this week is SIMPLE. I’m continuing with The Bonds of Time.

Hezekiah, a lawyer friend of Meg’s had accompanied her to France and had helped her deal with all the paperwork. The fact that the area was too unstable to recover the bodies had been upsetting, but he would continue to ask the authorities to try. They’d left France for London a week ago, and he’d settled her in a simple but elegant flat in Mayfair while he finished getting her English inheritance settled. Strange how she hadn’t known that she’d been born in the UK or that her mother had a twin brother. As soon as she was healthy enough, Meg would pack up their lives in Canada and join her. The plan had been to travel from London to Wiltshire together, but the note had arrived and changed everything.

After she’d spoken to Meg, she’d called Hezekiah. Her call had gone to voice mail. He had yet to return the call, but her mind was made up. She needed to get to the bottom of this sooner rather than later, and the idea that people she trusted were keeping secrets from her didn’t sit well. She reread the note.

Danger haunts thee both, my Fairie Queen,

Evil threatens the world that was once serene.

Together, ye can save Keltoi and humanity

Act now to protect and preserve thy destiny.

The message, written in an old Celtic dialect, one long dead that few would understand, a language she’d studied in her quest to be an archeologist like her parents, had been slipped under her door three days ago. No doubt she’d mistranslated the honorific Fairie Queen, which was probably more likely my lady or something equally banal. She had no idea to whom the both referred, unless it was her and Aunt Meg, and that made little sense. How she could save Keltoi and humanity was a mystery, but that whoever had sent the missive thought that the danger was real vibrated off the page. From what or from whom, she had no idea, but the poet-messenger had activated her senses of responsibility as well as curiosity. Meg had spent years instilling the idea that “Curiosity killed the cat,” as she often said, but after everything that had happened to her in the last six months, the losses she’d suffered, what could possibly go wrong now?

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