The highly anticipated second book of The Witches of New Mourne Series, HAUNTING MAGIC is now available!
Haunting Magic
(The Witches of New Mourne, book 2)
(The Witches of New Mourne, book 2)
by Neely Powell
Blurb:
Fiona Burns is a witch who sees dead people. Bailey Powers sees her as the next cable star—and a fake. Even so, she’s tempted by the dynamic producer in more ways than one.
But she has a big distraction—a vicious curse on her family coven.
The ghosts of New Mourne warn of the return of the Woman in White, a vengeful spirit who claims the life of a Connelly witch from every generation. In fighting back, Fiona unwittingly fuels the demonic forces, and black magic brings death and heartbreak to her family.
Initially a skeptic, Bailey is soon caught up in her supernatural battle with forces of evil. He’s also beginning to think Fiona can help him escape his haunting past.
With magic and mayhem at war and survival on the line, the Witches of New Mourne face a new challenge from their ancient foe. Will another generation fall? Or does the curse end here?
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Excerpts
Overgrown weeds covered
the back of cemetery. In the deepening gloom, Fiona stumbled over a stump. The
baby’s screams filled her head. She had to help this child.
The grave markers in the
back of the cemetery were the oldest ones. Some of them were so weathered it
was impossible to read the names and dates on them. When they reached the back
corner, Fiona knelt. All she could hear was the baby’s cry.
She dug through the weeds
and scruff in front of her, ignoring the sting of thorns on her hands. Bailey
dug with her, and soon she touched the cool stone of a broken grave marker.
“Baby MacCuindliss” was
carved in uneven letters deep in the stone.
“This is the Woman in
White’s baby.” Fiona traced the name on the marker with tender fingers. “Please
don’t cry,” she whispered. “I’ll try to find your mother, I promise.”
The baby’s cry faded to a
whimper. The mist blew away, leaving Fiona and Bailey under a canopy of threatening
clouds.
“MacCuindliss,” Fiona
breathed. “The Woman’s name.”
Lightning streaked over
the mountains, and the ominous stink of sulfur infused the air.
Fiona’s cape billowed though
the air was still, heavy, and hot.
She took out a long,
curved knife, drew a circle at her feet and crossing marks. She placed five
candles around her—red, orange, purple, violet, and yellow—and raised her hand.
The candles flamed bright, and Bailey blinked. How had she done that?
He saw storm clouds gather
in what had been a clear, blue sky.
Fiona looked like a
beautiful red bird getting ready to rise to the sky. The wind roared, a sound
amplified in the oppressive silence. She began to chant.
The ground on the ridge in
front of her fell away in big chunks. When the trembling stopped, a dark
opening had been torn into the land. Fiona walked in.
Bailey remained on his
knees, stunned. She had just moved a mountain.
Foreboding washed through
him as he scrambled toward the cave’s entrance. He had to stop Fiona or
something terrible would happen.
Just inside the opening,
he started to call out. Then he heard a sound behind him and whirled. Pain shot
through his head. His legs buckled, and the world went black.
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About The Author
Neely Powell is the pseudonym for co-writers Leigh Neely and Jan Hamilton Powell. Long-time friends, they’re the authors of “The Witches of New Mourne” a paranormal series about a family coven, a centuries’ old curse and an enchanted town. AWAKENING MAGIC is available from The Wild Rose Press, and now HAUNTING MAGIC continues the story. Their first paranormal novel, TRUE NATURE, is also available from The Wild Rose Press.
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