The Blurb
Secret
lineage, a ruthless vampire, and forbidden love.
Willow
Stevens dreams of stardom are eclipsed by the real nightmares of a sinister man
haunting her dreams. Unbeknownst to her, Eli Walker, her hot but snobbish
co-worker, may know the reason nightmares plague her, but their history shows
he is more prone to reject her, than help her.
Then Willow passes out at work only to wake in Eli's apartment. There she has her chance to learn more about her heritage. But, knowing why the vampire king stalks her doesn't make the nightmares disappear. If anything, they become more real as she now faces off against a slew of creatures she'd always believed were myth.
That Eli is one of those creatures is just her luck. Secret witch guild or not, his natural ways are casting spells her heart can't escape. As a Protector his only focus should be her safety. Anything else is forbidden. He plans to stay in task, but some women break a man, or tempt him to break the rules.
Can Eli keep Willow alive and safe from the vampires long enough for her to grow her own powers or will both cast aside rules for a reckless passion that will only lead to danger?
Fans of A Discovery of
Witches will love the mix of magic, adventure and paranormal romance in the
first book of the series THE ORACLE CHRONICLES from Moni
Boyce.
EXCERPT
A
couple minutes later, she followed him. Whatever he’d prepared smelled
delicious. He moved around the kitchen unsure. She raised her eyebrows while
she watched him. He caught the gesture and looked embarrassed. “Most of the
time, I cheat and use magic so I can do something else. I haven’t manually
cooked in a while.”
She
looked at him wide-eyed, with her mouth gaped open. Even though he’d told her
earlier, they were witches she still was having a hard time believing it. “You
cook with magic, like they do in Harry Potter? That’s so cool. I know you told
everyone not to use it, but just show me a little something. I won’t tell.” Awe
and child-like wonder permeated her voice. “Cross my heart.” She made the
sign of the cross over her heart.
“You
heard everything didn’t you?” His eyebrow quirked upwards, daring her to lie.
She
gave him a sheepish smile and looked away before she continued talking about
magic, in the hopes he’d forget her listening to their conversation. “I would
be the ultimate multi-tasker if I was a witch. Say ‘Abracadabra’ and make the
food magically appear on the plate or something.” Willow was giddy with
excitement.
Eli
chuckled. “I’m not a wizard. I don’t say ‘Abracadabra.’” He shook his head.
His
explanation confused her. “What does that mean? I thought wizard was a name for
a male witch.”
He
sighed and put down the pot he was holding. That comment appeared to get his
undivided attention. “You watch too much television. First, regardless of
gender, we’re known as witches, those of us that practice white magic. Warlocks
are witches that practice black magic. Wizards are charlatans, posers. They
don’t know magic, but are exceptional at trickery so they can give someone who
doesn’t know any better the illusion they do.”
She
digested the information he’d just given her.
“That’s
why everyone went silent earlier when Matty referenced black magic, because
none of you practice it?”
He
nodded and picked up the pot of noodles. “Yes. Now may I finish making dinner?”
“So
you’re not going to cook with magic?” She was expecting him to do tricks and
wow her. Disappointment marred her brow, when he didn’t whip out a magic wand
or say a spell.
“You
just said so yourself, that you overheard me tell everyone magic is off
limits.”
Her
shoulders slumped in discontent and she pouted. “You can’t do even a tiny
little spell?”
“Nope.”
She
rolled her eyes. “Great. A witch who can’t do any spells or magic.”
Eli
looked offended. “I didn’t say I can’t do magic. I’m just unable to do any at
this time.”
“Uh,
huh.”
He
bristled at her disinterest and she had to hold back a sly grin. “Wizard.” She
mumbled under her breath, knowing it would get a rise out of him.
“I’m
not a wizard! I can do magic!”
If
she lit a match and threw it at him, he would have gone up in flames he was
fuming so hard.
“Whatever.”
Maybe she’d just…
ABOUT
MONI BOYCE
Moni Boyce is a writer, filmmaker,
poet and author of contemporary and paranormal romance novels. She spent the
last fifteen years working in the film industry and now creates characters of
her own and brings them to life on the page. Moni has ghostwritten romance
novellas and novels for over a year now and decided to put some of her own
creations out in the world. She considers herself a bookworm, film buff,
foodie, music lover and an avid world traveler having visited 32 countries and
counting. She lives a bit of a nomadic life, but considers Los Angeles home.
Which is the subject of her first travel book: Greater Than A Tourist – Los
Angeles, California: 50 Travel Tips From A Local.
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