His Magic Touch by Debby Grahl - Book Tour + Giveaway
His Magic Touch
by Debby Grahl
Genre:
Paranormal Romance
Paranormal Romance
The night before Jared Dupre's wedding, a specter warns him the demonic
witch, Adam Montief, has kidnapped his brother in a centuries-old
vendetta unknown to Jared. A powerful witch himself, Jared tracks
Adam from New Orleans to a remote island off the coast of
Connecticut, where he's given no choice. He must rescue his brother
and break his engagement to Kendra O'Connell, or they both die. After
complying, Jared engages in a sword fight and believes he has
vanquished his foe, but when he returns to New Orleans, he finds evil
still threatens all he loves. Kendra, not knowing why Jared broke
their engagement, devastated, finds solace in another's arms. With
help from an ancestor's spirit, can Jared defeat the dark magic
descending over the Big Easy while winning back the woman he loves?
witch, Adam Montief, has kidnapped his brother in a centuries-old
vendetta unknown to Jared. A powerful witch himself, Jared tracks
Adam from New Orleans to a remote island off the coast of
Connecticut, where he's given no choice. He must rescue his brother
and break his engagement to Kendra O'Connell, or they both die. After
complying, Jared engages in a sword fight and believes he has
vanquished his foe, but when he returns to New Orleans, he finds evil
still threatens all he loves. Kendra, not knowing why Jared broke
their engagement, devastated, finds solace in another's arms. With
help from an ancestor's spirit, can Jared defeat the dark magic
descending over the Big Easy while winning back the woman he loves?
In
the stifling heat, Angelique Montief flicked her wrist and set the bamboo
ceiling fan spinning. Kneeling on a woven mat with sweat coating her body, she
lifted a small wooden brass-bound casket from the bottom of a large trunk,
inserted a gold key, and opened the lid. Inside two objects lay wrapped in
thick cloth. She carefully unwrapped the smaller bundle to reveal a pentagonal
mirror, a gift handed down to her by her grandmother, its ancient oak frame
carved with tiny pentacles. She glanced over her shoulder at her locked bedroom
door, then stared into the mirror and whispered, “Show him to me.”
When
the glass remained blank, fear clutched at her chest. Again, she said the words,
and the image of a plantation house engulfed in flames appeared. “No, please,
he can’t be dead.” Tears blurred her vision. The fiery image changed to reveal
a human form lying beneath flowering bougainvillea.
Hope
rising, Angelique peered closer.
“Show me his face.”
She
saw his indigo blue eyes blink open.
“I’m coming, my love.”
He
couldn’t hear her, but she hoped in his heart that he knew she would find a way
to get to him.
As
the smoke in the room thickened, she knew her time was running out. She
rewrapped the mirror and placed it into the smaller casket among cloth bags of
herbs and potion-filled vials. Relocking the lid, she hung the key on a chain
around her neck, dropped a jeweled dagger into her pocket, and tucked the
casket under her arm.
Crouched
beneath the smoke, she considered the quickest way to reach her son and escape.
Augustus
had locked her in, placing what he thought would be an impenetrable shield
across both doors. Angelique coughed, choked by the smoke. Her husband’s
biggest mistake was underestimating her power.
Debby Grahl lives on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, with her husband,
David. Besides writing, she enjoys biking, walking on the beach and a
glass of wine at sunset. Her favorite places to visit are New
Orleans, New York City, Captiva Island in Florida, the Cotswolds of
England, and her home state of Michigan. She is a history buff who
also enjoys reading murder mysteries, time travel, and, of course,
romance. Visually impaired since childhood by Retinitis Pigmentosa
(RP), she uses screen-reading software to research and write her books.
David. Besides writing, she enjoys biking, walking on the beach and a
glass of wine at sunset. Her favorite places to visit are New
Orleans, New York City, Captiva Island in Florida, the Cotswolds of
England, and her home state of Michigan. She is a history buff who
also enjoys reading murder mysteries, time travel, and, of course,
romance. Visually impaired since childhood by Retinitis Pigmentosa
(RP), she uses screen-reading software to research and write her books.
Her first published book, The Silver Crescent, won
the Paranormal Romance Guild Reviewers’ Choice award. Her
second book, Rue Toulouse, a contemporary romance set in New
Orleans, was a finalist in the National Excellence in Romantic
Fiction Award and was selected as a May, 2016, ‘local read’ by Hilton Head Monthly.
the Paranormal Romance Guild Reviewers’ Choice award. Her
second book, Rue Toulouse, a contemporary romance set in New
Orleans, was a finalist in the National Excellence in Romantic
Fiction Award and was selected as a May, 2016, ‘local read’ by Hilton Head Monthly.
Decorated to Death is a holiday mystery cozy. She also has stories in three
anthologies, The Haunted West, Never Fear/Christmas Terrors; and Ebb and Flow from the local Island Writers’ Network.
Debby was featured in the January, 2016, Hilton Head Monthly article
‘Intriguing People of the Lowcountry’. She is a member of Romance
Writers of America, Florida Romance Writers, and First Coast Romance Writers.
anthologies, The Haunted West, Never Fear/Christmas Terrors; and Ebb and Flow from the local Island Writers’ Network.
Debby was featured in the January, 2016, Hilton Head Monthly article
‘Intriguing People of the Lowcountry’. She is a member of Romance
Writers of America, Florida Romance Writers, and First Coast Romance Writers.
Her latest book, His Magic Touch, was released December 5, 2018,
by Wild Rose Press.
by Wild Rose Press.
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3 Comments
Jasmine, thank you so much for having me today. Best regards, Debby
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome! :)
DeleteThank you for the excerpt. I enjoyed reading it and intrigued me about the book so I'll be checking it out. Good luck with your book tour
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