Haunting Magic
The Witches of New
Mourne, #2
by Neely Powell
Date of
Publication: October 27th 2017
Cover
Artist: Debbie Taylor
Genre: Dark
Paranormal, Suspense
Magic and
mayhem bring a witch and a Hollywood producer together…will an ancient curse
tear them apart?
The Book Junkie Reads . . . Interview with Neely Powell . . .
How would you describe your style of writing to someone that has
never read your work?
Emotional
and intense – stories of families, lovers, good vs. evil and the secrets and
lies that drive most of the drama in our world.
What are some of your writing/publishing goals for this year?
Complete
the 3rd book of The Witches of New Mourne series. Begin the 4th
book – featuring a dragon. Grow our audience and connect more with readers.
Do you feel that writing is an ingrained process or just something
that flows naturally for you?
Neely –
In my non-fiction work, it flows naturally. In my fiction, it comes in spurts.
I can let go and accept when the story the finished.
Powell
– While I’ve been writing since I was a child, nothing about the process flows
naturally for me. I am a worrier and an endless editor. Neely has to pry the
final draft out of my claw-like grip.
Do you have a character that you have been working on for a long
time that still isn't quite ready, but fills you with excitement to work on the
story?
The
dragon we’re planning for the 4th book of the series and the siren
who will win his heart.
If you could spend one-week with 5 fictional characters, who would
they be?
Roarke
and Eve Dallas from J.D. Robb
Virgil
Flowers from John Sandford
Mercy
Thompson from Patricia Briggs
Alex
Cross from James Patterson
Where would you spend one full year, if you could go ANYWhere? What
would you do with this time?
New
York City. We’d absorb art, culture and architecture, write like crazy and eat
good Italian food.
Can you share you next creative project(s)? If yes, can you give a
few details?
We’re
finishing HEALING MAGIC, the 3rd book of our series. A major story
arc will be completed in this story of Eva Grace Connelly and Rodric McGuire,
Ph.D. Someone important will die. It wasn’t easy killing a prominent character,
but it added to the complexity of the story.
BLURB
Fiona Burns, a witch who sees
dead people, meets Hollywood producer Bailey Powers, who 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. During the battle, 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. They discover that not all dark deeds are
borne of the Woman but a demon who is bent on gaining the Woman’s powers for
his own. Will another generation fall? Or does the curse end here?
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Haunting Magic Excerpt:
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.
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Author Info
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.
Writing as Celeste Hamilton, Jan
published 24 bestselling romance novels for Silhouette and Avon Books. Her day
job is in corporate communications in Tennessee. Leigh has a long resume as an
editor and freelance writer, and is managing editor of a regional magazine
group in Florida.
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