Series: Excalibur Investigations #1
Pub Date: March 28, 2015
Cate is no ordinary witch.
Prophesised to be the one to destroy the Covenant, an age-old organisation who seeks to enslave all Magickind, the race is on for them to kill her before she attains immortality.
But before receiving the phenomenal power that comes with it, she must first survive the ascension and the only person who can help her is her elemental partner, Jason Talbot. But when the time comes, her forbidden love for Jason threatens to destroy them both.
As leader of Excalibar, an elite team of Enforcers, they work to infiltrate the Covenant leading Cate into life-threatening situations. Can she outwit them before it’s too late?
Excerpt
Compulsion didn’t work on Mija the same way
it did on people, but it could slow them down for a few seconds. They
immediately stopped moving.
The remaining six witches stood there, their eyes briefly glowed silver, leaving them looking dazed as they
waited for her next command.
Cate could feel her energy begin to wane. She
hadn’t meant to compel the witches, but with her gun now missing she used the
only other way she had of stunning them into submission.
Cate’s eyes shimmered black as she reached
for the dark side of her power once more. Die,
she thought as she fixed her gaze on the remaining Mija. The wraiths shrieked
as they exploded into oblivion.
She swayed as the shock waves of power
reverberated through her, struggling to keep the witches under her control.
Cuffs, she thought, and silver orbs
sparked, forming around the wrists of each witch, rendering them powerless.
A wave of dizziness hit Cate as she released
them from her grasp, her eyes returning to their normal shade of blue. Leaning
against the tombstone, she took a few deep breaths to try and clear her head.
Jade ran over. “You okay, sweetie?”
“I’ll be alright. You?”
“I’m good. You know you needn’t have done
that. We could have killed a few Mija between us.”
“That would have taken too long. Besides it
worked, didn’t it?”
“Yeah, but I know how much using your powers
like that drains you. Are you sure you’re okay?”
“I’ll be fine,” she insisted, but truthfully
she felt ready to pass out.
“Hey, I’m fine too – thanks for asking,”
Charlie appeared at her side.
“You shouldn’t have been here in the first
place. You could have been killed! How would I have been able to explain that to
your dad?”
“You can lecture me later.” Charlie inclined
her head. “But what are we going to do about them?”
Looking over, Cate saw the wispy figures of
spirits still shimmering within the circle and groaned. Despite her weakened
state she could still feel the pain, anger, and desperation of the tortured
souls yet to be set free.
About the Author
Tiffany
Shand was born in Essex, UK and started writing short stories when she was a
child. She
has always done writing in one form or another and started writing novels in
her early teens. Tiffany
loves to read books and discovered her love for fantasy and paranormal romance
during this time. She
writes both non-fiction and fiction, but mostly fantasy and paranormal romance. After
doing a creative writing course in her early 20s she is now a freelance writer
and professional proofreader. She is currently studying for a journalism degree.
Tiffany
lives in Essex with her two spoiled cats and one very nutty hamster.
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