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A Witch’s Journey by Tena Stetler is a Fall Into These Great Reads pick #paranormalromance #romance #fallreads #giveaway



Title: A Witch’s Journey 

 

Author:  Tena Stetler

 

Genre: Paranormal Mystery/Romance 

 

Book Blurb:

 

Pepper McKay comes from a long line of powerful witches. Unfortunately, magic brings her nothing but trouble. She learned the love of wildlife rescue and rehab from her Aunt Ashling. After graduating from college, Pepper works for Salem Wildlife Sanctuary and lives from paycheck to paycheck until she inherits the McKay property in Lobster Cove. With the family land and resources, she dares to dream of starting her own wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center.


Lathen Quartz, a former Navy SEAL turned handyman maintains the enchanted McKay property for the McKay estate. But someone is trying to steal the McKay magic. Lathen offers to help Pepper achieve her life-long dream of building a wildlife center. During the long hours spent together on the project, their mutual attraction can’t be denied. But each harbors a deep, dark secret. Will they overcome their demons and give love a chance?


Excerpt:

 

Inside the old barn now known as the seabird aviary, where they'd set up a table and benches, Lathen put his hand on her shoulder. "Where'd you go?  Been sitting there knife extended above the pumpkin for fifteen minutes.  Are you going to carve it or just threaten it?" He guffawed and wrapped his large, callused hand around hers holding the knife, brought it to the pumpkin, and made carving motions.

 

She pushed his hand away and frowned at him. "Oh, stop it.  I was thinking about this evening after the celebration.  I don't want anything to go wrong."

 

"It won't. We have a solid plan and several powerful witches to bring it to fruition. So relax and enjoy the festivities of your favorite holiday. But the decorations will be lacking, if you don't get to carving.  We need twenty-five jack-o-lanterns, by your own count, for the gazebo and surrounding area tables in the town square. I have the candles and holders for each right here." As he swung the bag in front of Pepper, the tinkling sound of glass clinking together had her frowning.

 

"Careful, or you'll be looking for more holders."  Snagging the bag from him, she sat it on the ground under her bench, and then spun the pumpkin around searching for the best side to carve a face. "Funny or scary?" she asked drawing her bottom lip through her teeth as she peered at all of the pumpkins arranged around her.  They'd carved several last night but still had eleven to go and would deliver them all to the gazebo by two Saturday afternoon   The sun was peeking over the eastern horizon, flooding through the window in warm golden shards of light. Got plenty of time.  Pepper looked forward to joining with the locals to decorate the center of town for the festivities.  It felt good to be a welcome member of the community.

 

"How about a vampire pumpkin?" Lathen asked.

 

"I can do that. Do we have red food dye for dripping blood from the fangs?"

 

"Sure. I'll go find it.  Meanwhile, how about just a traditional jack-o-lantern?  You know — triangle eyes, nose and toothy grin. You should be able to knock a couple those out by the time I get back with the blood."

 

"In other words, you have no idea where the food dye is and you're a slave driver." She chortled, stabbing the knife into the pumpkin and began carving out  the top.

 

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What’s your favorite thing about autumn: 

 

Pumpkin flavored everything. The rustle of the dry leaves floating along the ground. That summer’s heat as passed and the cool crisp autumn breeze in the morning. Carmel apples and hot cider or cocoa.

 

What inspired you to write this story:

 

Animal and wildlife rescue is close to my heart.  I volunteer at a wolf rescue, donate to another and also support a parrot rescue. I feel that whatever we have tamed, we are responsible for taking care of forever. Also I love fall and Halloween. There are scenes where the characters are carving pumpkins, setting up a Halloween festival, and loving fall.

 

Giveaway –

 

One lucky reader will win a $100 Amazon gift card.

 

 

Open internationally.

 

Runs September 1 – 30, 2024

 

Drawing will be held on October 1, 2024.

 

Author Biography:

 

In Tena’s past lives she’s been a savings and loan branch manager, a paralegal for a criminal law firm, IT Manager for an electrical contracting firm, and now a published writer.  After trying on many hats, she finally found the one that fits the best. Or in other words, she loves making things up to entertain others.

 

Her books tell tales of magical kick-ass women and mystical alpha males that dare to love them. Travel, adventure, magic, and mystery flourish in her books along with a few companion animals to round out the tales.

 

Colorado is home, where she shares it with her husband of many moons, a brilliant Chow Chow, a spoiled parrot, and a fifty-five-year-old box turtle. When she’s not writing, she kayaks, camp, hikes, bikes, travels, or just relaxes in the great Colorado outdoors.

 

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