Except 1: © Brynna
Curry 2009, 2019
Prologue - Ireland-Fall
1009
“Arianne!
Help me!”
Ari
placed the sachet she had been filling with lavender on the old oak table and
hurried to open the door. The cottage she shared with her twin Briella was
small, just big enough for the two of them. The main room held a large hearth
for cooking and preparing medicinal herbs. There were two other rooms for
sleeping.
She
watched as Brie struggled to get through the open doorway. A large man leaned
on her small frame.
Brought home another
stray. I wonder where she found this one.
Rushing
to help her sister, Ari wedged her shoulder under his other arm to take some of
the weight off Brie. Dark, delicious power punched into her with the contact.
Dizzy with lust for it, her magic began pulling on his power of its own accord.
And
it scared the hell out of her.
She
was always very carefully controlled. Her power never acted without her
influence.
He must be Faerie.
The
demon did not stir. Fear of what he was, what he could make her, had her
lashing out with venom.
“Really,
sister. You bring home the most interesting creatures. You ken he is a faerie?”
“I
ken. It matters not; just help me get him inside.”
Arianne
felt Brie’s urgency and terror as strongly as the faerie’s power. As a rule,
she was not empathic, but today seemed be to proving different. His suffering
had become hers the moment she began to absorb his magic. His body was torn in
many places. The salty seawater made his wounds a vicious ache.
Giving
up, Ari knew it would do no good to argue with her sister. Nothing would change
her mind.
“The
villagers will lynch us before nightfall. What has happened to him anyway? His clothing
is shredded.”
“As
is much of his flesh. Mayhap you should direct your gaze elsewhere, sister.”
“I
have seen naked men before.”
“You
have no shame. Do you? Mayhap he was tossed overboard in a storm or attacked. I
found him washed up on the sand and rocks below the dance. I thought he was
dead at first. His heartbeat is faint, weak, but still there. I suppose we will
have to wait until he wakes to discover the nature of his injuries.”
“If
he wakes.”
She
managed to avoid breaking most of the urns as they struggled to get their patient
into Briella’s room. Turning sideways, they made it through the small doorway
and crouched down to angle and shift his shoulders onto the straw mattress
where Brie slept.
“So
you floated him up the cliff, but could not stir the air to carry and lift him
inside?”
“Normally
I would have.”
“Then
why waste the energy at all? If fever sets in, he will die anyway.”
Briella
turned on her, eyes snapping with barely contained anger. “Mayhap the next
bones I find on the sand will be your own. I might consider your words before
stirring the air.”
“Sure
and I might be doomed to die on the rocks, sister, but only if you push me over
the edge first.”
“My
craft forbids causing others harm, but oh how there are days I wish I were more
like your wicked self.” Briella paused to lift his feet onto the mattress. “I
am weak. I cannot stir the air. I linked with him to save his life. It drains
me.”
Wicked, am I? Ari shook her head. Not
that she had the power to sacrifice herself, but she would have never done such
a thing.
“Little
fool. Keep giving so much of yourself and one day there will be nothing left.
Then what use will your almighty power be?”
“I
could not let him die.”
“Others
have died in your care. More may yet. We might be put to death if the elders
learn one of his kind is being tended here. You risk our lives for a dalliance
with this faerie devil?”
“Stop
being a child. He will be important to me. I can feel it. Fetch some boiling
water. I need to clean his wounds.”
Fetch me some water,
Arianne. Do this. Do that.
“I
am not your bloody dog to fetch for you on a whim.”
“True.
A dog would be obedient and more pleasant to be around.”
“You
vile…”
“And
will you be the pot or kettle today? Water. Now!”
“Fine.”
Five minute’s difference
and Brie’s power would have been mine. The elders think she is like our sainted
mother, but that is not true. She is kind to others, but treats me like the
dirt under her feet. Brie's craft rules her while her hatred destroys me.
“Why
do you hate me so, Briella?”
Her
sister said nothing in return, only continued to murmur enchantments over the
demon in her bed. Briella’s crusade to save him would doom them both. To bring
his kind into the village was akin to a death wish. Briella might be spared by
the elders, banished perhaps, but she, as the lesser twin with power so dark
she dared not use it, would likely be put to death for the crime.
Nothing
good ever came from trusting faeries or witches and the demon was both. Ari
felt the pain of betrayal slick over her heart like ice. “One day I will show
you just how wicked I can truly be.”
Earth Enchanted
Elemental Magic Book 1
by Brynna Curry
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Print Length: 189 pages
Publication Date: January 6, 2019
A telepath, an ex-cop, stolen diamonds and a killer on the loose make
for a deadly combination...
When his wife is murdered, Detective Jackson Roarke gave up his badge in
grief. Two years later, her killer still roams free. When a chance
meeting with another writer turns into something more, Jack is thrown
back into the case. To save the life of his new love, Liv Corrigan,
he must embrace the life he left behind and find his wife's
murderer.
Descended from fairies and mages, writer Liv Corrigan has unique mental gifts,
particularly the ability to read the thoughts
of those closest to her. When she Jack Roarke, afraid of another
failed romance, she decides to keep her talents hidden. When a killer
resurfaces and secrets come to light, she is targeted. Injured, Jack
retreats with Liv to his house under armed guard. But with Liv’s
mysteries rapidly coming unraveled, a diamond-thief and killer to
stop and passion in the air, the safe house is anything but safe for
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To Take Up the Sword
Elemental Magic Book 2
Print Length: 81 pages
Publication Date: January 6, 2019
Missing diamonds and a killer on the loose…will a schoolteacher and FBI
agent escape with their lives and hearts intact?
Lack of evidence means the acquittal of Niccolo Gueraldi’s favored
killer for hire, Ashton Smythe. Having failed in his mission to
avenge his partner, Serena Roarke, Agent Gabriel Spiller returns to
Alabama to search in secret for the missing diamonds needed to reopen
the investigation and to lay low from the death threats he’s
received since Smythe went free.
Almost two years after her sister’s death, Leannan O’Neal feels Serena's
loss now more than ever. A secret meeting before Serena died left Lea
with an ugly figurine and nothing but questions. And then the hang-up
calls, death threats, and finally coming home to a trashed house
remind her of Serena's warning.
With a killer out for revenge and hot on her heels, Lea goes on the run in
search of Serena’s ‘angel’, but how long can Gabe keep her
alive? And at what cost?
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Wait for the Wind
Elemental Magic Book 3
Print Length: 101 pages
Publication Date: May 25, 2019
Free to return to Ireland, Ryan Corrigan must face the demons of his past
to reclaim his lost magic and embrace the second chance waiting for him…
Kate O’Connell grew up loved by the Corrigan family but secretly
suffered the inescapable reality of her own abusive father. At a
young age she gave her heart and innocence to Ryan. For once
happiness seemed within her reach, until in one horror-filled night,
the monster she called ‘Daddy’ changed everything. Years later,
Kate returns home to open her clinic and raise her daughter, Allaina,
closer to Ryan’s family.
After his father’s death, Ryan lost touch with his magic and his music,
choosing to focus on filling his father’s shoes. He found love and
hope for future with Kate. Then that future was stolen away, forcing
Kate and Ryan apart. Although he is glad to be back on Irish soil,
the reason he left still haunts him.
To forgive a terrible wrong takes courage and strength. But it is just
as hard to be forgiven. Can love truly heal even the deepest scars?
This book was previously released but has been extensively revised.
Trigger warning: This book contains content, although vague, which may (and
should) disturb some readers. It has been revised to allow the reader
to skip this content and enjoy the remainder of the story.
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Sea's Sorceress
Elemental Magic Book 4
Print Length: 111 pages
Publication Date: July 16, 2019
Skye Corrigan treasures family above all else. Born with the ability to
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best friend, Rhiannon, must face the heartache of losing her father
to cancer, Skye steps in to help her run her family's pub and finds
his match where he least expected...
Rhiannon O'Malley shares a strong childhood bond with Skye and hopes for a
future with him. Her father's terminal illness has left her in charge
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Or will a thousand-year-old curse keep its grip on two hostage hearts?
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Fire's Ice
Elemental Magic Book 5
Print Length: 88 pages
Publication Date: August 16, 2019
Since banished from his lands in Scotland, Devin McLoch has watched over
the descendants of his clan. Finally free of his cousin’s spell, he
returns to the highlands, only to find ruins of the past. When Raine
Roarke’s powers emerge, the imprisoned Arianne may be the child’s
only hope for survival, but is he willing to risk everything to save
her? Always.
Ultimate power, or endless love? Born the son of a Scottish laird a thousand
years ago, but now trapped by his cousin's spell, Devin McLoch has
seen countless battles and death. The erstwhile thief has turned away
from darker pursuits to lead a life of peace, protecting those he
loves and considers part of his clan. However, there is one woman he
can never forget, who must be given a chance to change, to accept her
heart and his.
Arianne Farrell is just as dangerous and intoxicating as her power.
Imprisoned in an ancient stone dance more than a thousand years ago,
her only chance at freedom from the spell is through love--a love she
denied. When Devin asks for her aid to save another from imminent
death, she realizes there is more at stake than just her freedom or
her heart.
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Brynna Curry was born south of the Mason-Dixon Line in a small Alabama town.
Growing up, books fueled her dreams and imagination, ultimately became her
sanctuary during the hardest times in her life. After living all over
the southern states, she finally landed back in north Alabama where
she met her husband, Jackie. She spent a wonderful twenty-two years
with her hero, raising their three children.
Now widowed, she spends her free time writing and tending her ‘army’ of feral cats and
rescued strays. Her furry minions, Jace, Styxx, Beerus, and Asheron,
are always willing to keep her company while she works. She insists
love is the truest magic and with it, every day is an adventure.
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