Breaking
the Bond
The
Witches of Spring Hill
Book
2
Patricia
Proctor
Genre:
YA Paranormal Fiction
Date
of Publication: June 2013
ISBN:
1490577068
ASIN:
B00DPP00DE
Number
of pages: 291
Word
Count: 90,655
Book
Description:
Follow
the lives of two sets of fraternal triplets, Rowan, Chloe, and Kaiden
Alexander and Xavier, Cian, and Brianna Silvan as they spend the
summer immersed in witchcraft in the second book of the Witches of
Spring Hill series.
Now
that the Alexanders and Silvans have seen what they are capable of
together, they believe that they are prepared for anything. But when
a sexy stranger shows up at a party, Rowan is the first to suspect
that there is more to this girl than meets the eye. With her newfound
abilities, Rowan hopes to uncover the mystery of the new girl, while
protecting Chloe and Cian from whatever… or whoever is breaking
their bond. And although Kaiden can tell there’s something going on
with his sisters, he’s having a hard time focusing on anything but
Brianna Silvan.
Determined
to unlock the secrets of their past, Brianna and Cian Silvan open the
books that were left to them. In doing so, they raise more questions
than answers and open themselves up to more than just their history.
In searching for the missing third book, they encounter someone who
has a
vested
interest in them and their books. Liam Alexander remains focused on
protecting his family, but between dealing with two break-ins and
coping with Rowan’s new abilities, he is forced to put his trust in
Xavier… until one of them breaks their agreement.
The
Silvans and the Alexanders must join together again, this time to
stop the forces that threaten to separate them for good. But they
won’t have to do it alone… they’ll get help from someone whose
arrival in town will change all of their lives forever. Bonds will be
broken, new relationships will begin, and new abilities will
manifest, making this a summer no one will ever forget.
Excerpt:
Rowan
comes back to the present and quickly pulls her hand away, eyeing the
new girl, who smiles wickedly at her. She looks at her friends to see
if they noticed anything, but they are absorbed in a conversation and
unaware of Rowan and Amber’s interaction. Thankfully, whatever just
happened between them was obviously not big enough to garner
attention. Rowan wonders if Amber even knows what happened or if she
just thinks she won the social competition between them, which is a
total laugh, Rowan thinks to herself.
Rowan
glares at the new girl, looks her up and down one more time and walks
away. She searches the crowd for Chloe and Cian and finds them
standing close together, whispering to one another. She makes her way
over to them and is not at all surprised when they don’t even
notice her. She clears her throat and they separate just enough to
let her into their space.
“Hey,
Rowan,” Chloe says, smiling when she sees her sister. The smile
quickly fades when she sees the look on her sister’s face.
“I
need to ask you guys about what happens when you have a vision,
because I think another one of my abilities just manifested.”
Cian
and Chloe pull Rowan away from the crowd and over to the dark side of
the house. “What happened, Rowan? Did you just have a vision?”
Chloe asks.
“I
was just talking to the new girl – have you been lucky enough to
meet that one?” Rowan asks, rolling her eyes. When both Cian and
Chloe shake their heads, Rowan continues, describing what happened.
“As soon as I touched her hand, I went into the vision. And it just
so happened to be a vision of the night we killed Selene,” Rowan
finishes in an angry whisper.
“Whoa,
Rowan! Our visions don’t work that way. Our visions take us into
the future, never into the past,” Cian says, looking to Chloe who
nods her head in agreement.
“Well,
this is just great!” Rowan exclaims, exasperated. “I wonder what
the hell this means.”
“What
what means?” Xavier asks, stepping around the corner, startling
Chloe, Cian, and Rowan.
“God!
You scared the shit out of us, Xavier!” Rowan says, breathless.
“Couldn’t you have at least warned us you were there? And stop
lurking, already, and get over here.”
“And
where would be the fun in that?” Xavier replies, stepping out from
the dark corner. He can’t help but think about how much he loves
how quick Rowan is to anger. He’d much rather see this temper and
attitude on her than see the sad girl who felt left out when everyone
else’s abilities were manifesting and hers weren’t. This Rowan is
strong, confident, and sexy as hell.
“You
won’t love my attitude when I start swinging, Jet,” Rowan
replies, returning to the nickname she gave to him the day they met.
When he first moved to town, he started calling her ‘Red’ because
of her auburn hair. She immediately nixed it, but he didn’t seem to
mind that she never dropped her nickname of ‘Jet’ for him,
referring to his black hair and black eyes.
“Rowan?
You just responded to my thought… when did that ability manifest?”
Xavier asks, clearly surprised and wary about how much she “heard.”
“Strong,
confident, and sexy as hell,” Rowan whispers in his ear, nipping at
his earlobe.
“Enough,
you guys,” Cian interrupts, knowing that Rowan is only playing
games with Xavier while Xavier’s feelings are genuine. “So… two
new abilities manifested tonight? Is that right?” Cian asks Rowan.
Rowan
nods her head and looks around at the confusion on everyone’s
faces. “Maybe it’s just because we’ve all been spending so much
time together?” she asks hopefully.
Chloe
looks at her sister skeptically, “Why would two of your abilities
manifest so suddenly?”
“Maybe
it’s the new girl,” Rowan answers, only half joking.
“What
new girl?” Xavier asks, realizing he missed more of the
conversation than he thought.
“The
tall, curvy blond… Amber. She said she’s new to Spring Hill,”
Rowan says, looking around the corner at the party going on in the
front yard. She immediately spots her friends, but doesn’t see the
blond anywhere. “That’s weird. She’s been with my friends all
night, but now I don’t see her anywhere.”
Cian,
Chloe, and Xavier look out, scanning the crowd for an unfamiliar
face. After a moment, they all agree that everyone at the party is
someone they recognize.
“Just
be careful, Rowan,” Chloe warns. “Something doesn’t feel right
about this. I don’t know what it is, but we can’t deny that you
slipped into the vision after shaking that girl’s hand. Maybe it’s
a coincidence, but just be cautious around her until we know more
about her.”
“Let’s
go back and look around,” Cian suggests. “Maybe she’s in the
house or in the side yard.” Although he agrees that something isn’t
right about what happened, he feels adrenaline coursing through his
veins. He can’t deny that he is excited about meeting the new girl.
Rowan
looks over at Cian and realizes he doesn’t know that she just heard
his thoughts and felt his excitement about meeting Amber. Rowan looks
at Chloe, who is oblivious to it all and is making her way around to
the front yard where the party is in full swing. Rowan shakes her
head at Cian’s back and swears that if he hurts her sister, he will
pay.
About
the Author:
Patricia
Proctor lives in Seattle, Washington with her husband and cats. She
has a Master's degree in Library and Information Science and has had
a love of books and reading her whole life.
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