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wasn’t lost
on him, neither was the piercing gaze the man gave him. Those
lavender eyes always seemed to know the truth.
    Eli stated the obvious anyway. “Jon, this is
an awful lot of trouble to go through for a girl you ain’t even
seen since she was but knee-high. What’s it been? Ten years
now?”
    It was the truth. Jonathan hadn’t seen Molly
Cogan since she was sixteen but that didn’t matter any. When word
of her father’s plans reached him, he’d been blinded by rage. Molly
had been a free spirit, a female renegade. So much so, her father
had sent her away, shamed by her even though there was nothing to
be ashamed about. Molly was a rare treasure, or at least she had
been.
    And damn well always will be, MacSweeny.
    He smiled as his inner voice chastised him as
quickly and as sharply as Molly would. He held tighter to the reins
of his horse. It would’ve been faster to take his steel steed. They
were built to look like real horses except for the legs. Steel
steeds had none. They hovered just off the ground, six to eight
inches. Jonathan had mounted handlebars on the neck of his. They
helped to steer better and allowed him to lean forward more,
cutting wind resistance. All the MacSweeny boys had steel steeds
but the damn mechanical beasts tended to be unpredictable and since
they ran on both fuel and solar power, one needed to be sure one
had plenty of both. Fuel wasn’t an issue, it was sunlight. There
wasn’t a whole heck of a lot of it left for the day and there was
no way in hell Jonathan was gonna chance anything ruining him
getting to Molly. No, he’d take what was tried and true, his
mare.
    “Let’s ride.”
     
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Also from The Raven Books
SOLO TU by Mandy M. Roth
     
    Paranormal Vampire Shifter Romance
     
    A witch by birth, Francy Montgomery feels
she's merely a fledgling in the eyes of the supernatural world.
Only one man believed in her abilities, a man who ignited a magical
fire within her that burns for his touch, despite his rejection.
Now she has to face him again, and tell him of her intent to marry
another rather than wasting her life wanting what she can never
have.
    Dante Guerrasio's patience has just run out.
The mate he's waited centuries to find is now at a point in her
life that's she's ready to be claimed as his. In fact, she'd be his
already if some meddling magic hadn't interfered and kept him at
bay when she was eighteen. The wolf inside him needed her then, but
the man he is knew that Francy needed to taste her freedom before
he could taste her. How did his suggestion that she experience life
for herself lead her into the arms of another man—his sworn
enemy. Rating: Contains graphic adult material, multiple partner
sex, adult language, and explicit sexual content not suitable for
sensitive readers .
     

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Chapter One Excerpt
     
    Francy Montgomery pulled her
silver sedan to a stop outside of the three-story cream-colored
home and killed the engine. It was strange being back after so long
but it was necessary. A strange calm surrounded her as she stared
up at the house her longtime friend, Dante, insisted wasn’t a
mansion. With nine bedrooms and ten bathrooms it counted as one in
her book. Trust Dante not to think so. The man had been born in the
lap of luxury.
    Getting out of her car, she took
in a deep, fresh breath of country air. The very sight of the place
took her breath away. It was both overwhelming and exhilarating to
see it again. Part of her wanted to get back in her car and drive
away. Another part wanted to lay down roots and never leave again.
Unfortunately, she couldn’t do that. Running wasn’t an option
either.
    Letting her power rise, Francy
let it run out and over the grounds in search of Dante. A witch by
birth, she had only learned to control her powers in the last
several years. Being under thirty years of age made her a fledgling
in the eyes of the supernatural world.