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Hayle Coven Inheritance

I’m an international, multiple award-winning author with a passion for the voices in my head. As a singer, songwriter, independent filmmaker and improv teacher and performer, my life has always been about creating and sharing what I create with others. Now that my dream to write for a living is a reality, with over a hundred titles in happy publication and no end in sight, I live in beautiful Prince Edward Island, Canada, with my giant cats, pug overlord and overlady and my Gypsy Vanner gelding, Fynn. The Challenge “Jagger Santos,” Coradine said, voice singsong and trying to be endearing while I gagged a little over her cutsie attempt to be coy. So gross. “This is the one I was telling you about.” He didn’t look at her, his hunger for the fight apparent. “Ethie Hayle,” he said, deep voice full of daggers. “I’ve been looking forward to this.” I could have said no. Just turned on my heel and left, walked away, got the hell out of there. Should have. It was one thing to fight my own coven for “fun” occasionally. A way to let off steam, to expend some of my pent up anger in a reasonably safe way that ensured if they didn’t like me, they at least stayed out of my way. But a witch from another territory? The Santos coven wasn’t exactly on GreatGram’s favorite list, either. This could only end badly. Ethie Hayle has spent her whole life sheltered by the coven, her powerful family and the fear that an unknown enemy could, at any moment, leap out of the veil and hurt her. Talk about smothering when all she wants is to have the freedoms her oh-so-special brother, Gabriel, seems to take for granted. But when a strange woman appears and offers her a gift, Ethie discovers the concerns her mother and great-grandmother have harbored aren’t all that ridiculous after all and that there are powers in the Universe she can’t imagine…

Patti Larsen · Fantasy
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Chapter 35: BONUS STORY #1 - Meira

My very dear Hayle coven reader:

As you may recall, in 2014, Family Magic won World's Best Story. At that time, I was asked to write some short fiction in the voices of some of the characters in Syd's world. I was never able to release them the way I wanted. And so, I offer them here, at the beginning of a new journey for a young Hayle coven heir so very much like her mother it makes my heart ache. A trip back in time and yet feeling as familiar as ever.

I hope you enjoy them. My very best,

Patti

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Meira

It was impossible not to notice her, though everyone but the two boys bullying her seemed to be doing just that. I was guilty, too, as I ducked my head and tried to ignore the fact they were calling her names, making her cry.

I hated myself for staying out of it. I knew Syd would probably jump in and do something, but she was always bigger and stronger than me. She looked human 24/7, didn't have to hide