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Her father had coaxed her outside by telling her the horses she loved needed attention And that had worked to get her out a bit Slowly, albeit listlessly, she began to eat, talk, walk, but she felt as though all joy in life had been snatched away

She got to her feet and touched the tree before turning towards home She loved the quiet solitude of her beloved Devon landscape It was like a tonic that soothed her Johnny was never quite at home in the country He was too restless

She crossed the open field with slow, long strides and felt the overgrown grass brush against the thin s at her ankles and calves The day had been touched with scudding clouds, and they hovered with the tease of rain

It was still mid-afternoon, and yet, because of the overcast sky, it appeared later Jenny’s gaze swept upwards, and she made the decision to take the shortcut across Farmer Cubbins’ field She reached the roadside fence, picked up her skirts, clied wood stocks, and then pushed herself forward onto the country dirt road

She had been so engrossed with getting her skirts past the splintered rail and her feet over the ditch that lined the road that she hadn’t noticed the rider co around the bend

Her sudden descent onto the road caused the horse to rear and champ at his bit This startled Jenny, and before she knehat had happened, she had released a screech, stepped forcefully backward, and landed herself in the very ditch she had tried to avoid

According to prophesy, Ravena is the only one who can rescue a powerful sorcerer trapped in another dimension—but the prophesy doesn’t promise she’ll survive the experience Read her story in

Hungry Moon—Quicksilver

~ Prelude ~

There are s in heaven and earth, Horatio,

Than are dreamt of in your philosophy

—William Shakespeare, Hamlet

1575, Scottish Highlands, where many honored their clans and chose to follow the old ways

Quinn MacValdane had a great deal of weight on his shoulders, but those shoulders were huge and certainly capable of carrying the burden The weight, however, was unlike any other he had ever lifted, and he was tired of constantly having to deal with it He just wasn’t ready to get married!

He wasthirty and tired of the nagging as his birthday drew closer He had to get out and away from it!