Lake of Destiny
by Martina Boone
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Helping her aunt
organize a Beltane Festival in a picturesque Highland village seems like the
perfect escape from Anna’s second broken engagement and the meltdown that
wrecked her legal career. But to succeed, she’ll need to wrangle kilt-wearing
villagers, dangerous sheep, a disaster of a dog, and the reclusive laird who
refuses to open his property to the public for the ancient tradition of “Sighting.”
For centuries, Loch
Fàil in Balwhither has been known to locals as a ‘thin’ place, one where the
veil between worlds peels back on Beltane morning to reveal the face of a
person's one true love. The tradition could draw tourists by the busload, but
that’s exactly what Connal MacGregor fears will expose the two secrets he's
been desperate to keep hidden.
As Anna struggles to
mediate between the needs of the village and Connal’s need to protect his
identity and his child, she finds herself falling in love with all of them:
Connal and his daughter, the magical glen, the villagers. But day by day,
opening herself to love exposes deep scars from Anna’s childhood, and
confronting those wounds could finally set her free--or endanger her every
chance of happiness.
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Now for an excerpt:
“Your teeth are chattering. What are you doing out here?
What happened?” Connal looked back at the drunk who was just going back inside
the inn, his expression changing from puzzled to furious.
He half-turned as if to go after the man, but Anna grabbed
his sleeve, needing his warmth. Needing not to be alone.
Connal had no coat to take off, and Anna saw the moment of
hesitation before he reached for her and started to rub her arms, trying to
warm her up.
Big fires started with a little bit of friction.
He touched her. Looked down at her. They looked at each
other. Her heart skittered, and his eyes dropped to her mouth.
This was probably stupid, a stupid thing to do, but she
clearly couldn’t avoid messes, and where had being careful gotten her in her
life? Henry and Mike and nowhere. . . . No, not nowhere.
Here.
She didn’t step away. Connal had that shimmer around him
again, and the electricity in the air all seemed to concentrate itself around
her into one hard shove, pushing her feet forward into his arms. Connal stared
as she fell against him, stared a long moment without moving, and then his hand
slid almost reluctantly along the column of her neck and the curve of her
cheek, lingering there, a question written on his features.
Do you want this?
Yes. Heavens, yes, Anna thought, though she couldn’t have
said a word even if she’d tried.
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About the Author:
Martina Boone
is the award-winning author of the romantic southern gothic Heirs of Watson
Island series for young adults,
She lives with
her husband, children, shetland sheepdog, and lopsided cat, and she enjoys
writing romance set in the kinds of magical places she loves to visit. When she
isn’t writing, she’s addicted to travel, horses, skiing, chocolate flavored
tea, and anything with Nutella on it.
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PRAISE FOR
MARTINA BOONE’S COMPULSION
“Skillfully
blends rich magic and folklore with adventure, sweeping romance, and hidden
treasure . . . An impressive start.” — Publisher’s Weekly
“Eight Beaufort
is so swoon-worthy that it’s ridiculous. Move over Four, Eight is here to
stay!” — RT Book Reviews, RT Editors Best Books of 2014
“Boone’s
Southern Gothic certainly delivers a compelling mystery about feuding families
and buried secrets, not to mention a steamy romance.” — Booklist
“Darkly
romantic and steeped in Southern Gothic charm, you’ll be compelled to get lost
in the Heirs of Watson Island series.” — #1 New York Times bestselling author
Jennifer L. Armentrout
“The perfect
Southern family saga: charming and steamy on the surface, with cold-blooded
secrets buried down deep. — Kendare Blake, NYT bestselling author of Three Dark
Crowns and Anna Dressed in Blood
“A fresh twist
on the Southern Gothic—haunting, atmospheric, and absorbing.” — Claudia Gray,
New York Times bestselling author of A Thousand Pieces of You and the Evernight
and Spellcaster series
“A stunningly
magical debut with a delicious slow burn to be savored. I want to live in this
story world!” — Wendy Higgins, NYT bestselling author of the Sweet Evil trilogy
“Beautifully
written, with vivid characters, a generations-old feud, and romance that leaps
off the page, this Southern ghost story left me lingering over every word, and
yet wanting to race to the compelling finish. Martina Boone’s Compulsion is not
to be missed.” — Megan Shepherd, NYT bestselling author of The Cage series and
The Madman’s Daughter
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