Title: Bait N' Witch
Series: Brimstone Inc
Author: Abigail Owen
Publisher: Entangled: Amara
Genre: Adult, Paranormal, Romance
Release Date: 15th June 2020
Blurb supplied by Xpresso Book Tours
Rowan McAuliffe has been hiding most of her life. Secretly trained in
her powers by an unusual source, she’d been taught not to trust anyone.
Especially other witches. However, after she was forced to perform a
hateful act against her will, she now hides from the Covens Syndicate and their
judgement.
Greyson Masters is the Syndicate’s best hunter. On top of the danger of his
job, Greyson is trying to raise his triplet daughters alone, budding new
witches who display an alarming combined power no one understands. Too bad
he doesn’t have a clue how to deal with them.
Until Rowan walks in and the chaos settles for the first time in…well, ever.
Little does Greyson realize that his new nanny is the very witch he is hunting,
and she’s been hiding right under his nose this whole time.
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Her gaze
dropped to his mouth, and tension filled the spaces inside him like a curtain
of electricity. Awareness, impossible to not call what it was.
Rowan snatched her gaze away,
and his head cleared enough for the realization to seep in that he hadn’t
smiled, truly smiled, since his wife’s death. The thought struck hard and he
rubbed at a spot on his chest as his mind transitioned from turned on, to
shock, to aggravated at himself in the space of seconds, left buzzing with
emotion either way.
Pulling his own gaze away, he
cleared his throat. He shouldn’t be letting his nanny affect him this way. “I
should’ve guessed Delilah would send me someone more than capable.”
“I don’t know about that,” she
muttered under her breath. “So all of it was a test. The burnt dinner?”
Greyson grimaced. “Yes.”
“The girl’s running away?”
He nodded.
“What about their fight this
morning?”
Another grimace. “That was
real.”
“And your attitude?”
He frowned. “What attitude?”
She peered at him for a long
moment, and Greyson got the uneasy impression she found him wanting somehow.
“Never mind,” she murmured. Was
she placating him?
“Are the schedule and the
expectations of me the same?” she asked.
“Yes.” What was wrong with his
schedule?
Her mouth pursed, but she
nodded. “Fine.”
“So you’ll stay?” Oddly, Greyson
found himself holding his breath for her response. An hour in her company,
surrounded by her wildflower and honey scent, and part of him wanted her to
stay. So unlike him, he brushed that wayward feeling aside with irritation and
waited for her response.
She sighed. “I don’t have a
choice.”
The words, or maybe the way she
said them, triggered instinct honed over years of being a hunter. “What does
that mean?”
A strong emotion flashed in her
eyes. If he had to guess, he would’ve said panic, but the expression was gone
so quickly he couldn’t be sure.
Then she offered a sweet smile.
“It means you clearly need help. So, yes, I’ll stay.”
Greyson levered to his feet. He
needed help, did he? “I’ll be in my room if you need me. Good night, Rowan.”
Her name felt strange on his lips. Right and wrong at the same time.
“Mr. Masters—” She stopped him
at the door, and he swung to face her, eyebrows raised in question.
She didn’t bother to get up.
“Don’t test me like that again.”
Or what?
“Remember…observations can go
two ways.”
Did she just imply she was
observing him? Before he could snap out a question, she stood and turned off
the TV. “Good night.”
Greyson headed back upstairs,
coming to terms with a rare experience. He’d been effectively dismissed by a
woman who happened to be his girls’ nanny. Most women rushed to please him.
Rowan practically sprinted in the opposite direction.
Bigger question…why did her
contrary reaction turn him on?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Multi-award-winning paranormal romance author, Abigail Owen, loves
plots that move hot and fast, feisty heroines with sass, alpha heroes
with heart, a dash of snark, and oodles of sexy shifters!
Other titles include wife, mother, Star Wars geek, ex-competitive
skydiver, spreadsheet lover, Dr. Seuss quoter, eMBA, organizational
guru, Texan, Aggie, and chocoholic.
Abigail grew up consuming books and exploring the world through her
writing. She attempted to find a practical career related to her
favorite pastime by earning a degree in English Rhetoric (Technical Writing).
However, she swiftly discovered that writing without imagination
is not nearly as fun as writing with it.
Abigail currently resides in Austin, Texas, with her own personal
hero (who she totally married!) and their two children, who are growing
up way too fast.
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