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    Midnight Ritual
    Midnight Ritual
    Midnight Ritual
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    Midnight Ritual

    By Carol Hightshoe

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    Adaria is promised to Leathan, but Harailt is determined to steal her away.

    His desire for her as well as for power will bind all of them to this world in life, unto death and life again.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWolfSinger
    Release dateJul 28, 2015
    ISBN9781936099979
    Midnight Ritual
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    Carol Hightshoe

    A native Texan, Carol found her way to her current home in Colorado by way of a five-year detour in The Nederlands - courtesy of her husband Tim and the US Air Force.An avid reader at a young age, her strong desire to write came from her love of (her husband calls it her obsession with) Star Trek. It was this early love of Star Trek that led her to the Science Fiction and Fantasy genres.In addition to her writing she has worked as a receptionist/office manager for two veterinary clinics, a deputy sheriff in El Paso County Colorado and for the Professional Bull Riders.She has been published in various anthologies and magazines including "Creature Fantastic", "Illuminated Manuscripts", PanGaia Magazine, "Stories of Strength", "The Stygian Soul", Baen's Universe, Tales of the Talisman and Beyond Centauri.She is also a contributing author to Dragon Moon Press's "Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction".She is the editor and publisher of the online ezines: The Lorelei Signal and Sorcerous Signals. She also runs her own micro-press - WolfSinger Publications.

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      Midnight Ritual - Carol Hightshoe

      MIDNIGHT RITUAL

      Carol Hightshoe

      Copyright © 2015 by Carol Hightshoe

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      All characters and events in this book are fictitious.

      Any resemblance to persons living or dead is strictly coincidental.

      Digital ISBN: 978-1-936099-97-9

      Harailt reined his horse in and took a few minutes to study the village before him. His father had ordered him here after finding out he had been studying magic. As a minor noble, perhaps because he was only a minor noble, his father had been quick to prevent the scandal that would have happened if anyone had learned one of his sons was consorting with evil. He pressed a hand against the papers he carried in his pocket and smiled as he continued to look at the village. Although his father’s decision to send him here had been strictly a political ploy to protect their family’s position, he, as well

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