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    Royal Enchantment: Skeleton Key
    Royal Enchantment: Skeleton Key
    Royal Enchantment: Skeleton Key
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    Royal Enchantment: Skeleton Key

    By Lia Davis

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    Ava Green has made a name for herself in the real estate world by reconditioning old, historical homes with her partner and friend Jeff. But her newest project, a three-story Victorian in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, promises to be her biggest moneymaker yet. And one she's undertaking on her own. During her first walk-through of the house, however, she discovers a locked door, and a skeleton key that seems to appear out of nowhere. Unlocking the door, she is transported to a mystical world of fae and mythickal creatures and meets the King of the Morna. The sovereign of the Dark Elves.

     

    King Finn Sylcan has searched for the one who can bring the magick back to his world, Edra, for eons. An old prophecy told of a female of both Dark and Light elven descent, a hybrid both Calim and Morna. It is said she is the only one who can repair the damage the war between the Dark and Light kingdoms caused. But after searching for so long, Finn never dreamed that she'd just show up outside his palace walls. Or that she'd be his mate.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAfter Glows Publishing
    Release dateJun 15, 2016
    ISBN9781944060107
    Royal Enchantment: Skeleton Key
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    Lia Davis

    "Lia Davis is the USA Today bestselling author of more than forty books, including her fan favorite Ashwood Falls Series. A lifelong fan of magic, mystery, romance and adventure, Lia's novels feature compassionate alpha heroes and strong leading ladies, plenty of heat, and happily-ever-afters. Lia makes her home in Northeast Florida where she battles hurricanes and humidity like one of her heroines.When she's not writing, she loves to spend time with her family, travel, read, enjoy nature, and spoil her kitties. "

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      Royal Enchantment - Lia Davis

      Dedication

      To my own King, who after 16 years still enchantments me.

      Love you with all my heart.

      Chapter One

      There it is.

      A thrill skittered up Ava’s spine as she parked her Audi in the gravel driveway of a Victorian tucked in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Beautiful didn’t seem like the right word to even begin to describe it. Three stories of grey stone with green moss growing up one side loomed over her.

      Emerging from her car, she gathered her purse and pulled out the keys to the home. While the outside looked decent enough, she feared the inside needed a lot of work. After all, it’d been empty for almost a decade. But it was the gamble she took when buying the place without doing a walk-through, which her business partner had said she was crazy for doing.

      She did, however, ask the seller why it’d been empty for so long. All they said was that the family simply didn’t want to deal with it.

      Ava didn’t know what it was, nor did she care. She’d bought the house to flip. And that was what she was going to do. She just hoped she hadn’t bitten off more than she could chew.

      She tested each porch step before putting her weight on them. Hmm, pretty sturdy. Once inside, she scanned the foyer that was bigger than her one-bedroom apartment. Dark, hardwood floors stretched on to a staircase wide enough for four people to walk up side by side. About halfway to the second level, the stairs split into two different sets of steps, each leading to opposite sides of the house.

      Glancing up, she gasped at the elegant and very large crystal chandelier. Man, she wished the electricity was already on. She could only imagine how beautiful it was illuminating the entryway.

      Jeff, her business partner, had said she was crazy for wasting money on the place. But she couldn’t pass it by. It was weird, but she got the feeling that she needed to buy the house, almost like it called out to her. So she’d purchased it with her own money. Sight unseen. Thanks to the inheritance from her parents.

      She climbed the stairs and admired the hand-carved rose vine wrapping around the wood rails. Beautiful and detailed. Quickening her steps, she made it to the top of the north wing in record time. Excitement stirred up the butterflies in her belly at what secrets the house might hold. And there were secrets. All old houses had them.

      Each room she passed had the same layout, but they were each unique in their design. Color-coded from the walls, to the carpet, drapes, and bedding. Wow. Had it been a B&B?

      She came to a closed door at the end of the hallway. It was smaller than the other doors, and oddly placed, like it could be a closet. When she tried to open it, she found it was locked. Studying the handle, she noticed that it was the type that took a skeleton key. There weren’t many of those locks these days, and she hadn’t met one she couldn’t break in to.

      Ava pulled a hairpin from her bun. She’d picked locks like this one in her grandmother’s old house all the time when her cousins had tried to keep her out of their rooms.

      It was all in the wrist... The lock didn’t release. Hmm. She tried again with no luck.

      Damn. She stepped back and scanned the door. The hinges were on the inside. Odd.

      Just then, her cell rang. Turning from the door, she pulled the smartphone out and answered. Ava Green speaking.

      Kathy, her office assistant, hesitated for a moment before speaking. Jeff fired me.

      What! He can’t do that.

      That’s what I said when he called me to tell me not to bother coming in. Kathy released a heavy sigh. I thought he was joking or mad at you for buying that house. So I went into the office.

      Dread slammed into Ava’s gut, burning a trail of cold fear through her. What happened?

      The place was cleaned out. Furniture, computers, clients’ files...

      Ava leaned against the wall and slid to the floor. She and Jeff had been friends for as long as she could remember, and business partners for five years. Sure, he had been having issues with his marriage. But the separation had gone pretty smoothly. Well, as far as Ava knew, anyway. It didn’t make sense for him to screw her over. She wasn’t divorcing him!

      Maybe he found a new office and wanted to surprise me.

      A grunt from Kathy soured Ava’s mood further. You are a very smart woman. I know you don’t believe that.

      I don’t understand why he’d do something like this. Ava searched her memories for signs she may have missed that would have told her this was coming. She’d dismissed his behavior change, blaming it on his separation and pending divorce. Not once had he come into the office smelling of alcohol. Could he have been using drugs? Wouldn’t she have known?

      Then she remembered the argument they’d had over buying the Victorian she currently sat in. He’d told her they didn’t have the funds in the Line of Credit for it. At the time, she thought he was just being difficult because he wasn’t getting what he wanted.

      Ava?

      I’m here. Ava stood and moved to the stairs. She’d left her computer in the car in all the excitement of seeing the inside of the house. I hope Jeff didn’t screw me royally, because I don’t have the money to start up another company.

      Fucking jerk was going to pay. She’d have to go back to working for a larger realty company until she saved up enough funds to start over.

      I know. I’m just lucky that Frank has a secure job and is able to support both of us. Kathy sighed again. Or was it a sob? Ava’s chest tightened.

      I’m so sorry.

      Don’t be. None of this is your fault. I’ll be in touch. Kathy hung up.

      Ava descended the stairs with a heavy heart. She punched in Jeff’s number and waited. A recording came on saying the number was no longer in service. Figures. Deep down, she knew Jeff had screwed her and skipped town. She couldn’t explain it. Her intuition had always been spot on. This time,

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