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    Our Time: The Chronicles of Kerrigan Sequel, #5
    Our Time: The Chronicles of Kerrigan Sequel, #5
    Our Time: The Chronicles of Kerrigan Sequel, #5
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    Our Time: The Chronicles of Kerrigan Sequel, #5

    By W.J. May

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    The highly anticipated Sequel to the Chronicles of Kerrigan series, by USA TODAY  bestselling author, W.J. May.

     

    If Rae Kerrigan thought that planning one wedding was hard, imagine trying to plan two. Especially if one of them happens to be for the future King and Queen of England.

     

    After being completely erased from the minds of everyone she ever knew, Rae Kerrigan gets her life back only to find it's suddenly on the fast-track. A track towards marriage, leadership, and a whole lot of other responsibilities she never knew she had.

     

    With trouble brewing between the Knights and Council, an invitation to the royal wedding, and her father's probation tenuous at best--Rae finds herself torn in so many directions, it's hard to keep sight of the fact that a revenge-thirsty murderer is still after her head.

     

    Can Rae heal the division in the tatu world? When will Samantha strike again? More importantly...will Rae ever finally get that normal life she's been fighting for?

     

    READ THE WHOLE SERIES:

    Prequel Series:
    Christmas Before the Magic
    Question the Darkness
    Into the Darkness
    Fight the Darkness
    Alone in the Darkness
    Lost in Darkness

    The Chronicles of Kerrigan Series
    Rae of Hope
    Dark Nebula
    House of Cards
    Royal Tea
    Under Fire
    End in Sight
    Hidden Darkness
    Twisted Together
    Mark of Fate
    Strength & Power
    Last One Standing
    Rae of Light

    The Chronicles of Kerrigan Sequel
    A Matter of Time
    Time Piece
    Second Chance
    Glitch in Time
    Our Time
    Precious Time

    The Chronicles of Kerrigan: Gabriel
    Living in the Past
    Present for Today
    Staring at the Future

    and more coming!!!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDark Shadow Publishing
    Release dateApr 10, 2017
    ISBN9781386991922
    Our Time: The Chronicles of Kerrigan Sequel, #5
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    W.J. May

    About W.J. May Welcome to USA TODAY BESTSELLING author W.J. May's Page! SIGN UP for W.J. May's Newsletter to find out about new releases, updates, cover reveals and even freebies! http://eepurl.com/97aYf   Website: http://www.wjmaybooks.com Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-WJ-May-FAN-PAGE/141170442608149?ref=hl *Please feel free to connect with me and share your comments. I love connecting with my readers.* W.J. May grew up in the fruit belt of Ontario. Crazy-happy childhood, she always has had a vivid imagination and loads of energy. After her father passed away in 2008, from a six-year battle with cancer (which she still believes he won the fight against), she began to write again. A passion she'd loved for years, but realized life was too short to keep putting it off. She is a writer of Young Adult, Fantasy Fiction and where ever else her little muses take her.

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      Our Time - W.J. May

      Have You Read the C.o.K Prequel Series?

      A Sub-Series of the Chronicles of Kerrigan.

      A prequel on how Simon Kerrigan met Beth!!

      Download for FREE:

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      PREQUEL –

      Christmas Before the Magic

      Question the Darkness

      Into the Darkness

      Fight the Darkness

      Alone the Darkness

      Lost the Darkness

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      The Chronicles of Kerrigan

      BOOK I - Rae of Hope is FREE!

      Book Trailer:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gILAwXxx8MU

      Book II - Dark Nebula

      Book Trailer:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca24STi_bFM

      Book III - House of Cards

      Book IV - Royal Tea

      Book V - Under Fire

      Book VI - End in Sight

      Book VII – Hidden Darkness

      Book VIII – Twisted Together

      Book IX – Mark of Fate

      Book X – Strength & Power

      Book XI – Last One Standing

      Book XII – Rae of Light

      The Chronicles of Kerrigan SEQUEL

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      MATTER OF TIME

      Time Piece

      Second Chance

      Glitch in Time

      Our Time

      Precious Time

      The Chronicles of Kerrigan: Gabriel

      Find W.J. May

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      SIGN UP FOR W.J. May's Newsletter to find out about new releases, updates, cover reveals and even freebies!

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      OUR TIME - Blurb:

      IF RAE KERRIGAN THOUGHT that planning one wedding was hard, imagine trying to plan two. Especially when one of them happens to be for the future King and Queen of England.

      After being completely erased from the minds of everyone she ever knew, Rae Kerrigan gets her life back only to find it’s suddenly on the fast-track. A track towards marriage, leadership, and a whole lot of other responsibilities she never knew she had.

      With trouble brewing between the Knights and Council, an invitation to the royal wedding, and her father’s probation tenuous at best—Rae finds herself pulled in so many directions it’s hard to keep sight of the fact that a revenge-thirsty murderer is still after her head.

      Can Rae heal the division in the tatù world? When will Samantha strike again? More importantly...will Rae ever finally get that normal life she's been fighting for?

      Contents

      Have You Read the C.o.K Prequel Series?

      The Chronicles of Kerrigan

      The Chronicles of Kerrigan SEQUEL

      Find W.J. May

      OUR TIME - Blurb:

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Chapter 9

      Chapter 10

      Chapter 11

      Chapter 12

      Chapter 13

      Chapter 14

      PRECIOUS TIME BLURB:

      The Chronicles of Kerrigan

      More books by W.J. May

      TUDOR COMPARISON:

      ‘Our legacy is how we spend our time, and who we spend it with.’

      Jim Stengel

      Chapter 1

      ‘Our legacy is how we spend our time, and who we spend it with.’

      Jim Stengel

      DEVON AND RAE WEREN’T going to waste another second.

      They came together as passionately as they could. Considering that one of them was sporting a broken leg. Considering that the other had stains of blood smeared guiltily across his knuckles.

      Rae, Devon panted between kisses, literally lifting her off the ground in a desperate effort to be close, "did you hear what I said? Now. I want to marry you now."

      Rae’s lips curved up in a grin as she closed her eyes and allowed herself to be kissed, and cuddled, and fussed over to her heart’s content. Everything she’d been missing in the last few days. Few days? It felt like forever. Yeah—I heard you.

      His eyes swept over her fair skin, cataloguing every bruise. Every scrape. Every miniscule hurt that had come from his own hand. He kissed each one of them in turn.

      She watched his every move. It was so good to be back.

      Everything, he breathed, I want the whole thing. The cake, the dancing, the flowers, the white dress—I want it all. A proper wedding. And I don’t want to wait another second. I can’t, he pulled back suddenly, gazing deeply into her eyes, I can’t wait another second to be married to you.

      Rae grabbed his face and pulled the two of them back together. There were so many emotions rushing through her body that she was completely overcome. Whether it was a flood of excitement at his words, a fierce hatred of Samantha for driving them to this point, or simply the utter relief that he wasn’t trying to kill her any more—they overpowered her completely. Manifesting themselves into a stream of silent, smiling, exhausted tears. "So that’s a no to Kraigan getting ordained as a minister, then?"

      Devon pulled back again, his face tightening with a sudden frown. Why aren’t you taking this seriously? Do you not believe me? His every word was edged with that same kind of frantic energy as before. The kind of panicked desperation that had started the second he broke free of Samantha’s spell. "I want do to this now, Rae. A proper—"

      A proper wedding. Yeah, you said that. She pulled herself up with a wince. Except that we’re not going to have a proper wedding if we do it right now.

      He opened his mouth to argue but she shook her head with an indulgent smile, stroking the side of his face with fond affection.

      Dev, we don’t have flowers. We don’t have a cake. And I don’t have a white dress. Her eyes twinkled as his lips turned up in a petulant scowl. Besides, if you had your heart set on dancing, please let me remind you that your fiancée has a broken leg.

      His face softened immediately as he glanced at the giant tear running up the side of her jeans. A horrific discoloration was staining her ivory skin, snaking up the side of her thigh.

      Your parents don’t know, she continued softly. "My mother doesn’t know. Julian wouldn’t be there. And you want to try explaining to Molly why she didn’t get to come?"

      An automatic shiver ran through his shoulders, and he bowed his head in defeat. She caught it quickly, stroking her thumb across his bottom lip as she lifted his chin.

      Hey. Her eyes warmed with a beaming smile. "I want to marry you. More than anything. Right now. Yesterday. You name it, I’m yours."

      He nodded swiftly and tried again to look away.

      She didn’t let him. Devon... She waited until he finally met her eyes of his own accord. ...I’m not going anywhere. Ever.

      A shaking breath tore its way out of him. Taking all the fear, and stress, and unspeakable guilt and anger with it. All those same calamitous feelings that had shaken them both to the core vanished the instant the two of them locked eyes. Do you promise?

      Rae’s heart swelled and melted all at the same time. He sounded almost like a child. Both uncertain and trusting all at the same time. I do.

      Then all at once, the tables turned. He was her protector once more. Her lover, her friend, her partner in crime. That unflinching pillar of strength she fell in love with all those years ago.

      His eyes cleared and he returned her smile. A second later, he wiped the blood off his hands. Are you able to walk at all?

      Now that was an interesting question. One asked not to force the condition upon her, but merely to gauge the level of damage in a charmingly unobtrusive way. Leaning heavily upon his offered hands, she tentatively got to her feet and tried to place any weight at all on the battered bone.

      "Noooo. She pulled back at once, her face paling with pain. No. I’m not."

      His face tightened with concern, then cleared again with a steady calm. I’ll just have to carry you then. If you don’t mind.

      As if I would mind.

      They shared a secret smile before she leaned lightly into his arms. If you think you can manage...

      He leaned down with a sudden kiss. The kind of kiss that literally took her breath away. That made her head spin as her entire body froze up. Waiting for more. Desperately wanting more.

      I can manage.

      THE HAPPILY REUNITED couple might have settled the issue of their impending nuptials for the time being, but that didn’t make the drive back through the city any easier.

      Devon swerved subconsciously towards the parking lot of every church and cathedral that caught his eye. On two separate occasions, Rae had to yell to get his attention before they accidentally sideswiped a passing car. When they drove by London City Hall, he almost made a U-turn right there in the middle of the road.

      Tell me again why we’re waiting? He struggled to keep the wheel steady, and locked his eyes straight on the center of the road. I’m having trouble remembering...

      We’re waiting because, right now, your fiancée is thinking of ways to cut off her own leg so it stops hurting so badly, Rae replied through gritted teeth.

      The adrenaline first from the fight and then from her reunion with Devon had worn off, and she was having trouble keeping it together. Both her arms were anchored bracingly against the windows, and she flinched with every tiny pothole they crossed.

      I’m sorry, sweetheart, Devon murmured. He seemed uncertain whether to step on the gas to get there faster, or slow the car down for a smoother ride. I already texted Alicia. She’s heading back to the house as we speak.

      Rae stared out the window and tried to take her mind off things. Yeah, my bet is she won’t be the only one.

      One of the first things Devon had said when he came out of his trance was that he remembered. He remembered every single thing that had happened. That Samantha had forced to happen. Every word he’d said. Every hurt he’d caused. All those secret things they’d done together...

      That particular confession had made the both of them blush furiously. In a strange dysfunctional way, Devon felt as though he had virtually cheated on her. With her. In an even stranger way, Rae saw it as a shining victory for girls of the working class. It made her love him all the more. At least, until the pain in her leg distracted her ten minutes into the car ride and she had to focus on not passing out, or throwing up.

      However, Devon’s confession meant a bit more than a victory for her. It meant that every single person waiting back in Kent remembered everything as well.

      It meant Gabriel remembered how he’d used his power on her, staring down with cold, unfeeling eyes as he threatened to end her life. Beth would remember how she hadn’t recognized the tear-stained face of her own daughter. A kind of selective amnesia that had to bring her back to her days of living brainwashed in France. The rest of them would remember how they’d called her crazy and turned her out into the cold.

      It was going to be an interesting reunion, to say the least.

      Yeah, things kind of...they kind of fell apart without you. As if on cue, Devon’s phone buzzed furiously in his jacket pocket. It had been doing so non-stop since they got into the car. He pressed it silent, and kept his eyes on the road. I can’t believe Gabriel and I actually got into a fistfight on the living room floor...

      That, at least, was a funny enough visual to momentarily distract Rae from her pain. She swiveled her upper body around in her seat with a wide grin, trying to imagine it. A fistfight? She couldn’t help but chuckle, imagining the mayhem that must have ensued. A brawl on the living room floor couldn’t have exactly gone over well with Beth. Or Molly, for that matter.

      All because Gabriel told Angel to break up with Jules. Devon scowled.

      What?! Yet another MASSIVE piece of fallout we’ll have to deal with. She pressed her lips tight, holding back her inner thoughts.

      Devon ran his hand through his hair with a soft sigh. There was still a faint bruise on his face in case he’d forgotten Gabriel packed a mean punch. "That and the way he treated you. I keep forgetting you overheard that conversation... He trailed off suddenly, putting two and two together for the first time. A conversation you overheard when you snuck into a stranger’s house to take a bubble bath!"

      Rae bit her lip. She had been wondering if that would come back to haunt her. In my defense, you weren’t exactly a stranger—

      "Two strangers, actually! Since Jules was there as well. He shot her a chiding look. Two strangers who you happen to know for a fact spook easily and come armed with superpowers. That’s whose house you decided to break into. And one of them is psychic."

      "Oh! And you’re one to talk!" Rae exclaimed. There was no way in heck Devon was just innocent in all this. If she went down, he was going down, too. You came home to find a verified stalker sitting in your bathtub, and what did you do? You not only lied to your best friend, but you invited her to stay the night! In your own bed!

      He blushed with a grin. A decision for which you made sure to reprimand me fiercely. Even when you were the one currently benefiting from it. Not exactly a strategic move...

      She turned up her nose with a sniff. You know I find it difficult to think strategically when bubble baths are involved.

      "And on that note... Devon twisted sideways in his seat, eyes twinkling as they stared expectantly into hers. You would have sex with a man you didn’t know?"

      She hesitated. "...I did know you."

      He shot her an accusatory grin. Fine. You slept with a man who didn’t know you?

      There was a guilty pause.

      Ow...my leg hurts...

      A ridiculous diversion, but it worked. The comedic tension shattered immediately as he broke off laughing, giving her shoulder a sympathetic squeeze despite the transparency of the ploy.

      Just hang on a little longer, sweetie. He pressed down on the gas, and the car shot off into the setting sun. We’re almost home.

      HOME.

      Rae didn’t know if the word had ever sounded so sweet. She stared wide-eyed out the window as Devon pulled past the gate and down the gravel drive towards the house. Every window was lit up and every curtain was pulled wide open, giving the entire place a welcoming glow.

      She could only imagine the chaos that must have ensued the second Samantha lifted her nefarious spell. At first, she’d been worried that Devon’s miraculous breakthrough had been limited to him alone. But the second they left the little ghost town and got back into reception, his phone had exploded with a slew of frantic texts.

      Are you with her?

      Is she alright?

      Why isn’t she answering her phone?

      Where are you guys?

      Dev, if you don’t write back, I’m going to shock you to death.

      Even Kraigan had gotten in on the action. In his own Kraigan way.

      Think you could pick up some crisps on the way back?

      Yes, the spell had apparently lifted for everyone, and they seemed rather anxious to make sure she was alright. Case in point: The second the group caught sight of the car, the doors burst open and everyone inside went spilling out onto the front porch.

      They must’ve been waiting by the window, Rae murmured.

      Devon glanced up as he put the car into park. Jules probably just told them.

      She nodded silently, but made no move to unbuckle her belt. As crazy as it sounded, as hard as she’d been trying to get back into that house, she suddenly found herself nervous to be there.

      Hey, Devon reached over and squeezed her hand, you okay?

      Yeah. F-Fine.

      The door locks went up and the headlights snapped off at the same time, blanketing the car in sudden, protective darkness. Rae looked up in alarm to see Devon steadily gazing back at. Giving her a moment of privacy. A moment to collect herself before the rest of the gang closed in.

      Sweetheart, it’s me. His eyes gentled with a warm smile. You don’t need to be brave.

      She stared at him for a moment before turning back to the house with a shaky sigh. The people gathered on the steps were hovering there uncertainly. Unsure whether to run out and meet them, or to give them a moment of space. Space wasn’t a term they were very familiar with, given the surreal circumstances that had repeatedly thrust them together. It caught them a little off-guard.

      It’s just, the last time I saw any of them... The heartbreaking image swam before her eyes, and she sucked in a quick breath. "I...I thought it might actually be for the last time, you know?"

      A wave of emotion crashed over her, and before she knew it she began

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