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    No Such Thing
    No Such Thing
    No Such Thing
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    No Such Thing

    By Patti Larsen

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    THE TRUTH Hurts

    I panted into the darkness, weeping openly, heart torn out of my chest and tossed to the pavement outside the window. At least, that was how it felt. As I hemorrhaged grief and guilt and the uncontrollable need to escape this place into the stuffy claustrophobic interior of my traitor car.

    —witches aren’t real—

    —there’s no such thing as magic—

    This couldn’t be happening to me.

    Reese is driven from the Island, forced to leave by a power she can’t conceive of or control. But when Carol breaks down, Reese is forced to confront the curse at last, and the one who cast it. Can she find the strength to break this new spell and become who the Island’s soul needs her to be?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPatti Larsen
    Release dateJun 4, 2017
    ISBN9781988700502
    No Such Thing
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    Patti Larsen

    About me, huh? Well, my official bio reads like this: Patti Larsen is a multiple award-winning author with a passion for the voices in her head. But that sounds so freaking formal, doesn’t it? I’m a storyteller who hears character's demands so loudly I have to write them down. I love the idea of sports even though sports hate me. I’ve dabbled in everything from improv theater to film making and writing TV shows, singing in an all girl band to running my own hair salon.But always, always, writing books calls me home.I’ve had my sights set on world literary domination for a while now. Which means getting my books out there, to you, my darling readers. It’s the coolest thing ever, this job of mine, being able to tell stories I love, only to see them all shiny and happy in your hands... thank you for reading.As for the rest of it, I’m short (permanent), slightly round (changeable) and blonde (for ever and ever). I love to talk one on one about the deepest topics and can’t seem to stop seeing the big picture. I happily live on Prince Edward Island, Canada, home to Anne of Green Gables and the most beautiful red beaches in the world, with my pug overlord and overlady, six lazy cats and Gypsy Vanner gelding, Fynn.

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      No Such Thing - Patti Larsen

      No Such Thing

      Lovely Witches Club: Episode Seven

      Patti Larsen

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2017 by Patti Larsen

      Series created by Renee Laprise and Patti Larsen

      Purely Paranormal Press

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      Chapter One

      I scrambled back to Carol, knowing I’d just made a total and complete fool of myself and unable to care if anyone knew I’d lost my last nut. Still driven by the compulsion to escape the Island as quickly as possible, emotions jumbled, the pounding in my head more painful, the constriction around my chest tightening by the moment, I collapsed in the front seat, digging around in my purse for my cell phone. I needed help. I couldn’t stay here. I needed someone to help me, to save me.

      —witches aren’t real—

      —there’s no such thing as magic—

      I dialed the number for the tow truck, the card left behind the last time Carol betrayed me. Got a message service. Left my name in what had to be gasping sobs, my location—best guess—hung up. I couldn’t wait.

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