Into
the Mist
Moonseed
Trilogy
Book
3
Judith
Ingram
Genre: paranormal romance
Publisher: Vinspire Publishing, LLC
Date of Publication: July 30, 2015
Number of pages:
Word Count: 91,500
Cover Artist: Elaina Lee/
For the Muse Designs
Book Description:
For the past six months,
time-traveler Victoria Ashton has been living life as Katherine Kamarov on a
ranch in rural California, circa 1890. A contrast to Katherine’s brash
personality, shy and gentle Victoria has won the hearts of Katherine’s family
and particularly her cousin Michael. Despite her deepening love for Michael,
she has rejected his offer of marriage and sent him away, knowing that she must
return to her own time on the night of the new spring moon.
In this third and final book of the
series, sinister forces threaten Victoria’s new family, her property, and even
her life, testing her for courage and ingenuity. A confident new self emerges,
and when Michael unexpectedly walks back into her life, she questions whether
she must remain a victim of fate or can find a way to determine her own future.
Meanwhile, Katherine has been
living a parallel year of exchange in Victoria’s modern-day life, married to
the handsome but remote Ryan Ashton. Hardened by her past, Katherine
nevertheless falls for Ryan and, like Victoria, begins to search for a way to
defy fate and keep the life she has come to cherish.
As the night of the new spring moon
approaches, both women must search their hearts to discover how to hold onto
what matters most, even if they should be forced back through the barrier of
time.
Excerpt:
He didn’t hear her
slide the door open and step out behind him. Her arms circled his waist, and
the faint scent of ginger spice shot twin arrows of joy and pain through his
body. Wordlessly, he turned and brought his mouth down on hers. Enveloped in
the soft twilight hush, they shared a kiss that was deep and long and achingly
sweet. When they pulled reluctantly apart, Ryan let his eyes linger over her,
already naming the vision being etched in his memory. This is how my love
looked in twilight.
She was wearing
her white robe, and her blond hair curled softly, just brushing her shoulders.
It’s gotten longer, Ryan thought. He suddenly wanted her to cut it again, as if
keeping her hair short would somehow help her to keep her claim on this body—on
this life—and prevent Vicki from coming back.
Tori moved to the
rail and stared out over the city deepening into dusk. “It’s started, Ryan,”
she said quietly.
He moved to stand
beside her. “What’s started?”
She turned and
leaned an elbow on the rail, holding him with a steady gaze. “What we’ve
dreaded. I dreamed about the bridge.” She lifted a shoulder. “It’s only a week
away. I should have expected it.” She drew in a breath that trembled. “She was
already there, standing on the bridge. Waiting for me.”
At his look, she
put out her hand and covered his. “Don’t hate her, Ryan. She didn’t ask for
this to happen any more than I did.” She smiled faintly. “I would have, though,
if I’d known you would be here. I wouldn’t have missed this time with you for
anything. No matter what happens, I’ll carry you in my heart until the day I
die.”
Ryan couldn’t
speak. He couldn’t move, couldn’t breathe. He could do nothing but stare at her
in mute despair.
She turned her
back on the glittering city and leaned both elbows on the rail, staring through
the glass doors into their living room. The soft light of the table lamps was
growing imperceptibly brighter as the dusk surrendered to night.
“Do you ever
wonder, Ryan, what Victoria will be like when she comes back?”
“She’s not coming
back.” His voice cracked.
“She’s had a whole
year, Ryan, just like me. A lot can happen in a year. She may surprise you.”
“She won’t get the
chance.” His jaw tightened. “I’m not letting you go, Tori. I can’t. Vicki
doesn’t belong here anymore. This is your home, with Christina and me.” He
covered the crack in his voice with harshness. “How can you stand there and
calmly talk about Vicki coming back while you just up and vanish from our
lives? Like it’s already decided, like it’s so easy for you—”
About
the Author:
Judith Ingram weaves together her
love of romance and mystery as well as her training as a counselor to create
stories and characters for her novels. She is also the author of a Christian
guide to forgiving and posts weekly devotionals on the role of forgiveness in
healing relationships. She lives with her husband in the San Francisco East Bay
and makes frequent trips to beautiful Sonoma County, where many of her fiction
characters reside. She confesses a love for chocolate, cheesecake, romantic
suspense novels, movies that require three hankies, and all things feline.
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Into the Mist
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