Glancing
at the clock on the nightstand, she quickly calculated the time back home. Her
family wasn’t likely to be up for a few more hours, but it was possible that
Tammy might not have gone to bed yet. Lou crossed her fingers and dug her cell
phone out of the small pocket inside her purse.
She
punched in the numbers by memory, and after five rings, a groggy voice said, “Hello?”
“Oh,
shit, Tammy. Did I wake you?” Lou frowned at the phone, flooded with guilt.
“It’s
three o’clock in the morning. What do you think?” Tammy’s voice was terse, but
Lou couldn’t tell if she were just tired, or cranky, too.
“I’m
sorry. It’s morning here. I didn’t figure the time difference right.” Lou lied
quickly, hoping Tammy wouldn’t call her on it.
She
didn’t. “Okay. Fine. I’m up: what did you need?”
Lou
hesitated. “It’s just—I’m in Scotland.”
Suddenly,
Tammy sounded wide awake. “Oh, God. I’m so sorry. I forgot that you were flying
yesterday.” She paused. “Is everything all right?”
Relief
washed over Lou as she leaned back against the headboard. “I don’t know. It’s
just, weird, you know?”
Tammy
was quiet for a minute, and Lou pictured her nodding. “Lots of memories?”
Tears
threatened Lou again, so she forced a bright note into her voice. “Some. It’s
just strange to be here after so long.”
The
line was still. Tammy knew better.
Lou
sighed and admitted, “It hurts. Not just knowing that the he’s gone, but
knowing that—“
“You
missed your chance.”
Lou
exhaled sharply. She knew who Tammy was talking about. “Yes.”
“Did
you think about looking him up while you’re there?”
“No!”
Lou spoke too quickly. “I’ll be too busy.”
“I’m
sure Brian would help you, if you asked him.”
Hearing
his name caused a sharp pain in her chest, but Lou shook her head. “That was a
long time ago.”
HER
SECRET INHERITANCE
Five years after the trip to Scotland that changed her life,
Lou is back in the misty, magical country. But this time, she’s not on
vacation.
When Brian, her old Highland fling, turns up at the scene of some depressing family business, tension mounts between the former lovers. But dealing with Brian is only part of the problem; something wicked is stirring in Scotland. Lou must use all her strength to handle the increasingly desperate situation, but will she be strong enough to battle both a vengeful ghost and her heart?
Lou may have thought that she was finished with the witch Isobel Key, but some secrets can’t stay buried forever.
When Brian, her old Highland fling, turns up at the scene of some depressing family business, tension mounts between the former lovers. But dealing with Brian is only part of the problem; something wicked is stirring in Scotland. Lou must use all her strength to handle the increasingly desperate situation, but will she be strong enough to battle both a vengeful ghost and her heart?
Lou may have thought that she was finished with the witch Isobel Key, but some secrets can’t stay buried forever.
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Author bio:
Jen McConnel first began writing poetry as a child. A
Michigander by birth, she now lives and writes in the beautiful state of North
Carolina. A graduate of Western
Michigan University, she also holds a MS in Library Science from Clarion
University of Pennsylvania. When she isn't
crafting worlds of fiction, she teaches college writing composition and yoga.
Once upon a time, she was a middle school teacher, a librarian, and a
bookseller, but those are stories for another time. Her debut NA novel, THE
SECRET OF ISOBEL KEY, is out now from Bloomsbury Spark. She also writes YA
and nonfiction.
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