The MacInness Legacy Series
In 1692, an innocent man accused
of witchcraft hangs in Salem, Massachusetts. His death reignites a deadly feud
between the descendants of two ancient Scottish clans—MacGow and MacInness,
which leaves the MacInness clan descendants cursed. Any man who weds a
MacInness is destined to an early death. The MacInnesses have one century to
lift the curse and reflect it back upon Clan MacGow. One hundred years later,
triplet sisters separated in childhood, are being drawn back to Salem. The have
three months to refine their unearthly talents of fire, sight, and healing, and
break the deadly curse…or lose the men they love forever.
The
Fireweaver
The
MacInness Legacy
Book
I
Julie
Moffett
Historical Paranormal
Romance
Publisher: True Airspeed Press,
LLC
Date of Publication: June 27,
2014
Cover Artist: Su Kopil
Book Description:
From best-selling author Julie
Moffett comes THE FIREWEAVER, the first book in a historical paranormal romance
series about sister witches written in conjunction with her own sister, Sandy
Moffett.
Bridget Goodwell is the daughter
of one of Salem’s most prominent Congregationalist ministers. Although Bridget
is almost twenty-one years of age and long past the prime age of marriage, in
three months time she will finally wed Peter Holton, a wealthy law student from
a respectable family. Bridget’s future seems secure and bright. Except for the
fact that Bridget is hiding a terrible secret. She is able to set things on
fire by willing it so. All of her life she’s successfully hid her unnatural
ability from family and friends. But just three weeks before her wedding, her
secret is threatened when her childhood nemesis and first true love, Benjamin
Hawkes, sails back into town with trouble on his mind.
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The
Seer
The
MacInness Legacy
Book
II
Sandy
Moffett
Genre: Historical Paranormal
Romance
Publisher: True Airspeed Press,
LLC
Date of Publication: July 6, 2014
Cover Artist: Su Kopil
Book Description:
The Seer is the second book in
The MacInness Legacy Series, written by award-winning sisters Sandy and Julie
Moffett. The story garnered Sandy a Lories Award for Best New Paranormal
Author.
After an innocent man accused of
witchcraft hangs in 1692 Salem, his death reignites a deadly feud between the
descendants of two ancient Scottish clans—MacGow and MacInness. The peaceful MacInness
descendants are left tragically cursed. Any man who weds a MacInness is now
destined to an early death. The MacInnesses have one century to lift the curse
and reflect it back upon Clan MacGow. One hundred years later, triplet sisters
separated in childhood are being drawn back to Salem. They have three months to
refine their unearthly talents of fire, sight, and healing, and break the
deadly curse…or lose the men they love forever.
Alexandra Gables needs no man to
run her life. Educated, witty, and wealthy, she is the only child in a family
with a long line of prominent scientists. Despite her gender, Alexandra intends
to continue that heritage and let no man stand in her way. But her father,
anxious for grandchildren, teams up with an old friend whose equally stubborn
and brilliant son, Pierce Williams, has no time for a frivolous woman to slow
down his life. When Alexandra is sent to Salem to help the elder Williams
catalogue and sketch a scientific collection for the Royal Society of London, she
has no idea that she is being dangled as marriage material for Pierce. Both are
firmly determined to ignore each other, but Alexandra is drawn to Pierce’s
quick wit, irresistible charm, and enviable engineering skill. However, close
encounters with Pierce trigger an increase in the strange prophetic visions she
has had all her life––visions that have no scientific basis or explanation.
When a vision reveals the destruction of a ship Pierce designed, built, and
will sail on, she must risk a deepening love for Pierce against the loss of his
life and all her future dreams.
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The
Healer
The
MacInness Legacy
Book
III
Julie
Moffett
Genre: Historical Paranormal
Romance
Publisher: True Airspeed Press,
LLC
Date of Publication: July 14,
2014
Cover Artist: Su Kopil
Book Description:
From best selling, award winning
author Julie Moffett comes the third book in a historical paranormal romance
series about sister witches written with her sister, Sandy Moffett. This book
was nominated for a PRISM and a HOLT.
One hundred years after the witch
trials in 1792 Salem Massachusetts:
Gillian is the daughter of a
well-known Salem physician Zachariah Saunders and his wife, Mary. Years ago
Gillian’s father was accused of improper medical behavior, and the family was
ostracized to the nearby town of Gloucester. There Gillian became her father’s
apprentice, learning all she could about medicine, botany and the healing arts.
She was frightened, but intrigued, when she discovered she had an unusual
ability to heal small, wounded animals by simply touching them. Her strange
ability is put to the test when a young and handsome doctor is dragged to her
door near death. Gillian makes him well again, but in the process falls hopelessly
in love. It is this love that returns her to Salem and brings her face to face
with the mother and sisters she never knew existed. Now she must overcome her
past and help her newfound family work to lift a century-old curse before it
destroys the men they love.
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Bewitching
Salem’s
Academy for Ladies
Sandy
Moffett
Genre: Historical paranormal
romance
Publisher: True Airspeed Press,
LLC
Date of Publication: August 5,
2014
Cover Artist: Su Kopil
Book Description:
Multi-award winning author Sandy
Moffett brings to life historical Salem in this first novella of a series.
The Salem witch trials may be a
hundred years past, but Constance Sedgewick and her two aunts run Salem’s
Academy for Young Ladies, where any rumor of strange occurrences could ruin
their excellent reputation. So when pictures start falling off walls, dishware
unexplainably cracks, and odd things start to happen, Constance discovers her
strong, arcane powers are taking on a life of their own. When her aunts share
the cause, Constance isn’t sure she can withstand the cure.
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Excerpt from Bewitching
Salem,
Massachusetts 1790
Constance
Sedgewick stood in the front hall of Salem’s Academy for Young Ladies
considering the repercussions if she summarily changed Phoebe’s mother into a
mute.
“Phoebe has no
need for learning numbers,” the woman huffed. “Such foolish knowledge wastes
her precious time.”
Constance
crossed her arms. “On the contrary, I have not found it so.”
“Humph, why, you
haven’t even been able to secure a husband.”
A fiery ire rose
from within and might well have exploded forth had a crashing thud not sounded
down the hall. Constance whirled to see the damaged portrait of her father
lying askew on the floor. The air sizzled with magic. Aunt Gwendolyn, blessed
with frequently erratic spells, must have overheard the unkind comment.
Constance, doing
her best to control her true emotions, drew a long breath and turned back to
Phoebe’s mother.
“I do recall
your family operates the English Goods store. Have you ever considered, heaven
forbid, what would happen if your husband should become incapacitated? Who
would calculate the shop finances?”
The woman
straightened proudly. “My son will run the business someday.”
“Your son is
barely nine years of age. What if this sad event happened tomorrow?”
“How dare you
suggest such a thing.”
Constance gently
put a hand on the woman’s arm and guided her to the front door. “Think of
Phoebe’s knowledge as insurance in times of difficulty. Do you wish a sharper
to steal your business blind because you lack knowledge of numbers?”
The woman,
apparently recognizing the attempt to remove her from the manor house, firmly
planted herself across the threshold. “I see the merit in your point, but she
must be prepared for society and a proper husband. Attention is required in
social skills, music, and the arts. Could you not allow her to concentrate more
on those talents?”
“We treat all
our young ladies equally. And I do believe my aunts do an admirable job of
teaching the arts and personal etiquette. We produce well-rounded young ladies
here. But if you think Phoebe will be better served at another establishment, I
will gladly assist with her transfer.”
Phoebe’s mother
grew pale. “But there are no others in town with your reputation.”
“Then, we shall
be pleased to keep her as a student. You must understand, though, we are quite
set in giving our young ladies a thorough education.”
Constance
stepped away from the woman and took hold of the sturdy wooden door. While
smiling pleasantly, she slowly moved her hand, hidden behind the door, in a
shooing motion.
“I must get back
to my students. If you have any further concerns, feel free to return after
lessons today.” She swung the door shut as Phoebe’s mother stood with a
surprised and puzzled expression.
The poor woman
probably wondered how she had moved the few feet from the threshold onto the
porch. Constance giggled at the image. Oh, the small pleasures of witchcraft.
On occasion it posed a great burden, but other times proved a blessing.
About
Julie Moffett:
Julie Moffett is the
award-winning author of fourteen published novels in the genres of historical,
paranormal fantasy, and time travel romances, and action/adventure mysteries.
She grew up as a military brat
(Air Force) and has traveled extensively. Her more exciting exploits include
attending Kubasaki High School in Okinawa, Japan, backpacking around Europe and
Scandinavia for several months, a year-long college graduate study in Warsaw,
Poland and a wonderful trip to Scotland and Ireland where she fell in love with
castles, kilts and brogues.
Julie has a B.A. in Political
Science and Russian Language from Colorado College, a M.A. in International
Affairs from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and is nearly
finished with her M.Ed from Liberty University in Virginia. Able to speak
Russian and Polish, she worked as a journalist for the international radio
station, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Washington, D.C. for eleven years,
publishing hundreds of articles. She now works as a proposal writer and
research advisor for a defense contractor in the Washington, D.C. area.
Julie is a single mom with two
sons, who keep her quite busy. She belongs to Romance Writers of America and
Washington Romance Writers where she served six years on the organization’s
Board of Directors. She was also the Market News Columnist and Feature’s Editor
for the organization’s monthly newsletter, Update, for eleven years.
Website: www.juliemoffett.com
Twitter: @JMoffettAuthor
Instagram: http://instagram.com/julie_moffett
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/JMoffettAuthor/
About
Sandy Moffett:
I write fast-paced stories full
of adventure, unique characters, mystery and suspense. I've published two novels
with Kensington Publishing Corporation and have placed and won writing contests
as both a published and unpublished author (ex. National Reader’s Choice
finalist (published), RWA Golden Heart (finalist). I am a member of Mystery
Writers of America and several national and local writing organizations.
I'm a hydrogeologist by training
with an M.S. in geological sciences and have taken additional engineering
graduate coursework. I've taught at a university, worked on a project for the
Air Force Flight Test Center, worked as a design engineer for a civil
engineering firm, and have done computer modeling and field studies as a
hydrogeologic consultant. I've studied in England and Italy, traveled to South
Africa, Egypt, and South America, and still travel to places of interest all
over the world so I can make my stories richer.
Website (writing as Sandy
Parks): http://www.sandyparksauthor.com/
Twitter: @SMoffettAuthor
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