Syphon's Song (45 page)

“As long as you’re standing next to me, I don’t care where we are.”

“Then do we have a deal? No interference?”

He kissed her nose. “Deal.”

“For now?” she asked, still testing.

“For always.”

Anise Rae

Anise Rae has long been frustrated by the fact that superpowers are nearly impossible to come by for a mere human. To compensate, she dreams up alternative realities where people just like her (and you) have magic, worlds populated with heroines who dare to stand up to society’s expectations and be true to themselves and heroes with plenty of savvy to fall in love with such brave women.

Despite her lack of supernatural magic, Anise has come to realize that the true magic within us is our own unique creativity–a gift we must nuture as frequently as possible. It’s why her house is littered with crayons, craft kits, legos, yarn, and paper and pens. Or it could be because she hates to clean. Though she lives in the suburbs of Atlanta, her favorite place to vacation is in smack in the middle of the real Rallis Territory, where cornfields wave in the summer sun like an ocean of green speckled with golden tassels. You might want to come see for yourself.

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First Electronic Edition: March 2014

ISBN-13: 9781616502119