What Lies Within Us (Second Edition 2016) - A Taste
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Last published Wed, Nov 2, 2016
Read the first chapter in the What Lies Within Us Novel by USA Today Bestselling Authors Kiki Howell and Gina Kincade.
An Amazon Top 100 Bestseller in, Paranormal Romance, Gothic Fiction & Occult Horror
After receiving a letter from an aunt she never knew existed, Kyna Hughes travels to Ireland only to find out her whole life has been a series of well-orchestrated lies.
Suddenly, this poor girl from the foothills of the Alleghany Mountains is thrust into a life of not only the wealthy and affluent, but of dark magic and secret societies.
As Kyna learns of the magic hidden inside her, purposefully stunted for her protection as she grew up, she must now battle mystical hauntings-the result of curses-while getting a crash course in utilizing her powers.
Kidnappings and satanic weddings become her daily events as she struggles not to lose her heart to one of two men-a former Navy SEAL hired to protect her, or a wizard hired to train her.
Soon she will realize just how true it is that "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
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