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Wild, Wild Ghost
Margo Bond Collins
With everyone she loves in the
grave, Ruby specializes in the dead.
When Ruby Silver traded in her
demon-hunting rifle for a Tremayne Agency badge, she didn't want another
partner—losing the last one was too traumatic. But when a new case in the Texas
Hill Country pairs her up with the slow-talking, fast-drawing Trip Austin, it
will take all their combined skills to combat a plague of poltergeists in this
German-settled town.
Excerpt:
Realizing that
all the broken glass flying past him had been swept up into the whirlwind of
glass around the woman, he dropped Demonio's reigns. "Stay here," he
instructed. The stallion rolled its eyes at him, but nickered. Trip didn't
bother to tether the animal; his horse wasn't going anywhere without him.
If exploding
glass didn't startle him, nothing would.
For that matter,
neither did various ilk of ghosts and beasts. Demonio was steady, even if he
had a tendency to bite strangers.
Was this woman
really supposed to be his new partner?
When he'd gotten
the telegram from the Tremayne headquarters back in St. Louis, he had laughed
aloud. Trip knew there were lady agents—he'd even worked with one a time or
two—but they had all been stationed back east. No lone woman in her right mind
would want to come out here to work.
Not when there
were plenty of ghosts to be exorcised in civilized places.
Safer places.
I guess maybe this one's not in her right
mind, then.
Might not be a
bad idea to remember that.
He watched the
glass-cyclone sweep up the dust around her, the cloud of dirt thickening until
he couldn't see the woman at all, and reconsidered.
If she can cause something like that to
happen, maybe she's plenty safe out here, after all.
As Trip made his
way toward her, the glass-and-dirt devil rose into the air. He stopped to watch
it ascend. Then, with a noise like a crack of thunder, it was gone. Trip had
the vague impression that it had sped away toward the wilds rather than merely
disappearing into nothingness, but he couldn't have pointed to any particular
evidence that made him think that.
Smoothing her
hands down the sides of the painted horse's face, the woman murmured something
soothing in a tone that made Trip realize he had been hearing her voice all
along, a soft alto hum rising and falling under the whipping and tinkling sound
of the glass tornado, somehow more noticeable now in its absence than it had
been during the strange events on the street.
The horse huffed
out a breath, and the woman laughed. The sound of it sent an odd shiver up
Trip's back—not of anxiety, but of interest.
Don't be stupid, man. You haven't even seen
her face yet.
And he couldn't
tell anything about her body under that horror of a dress.
Reaching up, she
untied the bonnet from under her chin and removed it to shake off the dirt. A
silken fall of blond hair cascaded out of it and down her back, and Trip stopped
to stare, frozen by the glint of midday Texas sun off its golden sheen.
By the time he
moved again, she had begun brushing off her skirt in sharp, efficient motions.
"Ruby
Silver?" he asked when he was close enough to speak without shouting.
As she spun
around, it occurred to him belatedly that it might not be a good idea to sneak
up on a woman who could turn flying glass into a tornado and make it disappear.
About
the Author
Margo Bond Collins is addicted to
coffee and SF/F television, especially Supernatural.
She writes paranormal and contemporary romance, urban fantasy, and paranormal
mystery. She lives in Texas with her daughter and several spoiled pets.
Although she teaches college-level English courses online, writing fiction is
her first love. She enjoys reading urban fantasy and paranormal fiction of any
genre and spends most of her free time daydreaming about heroes, vampires,
ghosts, werewolves, and the women who love (and sometimes fight) them.
You can learn more about her at http://www.MargoBondCollins.net and
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Here's a peek at the rest of the awesome books in this
spook-tasitc anthology.
Comes
An Outlaw by Keta Diablo
When a tragic accident claims her husband's life, Jesse Santos
must find a way to keep the ranch, the only home her 12-year-old son has ever
known. The ranch hands have abandoned her, a gang of cutthroat ranchers
want her land and an ancient Yaqui Indian insists a spirit has taken up
residence in the house.
After a fifteen year absence, her husband's brother, Coy,
returns to his childhood home. He doesn't plan on staying, and he certainly
doesn't intend to settle down with a widow and her son…no matter how pretty she
is.
He's an outlaw, after all, and made a decision to put an end to
his gun-slinging days long ago. Will his conscience let him walk away from
family, or will his heart overrule his head?
Long
A Ghost and Far Away by Andrea Downing
When Lizzie Adams returns as a ghost to a
life she led in the 1800s, she is surprised to find herself on a ranch in
Wyoming, but delighted to learn she was married to a handsome and loving
man. The reasons for her return become clear when she discovers how she
died, yet the unresolved issues surrounding her death leave her unable to
either live in the 1800s or return to her present life.
Colby
Gates misses the wife he loved, yet a ghost is a poor substitute. Re-married to
a woman he doesn’t care for, and with outlaws searching for buried gold on his
ranch, the spirit of his wife is a further complication.
Perhaps
if the questions surrounding Lizzie’s death can be answered, the two can be
together.
For
all time.
A Ghostly Wager by Blaire Edens
Even a skeptical detective needs a little otherworldly help.
Nineteen-year old
Annabelle Lawson hops a train to Reno to escape a marriage to a man twice her
age. Alone and nearly destitute, she spots an employment advertisement that
might change her life. If she can use the dreams that have haunted her for the
last four years to land a job with the mysterious Treymane PSI Agency, she
might be able to buy a train ticket home to Kentucky.
Agent Cole Swansby is an up and coming detective for Tremayne
PSI. There’s only thing that can sink his career: if the boss realizes he’s a
skeptic. He’s solved dozens of cases using old-fashioned logic, but he doesn't
believe in the paranormal. Now he’s under tremendous pressure to solve a new
case before the president of Midas Mining shows for a week of R&R at The
Blade Saloon.
Cole can’t solve this case without some otherworldly help,
though, and Annabelle is just the woman for the job. As the two of them are
drawn deeper into the mystery of the woman in green, they may not be able to
banish the ghost without losing their hearts. To each other.
How the Ghost Was Won by Erin Hayes
From
orphan to saloon girl to ghost whisperer, Hattie Hart has been and seen a lot
of things in her time. Her new job as a detective with the Tremayne PSI Agency
takes her out to the remote town of Carolina City, Nevada on a vague assignment
to investigate the disappearance of a US marshal.
Except,
when she arrives, she meets the devilishly handsome Grant Madsden, a US marshal
who is alive and well. Certainly not missing, but certainly the man of her dreams.
So why did her boss send her out to this small boomtown when there’s nothing
for her to investigate?
She
soon discovers that in Carolina City, there are strange happenings from the
afterlife that threaten to kill her or worse. She’ll have to race against time
to save her life, the town, and the US marshal she was sent to find—and maybe,
if she's lucky, her heart.
McKee's Ghost by Anita Philmar
His fiancée called off their engagement after being
accosted by a ghost in his house. Now, a beautiful ghost detective has shown up
at his ranch, saying his brother has hired her to take care of the unwanted
spirit.
Konnor McKee is more than happy with P.S.I Agent Ruth
Oliva Wilson. One look and he's hooked. Now, if he can only get some help from
a ghost, he might be able to secure himself a bride after all.
With the return of his ex- fiancé, his life is turned
upside down by an angry ghost, a vindictive woman, and a sexy medium. Konnor
doesn’t know which way to turn.
Can he get everyone out of this alive and marry the P.S.I
Agent? Or has he lost all hope of a happy future because of the ruthless ghost
of one of his ancestors?
A Ride Through Time by Charlene Raddon
Ghosts. Murder. Love.
P.S.I. Agent Burke Jameson travels to Eagle Gulch, Colorado to
investigate a report of ghost activity at a house where a murder took place in 1881. When his vehicle carrying his
P.S.I. equipment dies, and a riderless
mare appears, he mounts up, hoping the horse will lead him to her
fallen rider. What he finds is a whole new life beyond his imagination.
Clorinda Halstead believes she’s a widow. After all, she
was the one who shot her husband, Horace, on a violent night in 1881. He
deserved it, the jury concluded. Living with the town marshal and his wife, all
Clori wants is to be left alone. Then a
stranger, Burke James, joins the household
and nothing is ever the same again.
How did Burke find his way through time to the year 1881,
and who is haunting the lovely but distant Widow Halstead? Can Burke find the
ghost of Eagle Gulch without his P.S.I. equipment? And how will he ever choose between
going home to his own time and a life of love and happiness with Clorinda?
The Ghost and the Bridegroom by Patti
Sherry-Crews
Life
is looking rosy for Abbott Foster when he brings his new bride to his ranch in
Arizona. But when he is unable to consummate his marriage due to a malevolent
spirit in the bedroom, he is forced to call in Psychic Specters Investigations.
Agent
Healy Harrison doesn’t want to accept this case. She has her own demons and
likes her quiet life, lived in the anonymity of St. Louis. But Tucson is where
she finds herself—with instructions to “Have an adventure! Have a romance!”
Things get interesting when she meets handsome Pinkerton detective, Aaron
Turrell. Is this the romance she’s meant to have, or when their two cases
intersect, will it drive him away?
Thanks so much for spotlighting our anthology here today, Angela. it's greatly appreciated.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for spotlighting our anthology here today, Angela. it's greatly appreciated.
ReplyDeleteSuch a good story, Margo. I really enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the love, Angela!
ReplyDeleteHi Angela, Thanks for hosting The Good, The Bad and The Ghostly today! Much appreciated, ~Keta Diablo~
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