William MacLeod, a fierce Scottish lawyer with a kind heart, takes on a daunting task — rescue young Annaliese from the clutches of her tormentors in the untamed wilds of Virginia colony and deliver her safely to her aristocratic father in London. But lurking in the shadows are enemies eager to expose MacLeod ’ s own wife, Fiona, as a witch with a dark secret.
From To Rescue a Witch
By Lisa Traugott
“They made their own rules at sea, and they wanted blood for
wind.” (MacLeod)
*****
“Fiona never asked for this gift, ’twas more a curse. What
good had second sight done for Auntie Matilda but char her bones?” (Fiona)
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“My maman says, ‘A lady knows how to get what she wants.’
Our sex must be clever in general, but girls our age must be clever in
particular.” (Jacqueline to Annaliese)
*****
His face darkened.
“Annaliese Cameron, the lesson is to
avoid sharks, not to become one.” (MacLeod)
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“Tisk
tisk! A bonny lass standing alone on Samhain? Witches are wandering.”
“I’ve
no fear of witches,” she said.
(William MacLeod and Fiona)
*****
“How could you have let this happen?”
“Me? Beg pardon, my lord, but I canna deal with your
bastards unless I ken they exist.”
(William MacLeod and Lord Hallewell)
*****
“God, you’re beautiful. You have
citrine irises, like a cat.”
“Aye. I scratch like one, too.”
“I enjoy that in a wife.”
(William MacLeod and Fiona)
*****
“Whoa,” Sheriff Brown said. “You know it’s a crime to point
a gun at a sheriff?”
“Ain’t pointed at you.” Click-clack.
She cocked the gun.
(Annaliese meeting
MacLeod)
*****
“I
should have come to you at Astwick House.”
“Ah,
but then my husband would find out,” she said, winking at her son.
“Won’t
your husband notice your new teeth when you talk?”
“We try not to
speak.”
(Lady Margaret)
*****
Tightening her hood against the cold
flurries, she looked down. “How come the truth’s so confusing?”
“Because
people are complex and flawed.”
(Annaliese and MacLeod)
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