A Veiled & Hallowed Eve
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Taylor, Sage: Weretiger. A Diné lawyer who works for the fae law firm Gentry & Thyme.
Tezcatlipoca: Immortal. Aztec god of obsidian, jaguars, war, strife, night sky, and the night winds.
Thor: Immortal. Norse god of thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, the protection of mankind, hallowing, and fertility.
Threshold: Ward. Applied to a hearth and home for protection to keep out negative magic, spirits, and demons.
Tiarnán: Member of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Carries the title Lord of Ivy and Gold.
Tír na nÓg: (Pronunciation: TEER-na-nog) English translation: Land of the Young. A place in the Otherworld past the veil where the Tuatha Dé Danann and lesser fae reside.
Tisiphone: Immortal. A Greek Erinyes.
Tremaine: Master vampire. Deceased. Headed up the former Manhattan Night Court. His maker was Lucien.
Tuatha Dé Danann: (Pronunciation: TOO-ah de-danan) Celtic pantheon of gods. They are considered high-status fae.
Underhill: Another name for the Otherworld.
Unseelie Court: Court of the autumn and winter fae.
US Department of the Preternatural: Employs all manner of magically affiliated and preternatural people for military service. Active duty combat mages are seconded to the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines and are required to go through BTC and joint training.
Valhalla: Location. A majestic hall beyond the veil in Asgard ruled over by Odin. Warriors who die in battle spend eternity there waiting for Ragnarök.
Valkyries: Immortals. A host of female riders who choose who live and die in battle. They guide the dead to either Valhalla or Fólkvangr.
Veil: The metaphysical barrier between Earth/mundane plane and other worlds/dimensions/planes, such as Faerie, versions of hell and heaven derived from myths.
Walker, Estelle: God pack werewolf. Deceased. Former alpha of the New York City god pack.
Wards: Defensive magic.
Warlock: Most common rank of magic users. On par with witches.
Werecreatures: Humans who are infected with the werevirus. Can change form into various animalistic shapes. Werecreatures are either infected later on in life or are born with the disease.
Werevirus: An incurable disease that makes those who are infected change into monstrous beasts. Created by an ancient Roman mage, the werevirus was one of the first recorded instances of magically created biological warfare introduced into society. People are born with the werevirus or become infected through intercourse or blood. Two strains exist: a normal strain and a god strain. The god strain has stronger magical properties which can cause the infected to be susceptible to an immortal patron.
Wild Hunt: Supernatural and ghostly hunters who steal souls. Aligned with Gwyn ap Nudd.
Witch: Most common rank of magic users. On par with warlocks.
Wizard: Second most common rank of magic users.
Yggdrasil: Norse world tree that connects the Nine Realms.
Zeus: Immortal. Greek god of thunder and titular king of the Greek pantheon.
Zhang, Emma: Werewolf. Alpha of the Tempest pack.
Zombie: An undead creature consisting of either a skeleton or fresher corpse. They can only be raised by necromancers. Zombies are powered by black magic and souls pulled from the afterlife beyond the veil.
Author’s Notes
This final Soulbound book was years in the making. I can’t begin to tell you how many times I started and stopped Patrick’s story over the years, always coming back to it, because this was a story my brain just would not let go of or give up on.
As a writer, you always have that one idea that will take root and never let go until you get the words out. That was me with Patrick and Soulbound. This entire series was my love letter to mythology and legends and the histories, oral and written, that we all keep. I spent so long trying to give Patrick the story he deserved, and when I typed the last word in A Veiled & Hallowed Eve, I knew it was finally over for good, and I’m proud of what I accomplished.
I can’t thank you, the reader, enough for joining me on this journey through the book of my heart that ended up as a seven-volume series. Thank you for loving Patrick and Jono and their pack as much as I do. Thank you for the messages and fanart and joy. Thank you so very much for saying yes when the gods came calling.
My personal thanks to the following:
Nora Sakavic, who was there from the very beginning and never let me give up on telling this story.
Leslie Copeland, for helping me make my words better and putting up with my insanity.
Lily Morton, for never letting me go the Dick Van Dyke route. You know I love you for all that you do.
May Archer, for always cheering on my mad ideas and laughing with me through the hard times.
Bear, for your patience and all that you do to make my books look so nice.
I would be thrilled and grateful if you would consider reviewing A Veiled & Hallowed Eve on Amazon or Goodreads. I appreciate all honest reviews, positive or negative. Reviews definitely help my books get seen, so thank you!
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