by R K Dreaming
She looked at me a bit accusingly.
“Sorry,” I said. “Things didn’t turn out quite as I had planned. But I won’t be here for long.”
I left it vague. The last thing I wanted was a ghost hovering around who was going to guess my secret.
She opened her mouth, undoubtedly to ask me to clarify my plans, but I was saved by a banging from somewhere outside.
Aunt Adele’s face lit up. “They’re here!” she cried out in delight.
“Who?” I said, feeling a bit alarmed.
I turned my ear towards where the banging was coming from. It sounded like a fist pounding on glass. I stood up to flee. The last thing I needed was to be seen by a bunch of enemy Hardwicks.
“Customers!” she trilled.
“Customers?”
“Well, who did you think I was baking all these cakes for, dear?” she said. “Everyone always loved my cakes. I’ve decided to keep my café open.”
My mouth dropped open. “But… but…”
I didn’t know what to say. Aunt Adele had run a café called Dele’s Delights out of the castle during her lifetime, named so by her adoring husband.
She’d been particularly gifted at kitchen magic, and my cousins and I had always been envious when our school friends had told us of all the delicious things they had eaten at Aunt Adele’s café, which we were forbidden to visit.
“The tourists are going to love it!” she said gleefully.
Tourists! So that was why she was wearing that ridiculous stuff. She was trying to pass herself off as being alive for the sake of the Humbles!
“Although I suppose there won’t be many of them here now it’s gotten so cold,” she said regretfully.
She did not seem to care that revealing her ghostly self was the same as revealing magic to Humbles, which was a breach of the International Magical Secrecy Pact.
And now she was dead, it was me who’d be getting into trouble for it!
She slapped a big floppy-brimmed witch’s hat over her head and floated towards the door. I snatched up her forgotten sunglasses and raced after her.
End Of Sneak Peek
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Author’s Musings
24th February 2021
Dear Readers,
Happy Spring! It’s probably far too early to say this but today was one of those bright shiny days here in England when suddenly it feels like you can sniff Spring in the air. The rose trees are in bud in our garden, the frost that froze the chickens’ water every morning so recently feels a distant memory, and today’s big blustery wind feels like the world itself is inviting me to come out to play! It reminds me of one of my favourite poems:
I meant to do my work today—
But a brown bird sang in the apple tree,
And a butterfly flitted across the field,
And all the leaves were calling me.
And the wind went sighing over the land,
Tossing the grasses to and fro,
And a rainbow held out its shining hand—
So what could I do but laugh and go?
—Richard Le Gallienne (I Meant to Do My Work Today)
Spring and Autumn are my favourite times of year. I guess I like those ‘in between’ seasons when everything is changing.
Let’s hope change is in the air for more than just the seasons. I’ve just been invited by our National Health Service to take the Covid vaccine, another sign of progress, which makes me ever hopeful that 2021 will be when we see the world returning to a happier, healthier place that is open for visiting once more. My family is doing well too following their bout of Covid. Wherever you are in the world, I hope you and your loved ones are safe and healthy and looking forward to a good year.
I hope you’ve enjoyed book 2 in the Midlife Wishes series. I am currently full of ideas for how Sigourney and Charming’s story will end in book 3. As I write this note, I have already started writing book 4 in my Witches of Brimstone Bay series, during which secret vampire-witch Esme Westbrim must deal with an unexpected visit from the Dastardly Drew, her cheating soon-to-be-ex husband, who does not believe magic is real. I expect the ghosts of Brimstone Castle will come as quite a shock to him!
In pet news, our baby chicks are all grown up and laying eggs now, and the little rooster is enjoying being king of his small flock. He and Sweet Pea are still so affectionate and adorable cuddly, jumping on me whenever I go to pay them a visit in the garden. They’ve been enjoying the brighter weather too. Here is a link to our chicks hatching video if you’ve missed out and want to see their story.
Wishing you all a healthy and joyful month. I will see you in the Author’s Note of a future book.
All the best,
Rukia
About The Author
I’m a writer of paranormal cozy mysteries and fantasy adventures.
When I was a kid, I read everything I could get my hands on and dreamt of one day being a writer. It took me a long time, but I'm glad I'm finally here. I live in England, and these days I spend my time writing, reading, binge watching movies and crime TV shows, and herding tiny chickens.
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Contents
Something Sinister This Way Comes
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Sneak Peak: Witch In Charm’s Way
Author’s Musings
About The Author
