Blackbird Broken (The Witch King's Crown Book 2)
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It had recognized me. Accepted me.
I met Mo’s gaze. Her smile was bittersweet. “I was right, though in many respects, I wish for once I wasn’t.”
“You and me both.” I accepted the hand she offered me and jumped off the rock. “What about the rock? Do we need to protect it?”
Mo nodded. “Yes, but spells alone won’t do that. Not if my fears are right. Keep watch.”
I nodded and stepped away. As she knelt and pressed a hand to the cold gray stone that formed the base of the monolith circle, I pulled Vita free and dropped the ring into her sheath. Not only would it be safe enough there, it was the one place Max would never think to look.
I crossed my arms and kept guard as Mo literally moved the earth—after sinking the real knob deep into the ground, she fashioned another above it. Even I was hard pressed to see any differences between the fake and the real stone.
She pushed unsteadily to her feet once done and scraped a hand through her hair. “That should do it.”
I hoped so. “Shall we go?”
She nodded and immediately took to the sky.
I took a deep breath and then followed. The day wasn’t over yet.
We had a sword to find.
And, god help me, a brother to confront.
About the Author
Keri Arthur, author of the New York Times bestselling Riley Jenson Guardian series, has now written more than forty-eight novels. She’s won a Romance Writers of Australia RBY Award for Speculative Fiction, and two Australian Romance Writers Awards for Scifi, Fantasy or Futuristic Romance. She was also given a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for urban fantasy. Keri’s something of a wanna-be photographer, so when she’s not at her computer writing the next book, she can be found somewhere in the Australian countryside taking random photos.
for more information:
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Also by Keri Arthur
in series order
Blackbird Rising (The Witch King’s Crown, 1)
Blackbird Broken (The Witch King’s Crown, 2)
Coming in June 2021
Blackbird Crowned (The Witch King’s Crown, 3)
Blood Kissed (Lizzie Grace Series, 1)
Hell’s Bell (Lizzie Grace Series, 2)
Hunter Hunted (Lizzie Grace, 3)
Demon’s Dance (Lizzie Grace, 4)
Wicked Wings (Lizzie Grace, 5)
Deadly Vows (Lizzie Grace, 6)
Magic Misled (Lizzie Grace, 7)
Coming in Oct 2021
Broken Bonds (Lizzie Grace, 8)
Unlit (Kingdoms of Earth & Air, 1)
Cursed (Kingdoms of Earth & Air, 2)
Burn (Kingdoms of Earth & Air, 3)
City of Light (Outcast Series, 1)
Winter Halo (Outcast Series, 2)
The Black Tide (Outcast Series, 3)
Fireborn (Souls of Fire Series, 1)
Wicked Embers (Souls of Fire Series, 2)
Flameout (Souls of Fire Series, 3)
Ashes Reborn (Souls of Fire Series, 4)
Darkness Unbound (Dark Angels Series, 1)
Darkness Rising (Dark Angels Series, 2)
Darkness Devours (Dark Angels Series, 3)
Darkness Hunts (Dark Angels Series, 4)
Darkness Unmasked (Dark Angels Series, 5)
Darkness Splintered (Dark Angels Series, 6)
Darkness Falls (Dark Angels Series, 7)
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Kissing Sin (Riley Jenson Series, book 2)
Tempting Evil (Riley Jenson Series, 3)
Dangerous Games (Riley Jenson Series, 4)
Embraced by Darkness (Riley Jenson Series, 5)
The Darkest Kiss (Riley Jenson Series, 6)
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Circle of Desire (Damask Circle Series, 3)
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Memory Zero (Spook Squad Series, 1)
Generation 18 (Spook Squad Series, 2)
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Hearts in Darkness (Nikki & Michael Series, 2)
Chasing the Shadows (Nikki & Michael Series, 3)
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