Beyond the Moon

Beyond the Moon
Michele Hauf

Redeeming his soul…Immortal witch Verity Van Velde knows how to look after herself. But when a vampire with a grudge viciously steals the precious talisman she’s been guarding, it doesn’t take long before she’s swept into the strong arms of a devastatingly sexy vampire hunter.For centuries, Rook has sworn off love and devoted himself to avenging a terrible loss. But something about this pretty witch calls to him and it’s not just her sexy body… or fiery magic. Something deep inside Rook knows that Verity may be his only chance to find his soul mate – and maybe his soul…

Rook crawled over to Verity. He wanted to embrace her, to kiss her, to whisper that it was all going to be fine. And it would be.

But not with vampires running amok.

He dug out a blade from his boot and sawed through the ropes around her wrists.

“Rook, look out!”

Rook spun around to see flame following the thin line of gasoline up to the second circle. It ignited the gasoline around Verity’s feet.

Verity screamed. He cut through the thick rope and freed her hands. Rook pulled off his coat and wrapped it about her shoulders. He lifted her, rushed the outer circle and leaped over it, turning to hit the floor with his shoulder while he kept Verity safely to his chest to avoid the impact. He rolled over on top of her. A quick kiss was necessary. She tasted like fear and ash.

MICHELE HAUF has been writing romance, action-adventure and fantasy stories for more than twenty years. Her first published novel was Dark Rapture. France, musketeers, vampires and faeries populate her stories. And if she followed the adage “write what you know,” all her stories would have snow in them. Fortunately, she steps beyond her comfort zone and writes about countries she has never visited and of creatures she has never seen.

Michele can be found on Facebook and Twitter and at www.michelehauf.com (http://www.michelehauf.com). You can also write to Michele at PO Box 23, Anoka, MN 55303, USA.

Beyond

the Moon

Michele Hauf

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

This one is for me, because Rook is mine.

Contents

Cover (#u0a63a5c5-978c-5dbd-bf20-c077e6876b0f)

Introduction (#ub0ccbfc9-81d5-5502-9165-9ea3edb8401c)

About the Author (#u60392a57-cda0-5713-98f8-2ebdfe198f8e)

Title Page (#ub137523d-6e0a-551c-868d-a353cea50666)

Dedication (#uef74117e-73b0-54d4-892c-491f6f1a4c3d)

Prologue (#u0b883ec4-10af-5ef8-b333-559485add940)

Chapter 1 (#u229fbddb-a694-5f16-b05d-f0ba719cf1ab)

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Prologue (#ulink_9c68ad61-0aa8-5895-ad8a-ac992e300b2c)

Verity Von Velde’s mother, Amandine, had the ability to determine the origin of a person’s soul. So when Verity was born in the 1860s, Amandine had known her child’s soul had once belonged to a witch—who had died twice.