The Warder's Leprechaun

By Viola Grace

When Asha’s cousin Elhara is struck with a memory-eating spell, Asha knows just who can help. She travels to the leprechaun city, deep in the woods, and faces the man she has been dreaming of for over a decade.

Tuartha has undergone a few changes since he first kissed her in the forest and now, she has to negotiate with a male who blames her for her desertion and agrees to help her cousin under one condition. She is to give herself to him, body and soul.

Asha isn’t sure which part of her will give in first, but she hopes they are in private when it does.

• Language: English
• Publisher: eXtasy Books Inc
• Release date: Feb 27, 2012
• ISBN: 9781771110921

Viola Grace

Viola Grace (aka Zenina Masters) is a Canadian sci-fi/paranormal romance writer with ambitions to keep writing for the rest of her life. She specializes in short stories because the thrill of discovery, of all those firsts, is what keeps her writing.An artist who enjoys a story that catches you up, whirls you around and sets you down with a smile on your face is all she endeavours to be. She prefers to leave the drama to those who are better suited to it, she always goes for the cheap laugh.

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A Warder, a leprechaun and a bargain for exchange of services, any services, is just what is needed to unite two souls parted by magic.

When Asha’s cousin Elhara is struck with a memory-eating spell, Asha knows just who can help. She travels to the leprechaun city, deep in the woods, and faces the man she has been dreaming of for over a decade.

Tuartha has undergone a few changes since he first kissed her in the forest and now, she has to negotiate with a male who blames her for her desertion and agrees to help her cousin under one condition. She is to give herself to him, body and soul.

Asha isn’t sure which part of her will give in first, but she hopes they are in private when it does.

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The Warder’s Leprechaun

Copyright © 2011 Viola Grace

ISBN: 978-1-77111-092-1

Cover art by Martine Jardin

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The Warder’s Leprechaun

By

Viola Grace

Chapter One

Elhara was looking pale and pasty, even to her cousin Asha. Are you okay?

They were washing dishes at their grandparents’ home deep in the woods of Realm and Asha was getting concerned. The normally cheerful Elhara was almost silent.

Yes. No. I don’t know. I have the feeling that I have forgotten something and for the life of me, I can’t remember what I forgot. She rubbed her forehead and grimaced.

Asha heaved a deep sigh. It is probably nothing. I can’t imagine that you would disregard something important.

Elhara rubbed at her forehead, I can’t either, but there has to be something. I never feel like this.

Asha finished putting the dishes away and steered her cousin to a chair. Have a seat. I am getting Gran.

Helora of the Crimson clan came as soon as Asha beckoned from the hallway. What is it, love?

Elhara is becoming ill and I think there may be magic involved. Asha bit her lip after she whispered.

I thought you Warders were impervious to magic.

That comes and goes. It all depends on whether we are expecting the attack. In Elhara’s case, I really doubt it. Asha grimaced. Her cousin was the most trusting of all the folk she had met in her life. She greeted everyone with an open heart and a wide-open mind.

She is a good soul, that one. Come on, let me take a look. Gran Helora came into the kitchen and stopped short.

Elhara was slumped face forward on the table and her skin was chalky white. Everything went downhill from there.

The healer pressed one of her six hands against Elhara’s face. There is deep magic at work here.

Helora looked to the healer and Asha watched as her Gran acted in goblin fashion. The healer was slammed into the wall and held up by one of Helora’s four hands. That is my granddaughter. Now, tell me what is afoot.

It is a forgetting spell. It should be a simple matter for most folks, but your girl is open hearted. That is dangerous and you know it.

What can you do for her?

I can give her some energy, but that will not help her. She needs to wake and find what she has forgotten and that is now impossible.

What do you mean? Asha was standing behind her Gran and scowling at the healer.

I mean that her soul has retreated inward to find what was lost. Her body will wither and die and there is nothing that you can do to stop it. The healer grimaced with her pointed teeth exposed and gnashing. She will die.

Asha swallowed. There is something that can be done. Gran, let her go. I will give El what she needs and then I will go to find her a cure.

There is no cure for what ails her. The healer struck the floor hard as Helora let her drop.

The two women stood next to the bed as the healer gathered her things and left.

"Gran, I am going to provide her with all the power I can. I am hoping