The Spell of Christmas

By Lisa Gray

Revisit veterinarian Marc Elias and composer Owen Rhys from the best-selling story Just a Little Magic when Marc sets off to visit family for Christmas, feeling guilty about leaving his Wiccan lover Owen at home alone. But Owen, reluctant to meet Marc’s family, insists on staying to care for the houseful of stray cats they’ve taken in.

Marc leaves his marriage proposal in the form of a spell for Owen to find on the winter solstice when Owen celebrates Yule. At least Marc hopes it’s a proposal -- a borrowed spell book and some guesswork might not be good enough.

Owen finds the proposal and is desperate to know if Marc truly understands its meaning. Before he can find out, a disaster claims everyone’s attention, including one very grumpy cat with an agenda of her own.

Can a Christian, a Wiccan, and a cat come to understand one another and find the new life and new hope Yule promises?

• Language: English
• Publisher: JMS Books LLC
• Release date: Dec 11, 2015
• ISBN: 9781634860093

Lisa Gray

Lisa Gray is an Amazon #1, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. She previously worked as the chief Scottish soccer writer at the Press Association and the books editor at the Daily Record Saturday Magazine. She is also the author of Thin Air, Bad Memory, Dark Highway, and Lonely Hearts. She now writes full-time. Learn more at www.lisagraywriter.com and connect with Lisa on social media @lisagraywriter.

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The Spell of Christmas

By Lisa Gray

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Copyright 2015 Lisa Gray

ISBN 9781634860093

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The Spell of Christmas

By Lisa Gray

Chapter 1

Marc opened the closet and reached in to pull out his suitcase. Ow! He snatched his hand back and looked at the four bloody scratches decorating it. Again? He grabbed the flashlight off the nightstand and pointed it into the dark recesses of the closet.

Glowing eyes appeared.

Clotilda, of course. This is the last time you’re going to savage me, Clo. If you can’t be polite, you’re going outside to live in the feral colony. He stuck one hand inside a shoe for protection and, hooking the shoulder strap, used it to drag both suitcase and cat out of the closet.

The angry Himalayan hissed at him and stalked out of the bedroom.

Marc sighed as he watched her. Something needed to be done about Clotilda. But he wasn’t looking forward to the argument he’d get from Owen. He smiled at the thought that when it came to the cats, Marc’s lover was a pussy.

He tossed the suitcase on the bed and started gathering clothes for his visit home. Christmas with his mom and dad and his little brother would be wonderful. It’d been months since he’d found time to see them.

But despite looking forward to being with his family, guilt at leaving Owen home