Orange Thief

By Meyari McFarland

A shriek from the back yard usually was bad news. Not this time.

Instead of her neighbors stealing oranges, Garnet found a beautiful girl stuck in the highest branches of her tree.

Getting her down set off a chain of coincidences that were anything but as Garnet and her orange thief found themselves drawn together by ancient magic more powerful than the biggest coven on the west coast.

• Language: English
• Publisher: MDR Publishing
• Release date: Feb 19, 2016
• ISBN: 9781310859649

Meyari McFarland

Meyari McFarland has been telling stories since she was a small child. Her stories range from SF and Fantasy adventures to Romances but they always feature strong characters who do what they think is right no matter what gets in their way. Her series range from Space Opera Romance in the Drath series to Epic Fantasy in the Mages of Tindiere world. Other series include Matriarchies of Muirin, the Clockwork Rift Steampunk mysteries, and the Tales of Unification urban fantasy stories, plus many more. You can find all of her work on MDR Publishing's website at www.MDR-Publishing.com.

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Orange Thief

By Meyari McFarland

Other Books by Meyari McFarland:

Matriarchies of Muirin:

Tales from the Dana Clanhouse

Repair and Rebuild

Storm Over Archaelaos

Coming Together

Facing the Storm

Fitting In

Following the Beacon

Mages of Tindiere:

Artifacts of Awareness

City of the Dead

Transplant of War

Running From The Immortals

Hearts of Magic

Triumph of the Artificer Mages

Debts to Recover:

The Nature of Beasts

The Manor Verse:

A New Path

Following the Trail

Crafting Home

Finding a Way

Copyright ©2015 by Mary Raichle

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Dedication:

This story is dedicated to my girlfriends in college. Thank you for teaching me to always be bold, ladies!

Table of Contents

Orange Thief

Consort

Afterword

Orange Thief

Something shrieked outside.

Garnet froze, one hand on the cutting board, the other on her chef's knife. The onion sat between her hands, rocking gently side to side. Her little kitchen was silent for a moment, stew pot sizzling with chunks of beef and sliced mushrooms covered with the first onion she'd diced. The tomatoes had already been chopped, as had her green chilies and three nice fat jalapeños to up the heat.

She turned and stared out the back window towards her orange tree. It better not be those neighbor twins stealing her oranges again. Every single time they started getting ripe the twins snuck over her fence and stole the good ones before Garnet could get a single one.

Something rustled in the treetop. Garnet heard cursing and a yelp of pain. She glared, slapped the knife down and then jerked the sash on her red-checked gingham apron, the one that matched her most comfortable apron tichel with the absurdly delicate lace on the straps. Damn those kids! It'd be one thing if they stole the oranges to eat but no, they used them in their duct tape and plumbing supply potato cannon. Instead of