Eldred Henstare is a not so powerful witch who’s been left in charge of helping the city’s lingering spirits to move on. He usually handles it pretty well, but something’s wrong with the spirit leading him to the abandoned lighthouse.<br><br>Mo Vin likes his quiet life in the cottage next to the lighthouse, at least it’s quiet until one night when Eldred Henstare -- young, beautiful, and crazy -- arrives. After that night things aren’t the same. A man is found dead on the beach outside Mo’s cottage, and he’s almost sure he’s the one who killed him, except it doesn’t make sense. Why would he kill anyone?<br><br>Eldred needs to get rid of the ghost haunting Mo. If he doesn’t Mo’s life is in danger, but to do it he needs both Mo and his brother Lachtin to help out.

Worth His Salt

“You do have a driver’s license, right?” Mo had stopped trying to duck to avoid everyone looking at them by the time they were in the middle of the city.


“Please tell me you have a license.”


“Not really, no. I took some driving lessons but the bus works fine for me, you know.”


Mo rubbed his forehead and sighed. “Stop the car.”


“I will, soon. We needed to get out of there.” A traffic light came up, and Mo prepared for the usual splutter and stop. The light turned red, but Eldred didn’t slow down. Frowning, he stared ahead with unseeing eyes. “Mother is calling.”


The drivers around them blared their horns as Eldred drove through the red light.


“For the love of—stop the car.” Mo clung to the door handle.


“Oh, sorry, I got distracted. I need to find a phone; Mother is calling me.”


Eldred parked along the side of the street, smiled at Mo, and unbuckled his seatbelt. “Hey, it all went well. Come on now.”


Chapter 9