Sawyer Black is a professional fact-gatherer for best-selling, true crime author E.M. Rutt. He loves to travel all over the world to collect details concerning the bloodiest crimes. When E.M. sends Sawyer to Bitter, Pennsylvania, for six months to gather details of the mysterious disappearance of Jase Carmichael, Sawyer learns the peaceful lakeside town has a caldron full of very dark secrets.<br><br>With the help of sexy local pub owner Harry Tindermost, Sawyer uncovers the town's spells and the Mali, a warlock coven. He also discovers details of Wilhelm Ravenrock, the strange man who lives in the haunted Brothshire Woods. And he unearths the secrets of Jase Carmichael's disappearance, which may be connected to the Mali warlocks and the bizarre Ravenrock.<br><br>As the facts continue to build, Sawyer becomes Harry's attraction. Will he still be Harry's sexual interest after the dark secrets of Bitter are disclosed?

The 13th Warlock

Dinner with Harry turned most interesting. Over steaks the size of Texas, wedged fries, and tall glasses of malt beer, he flirted with me. He reached across the table and touched my fingers with his, and our knees occasionally, and purposely, bumped together. He kept smiling, had an electric twinkle in his green eyes, and never steered his stare away from mine. News flash: the man had a ferocious hunger for me, wanting me.


I played hard to get, of course. Why not? Sometimes a man likes games. Even with big and charming and sexy ginger bears like Harry.


At the end of our meal he caught me off guard with: “You’re just not into me, are you, Sawyer?”


“I’m beginning to think I’m wasting my time in getting to know you more.”


I winced, disliking his statement. “If I may be frank, Harry.”


“I like a man who works for things, particularly my heart. I won’t allow you to be an exception to my rule.”


Chapter 13