Their leap of faith could unleash magic ... or plunge them into darkness. Henry Thorn has worked at Larkin's since graduating high school. He likes it -- especially when he can use his secret skill of hiding inside shadows so his boss can't find them. Without that talent, he would never had survived growing up different. When a hire enters the store, Henry's other latent talent kicks in. He can smell an emotional response even before he lays eyes on the redhead. Jamey Currey came out, and his conservative parents promptly kicked him out. He, too, is different -- he senses Henry's attraction the moment they met. The first time they kiss, torrential rains fall from skies split by lightning. Their kiss also awakens the Watchers, diabolical hunters who will stop at nothing -- even extermination -- to keep magic suppressed. With the help of a friendly coven of friendly witches, the boys embark on a quest to discover an ancient key to restoring magic to the world, and to understand mysteries of their own hearts. The question is, will this quest cost them their lives?

The Werewolf and His Boy

When Henry was almost thirteen, his foster mother was scandalized to discover that he didn’t know all about who Jesus was so she made him memorize the Lord’s Prayer and the Apostles’ Creed. After that, Henry had prayed to God and Jesus, begging both to help him find his mother and that she would come for him, that the next knock on the door would be his mother, come to take him home, and tell him that she had always loved him. So far, his prayers had gone unanswered.


It wasn’t long after that their family dog started getting hysterical when Henry was within ten feet of it.


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