Carwyn made a face and Brigid laughed. “You’re fighting dirty, Murphy. I’ll tell him.”
Murphy glanced over his shoulder. “I’m being paged, so I have to go. Keep us updated and call Anne when you get the chance. She misses you.”
“I miss her too. Tell Tom and Josie I said hello.”
“Not Declan?”
“Fuck no. He knows I can’t stand him.” She smiled, knowing Declan was probably the one paging Murphy.
On cue, she heard him calling in the background, “I heard that, Brigid!”
She blew the screen a kiss. “Fuck off; I love you all.”
The screen and the speaker went blank. Brigid stared at the empty black rectangle, knowing that her life had just inextricably changed. She didn’t know what the next chapter would bring, but it would be different. It would be…
An adventure.
Carwyn was standing at the door, holding out his hand. “You ready to go?”
Brigid closed the computer and nodded. “I am.”
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A Hidden Fire/This Same Earth
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Acknowledgments
I am eternally grateful for the team who keeps me on track and on task. This includes, but is not limited to:
Genevieve Johnson, assister extraordinaire, who makes me sign all the things and keeps my office navigable
Amy Cissel, content editor to the stars… and me. Thank you for taking time out of her über-glam life to tell me when I don’t need a character to exist or when I’ve written the word said so often that semantic satiation sets in and all saids said sound like gibberish.
Bee Whelan, Irish slang beta, who finally settled the whole feck/fuck usage question for me. I am eternally, eternally grateful. As are my Irish readers, no doubt. Relax, you can stop quietly cursing me under your breath now.
Anne Victory, line editor, comma wrangler, and general grammatical badass. I am so grateful that you have been willing to work with me for the past many years, despite my inability to figure out that whole lie/lay thing or spell leautenant... liuetenent? Leautenent. No, that’s not it.
Linda, proofreader and woman of mystery. I’d say more about you, but then you’d have to kill me, and neither one of us wants that. I think?
And to all the pros at Damonza.com for their brilliant ideas and willingness to bend over backward for authors who leave things to the last minute, THANK YOU.
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To all the doctors, nurses, and medical professionals who have worked so hard in the past year to keep our country going, get us vaccinated, hold the hands of the sick and dying, and comfort the grief-stricken while pushing your own needs to the side… we owe you a debt of gratitude that can never be repaid. Bless you and your families. I can write six novels in a year, but I don’t have the words to thank you properly.
To the readers who have lifted me up in the past year, thank you. Your encouragement has meant the world to me.
To the tireless delivery drivers who have done their best to keep my family fed while I shamelessly forgot about cooking dinner AGAIN, I hope I tipped you enough. I really tried.
To my dear friends, the Sisterhood, who listen and laugh with me, I am blessed beyond measure to call you my friends. When we can finally head to the bar one Wednesday, the first round is on me.
To my amazing husband and son, I adore you both beyond what is sensible or safe. Thank you for making everything worth it.
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As always, these acknowledgments are solely my own work and have not been proofread or edited because I like leaving my editors in suspense as to just what inanity I can sneak past them at the end. You can feel free to blame me.
Cheers, EH.
About the Author
ELIZABETH HUNTER is a USA Today and international best-selling author of romance, contemporary fantasy, and paranormal mystery. Based in Central California, she travels extensively to write fantasy fiction exploring world mythologies, history, and the universal bonds of love, friendship, and family. She has published over thirty works of fiction and sold over a million books worldwide. She is the author of the Glimmer Lake series, Love Stories on 7th and Main, the Elemental Legacy series, the Irin Chronicles, the Cambio Springs Mysteries, and other works of fiction.
Also by Elizabeth Hunter
The Elemental Covenant
Saint’s Passage
Martyr’s Promise (Fall, 2021)
The Elemental Mysteries
This Same Earth
The Force of Wind
A Fall of Water
The Stars Afire
The Elemental World
Building From Ashes
Waterlocked
Blood and Sand
The Bronze Blade
The Scarlet Deep
A Very Proper Monster
A Stone-Kissed Sea
Valley of the Shadow
The Elemental Legacy
Shadows and Gold
Imitation and Alchemy
Omens and Artifacts
Obsidian’s Edge (anthology)
Midnight Labyrinth
Blood Apprentice
The Devil and the Dancer
Night’s Reckoning
Dawn Caravan
The Bone Scroll
(Summer 2021)
The Irin Chronicles
The Scribe
The Singer
The Secret
The Staff and the Blade
The Storm
The Seeker
Glimmer Lake
Suddenly Psychic
Semi-Psychic Life
Psychic Dreams
Moonstone Cove
Runaway Fate
Fate Actually
Fate Interrupted (Spring 2021)
The Cambio Springs Series
Long Ride Home
Shifting Dreams
Five Mornings
Desert Bound
Waking Hearts
Linx & Bogie Mysteries
A Ghost in the Glamour
A Bogie in the Boat
Contemporary Romance
The Genius and the Muse
7th and Main
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