The grille of the car was close to us, far too close, trapping us between the walls of the houses and the metal gate at our backs. We were clutching each other, squeezing our eyes shut.įinally we looked up. Part of the nose of the car jutted through the opening between the two houses, coming to a stop a mere two feet from us.Įverything seemed to freeze for a moment.All I could hear was my own ragged breathing, and that of Maya. The force of the impact shook the ground.

The car careened into the metal garage cans, sending the heavy missiles sailing towards us.Ī fraction of a second later we heard the terrible screech of steel on concrete as the car itself crashed into the buildings. Maya and I plastered ourselves to the wall, huddling in the farthest corner. A barred metal security gate kept us from going back farther than a few feet. Racing up the short driveway, we ducked into a small alley between the house and its neighbor. The car was still headed straight towards us. We broke into a run and leaped over the sidewalk. I grasped Maya by the arm to get her attention. Suddently the vehicle swerved to toward us. We increased our pace and reached the curb on the other side. It seemed to be picking up speed, so I hurried a bit to get across the street and urged Maya to do the same. To our right, I noticed a red sedan coming down the steep hill. Even though she is resistant to seeking help, will she reach out to her employee’s women’s circle for help…or even Aidan?

Lily Ivory is a very powerful witch, but in this story she may be up against something more powerful than her considerable talent and skill. He does not understand her at all, yet she keeps saving him from dangerous situations. She also tries to help Max Carmichael, a myth buster attempting to expose ghost-hunter scam artists.

Lily starts snooping around to confirm her suspicion. Lily has a good idea that the legendary spirit La Llorona is behind it. Lily is not happy to have the attention, even though Aidan is as handsome as he seems dangerous.Īn elderly client is murdered and children start disappearing from the Bay Area. Her powerful heriditary witchcraft has been noticed. She has not been in town long when the dark and dangerous Aidan Rhodes, leader in the local magical community, greets her with a housewarming present. It is in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of the Bay area that she opens her vintage clothing shop named Aunt Cora’s Closet, outfitting customers both spiritually and stylistically. Lily Ivory feels that she can finally fit in somewhere and conceal her 'witchiness' in San Francisco.

Secondhand spirits by juliet blackwell