Water Witch
Contents
Cover
About the Book
About the Author
Also by Carol Goodman
Praise
Title Page
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Acknowledgements
Copyright
About the Book
‘You have only to call my name to bring me back,’ he whispered, his breath hot in my ear. ‘You have only to love me to make me human.’
Callie McFay is the guardian of the last gateway between the world of Faerie and mankind. Seduced by a powerful incubus demon, she has succeeded in banishing Liam to the Borderlands but he still haunts her dreams, tempting her with the knowledge of how to bring him back.
But loving an incubus usually ends in death for a human. For her own sake Callie must learn to control her desires and ensure Liam remains trapped for all eternity in his watery prison.
Only there is a more dangerous creature than Liam in the Borderlands. The Water Witch is also looking for a way back...
About the Author
Carol Goodman started writing at age nine – she wrote a ninety-page, crayon-illustrated epic entitled ‘The Adventures of the Magical Herd’ in which a girl named Carol lives with a herd of magical horses. She knew from that moment that she wanted to be a writer.
During her teens Goodman wrote poetry and was awarded Young Poet of Long Island by Long Island University at the age of 17. She took a break from writing to major in Latin at Vassar College, never realising that her first published novel would be about a Latin teacher – the bestselling and critically acclaimed The Lake of Dead Languages.
Since its publication, Goodman has been writing full time and her books have been nominated for the IMPAC award twice, the Simon & Schuster/Mary Higgins Clark award, and the Nero Wolfe Award; The Seduction of Water won the Hammett Prize in 2003. She lives with her family in New York’s Hudson Valley.
Also by Carol Goodman
The Lake of Dead Languages
Seduction of Water
The Ghost Orchid
The Sonnet Lover
The Night Villa
Arcadia Falls
Writing (with Lee Slonimsky) as Lee Carroll:
Black Swan Rising
The Watchtower
The Fairwick Chronicles:
Incubus
Praise for Carol Goodman:
‘Hopelessly addictive … definitely the season’s guilty pleasure’ Time Out
‘enchants with its fairy-tale motif and sensuous atmospherics’ People
‘Goodman’s New England gothic sets up a chilling atmosphere and a gruesome scenario very nicely indeed’ Guardian
‘Embrace your inner Goth with this atmospheric shiver fest’ Elle
‘Love the Twilight series? Then read Carol Goodman’s new vampire thriller, Incubus’ Stylist
‘This is a wonderfully clever and inventive tale of magic, yet still contemporary and believable. The author’s subtle yet very effective use of foreshadowing keeps the reader engaged, and the surprising ending has a lovely dose of bittersweet romance and a good dash of optimism’ Romantic Times