Legacy of the Witch [Kindle Edition]

Maggie Shayne (Author)

Book Description

"Once upon a time, there lived three witches…."

As a child, Amarrah loved her grandmother's stories of three witches who were members of the king's harem. But they were more than just stories. Amarrah knows she was there with them…and now their legacy, along with an ancient box that once belonged to them, lies in her hands.

Charged with keeping the box safe, Amarrah is heartbroken when it is stolen from her while she moves to America. Years later, she is shocked to see it on TV and is determined to get it back. Tracking the artifact leads her to Sergeant Harrison Brockson, a handsome soldier who stirs memories of a man she knew centuries ago in ancient Babylon. Is Harrison the key to finding the box—or could he be her destiny?

Prequel novella to Maggie Shayne's exciting trilogy, The Portal.

Product Details

• File Size: 181 KB
• Print Length: 53 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin MIRA (September 1, 2012)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0041KLDWY
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Not Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,186 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Maggie, you TEASE! I LOVE it!!! September 1, 2012

By C.L. Foster

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Gah!!!!!!! I love novellas, especially when they are attached to a beautiful series that I want to just snuggle up with or roll around in (like children with glitter or dogs with mud.. etc.. haha!). This was an amazing start to the Portal Series!!

The connection of Amarrah and Harrison is brilliant and the visions/memories of the past are so breathtakingly described and vivid, I just wish I could have been there! (Does this series need to be turned into a movie? I am thinking Oh My Goodness YES!). Loved the adventure and danger throughout the novella. Also really loved the urgency and dedication Amarrah has for her task and that she refuses to let her Grandmother down.

Books like this remind me that somewhere, there are people with a higher purpose that live their whole lives to do for others, follow traditions, and make a difference in the world and the lives of those around them. What a beautiful reminder! Thank you, Maggie for this fantastic peek into the Portal Series! I can't wait for the rest of the series and to find out what happens with the three witches who are sentenced to die for their beliefs...

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Legacy of the Witch September 3, 2012

By Jessica TOP 1000 REVIEWER

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Amarrah's childhood lived and breathed the story of the three witches of the King's harem. She's been entrusted with a small box that's been passed down through the generations for safe-keeping. After her Grandmother's death, young Amarrah's move to the US results in the box being lost. Years later she sees it on an "Antiques Roadshow" type television show, and she vows to get the box back. In her efforts she meets a man who causes her brain to flood with memories of another life...

This is my first read of Maggie Shayne's and I can definitely see why she's been recommended to me so many times. I'm glad this novella was free, just so I could get an idea of her style, because I will definitely keep up with this series. I loved Amarrah and Harrison, I loved the change from Amarrah's memories to present time, and the idea of true love over many lifetimes. Destiny has been kept very busy by these two! This really is a fun read and a great opening to a new series. I would highly recommend this.

*This is a clean romance.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great teaser! September 2, 2012

By Nicole Greevy

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"Legacy of the Witch" is a fun, quick-as-lightning read, that lays the groundwork for what looks to be a really exciting series of books. In less than sixty pages, Maggie Shayne introduces the reader to the lovely Amarrah, her ancient namesake, who was a Babylonian "slave girl to the slave girls," and three witches, Indira, Magdalena and Lilia. Amarrah's pursuit of a family heirloom, taken from her when she fled her homeland, leads her to a handsome stranger who she feels she has known before, but she is not the only person seeking the mysterious relic. While a complete story unto itself, this is clearly meant to set the stage for the stories of the three Babylonian witches. By turns sweet, romantic, exciting and heartbreaking, "Legacy of the Witch" quickly pulls the reader into the lives of the characters, both ancient and modern. Looking forward to the trilogy!

More About the Author

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New York Times Bestselling author Maggie Shayne has published 53 novels, all for major NY Publishers, in her 20 year career. So far. This year she'll be releasing a brand new trilogy dubbed "The Portal Series" and its books will include MARK OF THE WITCH (October 2012,) DAUGHTER OF THE SPELL CASTER (December 2012,) and BLOOD OF THE SORCERESS (February 2013) all from MIRA Books.

Maggie has published westerns, category romances, romantic suspense, paranormal romances, urban fantasy, women's fiction, and just about everything in between, and is currently working on her first thriller. She's a winner of the RITA Award, the romance fiction industry's most prestigious prize, and has won countless others.

Maggie's "Twilight" series of vampire novels, officially known as Wings in the Night, began in 1993 with a TWILIGHT PHANTASIES from Silhouette Shadows. The series only just concluded with TWILIGHT FULFILLED in October 2011. (Printable list and reading order at the author's website and on her Facebook page.)

Besides being an author, Maggie is a Wiccan High Priestess, Reiki healer, Tarot Card Reader, unofficial Life Coach, Law of Attraction expert, advice columnist, and a licensed minister. Her long running newspaper advice column has just now been compiled into book form; SHAYNE ON YOU, the author's first non-fiction book.

Recently, Maggie has begun re-releasing her out of print novels in ebook format. So far these include FAIRYTALE, FOREVER ENCHANTED, and ANNIE'S HERO, fantasy-romances she wrote for Avon Books (Harper Collins) in the early 1990's, a novella WITCH MOON RISING, originally published by Spilled Candy Books, and three of her Silhouette Books classics, MIRANDA'S VIKING, FORGOTTEN VOWS, and DR DUFFY'S CLOSE ENCOUNTER (originally titled Out of This World Marriage.)

There will be much more to come.

Maggie lives with her soulmate Lance in a tiny town called Taylor (phone exchange: Truxton, mailing address: Cincinnatus, tax map: Cuyler. Smalltown folks understand!) in New York State's little known but sprawling and gorgeous dairy farm & wine country near the Fingerlakes region. Together they have a pair of Old English Mastiffs (Dozer & Daisy,) a chubby little bulldog (Niblet), an arrogant cat (Glorificus,) a saltwater reef aquarium with two clown fish (Larry & Cill) and two damsels (Vinnie & Blue,) a bearded dragon (Captain Yellow Beard) and a life of utter contentment and joy.