Robin D. Owens

Enchanted Ever After


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      Magic was just around the corner.…

      Kiri Palger knew the difference between reality—new house, hard work and not too many friends—and fantasy—the fun she had playing online games. So when the chance to work for the best gaming company in the world came up, giving her a chance to merge business with pleasure, how could she not apply?

      Suddenly she has more friends, interesting neighbors and an intriguing love interest. But when the game begins to awaken something inside her, Kiri is shocked by the talents she never knew she had…and an evil she’d never imagined.

      Her nice, safe life is imploding around her—and if she takes up the mantle of her powers, it will never be the same again….

      Praise for the novels of

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      “RITA® Award-winner Owens offers a world strongly imbued with a sense of magic in this contemporary fantasy series launch.… Romance and fantasy fans

      will enjoy Jenni’s preparation to enter a new world of compromise

      between the Folk, humans and technology.”

      —Publishers Weekly, starred review, on Enchanted No More

      “A multi-faceted, fast-paced gem of a book.”

      —The Best Reviews on Guardian of Honor

      “This book will enchant readers who enjoy strong heroines.”

      —RT Book Reviews on Sorceress of Faith

      “Fans of Anne McCaffrey and Mercedes Lackey will appreciate the novel’s honorable protagonists and their lively animal companions.”

      —Publishers Weekly on Protector of the Flight

      “Strong characterization combined with deadly danger make this story vibrate with emotional resonance. Stay tuned as events accelerate toward the final battle.”

      —RT Book Reviews on Keepers of the Flame

      “A glorious end to the series.”

      —Wild on Books on Echoes in the Dark

      Enchanted Ever After

      Robin D. Owens

       www.mirabooks.co.uk

      To Kaia and Jane and Rose,

      Thank you.

      Contents

       Chapter 1

       Chapter 2

       Chapter 3

       Chapter 4

       Chapter 5

       Chapter 6

       Chapter 7

       Chapter 8

       Chapter 9

       Chapter 10

       Chapter 11

       Chapter 12

       Chapter 13

       Chapter 14

       Chapter 15

       Chapter 16

       Chapter 17

       Chapter 18

       Chapter 19

       Chapter 20

       Chapter 21

       Chapter 22

       Chapter 23

       Chapter 24

       Chapter 25

       Chapter 26

       Chapter 27

       Chapter 28

       Chapter 29

       Chapter 30

       Chapter 31

       Chapter 32

       Chapter 33

       Chapter 34

       Chapter 35

       Acknowledgments

      Chapter 1

      Mid-September, Denver, Colorado

      LIFE WAS NOT a game. If life were a game, Kiri Palger would ace it...or reach level sixty-five with massive amounts of gold, arms and armor, not to mention a fabulous wardrobe.

      But real life had no do-overs. She couldn’t go back two years and not take the energy and soul draining computer support job with a national company in downtown Denver. Big mistake. Especially when she trudged home at seven-thirty on a Friday evening too exhausted to enjoy the thought of the weekend.

      Though buying this house in Mystic Circle had definitely been the right thing to do.

      Her hands were full of keys and key card and she was punching in the security code when her phone rang. She swore and went in, laid the keys and workbag on the rickety console table next to the door.

      The phone was not in its proper pocket, but had migrated to mix with stuff at the bottom of her tote. She found her cell after the call had gone to message. Her best friend Shannon had called—all right, her only good friend, someone she talked to a couple of times a week. Kiri could always count on Shannon, and her friend could always give her a lift.

      “Hey,