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When the scent of Jasmine’s fake Opium hit me, I stopped dead.
I should go now, I thought, and hesitated . . . but I rounded the bed anyway.
No sound accompanied my scream.
In a blink I took in the sight: Jasmine, lying on the hardwood floor like a white Madonna, hair perfect, skirt modestly pulled down, legs bent to the side, ankles crossed as if to display her strappy spikes to best advantage, pearls scattered around her.
She might have fallen into a graceful faint, except for one thing.
Had I thought earlier that she needed only a veil?
She had one now . . . tied tight around her throat.
PRAISE FOR
“Sassy dialogue, rich sexual tension, and plenty of laughs make this an immensely satisfying return to Blair’s world of witchcraft. ”
PRAISE FOR
“Blair has crafted a fun and sexy romp. ”—
“Magic.
A VEILED DECEPTION
THE KITCHEN WITCH
MY FAVORITE WITCH
THE SCOT, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
SEX AND THE PSYCHIC WITCH
GONE WITH THE WITCH
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A VEILED DECEPTION
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