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Authors: Elle Casey
The toddler didn’t need any more encouragement than that. He ran over on his chubby little legs and dove on top of him, pushing a gust of air out of Trip’s lungs.
“Tackle!” yelled Paci, running up to join the fun. He picked the toddler up and swung him into the air. “You got him, Kowi! You killed the bear! Good boy! That’s daddy’s boy, big old bear killer!”
“Mama bear!” Kowi yelled, smiling and shrieking every time his dad lifted him up and let him fall again. “Mama bear!”
Paci stopped tossing him around and held him close to his chest, both of them facing me now. “Yes, Kowi, that’s your momma. Mama bear. Can you say, Nokosi?”
“Mowoki.”
“No, not Mo-oh-kee. No … say it .. Nooo.”
“No.”
“Good boy. Now say, Ko.”
“Ko.”
“Good, Kowi! Now say, See.”
“See.”
“Put it all together.
Nokosi.”
“Mowoki.”
Paci shook his head and put Kowi down, looking over at me. “Stubborn as a bear.”
“Wonder where he gets that from,” said Peter, smiling.
Trip was still playing fake-dead but now he was laughing silently, tongue still hanging out on the side.
“He gets it from his father, of course. He gets other things from me.” I smiled at my little boy as he walked over, turned around, and sat his little butt right down onto Uncle Trip’s face.
Paci looked at me and winked. “You up for another frolic in the meadow later?”
I laughed, pointing at the little guy mashing his bum into Uncle Trip’s face. “Don’t you remember what happened last time we did the naked frolicking in the meadow thing?”
Paci laughed with me. “How could I forget?”
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Elle Casey
is an American writer who lives in Southern France with her husband, three kids, Monie the bouvier, and Hercules the wonder poodle. In her spare time she writes women’s fiction and young adult novels (you can find her Women’s Fiction work under the pen name
Kat Lee
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Other Books by Elle Casey
War of the Fae: Book One, The Changelings -
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War of the Fae: Book Two, Call to Arms
War of the Fae: Book Three, Darkness & Light
War of the Fae: Book Four, New World Order
Clash of the Otherworlds: Book 1, After the Fall
Clash of the Otherworlds: Book 2, Between the Realms
Clash of the Otherworlds: Book 3, Portal Guardians
Apocalypsis: Book 1, Kahayatle
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
First, to Whitney Hutchinson for coming up with the name of the town, Haven and therefore the title of the book too. She’s one of my most active fans on Facebook and never fails to make me smile. Yay, Whitney!
To my beta readers and proofreaders, Theresa, Margaret, Craig, and Olivia. Thank you for keeping my prose smooth and as error-free as it can be out of the gate. You guys give so much of your time, and I appreciate it!
To my readers, especially those who take the time to review my work on public forums (Amazon, Goodreads, blogs, etc.) and tell their friends and family about my books. You help me succeed at this writing thing, and I’m ever so grateful for all you do.
To Aidan Brindley, the amazing fan from Australia who made this cover and the one for Book 3 as gifts for me, inspired by his love of the series. There is no author out there as lucky as I am. I’m sure of it.
To the Elle’Mentals in the SLAP. You guys are amazing. Thank you so much for your promotion and marketing efforts. We will rule the literary world one day. Special thanks to those who signed up for the ARC this time around. You guys are my heroes!!
To my family. My support structure and reason for everything I do. Thank you for always being there for me and encouraging me and nursing me through those harsh reviews, keeping me focused on what’s important in life.
To my friends here in France who include me in their lives and customs, who drink wine with me and laugh until the wee hours of the morning sometimes. I cherish you and will hold you in my heart forever!
To Amazon, who continues to provide the best platform for self-publishing books. I’d be nowhere without Amazon, and I’ll never forget that. Hats off also to iTunes, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble.