Priestess Dreaming (An Otherworld Novel)

PRAISE FOR THE OTHERWORLD NOVELS

“Spectacularly hot and supernaturally breathtaking.”

—Alyssa Day,
New York Times
bestselling author

“Yasmine Galenorn is a powerhouse author; a master of the craft who is taking the industry by storm, and for good reason!”

—Maggie Shayne,
New York Times
bestselling author

“Erotic and darkly bewitching . . . a mix of magic and passion.”

—Jeaniene Frost,
New York Times
bestselling author

“Yasmine Galenorn is a hot new star in the world of urban fantasy.”

—Jayne Ann Krentz,
New York Times
bestselling author

“Simmers with fun and magic.”

—Mary Jo Putney,
New York Times
bestselling author

“Yasmine Galenorn creates a world I never want to leave.”

—Sherrilyn Kenyon, #1
New York Times
bestselling author

“Yasmine Galenorn’s imagination is a beautiful thing.”

—
Fresh Fiction

“Galenorn’s gallery of rogues is an imaginative delight.”

—Publishers Weekly

“Pulls no punches . . . [and] leaves you begging for more.”

—
Bitten by Books

“It’s not too many authors who can write a series as long-lived as this one and make every book come out just as interesting and intriguing as the last, but Yasmine Galenorn is certainly one of them . . . Her books are always enchanting, full of life and emotion as well as twists and turns that keep you reading long into the night.”

—
Romance Reviews Today

“Explore this fascinating world.”

—
TwoLips Reviews

“As always, [Galenorn] delivers intriguing characters, intricate plot layers, and kick-butt action.”

—
RT Book Reviews
(four stars)

Berkley titles by Yasmine Galenorn

The Otherworld Series

WITCHLING

CHANGELING

DARKLING

DRAGON WYTCH

NIGHT HUNTRESS

DEMON MISTRESS

BONE MAGIC

HARVEST HUNTING

BLOOD WYNE

COURTING DARKNESS

SHADED VISION

SHADOW RISING

HAUNTED MOON

AUTUMN WHISPERS

CRIMSON VEIL

PRIESTESS DREAMING

The Indigo Court Series

NIGHT MYST

NIGHT VEIL

NIGHT SEEKER

NIGHT VISION

NIGHT’S END

Anthologies

INKED

NEVER AFTER

HEXED

Specials

ICE SHARDS

ETCHED IN SILVER

THE SHADOW OF MIST

FLIGHT FROM HELL

Berkley Prime Crime titles by Yasmine Galenorn

GHOST OF A CHANCE

LEGEND OF THE JADE DRAGON

MURDER UNDER A MYSTIC MOON

A HARVEST OF BONES

ONE HEX OF A WEDDING

Yasmine Galenorn writing as India Ink

SCENT TO HER GRAVE

A BLUSH WITH DEATH

GLOSSED AND FOUND

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PRIESTESS DREAMING

A Jove Book / published by arrangement with the author

Copyright © 2014 by Yasmine Galenorn.

Excerpt from
Panther Prowling
copyright © 2014 by Yasmine Galenorn.

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PUBLISHING HISTORY

Jove mass-market edition / October 2014

Cover art by Tony Mauro.

Cover design by Danielle Abbiate.

Map by Andrew Marshall, copyright © 2012 by Yasmine Galenorn.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Dedicated to:

Carol Padovan . . . dear friend, old soul, good times.

Thank you to everyone who has helped me get to this point:

Samwise: my lover and consort. Meredith Bernstein: my agent. Kate Seaver: my editor. Tony Mauro: my cover artist. Marc Mullinex, Andria Holley, and Jenn Price: my assistants. My furry “Galenorn Gurlz”: my feline brigade. Ukko, Rauni, Mielikki, and Tapio: my spiritual guardians.

Also, especially during the writing of this, Mandy Roth and Michelle Pillow, who listened a lot when I needed to talk and needed encouragement that my new plans
will
work out and that yes, I
can
accomplish the new goals I have set out for myself.

To my readers: Your support by buying my books helps keep my work continuing. You can find me on the net on my site: Galenorn.com. You can also find an Otherworld Wikipedia on my website.

If you write to me snail mail (see website for address or write via publisher), please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope with your letter if you would like a reply.

The Painted Panther
Yasmine Galenorn

There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.

GEORGE CARLIN

Mystery has its own mysteries, and there are gods above gods. We have ours, they have theirs. That is what’s known as infinity.

JEAN COCTEAU