Time Spell
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Time Spell by T.A. Foster
Copyright 2014 by T.A. Foster
First edition published 2013. Second edition 2014.
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Books by T.A. Foster
Dedication
Prologue
IVY
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER TWELVE
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
CHAPTER NINETEEN
CHAPTER TWENTY
*Handy Dandy Guide to All Things Witchy*
Q & A with T.A. Foster
Reader Discussion Questions
Helen and Holden—Time Spell Hidden Chapter
COVER SPELL
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Book Designer
Copyright Notice
Books by T.A. Foster
The Ivy Grace Spell Series
Time Spell (Book One)
Cover Spell (Book Two)
Fire Spell (Book Three)
Head Over Heels Collection
London Falling
Kissing Eden
Hollywood Kiss Collection
Finding Haven
To Shane
Come away with me, one more time.
T
HE MIXTURE
of cool rain and warm blood steadily washed down my cheekbone. I pointlessly wiped the stream away from my eyes and massaged my throbbing temple.
Keep going, Ivy; keep going
.
As I hurdled each expanding step in front of me, the quick pace of the footsteps tracking me seemed to cut the distance between us. My chest hurt as I tried to catch each breath and push myself into a faster pace. He was close and I didn’t know if I could make it to the seam before he stopped me. A quick diversion might help, but that was how I got into this mess. I had to do something. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t make it back, and this was not the place I wanted to get stuck.
The blur of the sidewalks and brownstone steps rapidly peeled past as I turned to find a place to hide. I felt my body lunge forward and shudder with a thud. I hit the pavement, and my already scraped face smacked into the stones. In that moment, I realized I could be caught. How could I have been so careless to jeopardize it all?
I
T’S TRUE
what they say about things that go bump in the night. You should fear what you can’t see and especially what you don’t understand. I know about the secrets and the mysteries of the world that most people don’t see once they close their eyes at night. I’ve spent almost my whole life trying to ignore what I am and where I came from, but sometimes the universe speaks to you and you can’t ignore it anymore. Yes, I am a witch. A full-fledged, bona fide, casting spells, fly on my broom, look-at-me-funny-and-I-can-whip-up-a-curse witch. But that’s not who I want to be and not how I want people to know me. I just want to be a regular girl.
New York City, Present Day
A
S THE
limo door closed behind me with a heavy thud, I reveled in the quiet hush that filled the car. I leaned my head back onto the cool leather seat and let the night’s scenes whirl through my mind. I looked down at the tulle gown I had chosen for the premier. The strapless cut showed off my shoulders and the slim, satin belt accentuated my waistline. I loved how the waterfall folds of the dress were the same deep blue as my grandmother’s sapphire ring I had on my right hand. One glance at my pointed high-heels and I knew I had a problem. The tiny heel was cracked. It must have caught on the lip of the car door’s frame. The driver was still walking around the front of the car.