Part of Series
Sometimes the easy path is the worst one to take…. Humiliated in front of the entire Castillo witch clan, Miranda McAllister flees to take sanctuary with Simon Gutierrez, the one person in Santa Fe who seems to understand her and her troubles. Simon’s promise to help Miranda develop her awakening powers only makes his offer of refuge that much more enticing, and she vows never to have anything to do with the Castillos again. Miranda’s fiancé Rafe Castillo embarks on a search to discover how the woman he loves disappeared right before his eyes. And with dark forces gathering around his clan, striking where they least expect it, Rafe fears he can’t possibly locate Miranda in time…and that he may lose her forever. Darker Paths is the second novel in the Witches of Canyon Road series, a spin-off from Christine Pope’s bestselling Witches of Cleopatra Hill books.
Author
A native of Southern California, Christine Pope has been writing stories ever since she commandeered her family’s Smith-Corona typewriter back in the sixth grade. Many reams of dead trees later, she’s happy to announce that her debut novel, Fringe Benefits,was published by Pink Petal Books on April 8, 2010. Her short fiction has appeared in Astonishing Adventures, Luna Station Quarterly, and the new journal of dark fiction, Dark Valentine. Her paranormal novella, Playing With Fire, was released on August 5, 2010. While Fringe Benefits is a straight contemporary romance, she writes in a variety of genres, including paranormal romance, fantasy, horror, science fiction, and historical romance. She blames this on being easily distracted by bright, shiny objects, which could also account for the size of her shoe collection. After spending many years in the magazine publishing industry, she now works as a freelance editor in addition to writing fiction. She lives with her husband and an explosively fluffy Pomeranian mix. Her house is pink, but don’t hold that against her.
