Trapped Souls

I will gain power, no matter the cost. I will avenge my people.

My name is Sabine O’Reilly. Forty years ago, the witches of the Irish Isle were hunted and killed. Deceived by the church, the people were turned against the covens that had healed them, birthed them, and protected them from evil for centuries. Those who survived were forced south by ship to Africa. My parents were on that ship.

As the world nears the end of the 19th century, everything is changing. The Adepts openly wield magic in a bid to control the world while the insane Awakened threaten to tear it apart. The six-shooter ushers in a new age for gunslingers. The weapons are their only hope against the powerful magic-wielders. All the while, few know the secrets of witchcraft.

My coven left Africa to travel to America. In the great mountains of the Republic of California, I will face my first challenge. I must capture the soul of an animal and turn it into my guide. The natural world will rise up against me, but I must prevail. Only by passing this test will I take the first step toward real power. I will avenge my people.

Trapped Souls is a novella set in a warped-history fantasy series where gunslingers in the Old West clash with a world wrought with magic. Fans of Charlaine Harris’ Gunnie Rose books or Stephen King’s Gunslinger series will love The Guns and Gates universe. Pick up your copy of Trapped Souls today!