{"id":1892,"date":"2016-09-05T07:00:23","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T07:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tamaragranthambooks.com\/?p=1892"},"modified":"2016-09-02T15:04:14","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T15:04:14","slug":"silverwitch-snippet-and-a-release-date-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tamaragrantham.com\/StagingSite\/silverwitch-snippet-and-a-release-date-reveal\/","title":{"rendered":"Silverwitch Snippet and a Release Date Reveal!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Silverwitch<\/a>Hi Friends!<\/p>\n

I’ve worked my tail off getting the latest draft of Silverwitch (Book 4) ready to go to the publisher. Thank you beta readers!<\/p>\n

Guess what? I sent the book to my publisher yesterday! It was such a relief to hit that send button. Now I wait on the editors to shred\u00a0it apart and then I’ll go through this editing process all over again. To be honest, I love writing so much that I really don’t mind it at all. I love my characters and I love spending time in their world, so it doesn’t feel like work to me.<\/p>\n

I also found out the release date for Silverwitch.<\/p>\n

December 19!<\/h1>\n

Just in time for Christmas. I’ll also be releasing a novella featuring Heidel as the main character. I am super excited about this one. Heidel was such an obnoxiously fun character to write. I found a new love interest for her, and I think you’ll like him too. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

For those of you anxiously awaiting the\u00a0release of Silverwitch, here’s a snippet to help you pass the time…<\/p>\n

I pulled my car out of the gas station\u2019s parking lot and followed the van, trading asphalt for sand as I pulled onto the drive leading toward the beach. The sand shifted beneath my car\u2019s tires and I prayed I didn\u2019t get stuck. I found the news van stopped near the shore and I parked my car, shut off the engine, and then climbed outside.<\/p>\n

The beach looked much more intimidating from this angle, with the waves towering over me. The wind almost knocked me down as I struggled to walk across the beach toward the van. Sand and salt, carried on the air currents, stung my eyes. I approached the news van, looking for Mr. Zimmerman or his cameraman, but found no one outside, so I went to the driver\u2019s door.<\/p>\n

Mr. Zimmerman sat in the seat. He held perfectly still as he stared at the approaching storm, not blinking an eye, making me wonder if he was alive. But when I knocked on the door, he jumped, and then rolled down the window. His eyes widened as he looked at me.<\/p>\n

\u201cDr. Kennedy?\u201d he yelled over the wind. \u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sorry to bother you, but I need to speak to you. It\u2019s sort of urgent.\u201d<\/p>\n

His expression turned sour. \u201cNow?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, as I said, it\u2019s urgent.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t talk right now. The storm\u2019s coming in and I have to document it. You really should go. It\u2019s not safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not safe for you either. Can\u2019t you at least come back to the gas station with me so we can talk?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTalk about what? You said you couldn\u2019t do anything to help me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI know, but I\u2019ve had a few developments come up that I think you\u2019d like to hear.\u201d<\/p>\n

He shook his head. \u201cI won\u2019t leave!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNot even if I can help you?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHelp me? You ruined me! I should sue you is what I should do. You said you\u2019d never failed to cure a client, but you failed me. My life is a total screwed-up disaster. Now, will you please leave?\u201d<\/p>\n

The waves came closer, crashing with a thunderous fury as the sea level rose. Bits of foam flecked the air. Cold droplets splashed my skin. I tasted their salty brine on my tongue. It didn\u2019t take a genius to realize that the water would soon rise to where we stood. What in the world was the man thinking?<\/p>\n

As far as I could tell, he\u2019d brought no camera crew with him, which meant that he intended to be out here on the beach by himself as the waves rolled in. Drowning seemed like an awful way to go, but then again, he wasn\u2019t in his right mind.<\/p>\n

Zack pressed the button to roll up the window, but I grabbed the glass and he released the button.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t do this,\u201d I said. \u201cYou have to come back with me. Please. You can\u2019t leave your family.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do you know about my family?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI spoke to your wife earlier.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy wife? Did she tell you that she kicked me out? Left my stuff on the driveway and changed the door locks? She wouldn\u2019t even let me visit the kids, even though I\u2019d done nothing to hurt them. I\u2019d never even raised my voice. Not once. She made me leave because I was a bad book keeper, because I squandered all our money and life savings on trinkets. Do you know how I felt the day I realized I lost my family? Nothing compares to that kind of pain. I don\u2019t care what they say\u2014losing your family is the worst pain you\u2019ll ever experience. And even after that, after all that heartache, do you know what I did? I went online and purchased another one.\u201d<\/p>\n

His voice cracked as tears formed in his eyes. His hands shook as he removed his glasses.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me do this, Dr. Kennedy. Let me go so they can have their lives back. They\u2019ll get the life insurance and my debts will be erased. I owe them that much, at least.\u201d<\/p>\n

I tried to remain calm, but having my suspicions confirmed that he was indeed trying to commit suicide came as a shock. \u201cZack, listen to yourself,\u201d I said. \u201cThey don\u2019t need your money. They need you. Your wife and your kids and your unborn baby\u2014they all need you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo they don\u2019t! I\u2019ve ruined their lives. Can\u2019t you see that?\u201d<\/p>\n

Beyond the van, the sky roared with tornadic fury. I felt as if I stared into the gaping maw of hell itself. Gray clouds spiraled, making a huge funnel-shaped formation. The wind roared with the sound of a freight train.<\/p>\n

\u201cGoodness gracious,\u201d Zack muttered, \u201cis that a tornado forming over the water?\u201d<\/p>\n

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