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Newly indoctrinated witch, Defiance Dayne discovers there''s more to life after forty than she''d ever imagined possible. Especially if one is a charmling, one of only three in the world, with enough magics to make her a target for every power-hungry warlock out there. When one of them sends a hunter to town, she knows it''s time to take her talents seriously before the hunter takes her life. She decides she has three things to do before she can die. Find out who killed her beloved grandmother, teach her BFF the finer points of spellcasting before she blows up the world, and figure out how serious her relationship with the Adonis living in her basement really is. If it''s heading in the direction she''s hoping for, she can die happy. Though, admittedly, she''d rather not. Die. Happy or otherwise. None of that will matter, however, if she can''t figure out how to foil the supernatural assassin who''s been sent for her. Until then, it''s business-and hopefully romance-as usual. Now if she can only figure out how to tame a lacuna wolf.

Divorced, desperate, and destitute, former restaurateur Defiance Dayne finds out she has been bequeathed a house by a complete stranger. She is surprised, to say the least, and her curiosity gets the better of her. She leaves her beloved Phoenix and heads to one of the most infamous towns in America: Salem, Massachusetts. She''s only there to find out why a woman she''s never met would leave her a house. A veritable castle that has seen better days. She couldn''t possibly accept it, but the lawyer assigned to the case practically begs her to take it off her hands, mostly because she''s scared of it. The house. The inanimate structure that, as far as Dephne can tell, has never hurt a fly. Though it does come with some baggage. A pesky neighbor who wants her gone. A scruffy cat who''s a bit of a jerk. And a handyman bathed in ink who could moonlight as a supermodel for GQ. She decides to give it three days, and not because of the model. She feels at home in Salem. Safe. But even that comes to a screeching halt when people begin knocking on her door day and night, begging for her help to locate their lost objects. Come to find out, they think she''s a witch. And after a few mysterious mishaps, Dephne is beginning to wonder if they''re not right.

Forty-something Defiance Dayne only recently discovered she comes from a long line of powerful witches. Added to that shocker was the teensy, infinitesimal fact that she is what''s called a charmling. One of three on the entire planet. And there are other witches who will stop at nothing to steal her immense power, which would basically involve her unfortunate and untimely death. No one told her life after forty would mean having to learn new life skills-such as how to survive a witch hunter dead set on killing her-or that the sexiest man alive would be living in her basement. Whoever said life begins at forty was clearly a master of the underappreciated and oft maligned understatement.

1001 Dark Nights: Bundle Forty-TwoFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors J. Kenner, Kennedy Ryan, Darynda Jones, and Heather Graham¿Four Dark Tales. Four Sensual Stories. Four Page Turners.Charmed By You by J. KennerThe Close-Up by Kennedy RyanThe Graveside Bar and Grill by Darynda JonesDescend to Darkness by Heather Graham**Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it''s an introduction to an author''s world. And for fans, it''s a bonus book in the author''s series. We hope you''ll enjoy each one as much as we do.**

A woman who claims to do the impossible? Ever since her mother''s suspicious death, Andrea has lived in fear. Like her mother before her, she can eavesdrop into the past, an ability criminals from all walks of life want to exploit. But one fateful night, Andrea decides to anonymously help authorities solve a murder, and she gets a taste of what it feels like to use her powers for good. Solving crimes with no one the wiser becomes an addiction, but every drop puts her at risk until one single mistake gets her caught. ?meets a man who believes her. Special Agent Sebastian Strand is almost desperate enough to believe a girl can see through the veil of time. Almost. But when he tests the defiant redhead and discovers her gift seems as real as the resentment she wears like body armor, he asks for her help to stop a terrorist. Now, the addiction Andrea has tried desperately to kick is the one thing she needs more of as she races against time with a rugged FBI agent hell-bent on saving the world. But will her gift be enough, or will she lose her life, not to mention her heart, before time runs out?