Mirror Witch

Mirror Witch Phoebe Walker MIRROR WITCH By Phoebe Walker * * * Copyright © 2023 Phoebe Waker Edited by Lisa Green Cover Design by MiblArt. All stock photos licensed appropriately. Published in the United States by City Owl Press. www.cityowlpress.com For information on subsidiary rights, please contact the publisher at [email protected] This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental and not intended by the author. Except as permitted under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior consent and permission of the publisher. Praise for Phoebe Walker “I’m not normally a paranormal romance reader, but Mirror Witch sucked me in and hooked me from the first pages. Great characters do that for me every time—future Phoebe Walker stories will be automatic additions to my TBR list!” – Laura Moher, author of Curves for Days “Thrilling, suspenseful, and steamy, Mirror Witch is a fast-paced PNR gem featuring a resilient witch trying to understand her powers, an alpha wolf (who’s a world-class hugger) trying to protect his pack, and a mystery they can only solve together. This slow-burn, fated-mates romance is unique, emotional, and unputdownable!” – Jess K Hardy, author of the Ignisar series “Walker’s ability to write a determined protagonist with a loving supportive cast injects life into the genre. Mirror Witch is a fun and exciting story that will leave you breathless for more reasons than one.” – Shameez Patel Papathanasiou, author of The Last Feather and The Eternal Shadow “I was completely mesmerized while reading Mirror Witch, and I cannot wait until the second book in the series is released as it is already guaranteed a special place on my bookshelf. I highly recommend Mirror Witch to fans … of paranormal romance, suspense, action, and horror.” – Readers’ Favorite 5-star review “Mirror Witch is a thrilling yet tender paranormal romance with just enough teeth to keep the pages turning. It’s the perfect book for the witches and wolves among us.” – Erin Rose, author of Christmas Passion and Hot Cocoa Cookies “I absolutely loved Jo, and her relationship build-up with Booker was fantastic. I loved their tension but also their sweetness and understanding of each other. … The sex scenes especially were to die for!” – Sarah T. Dubb, author and freelance editor Contents Author’s Note 1. A Werewolf Walks into an Occult Shop 2. Resting Witch Face 3. A Witch Walks into a Funhouse 4. The Early Wolf Catches the Witch 5. Why Did the Witch Cross the Street? 6. Run, Wolf, Run 7. Witch, Heal Thyself 8. Where Wolf? Here. Here Wolf. 9. The Werewolf, the Witch, and (Pieces of) Her Wardrobe 10. Who’s Afraid? The Big Bad Wolf? 11. Through the Looking Glass (And What the Wolf Found There) 12. Let’s Make a Magical Deal 13. Wolfageddon 14. The Company of Wolves 15. Three Doors Down, Werewolf-Style 16. Yeah, But She’s My Witch 17. And Your Little Dog, Too 18. A Game of Confrontation and Confuse-the-Witch 19. Witch and Werewolf SUV: Special Fashion Victims Unit 20. Whenever I Want You, All I Have to Do Is Scream 21. Through the Looking Glass (And What the Witch Found There) 22. Won’t You Please, Please Help Me? 23. How to (Not) Bait-Walk Your Witch 24. A Tale of Two Couches…and One Big Damn Kiss 25. Wolf, Educate Thy Witch 26. Wolves Are from Mars, Witches Are from Venus 27. Hecate’s Dream Theater 28. Two Wolves, a Witch, and an Argument 29. Can’t Judge a Wolf by His Cover 30. Silver and Blood, Silver and Blood 31. Find the Wolf 32. A Wolf in Purgatory 33. Hel’s Belles 34. Life’s a Witch, Then You Die 35. The Torchbearer 36. Some Other Beginning’s End Epilogue Sneak Peek of Marked for Grace Find Your Next Read Want More City Owl Press Books? Acknowledgments About the Authors About the Publisher Additional Titles To Hekate, Our Lady of the Crossroads, and all who know Her—and to Will Hunter, for pushing me to write when I didn't think I had anything to say. — J.B. For Mom and Dad, whom I wish were still here, and for Selena, Hazel, Neil, and Jackson, whom I’m so lucky to have. Last, but certainly never least, for my Viking. He knows why. — M.M. Author’s Note Because we know that some subject matter can be triggering for readers, we have content warnings for all of our books available on our website in order for all readers to determine their comfort level with our books. In order to read content warnings for Mirror Witch or any of our other titles, please click here: https://www.phoebewalkerwrites.com/content-warnings Thank you for reading! About St. Louis Geography and the “Central East End” For those who are familiar with the Gateway to the West and its myriad neighborhoods, it’s important to note that Jo’s Sanctum and Kate’s Hecate’s Home shelter stand in a St. Louis neighborhood that doesn’t exist, as far as we yet know. (We’ve looked.) The Central East End of their world might be somewhere around the Gate District, just a side step or two into a different reality. Chapter 1 A Werewolf Walks into an Occult Shop BOOKER Sometimes finding humans was too easy. The werewolf looked across the street into the window of the shop where his quarry was working, squinting past the bright neon signs. Tarot. Psychic. Spells. Its owner had chosen to call it “Other Worlds Emporium,” which made him snort. It was as subtle as a frat bro doused in Axe body spray. This woman had taken the Council eight years to find? It had taken Booker and his team only a month—but he’d worked his ass off in that