With knot of one, the spell's begun. With knot of two, the spell be true. With knot of three, the spell is free. With knot of four, the power is stored. With knot of five, the spell with thrive. With knot of six, this spell I fix.

The plain truth is that the period I study is the 16th century, and they were absolutely obsessed with witches and spiritual beings.

The king just sits there, moving one square at a time. The queen can move so freely. I suppose I’d rather lose the game than forfeit her freedom.

Be yourself-- Matthew Clairmont. Complete with your sharp vampire teeth and your scary mother, your test tubes full of blood and your DNA, your infuriating bossiness and your maddening sense of smell.

the first requirement of war: allies must not kill each other.

My experiences thus far had me planning to throttle the first Tudor historian I met upon my return for gross dereliction of duty.

Be still,” he said, voice harsh. “I might not be able to control myself if you step away.