Blog Tour, Excerpt & Giveaway: The Sceptic By Lily Morton
Arcana Books, Book 1
As the best friend of a psychic, Will Buchanan canโt help but believe in the dead. Itโs the living that he finds to be problematic. However, after a spate of betrayals, he finally has the chance of a new life within his grasp, and heโs not going to risk it for anyone or anything. Staying safe is the name of Willโs game.
Jem Dawson defines the word temporary. A talented cameraman, heโs here today and will undoubtedly be gone tomorrow chasing adventure and danger. But, while heโs in York, heโs made it clear he wants Will, and Will canโt help liking the charming daredevil.
This inconvenient attraction results in Will accompanying Jem to the site of a notorious poltergeist outbreak. A malevolent spirit has targeted a family, and now the ghost hunting team for whom Jem does camerawork are going to be locked down in the house for three days.
The house is strange and filled with sinister and violent undercurrents. One by one, the group experiences threatening incidents, and as events escalate, Will has to ask himself if he’s risking not just his heart but also his life with this impulsive gesture.
This is the first book in the Arcana Books series featuring characters from the bestselling Black and Blue series.
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Excerpt:
โWhat a ridiculous question. Do I look like I have a book on how to reanimate a cadaver? I have enough problems with the living customers without adding dead ones. Go next door.โ I set my pen down on the counter and sigh as Tomโs stertorous tones echo through the building. Iโm currently working in an occult bookshop that connects to Tomโs bookshop. The divider between the two stores is a curtain, but even if we had walls the thickness of Fort Knox, it still wouldnโt stop me hearing Tom. A few seconds later, the curtain lifts, and three startled goths scoot into the room as if their backsides are on fire. I offer them a smile and point to the stairs. โFirst floor. Shelf by the window.โ Their footsteps echo on the treads, and silence descends again. I pick up my pen and then pause, looking around. The room is full of the scent of old paper and leather, along with a whiff of fresh paint and new carpet. Sun streams through the Georgian window, laying stripes over the shelves of books and painting my skin with warmth. Itโs incredibly peaceful in here, notwithstanding the grumpy bookshop owner next door. As if on cue, the old manโs voice rises through the divider again, muttering something about the problems associated with zombies becoming customers. I look up as the shopโs front door opens and the bell jingles cheerfully, heralding the arrival of my current boss. Viscount Ingram. โDear boy,โ he booms, his face lit up. Heโs the exact opposite of Tom, being eternally cheerful. The glass isnโt half full of wine with this one. Heโs got a whole fucking vineyard in there. โYou will never guess what I found at the house sale.โ I open my mouth to respond, but Tom forestalls me. โNot in here,โ he booms from the other room. โThe death books are all next door in the occult bookshop. No, not there. There. Through that curtain.โ A young man in a long duster coat and a trilby hat sidles through the curtain. He gives us a haunted look and then legs it up the stairs to join the goths, who are probably cowering in a corner. The viscount sighs. โOh, dear. Tom is a trifle rusty on customer service, isn’t he?โ โHe was probably rusty sixty years ago,โ I confidently state. Iโve known Tom for many years. Heโs an established figure in York and someone my best friend Blue and I have known since we were young and homeless. Tom is now Blueโs boss, psychic mentor, and a possible glimpse at how Blue will be in fifty years. โOh dear,โ the viscount says again. He looks towards the table in the corner of the room. โAnd where is Madame Hecate? I thought she was reading the tarot cards for our customers today.โ โProbably at the pub. She came in, turned over one card, gave a scream that Tomโs still complaining about, and then left.โ โPoor woman. I wonder what the problem is.โ โGin,โ I offer helpfully. โIt does seem to influence most of her tarot choices.โ

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About Lily:
Lily is a bestselling gay romance author. She writes love stories filled with heat and humour.
She lives in sunny England with her husband and two children, all of whom claim that they haven’t had a proper conversation with her since she got her Kindle.
Lily has spent her life with her head full of daydreams, and decided one day to just sit down and start writing about them. In the process she discovered that she actually loved writing, because how else would she get to spend her time with hot and funny men?
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