Where the Soul Belongs
(2024)(Once Upon a Haunted Hillfort)
(A book in the Pict by Time series)A Novella by Mia Pride
When the magic of Scotland melds with the mystery of Halloween, nothing—not even death—can stop true love.
Growing up on the site of an ancient Pictish hillfort always held a particular magic for Callum, but lately, that magic has turned into a reality he struggles to comprehend. The cave just a mile east of town allows certain people to pass through time, and he’d met one not so long ago, forcing him to consider the truth: Scotland truly was a place full of mystery and magic. But nothing could shake him more than discovering the spirit of a bonny lass living in the basement of the visitor center where he works—nothing except being trapped in the room with her for hours on Halloween. Her name is Sorcha, she died nearly 1,500 years ago, and he’s quite certain he fell in love with her in those few hours—before she disappeared on him, leaving him confused and heartbroken.
Sophia has always loved Scotland, the land of her ancestors. Leaving America to study archaeology was a lifelong dream come true. But that dream was nearly cut short when a terrible accident on Halloween left her teetering on the cusp of life and death. Though she survives, she is suddenly overwhelmed by strange memories from a life that is not her own. One memory in particular haunts her daily—the face of a brown-haired, blue-eyed man she��s never seen but somehow knows. How could her mind, heart, body, and soul yearn for a man she’d never met? And then, she does. His name is Callum, and the moment she sees him, her world turns upside down. Sophia not only bears a striking resemblance to Sorcha, but she seems to have all of her memories, as well—memories from a time several centuries ago.
Sophia may not understand how she has Sorcha’s memories, but together, she and Callum are about to find out that nothing, not even time and death, can part two souls meant to find one another… especially when the magic of Scotland and Halloween come together to conspire.
This story was originally published as Once Upon a Haunted Hillfort in the 2023 Dragonblade Anthology Once Upon a Haunted Romance.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Growing up on the site of an ancient Pictish hillfort always held a particular magic for Callum, but lately, that magic has turned into a reality he struggles to comprehend. The cave just a mile east of town allows certain people to pass through time, and he’d met one not so long ago, forcing him to consider the truth: Scotland truly was a place full of mystery and magic. But nothing could shake him more than discovering the spirit of a bonny lass living in the basement of the visitor center where he works—nothing except being trapped in the room with her for hours on Halloween. Her name is Sorcha, she died nearly 1,500 years ago, and he’s quite certain he fell in love with her in those few hours—before she disappeared on him, leaving him confused and heartbroken.
Sophia has always loved Scotland, the land of her ancestors. Leaving America to study archaeology was a lifelong dream come true. But that dream was nearly cut short when a terrible accident on Halloween left her teetering on the cusp of life and death. Though she survives, she is suddenly overwhelmed by strange memories from a life that is not her own. One memory in particular haunts her daily—the face of a brown-haired, blue-eyed man she��s never seen but somehow knows. How could her mind, heart, body, and soul yearn for a man she’d never met? And then, she does. His name is Callum, and the moment she sees him, her world turns upside down. Sophia not only bears a striking resemblance to Sorcha, but she seems to have all of her memories, as well—memories from a time several centuries ago.
Sophia may not understand how she has Sorcha’s memories, but together, she and Callum are about to find out that nothing, not even time and death, can part two souls meant to find one another… especially when the magic of Scotland and Halloween come together to conspire.
This story was originally published as Once Upon a Haunted Hillfort in the 2023 Dragonblade Anthology Once Upon a Haunted Romance.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
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