BLOG TOUR: Signs and Wonders by Morgan Brice (Excerpt & Giveaway + Character Interview)

BLOG TOUR

Book Title: Signs and Wonders: A Supernatural MM Romance Adventure

Author: Morgan Brice

Publisher: Darkwind Press

Cover Artist: Lou Harper

Release Date: November 15, 2023

Genres: Paranormal MM romance, romantic suspense

Tropes: Hurt/comfort, getting comfortable with commitment

Themes: Learning to trust, evolving established relationship

Heat Rating: 4 flames

Length: 57 000 words/ 211 pages

It is part of a series (Witchbane, book 7) but can be read as a standalone. It does not end on a cliffhanger.

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Can Seth and Evan save the warlock’s next target, bring down his crime syndicate, and live to tell the tale?

Blurb

When a coven of dark warlocks killed Seth Tanner’s brother, Seth became a man driven by vengeance, sworn to stop the cycle of ritual killings, willing to die for the cause. He never expected to fall head over heels in love with the witches’ next intended victim. Evan Malone didn’t believe the supernatural was real until Seth swept in with his magic and motorcycle to save him from being the next sacrifice.

Now they’ve gone on the road together, hunting the rest of the coven while they figure out how to keep the white-hot, once-in-a-lifetime bond between them. Days are filled tracking their paranormal quarry, honing their monster hunting skills, and gaining control of the small magics that have made a life-or-death difference. Nights are spent together, entangled in adrenaline-fueled passion, learning how to make this love last forever despite the odds. Seth fears that if they don’t eliminate the rest of the coven, they’ll be on the run forever, and more people will die. Evan is afraid that Seth’s obsession with revenge means they might not survive to get a happily ever after.

Seth and Evan head to West Virginia to confront one of the dark warlocks, a master con man running a cybercrime empire. Can Seth and Evan save the warlock’s next target, bring down his crime syndicate, and live to tell the tale?

Signs and Wonders is a thrill-packed supernatural thrill ride with plenty of paranormal suspense, hurt/comfort, hot nights, found family, deadly magic, immortal witches, determined hunters, haunted places, creepy ghosts, impressive explosions, spooky chills, and sexy thrills, and features an evolving, established romantic relationship with all the feels.

Excerpt

“You are dead and buried. This is not your place. Let go and move on to what lies ahead.” Seth continued the ritual, although his heart broke for the young woman whose life had been cut short by a thirst for adventure.

“I don’t want to go.”

Jenny’s spirit no longer attacked, weakened by the sigils Seth had chalked. She looked young and scared, lost in a place between life and death.

“Your family and friends cherish your memory. But you do not belong here. Go in peace, and do no more harm. In the name of that which creates, empowers, and sustains, and by the will of all those who loved you—move on.”

Jenny’s ghost flickered again and then faded as an icy wind swept through the atrium, making dust motes dance in the light.

“Is she gone?” Evan kept his shotgun racked and ready.

“I think so. At least for now, if not permanently. Milo said that if the banishment didn’t send her on, it would sap her strength so she couldn’t hurt anyone again for a while,” Seth replied. “I tried to get one of the local mediums to come with us, but once they found out where we were going, they all said ‘hell no.’”

“Guess we were just dumb enough to do it anyhow.” Evan’s grin made it clear he relished the adventure.

“Sounds like us.” Seth bumped Evan’s shoulder in agreement.

The abandoned Molly Stark Hospital was legendary for its haunts, but the crazed spirit that attacked them wasn’t from the building’s past as a tuberculosis sanitarium. Jenny Summers was a much more recent death, an unfortunate urban explorer who had come to investigate the hospital’s supernatural reputation and fallen to her death through a hole in the floor.

Unlike the hospital’s other ghosts, Jenny’s angry spirit lashed out at security guards and tour guides who ventured too near the building. That made her a hazard, meaning someone had to set her soul to rest. When the head of security couldn’t persuade any of the local ghost hunters to rid the site of Jenny, he had reached out to Seth’s mentor, Milo, who had tapped Seth and Evan since they were passing through the area.

“These old hospitals were built to stand forever, even when no one needed them anymore,” Evan noted wistfully as they slipped out the back door, locking it with the key borrowed from the security chief.

The four-story Spanish Revival hospital dated from 1929, when it had been considered cutting-edge in its amenities. Huge windows, wide verandas, and courtyards were meant to provide sunlight and fresh air to patients. By the time it shuttered in the 1990s, medical advances had left the huge complex behind.

“There are over a thousand feet of tunnels running between the main building and the outbuildings,” Seth said as they slipped through the cut in the chain link fence.

Character Interview with Evan Malone

What impression do you make on people when they first meet you?

A: They think I’m quiet. I’ve just learned to stand back and size up people and situations before I let down my guard.

How about after they’ve known you for a while?

A: I’m not quiet at all!

What is your profession?

A: I used to be a bartender. Now I’m a graphic designer when my boyfriend Seth and I aren’t hunting a coven of dark witches.

Tell me about your best friend.

A: That would be Seth Tanner, my boyfriend. We can laugh together and fight monsters together and the chemistry is off the charts. He’s smart and brave and has a wicked sense of humor. He’s also caring and gentle, which is a side not many people get to see.

Describe your ideal mate.

A: That would be Seth Tanner, see my last answer.

What’s the most important thing in your life?

A: Except for my brother, Parker, my birth family let me down. So I’ve built a new family with Seth, Parker, and our friends. They’re the most important to me.

Your thoughts on love?

A: I didn’t think I’d ever find my person, and he came roaring in on a motorcycle with monsters and explosions.

Your greatest extravagance?

A: Right now, it’s when we take a day or two off to rest, recover, and reconnect. It always feels like the clock is ticking, so spending some of our time just on us feels wonderfully extravagant.

Is there anything you haven’t done that you want to do?

A: I’ve never traveled outside of the U.S. I’d like to go see some of the world with Seth.

What are you most afraid of?

A: Losing the people I love.

What do you value the most?

A: People who love me for who I really am.

What would you consider your perfect night out?

A: We can have a good time cooking hotdogs and s’mores over a campground firepit or going to eat in a nice restaurant. For me, a perfect night out is one that doesn’t get interrupted by an emergency.

What would you change about yourself?

A: Because of my background, it’s hard for me to trust and not keep waiting for something bad to happen. I’m working on getting past that, but I also accept that it will probably always be part of me. Seth has helped a lot, and so have the new friends I’ve made since we’ve been together. But it’s a constant struggle and I wish healing the past automatically made the scars go away.

About the Author

Morgan Brice is the romance pen name of bestselling author Gail Z. Martin. Morgan writes urban fantasy MM paranormal romance, with plenty of action, adventure and supernatural thrills to go with the happily ever after. Gail writes epic and urban fantasy, with less romance, more explosions.

All of the modern-day Morgan Brice and Gail Z. Martin series crossover, so characters from one series appear in cameos and on page in important secondary roles in books from other series. Each book can be read as a standalone, but the more you read the more the expanded universe of friendships and connections becomes clear.

Morgan and Gail believe that paranormal elements make any story even better, and her worlds are full of ghosts, psychics, shifters, creatures, vampires, monster hunters, and magic.

She’s also a huge fan of the TV show Supernatural. (Chibi art by Kamidiox)

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