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11/23/2017

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High Witch
High Witch Book 1
by Mona Hanna
Genre: Paranormal Romance

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Brayden dreams for thirty nights, tortured by the vision of a beautiful woman. When Ariel Williams walks into his inn, he sees that she's the one he's been obsessed with in his night time journeys. But Ariel is fleeing an arranged marriage and keeps shyly to herself, until the worst happens and by mistake she casts a spell on a guest. Brayden works with Ariel to help her control her magic but discovers she's a High Witch - one of only three witches in the world with a rare kind of power.

Immediately the two must flee; evil warlock Julius wants to enslave Ariel - mind, heart and body. Julius and his lover the High Witch Nadia will stop at nothing to capture Ariel, and the danger threatens to tear Ariel apart from Brayden. Ariel's only hope is that her love for Brayden and her newly-discovered powers are strong enough to save them.

This is a NOVELLA of approximately 25,000 words.



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​Brayden gazed into the woman’s vivid blue eyes. Her blonde hair flowed down her shoulders, soft, silky. She curled her fingers around the hair at the nape of his neck, and brought her mouth close to his. His heart beat erratically in anticipation of the moment their lips would touch. He shut his eyes, then felt the softest, sweetest sensation of his life. He tasted her sweet lips, shuddered as her tongue played with his. He wrapped his arms around her waist, holding her closely, tightly. His entire body quivered as it was pressed against hers. She began to pull away. He held her to him. She broke the kiss.

She looked at him with sadness in her eyes. He could feel it — she was leaving. He felt like she’d left him a thousand times before. That they were endlessly reliving this moment. He tried to hold onto her, but she turned and began to fade from view. He grasped at her disappearing figure, but his hands clutched air. She was gone.

He stood there, sorrow consuming him. Then the faint sounds of bells twinkling, and her soft, sweet voice.

Find me.

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Witch Emerging
High Witch Book 2

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After surviving being hunted by Julius, Brayden and Ariel settle into their married life. Ariel is determined to find the other High Witches to make sure they’re alright. But there’s something going on with her pregnancy, something unusual, and she needs to find out what.

In the meantime, Hallie, an eighteen-year-old witch, is being pursued by Nicholas, a strange young man who knows about her past. What does Nicholas want with Hallie, and how are they both connected to Ariel? And what about Sean, the man Hallie loves? Will they end up together, or will Nicholas’ plan hurt all of them? The two witches will need to work hard to save those they love, and each other.

This book is approximately 44,000 words, or 150 pages in print.



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​Hallie gritted her teeth, all Sean’s kinds words wiped out by his last comment. “You know I have to hide it!” she exclaimed. She rubbed her face with her hand, hating that he didn’t understand. She huffed, wishing she could explain it to him. “I have to hide it after what happened. You don’t know what it’s like, being afraid of letting go. Being afraid of getting too emotional. You make it sound as if I just suddenly became more confident and believed in myself, all my problems would be solved, but they wouldn’t be! I still have all this power, power I can’t control, and it could hurt people! I just wish you’d accept me as I am.” Hallie crossed her arms over her chest, immediately regretting all she’d just said. She hated it when they fought like this. She expected Sean to get upset with her and argue back, like they sometimes did, but he only sighed.

“How long are you going to make me wait, Hallie?” he whispered.

She looked at him in confusion, seeing a pleading look in his beautiful green eyes. She frowned. “Wait for what?”

He smiled crookedly. “Never mind. It doesn’t matter.”

She sat up straight. “Wait for what?”

He only shook his head, looking down. Hallie felt her heart beat faster. What was he talking about? Did he mean...? She found it hard to breathe. She wanted to touch him, to reach out and take his hand, but she was suddenly too nervous. Don’t get too emotional. She tried to breathe deeply, tried to clear her head, but her heart was beating too fast and her breath was shallow and her hands were starting to shake.

Sean suddenly looked at her. “What’s wrong?”

She only shook her head. I’m in love with you, you big, stupid idiot, she thought, and shut her eyes, trying to ignore him.

Then his arms were around her and he leaned her against his chest. He gently kissed her hair, holding her to him. She melted into him, letting out a little sigh. He laughed. “I feel it too, you know,” he whispered, and she looked at him in surprise. He gave the same crooked smile. “I’ve been waiting for you to become more confident, for you to believe in yourself, because I want this to be right. I don’t want to be with you until you’re strong—if we’re together now, all your strength will come from me, and I want you to be strong from you. From inside. Oh, Hallie, I’ve wanted to kiss you since you were twelve, but I can’t. Not yet. Do you understand?”


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High Coven
High Witch Book 3

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Ariel is getting used to being a new mother and is excited to see her best friends Hallie and Sean again. She just wants to spend time with them and relax and hear about their wedding. Unfortunately, relaxing is the last thing any of them can do on this visit.

Thrust into a new place, the High Witches are delighted to find the fourth—but the circumstances couldn’t be worse. A group of men are determined to stop them from casting a spell that could change the world, bringing immense joy but also great disaster. The risks of the spell might be beyond their ability to handle.

A great darkness is coming. It will take more than two High Witches to stop it: it will take a coven.

High Coven is the third and final book in the High Witch series.



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​Alexandra kept a careful eye on her. She thought about how much Julia had changed since she turned one a few months ago. Walking, talking more, seeming to understand so much. Although looking after her daughter mostly on her own was very difficult, she adored her child, loved her with her whole heart. It was a blessing, however, that her parents and sister lived close by, as they were able to help a great deal. Alexandra received no help from Julia’s father—and never would. She scowled as she thought of the devil.

He’d arrived in town out of nowhere, handsome, charming, seemingly wealthy, and had a confidence about him, brought on partly by his ability with magic. While warlocks and witches were often frowned upon, Cameron was proud of being a warlock, amusing those in the town with shape-shifting.

He’d pursued Alexandra, who was working at the local tavern as a waitress. Men never pursued her—an unmarried woman close to thirty was viewed as odd, strange, an outcast. People suspected there must be something wrong with her, although she’d have wiped the smile off their face if they’d said it to her directly.

But Cameron went after her as if she was the most beautiful woman in the world, and Alexandra couldn’t help but succumb to him in the end. They had a glorious handful of weeks together, but when Alexandra told him she was pregnant, he disappeared, just like that.

That’s when she discovered he wasn’t wealthy—he’d conned his way into everything he’d had. He was nothing but a charlatan, a fake, and Alexandra felt like such a fool for falling for him. In the end, though, she had Julia, and she couldn’t ask for anything more. She still worked as a waitress, with her mother or sister watching Julia when she had her shifts.

There was only one thing, however, that always worried her.

Julia was a witch. A powerful one. Alexandra knew nothing of magic. But the spells she’d seen her daughter cast, without even trying—spells of every kind, just pouring out of her—it was a concern. How was she going to raise a witch?

And why in the world was Julia’s magic so strong?

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Mona Hanna is an author of fantasy/romance books. She enjoys writing about love, magic, conflict, trials and the joy of overcoming them. Mona enjoys reading, movies, chocolate, and adores cats. She hopes to release many more fantasy books in the years to come.

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Where were you born/grew up at?
I was born in Melbourne, Australia and currently live in Adelaide, Australia. I’ve lived in Australia all my life, but have been overseas twice – once to the U.S. and once to New Zealand. I went to Disneyworld in 2000, which had been my dream for years, and it was amazing!

What made you want to become an author and do you feel it was the right decision? 
I wanted to become an author ever since I was a child. I tried writing books as a teenager and my early twenties, then left writing for a while to focus on music. I went back to writing in my thirties, and began self publishing. I’m so glad I went back to writing and fulfilled my dream.

Do you read yourself and if so what is your favorite genre?
I enjoy reading and like fantasy books the most. I also like romance novels, and occasionally read thrillers. I don’t enjoy horror novels  because I’m very squeamish so can’t stand the violent scenes. I have read a couple of Stephen King books, and although they were amazing they were very difficult for me to get through.

Have you written any other books that are not published?
I have two books that I’ve half finished, and hope to eventually complete. One is called ‘The Choice’ and is a fantasy/romance about a doctor who is cursed, and has to choose between suffering a great deal or accepting enormous magical power, which would make him become evil. The other book is called ‘Seventh Daughter’ and is about a woman destined to save the world, but lose her life in the process.

Pen or type writer or computer?
I usually write my books on a computer, although when I was much younger and first started writing books I wrote in notebooks. There’s a box or two lying around full of notebooks with half finished, terrible books I wrote as a teenager. I occasionally write a chapter or two on paper now, but that’s rare.

What do you do to unwind and relax?
When I want to unwind I like to watch TV – I enjoy dramas like Scandal – and I also like to read, play games on my phone, and listen to music. I enjoy exercise – it might sound weird but it helps me to de-stress if I go for a walk or put on an exercise video. Then of course there’s spending time with my friends, and my cats!

What is your writing process? For instance do you do an outline first? Do you do the chapters first? 
When I start a new book I usually just have the beginning of an idea, and I work from there. I might see a character and something about their life, then I build the story around them and their motivation. I might not see how the book concludes  until I’m over half way, however it all comes together in the end.

Do the characters all come to you at the same time or do some of them come to you as you write?
My characters generally come to me as I write. I’ll see one or two up front, but the others emerge as the story unfolds. The villain is one that I usually won’t see until later, and their true motivation can come to me even later still. I’ll know the villain’s goal but as to why, that can take some time to emerge.

Describe yourself in 5 words or less!
Kind, thoughtful, weird, creative, short!

Do you have a favorite movie? which of your novels can you imagine made into
a movie?
My favorite movie is probably The Princess Bride. I love how it’s so clever and sweet and well written. I imagine High Witch would make a good movie, as it contains action, romance and drama. I’d love it if one of my books was made into a movie one day, or even better, a musical!

Do you prefer to write in silence or with noise? Why?
I prefer to write with music or the TV going. I really don’t like sitting in a quiet room – it’s easier for me to get into ‘work mode’ if there’s noise in the background. It might be an album I like or just TV shows I don’t need to pay attention to, and that will help me work on the book.


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31 Comments
Rita Wray
11/23/2017 07:00:35 pm

Sounds like a good read.

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Dale Wilken
11/23/2017 11:50:30 pm

Sounds great.

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Lisa Brown
11/24/2017 05:06:20 am

congrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win

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Nikolina Vukelic
11/24/2017 05:19:20 am

I really enjoyed reading the entire post today. This is a new author for me so thank you for the reveal!

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Mona Hanna link
11/25/2017 02:12:39 am

Thanks so much for featuring my books :)

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heather
11/25/2017 03:26:38 pm

This one sounds spooky and one I would so love read.

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Cynthia R
11/28/2017 10:59:24 am

I like books that have witches and magic as part of their story line.

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Nikolina Vukelic
11/29/2017 05:47:03 am

I really enjoyed reading the guest post, thank you!

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Cynthia R
11/29/2017 10:21:03 am

I was wondering what the author is working on next?

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Mona Hanna
12/1/2017 02:24:17 am

I’ve half finished a book called Seventh Daughter but that’s on hold for now. I think my next published book will be the third book in the High Witch Next Generation series.

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Cynthia R
11/30/2017 10:17:40 am

HOw long did it take for you to write this book?

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Mona Hanna
12/1/2017 02:22:07 am

I wrote the draft of High Witch in about a month. I used to write much more quickly than I do now! It took a while to get the final version together but I self published it later that year.

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Cynthia R
12/4/2017 11:39:13 am

A month is short, can't believe you have written even faster!

Cynthia R
12/4/2017 11:39:43 am

What's your writing process/routine like? Especially considering you write so quickly?

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Mona Hanna
12/7/2017 05:25:55 am

High Witch was one of my first books - I wrote the draft of that book in a month, but now I write slower. I’ve never written faster than a book in a month :) My process is to really just start writing once I have an idea, then develop the story as I go. Once I’m about half way I have to sit down and figure out the ending, but most of the book is written by just figuring it out as I go along. Any problems with the plot or characters can be sorted out in the editing process.

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Cynthia R
12/5/2017 10:11:13 am

How did you come up with the title of your book?

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Mona Hanna
12/7/2017 05:29:45 am

Sometimes the title is obvious - the main character of ‘High Witch’ is a High Witch (a special type of witch) so that’s what I named the book. My edited came up with the title of Book 2 in the series, Witch Emerging, as I was stuck :)

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heather
12/6/2017 08:00:36 pm

Where do you get your inspiration for your books?

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Mona Hanna
12/7/2017 05:34:47 am

I’m influenced by books I read growing up, like the Chronicle of Narnia stories, and Roald Dahl books. I also got inspiration from TV shows like Charmed and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Occasionally an idea for a book will come to me in a dream.

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Cynthia R
12/22/2017 09:49:00 am

Those are some of my favorites too!

Cynthia R
12/7/2017 11:07:45 am

How many books are you planning in the series?

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Cynthia R
12/12/2017 12:26:50 pm

What kinds of books do you enjoy reading?

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Zoey
12/18/2017 10:15:50 pm

This sounds really good, thanks for the review!

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Sandy Klocinski
12/20/2017 10:41:26 am

Sounds like an awesome read. I haven't read anything by this author before.

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shannon fowler
12/20/2017 02:08:18 pm

This sounds like such an exciting read! I really loved reading the excerpt.

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Cynthia R
12/20/2017 03:47:05 pm

I think the book sounds like something I would enjoy reading very much.

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Judy Thomas
12/21/2017 02:38:30 am

It sounds like a page turner. Thanks for sharing it.

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Cynthia R
12/21/2017 10:12:23 am

Do you write different genres or focus on one type of genre in your writing?

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Cynthia R
12/22/2017 09:49:22 am

Good luck, wishing you much success a merry christmas and a happy successful 2018!

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Mona Hanna
12/22/2017 06:45:59 pm

Merry Christmas to you too! Thanks so much! :)

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Jerry Marquardt
12/23/2017 11:29:14 pm

I would like to give thanks for all your really great writings, including High Witch. I wish the best in keeping up the good work in the future.

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