Ember’s Friends, Family, & Enemies:
Aoife: A priestess of Morgana who guards the Seattle portal to the goddess’s realm.
Celia: Yutani’s aunt.
Danielle: Herne’s daughter, born to an Amazon named Myrna.
DJ Jackson: Angel’s little stepbrother, DJ is half Wulfine—wolf shifter. He now lives with a foster family for his own protection.
Erica: A Dark Fae police officer, friend of Viktor’s.
Elatha: Fomorian King; enemy of the Fae race.
Ginty McClintlock: A dwarf. Owner of Ginty’s Waystation Bar & Grill.
Marilee: A priestess of Morgana, Ember’s mentor. Possibly Human—unknown.
Myrna: An Amazon who had a fling with Herne many years back, which resulted in their daughter Danielle.
Rafé Forrester: Brother to Ulstair, Raven’s late fiancé; Angel’s boyfriend. Actor/fast-food worker. Dark Fae.
Sheila: Viktor’s girlfriend. A kitchen witch; one of the magic-born. Geology teacher who volunteers at the Chapel Hill Homeless Shelter.
The Gods, the Luo’henkah, the Elemental Spirits, & Their Courts:
Arawn: Lord of the Dead. Lord of the Underworld.
Brighid: Goddess of Healing, Inspiration, and Smithery. The Lady of the Fiery Arrows, “Exalted One.”
The Cailleach: One of the Luo’henkah, the heart and spirit of winter.
Cerridwen: Goddess of the Cauldron of Rebirth. Dark harvest mother goddess.
Cernunnos: Lord of the Hunt, god of the Forest and King Stag of the Woods. Together with Morgana, Cernunnos originated the Wild Hunt and negotiated the covenant treaty with both the Light and the Dark Fae. Herne’s father.
Coyote (also: Great Coyote): Native American trickster spirit/god.
Danu: Mother of the Pantheon. Leader of the Tuatha de Dannan.
Ferosyn: Chief healer in Cernunnos’s Court.
Herne: (see The Wild Hunt)
Isella: One of the Luo’henkah. The Daughter of Ice (daughter of the Cailleach).
Kuippana (also: Kipa): Lord of the Wolves. Elemental forest spirit; Herne’s distant cousin. Trickster.
Morgana: Goddess of the Fae and the Sea, she was originally human but Cernunnos lifted her to deityhood. She agreed to watch over the Fae who did not return across the Great Sea. Torn by her loyalty to her people and her loyalty to Cernunnos, she at times finds herself conflicted about the Wild Hunt. Herne’s mother.
The Morrígan: Goddess of Death and Phantoms. Goddess of the battlefield.
The Fae Courts:
Navane: The court of the Light Fae, both across the Great Sea and on the eastside of Seattle, the latter ruled by Névé.
TirNaNog: The court of the Dark Fae, both across the Great Sea and on the eastside of Seattle, the latter ruled by Saílle.
The Force Majeure:
A group of legendary magicians, sorcerers, and witches. They are not human, but magic-born. There are twenty-one at any given time and the only way into the group is to be hand chosen, and the only exit from the group is death.
Merlin: Morgana’s father. Magician of ancient Celtic fame.
Taliesin: The first Celtic bard. Son of Cerridwen, originally a servant who underwent magical transformation and finally, was reborn through Cerridwen as the first bard.
Ranna: Powerful sorceress. Elatha’s mistress.
Rasputin: The Russian sorcerer and mystic.
Väinämöinen: The most famous Finnish bard.
Playlist
I often write to music, and WITCHING HOUR was no exception. Here’s the playlist I used for this book.
Alexandros: Milk; Mosquito Bite
Android Lust: Here and Now; Dragonfly; Stained; Saint Over
Asteroid Galaxy Tour: Hurricane; Out of Frequency; Heart Attack; Major
AWOLnation: Sail
Band of Skulls: I Know What I Am
Beastie Boys: She’s Crafty
Beck: Qué Onda Guero; Farewell Ride; Emergency Exit; Cellphone’s Dead; Nausea; Loser; Mixed Bizness; Broken Train
The Black Angels: Currency; Indigo Meadow; Evil Things; Don’t Play With Guns; Love Me Forever; Always Maybe; Young Men Dead; Phosphene Dream
Black Mountain: Queens Will Play
Blondie: I Know But I Don’t Know; One Way or Another; Rapture
Boney M: Rasputin
Broken Bells: The Ghost Inside
Camouflage Nights: (It Could Be) Love
Cher: The Beat Goes On
Colin Foulke: Emergence
Commodores: Brick House
Crazy Town: Butterfly
Cream: Strange Brew; Sunshine of Your Love
David Bowie: Jean Genie; Rebel Rebel; Fame; Golden Years; I’m Afraid of Americans; Without You; Sister Midnight
Death Cab For Cutie: I Will Possess Your Heart
Dire Straits: Money for Nothing
Dizzi: Dizzi Jig; Dance of the Unicorns
Donovan: Sunshine Superman; Season of the Witch; Hurdy Gurdy Man
Doors: Five to One; Alabama Song; Roadhouse Blues; LA Woman; Cars Hiss by My Window; L’ America; Hyacinth House; Waiting for the Sun; Maggie McGill
Dragon Ritual Drummers: Black Queen; The Fall; Dance of the Roma
Eastern Sun: Beautiful Being (Original Edit)
Eels: Souljacker (Part 1)
Eivør: Trøllbundin
Elektrisk Gonner: Uknowhatiwant
Everlast: Black Jesus; I Can’t Move; Ends; What It’s Like; We’re All Gonna Die; One, Two
Faith No More: Falling to Pieces; Epic
Faun: Hymn to Pan; Iduna; Oyneng Yar
Fleetwood Mac: The Chain; Gold Dust Woman
Foster The People: Pumped Up Kicks
Garbage: Queer; Milk; #1 Crush; Push It; I Think I’m Paranoid
Gary Numan: Stormtrooper in Drag; When the Sky Bleeds, He Will Come; The Angel Wars; Cars (Remix); Ghost Nation; My Name is Ruin; Hybrid; Petals; I Am Dust; Bridge? What Bridge?; War Songs; My Shadow In Vain; Voix; Soul Protection; Outland; Confession; My World Storm; Here in the Black; The Sleeproom
Godsmack: Voodoo
Gorillaz: Last Living Souls; Kids With Guns; Dare; Hongkongaton; Rockit; Clint Eastwood; Stylo
The Hang Drum Project: Shaken Oak; St. Chartier
The Hollies: Long Cool Woman
The Hu: Wolf Totem; Yuve Yuve Yu
Jay Price: The Devil’s Bride; Coming For You Baby; Boneshaker
Justin Timberlake: SexyBack
The Kills: Nail in My Coffin; You Don’t Own The Road; Dead Road 7; DNA; Sour Cherry
Lady Gaga: Born This Way; Paparazzi; Poker Face; I Like It Rough
Ladytron: Paco; Ghosts; I’m Not Scared
Lindstrøm & Christabelle: Lovesick
Low and tomandandy: Half Light
Mai Lan: Pumper
Marilyn Manson: Tainted Love; Personal Jesus
Motherdrum: Big Stomp; Ceremony
Nick Cave: Right Red Hand
Ohio Players: Fire
Oingo Boingo: Elevator Man; Dead Man’s Party
One Republic: Counting Stars
Orgy: Social Enemies; Blue Monday
Pati Yang: All That Is Thirst
The Pierces: Secret
The Pussycat Dolls: When I Grow Up; Don’t Cha
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Give It Away; Sir Psycho Sexy; Higher Ground
Rick James: Super Freak
Rob Zombie: Living Dead Girl
Robin Schulz: Sugar
Scorpions: The Zoo
Shriekback: The Shining Path; Underwaterboys; This Big Hush; Now These Days Are Gone; The King in the Tree; And The Rain; Church of the Louder Light; Wriggle and Drone
Simple Minds: Don’t You
Steppenwolf: Magic Carpet Ride
Stone Temple Pilots: Sour Girl; Atlanta
Talking Heads: I Zimbra; Life During Wartime; Take Me to the River; Burning Down the House; Slippery People; Moon Rocks
Thievery Corporation: Wa
ter Under the Bridge; Voyage Libre
Tingstad & Rumbel: Chaco
Tom Petty: Mary Jane’s Last Dance
Traffic: Rainmaker; The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
Transplants: Diamonds and Guns
U2: Elevation; Vertigo
Ween: Mutilated Lips; The Golden Eel
Biography
New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today bestselling author Yasmine Galenorn writes urban fantasy and paranormal romance, and is the author of over sixty books, including the Wild Hunt Series, the Fury Unbound Series, the Bewitching Bedlam Series, the Indigo Court Series, and the Otherworld Series, among others. She’s also written nonfiction metaphysical books. She is the 2011 Career Achievement Award Winner in Urban Fantasy, given by RT Magazine.
Yasmine has been in the Craft since 1980, is a shamanic witch and High Priestess. She describes her life as a blend of teacups and tattoos. She lives in Kirkland, WA, with her husband Samwise and their cats. Yasmine can be reached via her website at Galenorn.com.
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Indie Releases Currently Available:
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The Wild Hunt Series:
The Silver Stag
Oak & Thorns
Iron Bones
A Shadow of Crows
The Hallowed Hunt
The Silver Mist
Witching Hour
Witching Bones
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Bewitching Bedlam Series:
Bewitching Bedlam
Maudlin’s Mayhem
Siren’s Song
Witches Wild
Casting Curses
Blood Music
Blood Vengeance
Tiger Tails
The Wish Factor
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Fury Unbound Series:
Fury Rising
Fury’s Magic
Fury Awakened
Fury Calling
Fury’s Mantle
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Indigo Court Series:
Night Myst
Night Seeker
Night Vision
Night’s End
Night Shivers
Indigo Court Books, 1-3: Night Myst, Night Veil, Night Seeker (Boxed Set)
Indigo Court Books, 4-6: Night Vision, Night’s End, Night Shivers (Boxed Set)
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Otherworld Series:
Moon Shimmers
Harvest Song
Blood Bonds
Earthbound
Knight Magic
Otherworld Tales: Volume One
Tales From Otherworld: Collection One
Men of Otherworld: Collection One
Men of Otherworld: Collection Two
Moon Swept: Otherworld Tales of First Love
For the rest of the Otherworld Series, see website at Galenorn.com.
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Chintz ‘n China Series:
Ghost of a Chance
Legend of the Jade Dragon
Murder Under a Mystic Moon
A Harvest of Bones
One Hex of a Wedding
Holiday Spirits
Chintz ‘n China Books, 1 – 3: Ghost of a Chance, Legend of the Jade Dragon, Murder Under A Mystic Moon
Chintz ‘n China Books, 4-6: A Harvest of Bones, One Hex of a Wedding, Holiday Spirits
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Bath and Body Series (originally under the name India Ink):
Scent to Her Grave
A Blush With Death
Glossed and Found
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Misc. Short Stories/Anthologies:
The Longest Night: A Starwood Novella
Mist and Shadows: Tales From Dark Haunts
Once Upon a Kiss (short story: Princess Charming)
Once Upon a Curse (short story: Bones)
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Magickal Nonfiction:
Embracing the Moon
Tarot Journeys