Immortal (32 page)

He smiled, gazing at me.
We have all the time in the world.

No, not that. But we have a lifetime.

His smile widened as he bent to kiss me.

Then we had better get started.

Pati Nagle was born and raised in the mountains of northern New Mexico. An avid student of music, history, and humans in general, she loves the outdoors but hides from the sun.

She writes in a variety of genres, but is most often drawn to fantasy or (as P.G. Nagle) historical fiction. Her stories have appeared in
Asimov's Science Fiction
, the
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
, and in various other magazines and anthologies, including Elf Magic, which featured “Kind Hunter,” the story that sparked the ælven world. Her first ælven novel,
The Betrayal
, was released in 2009 by Del Rey Books. Its sequel,
Heart of the Exiled
, will come out in January 2011.

Pati Nagle lives in the New Mexico mountains with her husband and two furry feline muses. She loves to walk in the woods and look up at the stars.

Pati Nagle's websites:

www.patinagle.com
www.pgnagle.com

Blood of the Kindred Series

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