The Apothecary's Assistant (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | knygos.lt

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When destiny calls, you can run, or stand and fight for what you've always wanted. Either way you'll have no choice but to change.Mrs. Ava Southerly, apothecary assistant and widow, lives in fear. She's become an expert at hiding to keep second sight visions at bay. In the year 1885, such things as witches surely don't exist anymore, regardless of her ancestry. If she doesn't emotionally engage her heart, those otherworldly powers will stay dormant and the people she cares for won't be hurt, but she longs for acceptance and romance. Douglas Wallace, an American doctor and descendant of a Scottish witch hunter, is in London to deliver a series of lectures on new medical advancements and techniques. As he meets the passing glance of a blonde beauty in a restaurant window, he's compelled to follow her, as if their lives are linked on a supernatural level. Though he believes in logic and the evidence of his own eyes, spending time in Ava's company shows him how wrong his thinking is.When a three-hundred-year-old evil spirit possesses Douglas in an effort to kill Ava due to her witch status, she and the doctor must find a way to thwart the threat from beyond the grave despite personal peril. As their relationship evolves into something deep and abiding, they'll discover just how powerful a force love truly is.