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  1. Jim
    March 24, 2017 @ 1:05 pm

    Ah, you slipped this one in without me seeing it. I eagerly await the excerpt.

  2. prudhvi inampudi
    March 26, 2017 @ 10:25 am

    Cant wait…looking forward to it.

  3. Nathan Smith
    March 29, 2017 @ 7:18 pm

    It’ll be great, but it’s strange to see Kevin so uncertain and insecure.

  4. Glenn Bullion
    March 29, 2017 @ 9:34 pm

    Uncertain and insecure? He came off that way?

    • Tara B
      March 30, 2017 @ 3:56 am

      I agree with Nathan Smith – Kevin does sound a little bit uncertain when he was trying to figure out that potion, but it’s realistic, no one is sure of themselves all the time!

      • Glenn Bullion
        March 30, 2017 @ 6:51 am

        Hmm I guess that’s on purpose then, which I’ll take. 🙂 I just wanted to get across his love for making magic, the time and effort (and indeed uncertainty) that went into making something.

        I don’t think he’s too insecure anyore. That comes across in his relationship with Leese. There will be plenty of issues for him to work through in this one.

      • Mike McGowan
        October 17, 2017 @ 5:19 pm

        No one is sure of themselves EVERY TIME?… Except Jack Kursed… LOL and he’d be the first to rag on Kevin for being so indecisive and unsure!! 😉

  5. Tara B
    March 30, 2017 @ 3:56 am

    Love it, can’t wait for it to be published!

  6. Rene
    March 30, 2017 @ 11:25 pm

    Thank you for posting the sneak peak. I loved everything from the point Kevin starts cooking dinner in the kitchen. Your characters are compelling, and you are a genius with natural sounding dialogue. I will definitely be buying the finished book!

    I had some questions during the first scene in the basement. If Kevin is the most dangerous being on the planet, and if he doesn’t have any clue what adding a random ingredient to a spell will create, would he really take that chance in his sisters’ house, especially while she is at home? And, if Kristin is the strong, intelligent woman and klutz we know her to be, would she walk into smoke that could do any number of perilous magical things to her, especially when she can’t see? She knows Kevin is ok, so it doesn’t make her look very smart. (Sorry!) Then, when she gets a littly grouchy about the situation after she is injured, it feels just a bit unreasonable.

    I could be wrong, but the first scene seems to exist mainly to make the reader realize that Kevin struggles with creating his spells. Wouldn’t that be more dramatic if he were under pressure? If there were some kind of time constraint and/or high stakes, we would feel his frustration so much more. As it is, the ingredient conundrum goes on long enough that it seems to delay the action too much. That is, the ingredient delay creates a passive beginning. Once Kevin gets to the kitchen, things start hopping!

    Please take my musings with a 5lb. bag of salt. I read and help revise scripts for film students as part of my job, but that certainly doesn’t guarantee that I’m right. At the very least, please know everything I wrote above was meant with deepest respect and a genuine desire to help tighten up what promises to be another fantastic novel.

    • Glenn Bullion
      March 31, 2017 @ 8:20 am

      Hmm passive beginning. I’ll have to maybe tackle this beginning with a new eye. 🙂 Perhaps I stretched it on too long. Believe it or not, as you might be able to tell how the excerpt ended, action is already right around the corner. But maybe I took too long getting there.

      Chapter one, for me, is a little reminder of who Kevin is. He loves magic, is relatively simple at heart. Doesn’t party much, loves his small family. His basement “library” of magic has grown.

      Oh, Alex Teague is looking for him. 🙂

      • Grimjac
        May 31, 2017 @ 6:15 pm

        Now, see, I didn’t get that from the teaser at all. It all seemed very…hrm…fitting, I’d guess. Kevin hasn’t had a whole lot of `teaching’ in the witch business, and most of his previous potions/spells have come to him out of the blue without clear idea of what exactly that particular potion does. Other times, he’s trying for a certain result (Jack’ curse?) and winds up with something else….possibly related, but not exact. This scene gave me, at least, insight into his creative process, not unlike the couple paragraphs in Witch’s Kurse. As for Kristin, we haven’t seen enough of her to know anything solid. She has been Kevin’s older sister/caretaker for a long while and is very devoted to him. I don’t see her hesitating when the possibility that Kevin might be in danger is in the wind…or the spellpot, as the case may be. `Knowing’ someone is okay is far different from believing it, and I thought her actions/portrayal went a long way toward showing their bond. Again, we haven’t *seen* much of her since Witch To Live, she just kinda dropped through the cracks, and for me, it was great seeing they still have a very close bond. And as anyone with a close bond with another person can tell you, sometimes the person you’re bonded with is a friggen thoughtless idiot who probably deserves a cuff ’round the ear every third hour. Doesn’t mean you don’t love them; you probably see it all the (relative) time. How many times have we seen a kid fall off a swingset or something, the Mom rush over to rescue him/her, and when assured they’re really okay, grump at them about being careful and why don’t they *think* and blah-blah-blah.

        Which is why, incidentally, I love Glenn’s books. The relationships don’t feel forced or clichéd as they develop, change, and are expressed. Alex and Leese are believable as brother/sister; Alex and Cindy are believable as disgustingly sappy-happy newlyweds/soulmates/lifepartners/whatever term you want to use. Jack and Tiffany are believable; Jack and Kevin are believable. This excerpt shows me Kevin and Kristin are believable, too. I, for one, think it’s a great beginning, but that and five bucks will buy you a coffee at Starbuck’s.

    • Jim
      March 31, 2017 @ 1:14 pm

      I don’t know if my thoughts are of any use to you, or not, and I should preface by saying that I loved the excerpt, regardless, but I had a similar reaction to that beginning. I immediately became tense when I read it. Victoria warned Kevin that the Black Death was created by a witch who had good intentions and explained why he was hunted under “kill on sight” orders. He experienced all of that along with the threats to his family and promised not to do anything terrible, and, yet, here he took a terrible risk for no other reason than to satisfy his curiosity. It just felt careless on his part, but, of course, carelessness can be a great motivator for a story. I assumed that was the point.

      • Jim
        April 2, 2017 @ 12:30 pm

        I find myself wishing that I could retract my earlier statement. First impressions are not always the best ones, and I didn’t really think that it started too slow. I found myself cringing at Kevin’s dangerous experimentation, but if that’s the type of person he is, then that’s what he should do.

  7. cHARLES
    April 1, 2017 @ 9:59 pm

    Excellent teaser chapter.

    I really liked it.
    I had been wondering if kevin would get involved with alex’s business, he is still sort of weak career wise.
    He needs income if he will marry leese, which he should be thinking about this time of the relationship.
    Really like these characters, love the series.

  8. Gabriel
    April 12, 2017 @ 11:57 pm

    I suggest he invests in magical fortification, it seems that home attacks are relatively common, and portals could be concealed with individualy keyed defenses, not only that but the ability to isolate spell effects would come in handy in similiar situation’s and if he could use a magical conducter to avoid directly touching a deadly spell, or perhaps get an idea of a spell by thinking about a particular experimental sequence without the risk of creating a mystical nuke.

    • Glenn Bullion
      April 20, 2017 @ 8:41 am

      You’re on the right track. 🙂 That’s all I’ll say on that point for now. 🙂

  9. Sugun Tej Inampudi
    June 6, 2017 @ 3:26 am

    Looks great.. waiting for the release

  10. Connor
    August 27, 2017 @ 10:28 pm

    As always that excerpt just made me want to read more. You sir hace a real gift. I’m looking forward to this. Can’t wait.

  11. Dan Sedman
    December 31, 2017 @ 8:22 pm

    I’m so excited now! Cannot wait to get my hands on this one!

  12. Renata
    January 10, 2018 @ 1:47 pm

    I am dying for this book to come out! 🙂 I check your site every few months to check on it! I enjoyed all the books immensely!

  13. Colton
    March 9, 2018 @ 5:15 am

    Oh man! I’m pretty sure I’ve been checking for news on this book daily since the first excerpt came out and this second one might force me into twice daily territory. Really looking forward to reading this book!! I’ve already re-read the rest of the series to prepare, but I think I’ll have to do so one more time. : )

  14. prudhvi inampudi
    March 10, 2018 @ 1:08 am

    Wow.. The new excerpt made it impossible to wait for the new book. Well you revealed your “guest star”, i think. It would have been nice to keep it a surprise Looking forward for the book. Would love to be part of beta reading if possible..

    • Glenn Bullion
      March 10, 2018 @ 7:37 am

      Ha I know. 🙂 Now you’ve got me wondering if I should take it out. Many readers guessed it, though, and I figured I wasn’t hurting any of the story with the reveal.

  15. Kevin
    March 12, 2018 @ 1:35 pm

    Strong beginning, looks great! Can’t wait to read the rest of the book, may go back and re-read the whole series while I wait. Keep up the good work!

  16. jerry
    March 17, 2018 @ 12:55 pm

    Any release date yet for Witch Trial? going to reread series before next book is out.

    • Glenn Bullion
      March 18, 2018 @ 7:47 pm

      Where we’re at now is at the end of Chapter 9 for editing. At this pace, only a few more days before editing is done.

      Then it’s reader feedback, or what I call beta. Make sure it all makes sense to a select few before I put it out for sale. 🙂

  17. Beau Buri
    March 24, 2018 @ 5:41 pm

    Glenn your an amazing writer im grateful and excited for your next book and thank you for you increased feedback!

    • Glenn Bullion
      March 26, 2018 @ 8:16 am

      Thank you much, really appreciate it. 🙂

  18. Nick
    March 30, 2018 @ 11:55 am

    I am eagerly awaiting the release of this one. Kevin is one of my favorite characters!

  19. Bob
    April 5, 2018 @ 1:10 pm

    Great anticipation. Looking forward to this release.

  20. Ricky mink
    April 18, 2018 @ 8:52 am

    Any news on the release???

    • Glenn Bullion
      April 18, 2018 @ 7:55 pm

      I’m hoping any day now. Just waiting on two readers to get back to me.

  21. Ricky mink
    April 19, 2018 @ 8:31 am

    Great cant wait Kevin is my Favorite Character in your series by far

  22. Colton Rutherford
    April 24, 2018 @ 4:02 am

    The book was great. I’m so excited about everything that happened. I love the everything, the character devolpment the action and the ending. I’m super excited to read it again in the next few weeks maybe after I reread the rest of the series again. I really can’t wait to find out where the story goes next, you’ve set up such a wonderful world with a great cast of characters. Great work I look forward to reading your next book!

    • Glenn Bullion
      April 24, 2018 @ 6:31 am

      Whoa, it’s out already? And you read it? I’d better get to posting some links.