Thank you to those who serve...

From all  of us at Musa Publishing and the authors and editors of the Wiccan Haus we wish to thank everyone who puts their lives on the line to help others. We also like to say thank you to the families who support their servicemen and women. the mothers, fathers, spouses, children, life partners, friends and extended family.  Knowing that their loved ones are safe eases their minds when they are away.

So for those you enjoying a cookout this weekend raise your glass to those who have served and continue to serve to keep us free.


Two of our Wiccan Haus books revolve around military men.

Sara Daniel's A MAN WORTH FIGHTING FOR is about Justin an Army Man in need of healing.

And Dominique Eastwick's Coming Soon SIRENS SERENADE. whose Kaleb is Coast Guard.

There is a lot of love for the men in uniform at the Wiccan Haus. Even if that required them out of uniform occasionally.

Blurb for A MAN WORTH FIGHTING FOR by Sara Daniel

Shot by a member of his military team, Justin Lawson retreats to the Wiccan Haus. Holly Walters refuses to accept her boyfriend's out-of-the-blue rejection without an explanation, even if getting the answers forces her to be trapped on a bizarre island for an entire week. She's going to use every minute to work Justin out of her system once and for all. Justin's body and spirit begin to heal under Holly's loving ministrations. As she talks about never seeing each other again, he realizes he never wants to let her go. But the rogue assassin who had gone after Justin before is after him again. Before he can fight to make Holly believe in their love, he'll have to fight for both their lives.


Okay now for the Contest :)  Always a good plan right.

Tell us what branch of the military you would like to see represented in future Wiccan Haus books. Follow us here. You will be entered to win the Wiccan Haus book of your choice.  You can find the list here

Happy Hopping and don't forget to stop by the Penumbra Blog to get your service men or women a free copy of Penumbra.

Hop ends at Midnight on Monday May 28th

Winners will be announce on Tuesday.

Welcome to the Wiccan Haus Blog Stop

Welcome to the Wiccan Haus Sinful Siren Blog Hop.

The Wiccan Haus is a shared world series, so the series is written by a handful of different authors. All bringing their own touch and characters into the series and the setting but always using atleast one of the main Characters from the series.

Meet the Rowan Siblings owners of the Spa and resort...

Sarka (the eldest)
Sarka Rowan is the Alchemist. She creates potions and practices transmutation. Her skill with transmutation is unparalleled in the paranormal world. Although her gift is most effective with a para, she has been known to assist the rare human. She refuses to make a love potion or to bring back someone from the dead. Neither ever works out well.

Cyrus (the second eldest)

          Cyrus Rowan is the Retrocog - when he touches an item, he is able to see the past of the current owner and in some cases past owners. Very handy when they find an item and do not know who it belongs to. He is uncomfortable with his gift and rarely uses it. He wears gloves so he isn’t overwhelmed with information from items he touches.

Cemil (the middle child)

          Cemil Rowan is the Empath – although he can sense a person’s feelings from a great distance (even through the telephone when taking reservations), his true powers come when he can physically hold the hands of the person he is trying to heal. Cemil is more whimsical than the others.

Sage (the youngest)

          Sage Rowan is the Herbalist. She has the ability to know just what materials (herbs, spices and flowers) are needed to help a client—human or para—heal. She creates the shakes, food, candles, and soaps required for each individual client’s needs during their stay on the island.

And two important Residents of the Island...

Rekkus is the head of Security. He is the were-tiger, hero of Shifting Hearts and mated to Dana. When in Tiger form he is a 700-pound Black tiger with silver stripes. He is officially bodyguard to Cyrus.

Myron is the receptionist and is a card reader. She works the front desk and has what appears to be a standard set of playing cards. 

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The books are stand alones and can be read in any order but it is encouraged to read Shifting Hearts first as it will introduce the readers to the world of the Wiccan Haus and its residents.

Shifting Hearts by Dominique Eastwick is Now available

A Man Worth Fighting For by Sara Daniel is Now Available.

An Apple Away by Kate Richards available June 8th

Siren's Serenade by Dominique Eastwick Available July 13th

Unveil My Heart by Nya Rayne Available August 24th

Check out all the books in the series at Musa Publishing

If you are an Author interested in writing for the Wiccan Haus, For a copy of the Wiccan Haus Guidelines please email us at

WiccanHaus (at) Musapublishing (dot) com

Now for the Freebies
Please comment here about what you think of our covers and which book you most want to read. I will send you the book now or on its release date. Please follow us here and leave a comment its that easy :)

New Cover for An Apple Away

The Newest Wiccan Haus book 

An Apple Away by Kate Richards 

Available at Musa Publishing June 8th 2012

Welcome to the Wiccan Haus Kate. :)

A blessed Beltane from Cemil

Happy Beltane and welcome May.

Today as many of you is a blessed day at the Wiccan Haus and there are tons of festivities going on around the island. A list of events should be in your welcome folders in your rooms.

Just a few reminders

Sage would like to remind all residents, staff, and guest, that primrose has been supplied and left in your rooms please place it along doorways and windowsills today as Fairies who are ever into mischief should be kept out of your living areas on this day.

The Maypole has been erected in the center of the island. Dancing will begin after breakfast and continue throughout the day. Sage, Trixie and I will be on hand to teach and join in the dance. We would love to see everyone there. Cyrus and Rekkus that includes you. Lunch will be servers at the maypole as well as in the Haus this afternoon.

The orchard is off limits as a private wedding is planned there this afternoon. 

A Beltane Fire will be lit this evening on the beach near where Trixie teaches deep breathing classes. Come out to enjoy the festivities the fire will be lit at sundown and will burn through the night.

Dinner like you have never tasted will be served under the stars tonight come out and see what the culinary staff has created using the items given to us from the island itself. Dairy, honey, raspberries, strawberries, Round barley breads, apples and sweets like you have never tastes will all be laid out. This is my favorite feast of the year. Tables and chairs will be set up just out side the Haus this evening.

One last thing Sarka has just reminded me that today is the most fertile of days, so for those of you coming here  for that reason we wish you the best. For those of you who children are not on the calendar please use precautions.

The main office is closed today should you need anything please just ask a staff member to assist you.

Have a Blessed day

Cemil.

Deep Breaths with Trixie

Stressed, are you? Want to punch the next person who says take a deep breath and relax? Think you don’t have time for that nonsense and, anyway, you’ve tried it and it doesn’t work?

What you need is to book a stay at the Wiccan Haus, pronto. But yeah, yeah, yeah, you’re stressed and don’t have time for that. So guess what? You need to take a deep breath and…read A Man Worth Fighting For.


Yep, that’s right. Holly Walters came to the Wiccan Haus completely stressed about her job and her boyfriend. She thought she was taking deep breaths to control her stress. But it turns out she was doing it wrong and adding stress to her body. With a lot of help from a very special man, I was able to talk her through her breathing and get her to start breathing the right way.


“Your stomach must expand when you inhale,” Trixie said.


Holly took another breath and tried to focus on what the woman was telling her. Her belly sucked in as she breathed in and filled as she breathed out.


“That is shallow breathing. Sit up,” Trixie commanded. “And watch Justin. See how his stomach expands as he breathes in. You must give your lungs room to fill with air, to slow down your breathing, reduce your stress, and harmonize your nervous system.”


Holly tried again, but the bigger the breath she took the more her stomach sucked in. Looking at Justin wasn’t helping. In fact, leaning over his body and looking down at his broad shoulders and ripped chest barely disguised by his thin t-shirt, she was finding it harder to breathe.


“You two are close, yes?” Trixie said.


“We were once,” Holly said. Although that wasn’t really true. She’d shared her hopes and dreams with him. But she was no longer sure that he’d shared anything with her. Nothing that truly mattered, anyway.


“Good, good. Put your hand on his stomach. Now feel how he expands as he breathes in.”


“Put your hand lower if you really want to feel me expand,” Justin muttered.


She didn’t move her hand, but she couldn’t stop her gaze from going straight to the bulge in his athletic shorts. The muscles on his belly tightened. She slid her hand up his chiseled chest. She’d missed touching his hard body, missed the heat that radiated from him, scorching her with his fire.


“This is not helping either one of us breathe.” He sat up, bringing his lips within inches from hers and reminding her that not everything about him was hard.


“Got a better idea?” she challenged.


“Yeah. Sit in front of me.” He spread his legs and patted the mat in front of him.


She looked down and then back up at his tantalizing lips. “Why?” She certainly wasn’t opposed to having her butt between his thighs, but she wanted to know exactly what she was accepting by doing so.

“Trust me. We’re going to breathe together.”


“Breathe together?” Whatever she’d expected, that wasn’t it. It was sweet, innocent, and oh-so-sexy all at the same time. She looked around. The rest of the class was lying on their mats absorbed in their own breathing. Trixie was working with someone else. No one was looking or cared what they were doing off to the side.


Careful not to bump his bad knee, she sat between his thighs with her back to him. Justin wrapped his arms around her. He slid his hands under her shirt and splayed the fingers of his right hand over her stomach and pressed his left hand against her chest above her breasts. “This is just to instruct you. I’m not feeling you up.”


“I was kind of hoping you were,” she tried to joke. She could hardly breathe with him touching her and surrounding her so intimately.


“Inhale,” he whispered against her ear. His stomach and chest pressed against her back.


She did, but her stomach still sucked in. “The more I try the worse I mess it up.”


“You’re thinking too hard. Reach your hands back and put them on my sides. Feel me. Become part of me.”

If only that was possible. The worst part was that what he was asking was exactly the opposite of the part he really wanted her to play in his life. She could make herself miserable dwelling on it, or she could revel in the fact that right now she was completely his. Everything about him, right down to each breath he took, was for her.


Holly reached back and pressed her hands against his sides. Her chest thrust out, as if she was begging for his touch. It took all her control not to.


“That’s right,” Justin whispered. “Feel your diaphragm moving down and back up again. Down and back up.”


Without meaning to, her body automatically copied his rhythm, expanding as she filled her lungs with fresh air, contracting as she released it. Once she’d stopped thinking and let Justin take over, her body functioned the way it was meant to.


So, there you go. Expand your belly as you inhale. Give your lungs room to fill with air. Slow down your breathing. Reduce your stress. Harmonize your nervous system. And finally, relax. If you have a partner to practice with, even better. Wink, wink.







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Friday the 13th with Sarka (you might want to hide)

Today on the Wiccan Haus blog, we welcome Sarka Rowan, the eldest of the Rowan siblings and alchemist extraordinaire.

If you’re trying to butter me up, it’s not going to work. I cannot believe you couldn’t find someone else to blog for you. I don’t have time for this human bullshit.

Today is Friday the 13th. We hoped to enlist your expert opinion on the many superstitions of the day.

You fools, you do not consult an astrologer on Friday the 13th. It is even worse for you to consult me. But it’s too late, I’m already here. Listen closely to what I have to say. I’m only going to say this once, and I’m not going to answer any questions.

Most of your human superstitions are foolish nonsense based on an irrational belief about causes of actions or events. Did you ever step on a crack as a child? Did your mother suddenly develop excruciating back pain at that very moment? Of course not. You cannot break someone’s back by stepping on cracked concrete. No wonder so many humans seek out the Wiccan Haus for spiritual healing when they’ve been raised on such traumatizing fears.

Here are a couple more: Opening an umbrella in the house brings bad luck. Ha! Only to the person you just poked in the eye when you shot it open. Clothes worn inside out bring good luck. Did you feel lucky when you got made fun of at school or got reprimanded at work that day? I bet not. Washing a car will bring rain. Pul-ease. I might have some control over the weather. You humans do not. I don’t care how many times you wash your Honda.

On the other hand, there are very powerful superstitions that are overlooked and scoffed at every day. Evil spirits cannot harm you when you are standing in a circle. Why do you want to test this one? Evil spirits are not something to mess around with. Play it safe. Get in a circle. The wedding veil protects the bride from the evil eye. You made your partner wear a condom, right? Now get out that protection and wear it at the climatic event.

The recommendation for Friday the 13th is to get sleep or go out in nature. So, step away from the blog. Unplug from the electronics. And nurture your soul.

And by the goddesses, leave me alone, or you’ll be the unluckiest soul on this most unfortunate of days!

Wiccan Haus Book 2 is Here....

LEPRECHAUN LUCK: 

ROMANCE DWELLS WITHIN A HEART OF GOLD

BLOG HOP TOUR (MARCH 23-25)

Welcome to the Wiccan Haus. This weekend is the debut of the second book in the Wiccan Haus world: A Man Worth Fighting For.


Shifting Hearts, you already know that magic and paranormal powers are a big part of life on the Wiccan Haus island, something that the humans who visit often have trouble accepting. This makes A Man Worth Fighting For the perfect treat celebrating the leprechaun's shenanigans. In fact, the shamrock below reminds me of the Wiccan Haus symbol. I also really like the mystical look of the swirling clover and the clover soap below.


Shot by a member of his military team, Justin Lawson retreats to the Wiccan Haus. Holly Walters refuses to accept her boyfriend's out-of-the-blue rejection without an explanation, even if getting the answers forces her to be trapped on a bizarre island for an entire week. She's going to use every minute to work Justin out of her system once and for all. Justin's body and spirit begin to heal under Holly's loving ministrations. As she talks about never seeing each other again, he realizes he never wants to let her go. But the rogue assassin who had gone after Justin before is after him again. Before he can fight to make Holly believe in their love, he'll have to fight for both their lives.


Excerpt from A Man Worth Fighting For:
“How did you hurt your knee?”

“Occupational hazard,” he muttered.

That wasn’t very comforting, considering he was in the military and always going off on missions that he couldn’t give her any details about. “Did you fall and break it?”

“Bullet shattered it,” he clipped.

She flinched, wanting desperately to reach for him, hating to think of the pain he’d been in, the pain she’d known nothing about. “And how long before or after this happened did you send me an eight word break-up text.”
“About seventy-two hours after.”

She immediately knew she’d been right not to take his text at face value. The self-destruction of a client and the week of lost work were worth it. She’d needed this explanation. More than that, it proved there was still hope for them. “So you conceivably could have still been under the effects of anesthesia.”

“I wasn’t.”

“But you were on pain medication for sure.”

“Don’t make excuses for me. I was an ass. I broke up with you, and you deserve better.”

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