Ghostland

Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Acknowledgements
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten
Eleven
Twelve
Thirteen
Fourteen
Fifteen
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Seventeen
Eighteen
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Aisling wrapped her arms around Zurael’s waist . . .
It had to be wrong to lust for a demon. But she couldn’t seem to stop herself from wanting him,
from yielding a little bitmore of herself each time he touched her. “We need to leave,” she
whispered, almost grateful to be going somewhere where she wouldn’t be alone with him.
His hand left her neck and swept down her spine. She moaned softly as he ground himself
against her. He made her ache in a way she’d never ached before. He made her fantasize about
things that shouldn’t be allowed to happen. . . .
She turnedher head and kissed his neck.
“Aisling,” he said, and the sound made her swell and part in readiness for him. Her hands moved
up his sides and around to find his nipples. They were hard points against her palms. She rubbed
over them, and thrilled at the way he panted lightly and cupped her buttocks so he could pull her
more tightly against him.
“Tell me, Aisling. Can I pass for human?” Therewas a dark amusement in his voice that made
her shiver. . . .

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PRINTING HISTORY
Berkley Sensation trade paperback edition /April 2009
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Strong, Jory.
Ghostland / Jory Strong.—Berkley sensation trade pbk. ed. p. cm.
eISBN : 978-1-101-02976-3
I. Title.
PS3619. T777G56 2009
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Without others, the dreamGhostland represents would never have been realized. Thanks to my
parents, Neal and Joy Howard,and my husband, Paul, for their unfailing support and
encouragement on the long, often-painful road from unpublished author to published one.
Thanks to my agent, Ethan Ellenberg, for finding just the right home forGhostland . Thanks to
Cindy Hwang, for falling in love with the project and being enthusiastic about a sometimes-grim,
post-apocalyptic world. And thanks to Sue-Ellen Gower, who...