Ask Annie: When Annie Met Silas

Ask Annie is a hugely popular radio show that broadcasts daily from Pillsbury, Somerset. Most people think it's a comedy, written to entertain them on their way to work, but a few people know better. The succubus having unwanted attention from male admirers, the gremlin who can't touch a coffee machine without it exploding, and even the fire elemental with anger issues, they're all real, and they all need help. That is why the titular Annie broadcasts, because she is a witch with all the answers.

This is a story from her past when she first met Silas Raines, amateur occultist and student. He is being dragged to Pillsbury, where a certain witch lives, to make a new home with his parents, or at least that's what they think. Hidden in his pocket is a train ticket that will whisk him off to his new life at university and away from the woman who might one day be his wife. The only thing stopping him-drum roll please-is Annie she of the fiery temper and strong right hook. Alone even she might not have been enough to convince him to stay, but Pillsbury is hiding secrets, secrets that any good occultist would give various limbs to learn, and it's about to share some with Silas. As midnight fast approaches on Halloween Silas finds himself in a race to save not only himself but also his parent's lives too. Alone he might be lost, but he has Annie, and she seems to have all the answers.