No Witch Here


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Lena Martin never wanted to be a witch. She loved her everyday life, working odd hours and helping her best friend's side business with her ex-boyfriend. Reminders of her inherent destiny spike when she remembers the love spell she cast in a moment of weakness a year ago. She only used her powers that one time, but she's not a witch. Arthur Prince first sees Lena at her grandmother's funeral. A connection sparks. Their paths cross again, and he warns her against using witchcraft. Arthur works at his family's fortune-telling shop, so he has some knowledge, but he doesn't know everything. Even with Arthur's help, Lena struggles to find peace with her growing power. Time is running out. She must discover who she is or else forfeit her powers to those who want them.




Witch You Weren't Here


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'It has everything I love in a romantasy. I absolutely adored it' CARRIE ELKS 'Fun, sweet and sexy' SARAH HAWLEY 'A magical rollercoaster which will charm the hex out of the hardest of hearts' JESSICA THORNE ----- One hurricane. Two stranded witches. Sparks are bound to fly... Kay knows three things to be true: a witch who cannot control their powers is dangerous, she needs to make it home for her brother's wedding, and Harry Ashworth is the last person she ever wants to see... But after visiting the witching community's equivalent of IT support to try to fix her misbehaving magic, a hurricane hits and her flight home is cancelled! Not only is Kay stranded, but she's stranded with Harry - her infuriatingly handsome and charming childhood friend, who broke her heart when they were teenagers. Except Harry is a frustratingly powerful witch so working together might be their only way to get back home. And the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to ignore what is simmering under the surface. Soon it becomes clear that Kay's magic isn't the only thing she doesn't have control of... ----- YOUR FAVOURITE AUTHORS LOVE WITCH YOU WEREN'T HERE! 'It cast a spell on me from the first page with its bewitching brew of angst, charm and romance' M.A. KUZNIAR 'As effervescent as an Aperol Spritz' LUNA MCNAMARA 'As warm and gently soothing as a magicked cup of tea - this is the perfect witchy comfort read' LAURA WOOD




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Ravenheart


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In mid-1400s Scotland, the magical beings known as Slig Maith have had enough. Due to human waste and destruction, a war now brews, just as young Bernadette’s life is shattered. She tries to save her mother from a witch’s death but fails. Now full of pain and fear, Bernie makes a bargain with the Queen of the Slig Maith. In exchange for magical abilities, Bernie will help the Queen win her war, but Bernie does not understand the full ramifications of her actions. She can only think of avenging her mother’s death. Once the decision is made, Bernie’s education begins. She is taught magic and martial arts by a Taoist immortal while a house elf teaches her reading, writing, and all the manners of a high class lady. Over time, Bernie becomes more Sligh Maith than human. Despite doubts about her newly acquired skills, she is forced to seek revenge before she is ready. Bernie now owes the Queen everything. All she longs for is a normal life with a husband and family. She has no choice; she must follow through with her bargain and become a mercenary for the Queen or face dire consequences.




Dragonswood


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On Wilde Island, there is no peace between dragons, fairies, and humans. Wilde Island is in an uproar over the recent death of its king. As the uneasy pact between dragons, fairies, and humans begins to fray, the royal witch hunter with a hidden agenda begins a vengeful quest to burn girls suspected of witchcraft before a new king is crowned.. Strong-willed Tess, a blacksmith’s daughter from a tiny hamlet, wants more for herself than a husband and a house to keep. But in times like these wanting more can be dangerous. Accused of witchery, Tess and her two friends are forced to flee the violent witch hunter. As their pursuer draws ever closer they find shelter with a huntsman in the outskirts of the forbidden Dragonswood sanctuary. But staying with the mysterious huntsman poses risks of its own: Tess does not know how to handle the attraction she feels for him—or resist the elusive call that draws her deeper onto the heart of Dragonswood.




The Vast Uncertainty of a Raindrop


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The Beaumonte’ patriarch perished in the fire on Burn Out Bridge, leaving behind a broken family, unanswered questions and life-altering secrets. As the Beaumonte' matriarch withers away, painful truths come to light revealing the depth of one family’s brokenness. What really happened on that fateful day in June of 1973? What or who caused the fire that burned down old US 90?




1588: A Calendar of Crime


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Stories starring a sleuthing Scottish lawyer: “McKay’s command of plot, place and character makes these 16th century St Andrews-set mysteries a delight.” —The Scotsman A grisly murder. A vanishing corpse. A secret romance. A ghostly tale. An innocent accused. Set in the year of the Armada, 1588: A Calendar of Crime brings together five short stories featuring Hew Cullan. From the gruesome murder of a candlemaker to Spanish ghosts on Hallowmas, Shirley McKay delivers five gripping tales of mystery that will keep you reading long into the night. “A fascinating evocation of the everyday life of ordinary Scots in the 1500s as well as series of first-rate stories. Her use of language is a delight, the sinewy and expressive Scots words aiding the creation of Cullen's very realistic world. McKay is to be congratulated for the continued quality and inventiveness of her tales.” —The National




Martinmas


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Martinmas is the fourth instalment of 1588: A Calendar of Crime, a collection of short stories published in step with the sixteenth century calendar. In St Salvator's college at the start of the academic year a young student claims that he has seen the ghost of a Spanish soldier. Giles and Hew dismiss this as the fevered product of a wild imagination; the students are unsettled by a spate of violent storms, and fears of the apocalypse readily resurge. In the close confines of college, they can be contained. But when a merchant dies, on the feast of St Martin known as 'killing time', with the words 'dead Spaniard' the last upon his lips, the terror of the students spills out to the streets, and Hew is called upon to rid the town of ghosts.