She couldn't have foreseen that even now, centuries later, he would be hunting her across time, determined to claim payment for saving her life. As Bess Hawksmith watches her mother swing from the Hanging Tree she knows that only one man can save her from the same fate at the hands of the panicked mob: the Warlock Gideon Masters, and his Book of Shadows. Secluded at his cottage in the woods, Gideon instructs Bess in the Craft, awakening formidable powers she didn’t know she had and making her immortal. In the spring of 1628, the Witchfinder of Wessex finds himself a true Witch. Each new settlement asks for a new journal, and so this Book of Shadows begins.
Three people steeped in magic weave a new story, but not all will survive until the end.My name is Elizabeth Anne Hawksmith, and my age is three hundred and eighty-four years. In a breathless journey that takes them through history, witch pursues warlock. Will Elizabeth be able to find her? Will they be able to defeat their nemisis once and for all? However, her skills are no match for Gideon’s dark, vengeful power, and he succeeds in capturing her. In the time since she the dramatic night in Batchcombe woods, Tegan has travelled the world learning from all manner of witches, and she is no longer the awkward teenager and novice spellcaster she once was.
Elizabeth knows he will go straight for Tegan, and that she must protect the girl she had come to regard as her own daughter.
Now Paula returns with its sequel The Return of the Witch, another bewitching tale of love and magic, featuring her signature blend of gorgeous writing, a fabulous and intriguing historical backdrop, and a headstrong and relatable heroine readers will cheer for.Īfter five years in the Summerlands, Gideon has gained his freedom. Paula Brackston’s debut novel, The Witch’s Daughter, was the little book that could–with a captivating story, remarkable heroine, and eye-catching package.
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