Fate can hold a grudge.

For fugitives of the Regime, Sela Tyron and Jon Veradin, the evidence is undeniable. Their escape into the Reaches meant a chance at a new life together without looking over their shoulders. However, in this savage, hardscrabble region, the pair quickly find themselves targeted by scheming alien gangsters and cybernetically-enhanced Guild agents. What else could go wrong?

She was supposed to be dead. That was the plan anyway.

When a mysterious young woman with strange abilities wakes up as a prisoner of vicious Zenti pirates, a miraculous resurrection is the least of her concerns. Facing a host of new dangers, she needs to escape and find her brother. Can she trust a self-confessed spy to help or does he have an agenda of his own?

If you love gritty, epic space opera like The Expanse or Firefly, this second book in the Allies and Enemies series is meant for you.

Suit up. Time to join the fight.

From multi-USA Today bestselling author C.J. Archer comes this captivating new fantasy featuring court intrigue, power struggles, a strong heroine, and a slow-burn romance.

The king's magnificent palace was built in a matter of weeks. No one saw the builders, no villagers are allowed beyond the gilded gate, and only one servant has ever left. The haunted look in her eyes as she was recaptured by the palace guards is something Josie, daughter of the village doctor, has never forgotten.

For Josie, the palace is a mystery that grows more intriguing after she meets the captain of the guards, a man known only as Hammer, as mysterious and captivating as the palace itself. Whispers of magic fuel Josie's desire to uncover the truth, but an ordinary girl like her can only dream of ever being invited inside.

When the king decides to take a wife from among the eligible daughters of the noble families, the palace gates are finally thrown open and the kingdom's elite pour in. In a court where old rivalries and new jealousies collide, the king's favorite is poisoned and the doctor is summoned. As her father's assistant, Josie finally sees inside the lavish walls, but she soon learns the palace won't surrender its secrets easily, for not a single resident, from the lowest servant to the king himself, has a memory from before the palace existed.

In the search for the truth, Josie is drawn deeper into danger, and the answers she seeks might shake the very foundations of the kingdom.

GOLD MEDAL WINNER Readers' Favorite YA Epic Fantasy Award

When darkness rises, the young are called to stand against it.

Oren had always simply accepted the Ministry's authoritarian rule, until the day his mother and father were executed. With death on his heels he is thrust into the unforgiving wastelands, where his only hope for survival lies with an enigmatic old blademaster who might well be insane.

When Clem's home life falls apart, she finds herself stealing to survive...and getting rather good at it. She agrees to a high stakes Ministry heist and discovers a secret so dangerous, people are willing to die for it. On the run for her life, she escapes into the wastelands beyond the city walls.

When Oren and Clem again cross paths it is as near strangers, but with eyeless assassins close behind, there is little time to reconcile. In a desperate flight across the desert and beyond, two young outcasts must deliver their secret to the resistance, or risk the death of everyone they left behind.

Enter a world of epic swordfights, secret powers, waygates to other worlds, and monsters of unspeakable darkness by award winning author H.G. Chambers.

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Books in The Aeternum Chronicles:
Recreance (Book 1)
Vigilance (Book 2)
Defiance (Book 3)

Sixteen-year-old Kiva Fariq has always dreamed of soaring on the four-winged raptors that scour the desert skies. But the windwalker sect is closed off to women. What's more, it's said the deadly predators can only be bonded by men.

Undeterred, Kiva attempts the deadly windwalker trials in secret. Should she survive, she will face an even greater challenge: bonding a raptor of her own. When signs of an ancient enemy appear upon the plains, she desires more than ever to protect her people. But the threat is closer than anyone realizes, and will soon bury them all in a tomb of sand and stone—unless she can stop it.

An unstoppable alien army is coming.

You discover you have powers you can’t control.

Your next move will either save the earth or destroy the universe…

Every man under Captain Jeff Bowers’ command was killed—on his first mission out. Ever since, he’s been a shell of a man, only taking solo assignments in deep space…

An alien species called the Prox has destroyed one colony after another, and the search is on for something—anything—that can stop them before they reach Earth…

Bowers is spying on the Prox when his ship crashes and he dies…kind of. When he wakes up in his Anchorage apartment he discovers he has a new body—and new powers that could win the war…or end all life as we know it.

Oblivion Threshold is the first book in the thrilling Oblivion Saga. If you love Star Trek and Starship Troopers, you simply cannot pass up this adventure. 

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Six full-length novels. Two complete series.
And 100% snark.

THE HALF DEMON ROGUE: Kalos Aeon has survived for 7,000 years by adhering to a simple code. But saving the world from destruction may require him to break it.

RUBY CALLAWAY: set in the same world twenty years later, Ruby Callaway discovers that even being the world's best bounty hunter doesn't mean much when you're trapped behind bars.

This collection contains two complete urban fantasy trilogies - six full-length novels set in the same world: Demon Rogue, Blood Frost, Moon Burn, Lightning Blade, Shadow Flare, and Blood River.

Humanity has long explored mysteries of their past. From the theories of Atlantis to the fabled
stories of Greek Gods, most had been dismissed as fantasy and legend. When humanity discovered
‘the Orb’, such fairy tales came a little closer to having some potential truth. Even scratching the
surface of the knowledge contained within this ancient technology granted an understanding of
faster than light travel and a wild number of other luxuries.

Employing this newfound knowledge, humanity built the Gnosis, a highly advanced starship capable
of long range travel and self-sufficient exploration. They would visit other solar systems, departing as
pioneers into the unknown. But as excitement built with the people of Earth and the journey drew
near, an alien race arrived in Sol, intent on stealing the Orb.

Now, with a hostile first contact initiated, humanity is thrust into universal conflict, one where other
beings vie for powerful artifacts spread throughout the galaxy. As they conduct their first interstellar
battle, they find themselves drawn into an intrigue they do not understand but must engage for if
they do not, they may well face an opponent they cannot defeat.

The box set includes:
Gnosis: Legacy War Book 1
Lost Systems: Legacy War Book 2
Alliance: Legacy War Book 3
Marooned: Legacy War Book 4
Deep Dive: Legacy War Book 5
Reclamation: Legacy War Book 6
Anomaly: Legacy War Book 7
Gamma Strike: Legacy War Book 8
Golden Age: Legacy War Book 9

They thought they'd found a refuge.

But the battle for freedom has just begun.

Surrounded by the destruction of humanity, Euan, Nick, and Kira share a haven and a home. Sheltered under layers of steel and cement, they should be safe.

But when their surveillance system detects intruders, Euan and Nick discover the truth - they are not safe at all.

Euan must make a heart-wrenching decision - stay and defend the family he loves or leave to keep the evil from ever reaching their door.

Both options end in his death. But Euan will not allow Nick and Kira's lives to be threatened. The only choice is to sacrifice himself. A price he's willing to pay.

But can he face the consequences of taking the decision away from the ones that trust him the most?

And does he have the strength, knowing that the wrong decision could destroy them all?

If you love tales of post-apocalyptic survival, dystopian adventure, and true heroes, then you should immerse yourself in Fractured Refuge.

A treat for lovers of Sherrilyn Kenyon and Margaret Atwood.

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A battle. A spaceship crashes on an alien planet. Its combat troops deploy. The aliens run for their lives. Until they can run no more. Then they fight back.

An Alien Galactic Military Science Fiction Adventure!

Grab the entire Enemy of My Enemy series in one boxed set!

Any Port in a War:

Against a superior enemy, technology is key. But the aliens don’t have better tech.

They have grit and catlike reflexes.

And tails.

Taj fights to unite a determined populace against a professional military vying for the planet’s future.

Refuge in the Stars:

There’s no place like home. Until it gets destroyed.

The Furlorians will fight! But they can’t win. They run.

To the stars where the next battle rages. Loss means extinction.

Escape! Survive! The cat people are just starting to find their way.

It’s now or never.

For the survival of their species, Taj leads the race to find the enemy of her enemy.

A Subtle War:

Embraced by strangers. The Furlorians want to earn their trust.

The Federation needs help and Taj volunteers. She takes the team to a distant planet. The fate of her people doesn’t depend on her success, but if she fails, the Furlorians’ hope goes with her.

Wearing that mantle, they hold nothing back as they go into the lion’s den, their cat eyes focused on a singular goal.

Vengeance:

It’s long past time to reclaim what is their own.

The Furlorians’ patience has reached an end. The Federation knows that their home is the best place for them to settle. Only the Wyyvan have a different idea.

They have not yet stripped the planet of its resources. Power. Influence. Position.

The Furlorians don’t care that it’s hard, only that it can be done. The Federation has provided a little help in the form of firepower. Bring the pain. Bring the enemy to their knees.

The Wyyvan will not go easily. They also have firepower, more than what they had when they first took the planet. The Furlorians hit the ground running. Energy weapons light up the sky. The final battle has begun.

Join those fighting to save family, friends, and their way of life in the latest exciting Age of Expansion series, in the Kurtherian Gambit Universe.

Jay Cantrell will find his family…or die trying.

He had the perfect life as a small-town librarian: married just over a year to his second wife, an airline pilot, he also has a daughter in college studying to be an astrophysicist. He's ready to celebrate the first year of his new marriage as he adjusts to an empty nest and a new stage in life.

But the sun had other plans and sent a coronal mass ejection as an anniversary present.

Awakened before dawn one morning in mid-December by northern lights that blanket the sky—in central Illinois—Jay's world changes in the blink of an eye. Flying a planeload of passengers to Hawaii, his wife Kate experiences the CME in a whole other light and must fight to stay alive every step of the way. Leah, Jay's daughter, witnesses the impact through the eyes of a student far from home.

Jay must decide to stay and wait for news of his wife or leave before things get worse to find his daughter. The problem is, with no electricity, he doesn't know how bad it is...anywhere. Will he set out to rescue his daughter and make a harrowing journey through a post-apocalyptic wasteland only to find the power is still on, two states away?

In a world where electricity is a thing of the past, can there be any hope for the future? After all, it's not a matter of if a CME will strike the earth, but when.

A scientific experiment goes horribly wrong.

The earth…the galaxy…the universe is destroyed.

And there’s only one person to blame…you.

Captain Jeff Bowers has been resurrected by an alien race—leaving him with mysterious powers…powers that could turn the tide of galactic war in the humans’ favor.

While testing those powers, a final experiment lands Jeff and his crew in an alternate reality, very much the same as their universe…and very different.

Uncertain who to trust, Jeff discovers that enemies are friends, and old friends turn out to be enemies…and nothing is as it seems.

Jeff must sort out where his loyalties lie, and what side to take in a galactic war between Earth and her rebellious colonies. Most of all, he wants to know what happened to the universe he left behind—if it’s even there at all…

Oblivion Flight is the second book in the thrilling Oblivion saga. If you love Star Trek and Starship Troopers, you simply cannot pass up this adventure.

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Sharp, mainstream fantasy meets compelling thrills of investigative noir in Magic for Liars, a fantasy debut by rising star Sarah Gailey.

Ivy Gamble was born without magic and never wanted it.

Ivy Gamble is perfectly happy with her life – or at least, she’s perfectly fine.

She doesn't in any way wish she was like Tabitha, her estranged, gifted twin sister.

Ivy Gamble is a liar.

When a gruesome murder is discovered at The Osthorne Academy of Young Mages, where her estranged twin sister teaches Theoretical Magic, reluctant detective Ivy Gamble is pulled into the world of untold power and dangerous secrets. She will have to find a murderer and reclaim her sister—without losing herself.

“An unmissable debut.”—Adrienne Celt, author of Invitation to a Bonfire

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Magic is a disease. It spreads like a plague and drives the infected mad with power.

Death is the only cure.

Seventeen-year-old Kole Felmen is destined for a life spent executing infected sorcerers and disposing of their tainted remains.

But his first execution ends in disaster. Fearing he has been infected with the sorcerer's plague, Kole sees only one option: flee his village before his mind snaps and he destroys everyone he loves.

His chance for escape lies with a band of treasure hunters traveling to a lost ruin from a plague-ravaged empire, where ancient dangers lurk and the shadows of the past still linger…

Embark on a journey across a shattered empire in this coming-of-age fantasy brimming with ancient mysteries and deadly adventure. Shadow of the Lantern Bearer is perfect for fans of Robert Jordan, David Eddings, and Anthony Ryan.

~~ On sale until March 20. Grab it now before it returns to full price! ~~

WHEREVER YOU LOOK, LIFE AND DEATH STARE YOU IN THE FACE.

Born from the fertile imagination of bestselling author Michael Anderle

Read all 12 books of the bestselling Apocalypse Paused series at a discounted bundle price!

Fight for Life and Death

Fountain of Youth, or Valley of Death?

One missile fired at Earth. One political decision could change the future of mankind when apocalypse happened.

Fighting hard, multiple countries band together to successfully pausethe apocalypse.

Get Rich Or Die Trying

A new species of Death walking?

Dr. Christopher Lin works out a possible solution to the phantom Chimera which is slowly tearing down Wall 01. A wall which protects humanity from that which is inside the ZOO.

He has the perfect solution and volunteers to head a party into the ZOO to kill the shadowy creature, before it grounds down the U.S. Section of Wall 01.

The only problem? The "Boss" approves the mission, with a few minor changes Chris wasn't expecting.

Big Assed Global Kegger

When there is money, there are people trying to keep it all to themselves. Can a person survive not only the ZOO, but people hoping they will die?

Dr. Christopher Lin has to go into the ZOO a third time, but will it be the last?

He has been played by the one person he was hoping to save.

Ambassadors and Scorpions

What will it take to keep a good man down?

Wallace has received orders, but can they be serious?

Other governments want in on the action in the Sahara.

Sometimes, the ZOO is too much for just a few countries to control. Even with the big boys of the world working together, it is highly questionable if they can protect every inch of the walls surrounding the ZOO.

Nightmares from Hell

IN THE ZOO, THE ENEMY MAY WALK ON TWO FEET AND THE NIGHTMARES ARE REAL.

WHAT ELSE WILL IT TAKE TO KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN?

Wallace has had enough thrown at him that it is creating chinks in his “orders are orders” armor.

Ordered to go back into the ZOO to fight mercenaries, he is given a rough group to command.

Calm Before the Storm

SOMETHING IS INSANELY WRONG IN THE ZOO.

BUT WHAT ELSE IS NEW?

Wallace is not unstoppable, and the ZOO is more than willing to demonstrate that to him personally.

Hall has information about Kemp, and he wants Wallace to bring her back alive.

Given his leftover doubts from his conversation with the German ambassador, will Wallace follow orders?

Also includes:

One Crazy Pilot

One Crazy Rescue

One Crazy Machine

One Crazy Life

One Crazy Set of Friends

One Crazy Set of Stories

ARE YOU READY TO ENTER THE ZOO?

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Join the teams as they enter the ZOO, learning how to stay alive as they find out more about the ZOO than the reports explained or they ever wanted.

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of Dark Matter and the Wayward Pines trilogy comes a relentless thriller about time, identity, and memory—his most mind-boggling, irresistible work to date, and the inspiration for Shondaland’s upcoming Netflix film.

“Gloriously twisting . . . a heady campfire tale of a novel.”—The New York Times Book Review

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Time • NPR • BookRiot

Reality is broken.
 
At first, it looks like a disease. An epidemic that spreads through no known means, driving its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived. But the force that’s sweeping the world is no pathogen. It’s just the first shock wave, unleashed by a stunning discovery—and what’s in jeopardy is not our minds but the very fabric of time itself.
 
In New York City, Detective Barry Sutton is closing in on the truth—and in a remote laboratory, neuroscientist Helena Smith is unaware that she alone holds the key to this mystery . . . and the tools for fighting back.
 
Together, Barry and Helena will have to confront their enemy—before they, and the world, are trapped in a loop of ever-growing chaos.

Praise for Recursion

“An action-packed, brilliantly unique ride that had me up late and shirking responsibilities until I had devoured the last page . . . a fantastic read.”—Andy Weir, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Martian

“Another profound science-fiction thriller. Crouch masterfully blends science and intrigue into the experience of what it means to be deeply human.”—Newsweek

“Definitely not one to forget when you’re packing for vacation . . . [Crouch] breathes fresh life into matters with a mix of heart, intelligence, and philosophical musings.”—Entertainment Weekly

“A trippy journey down memory lane . . . [Crouch’s] intelligence is an able match for the challenge he’s set of overcoming the structure of time itself.”—Time

“Wildly entertaining . . . another winning novel from an author at the top of his game.”—AV Club

Successful villains aren’t born. They’re made.

Unless you're born into the role of hero or handed it by misguided fairy godmothers, you can never hope to achieve anything beyond the measly life you've got. At least that's what the fairy tale fops would have you believe. They prefer people to think that only divine destiny allows others the right to join their exclusive club, but fate isn't a good enough reason to let the heroes get all the glory.

However, from "once upon a time" to "happily ever after", heroes have stacked the deck against the intrepid villains. Until now.

Geoffrey P. Ward is the world’s foremost (and only) fairy tale villain consultant, and in this guide, he outlines all the critical tips for success you need to achieve your villainous goals. Whether looking to overthrow a kingdom or put your unruly stepdaughter in her place, Geoffrey P. Ward’s Guide to Villainy will give you the tools and knowledge you need to succeed.

Because even villains deserve a happily ever after.

Rogue Protocol is the third entry in Martha Wells's Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling series, The Murderbot Diaries.

Starring a human-like android who keeps getting sucked back into adventure after adventure, though it just wants to be left alone, away from humanity and small talk.

Who knew being a heartless killing machine would present so many moral dilemmas?

Sci-fi’s favorite antisocial A.I. is back on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris Corporation is floundering, and more importantly, authorities are beginning to ask more questions about where Dr. Mensah's SecUnit is.

And Murderbot would rather those questions went away. For good.

"I love Murderbot!"--New York Times bestselling author Ann Leckie

Murderbot Diaries
#1 All Systems Red
#2 Artificial Condition
#3 Rogue Protocol
#4 Exit Strategy

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Ever since Scharlette’s parents gave her a name no one can really pronounce, she’s been stuck in a bit of a rut. She hates her job in airport security, making people take their belts off before they fly to exotic locations she can only dream about. She owns a small apartment with large repayments, drinks bargain bin red while she watches Star Trek, and misses her little sister, lost to an exploding sandwich press ten years ago.

Scharlette fears she might live out her entire existence without doing anything or mattering to anyone. It still comes as quite a surprise when a handsome time traveller named Tomothy appears out of nowhere and verifies she is correct – that, according to his records, she doesn’t matter at all.

Scharlette isn’t sure this news is as wonderful as Tomothy seems to think but, as he explains, since her life was to have no impact on the timeline whatsoever, Scharlette is free to travel time and space, and have amazing adventures with heedless abandon. 

“The book is charming and riotously funny. The most enjoyable aspect of the story is its unpredictability.” – Aurealis Magazine

Excerpt

Scharlette rubbed her temples as she woke, hastily compiling information. She was in a spaceship, high above the Earth, speaking with Gordon, an advanced AI from the future. Or perhaps she was in an insane asylum talking to a mouse? It was difficult to be sure. One thing was certain – she was definitely going to be late for work.
     ‘Gordon,’ she said, and then so many questions jostled for attention she had trouble focusing on one in particular.
     ‘Yes, Miss Scharlette?’
     ‘What’s the time?’
     ‘I’m afraid that is quite difficult to answer, as perspectives tend to differ wildly. However, internal ship time is currently 64:38:91.’
     ‘Right.’
     ‘PM.’

“It’s hard to describe why this book is good without spoiling a single part of it.” – Two Doctors Media Collaborative

Reader Reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “So refreshingly different” – Goodreads

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “a solid sci-fi romp, and this is one of the few times when "romp" is exactly the right description” – Goodreads

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I have never laughed so much while reading a book!” – Amazon US

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “absolutely the best treatment of time travel all wrapped up in chuckles and spurts of laughter punctuated with moments of sheer terror culminating in a very satisfying ending.” – Amazon US

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “The time travel genre has a great new top candidate” – Amazon US

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Scharlette is intelligent, real, relatable and very witty.” – Goodreads

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “dazzlingly colourful, endlessly endearing” – Goodreads

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “genuinely fun ... a proper joy.” – Amazon UK

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “remarkably easy and enjoyable to follow” – Amazon AU

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I loved this book much more than I had expected” – Goodreads

Kill the bad guys. Save the galaxy. All in a hard day's work. 

After 10 years of wandering the outer rim of the galaxy, Eddie Teach is a man without a purpose. He was one of the toughest pilots in the Federation, but now he's just a regular guy, getting into bar fights and making a difference wherever he can. It's not the same as flying a ship and saving colonies, but it'll have to do.

That is, until General Lance Reynolds tracks Eddie down and offers him a job. There are bad people out there, plotting terrible things, killing innocent people, and destroying entire colonies.

Someone has to stop them.

Experience this exciting military sci-fi saga and the latest addition to the expanded Kurtherian Gambit universe. If you're a fan of Mass Effect, Firefly, or Star Wars, you'll love this riveting new space opera.

This digital box set contains the complete series of seven exciting, action-packed books.

Formation: Eddie, along with the genetically-enhanced combat pilot, Julianna Fregin, and her trusty E.I. named Pip, must recruit a diverse team of specialists, both human and alien. They'll need to master their new Q-Ship, one of the most powerful strike ships ever constructed. And finally, they'll have to stop a faceless enemy so powerful, it threatens to destroy the entire Federation.

Exploration: Eddie and Julianna are hell bent on tracking down Vas and making him pay for his crimes. He’s armed and dangerous, and to make matters worse, he’s on the hunt for a devastating weapon that could bring destruction to the Federation and all its people.

Evolution: After striking a serious blow to the Brotherhood, Eddie and Julianna have learned the name of their enemy: Felix Castile. He is a man of fortune, power, and madness, and his revenge is coming. Castile won’t be deterred so easily. His armory is already restocked and his resolve to take General Reynolds down reinforced. However, this evil mastermind makes a big mistake when he allows Knox Gunnerson to escape.

Degeneration: No one is safe from Felix Castile who has the means to change the Federation, and not in a good way. Eddie and Julianna may not always see eye to eye, but they agree on one thing. 

Impersonation: Eddie and Julianna are perplexed when a major thief strikes a security corporation. They track down the thieves at a top-secret Federation facility. What they learn, only creates more problems. 

Recollection: Knox is feeling the pressure to remember where he hid the Tangle Thief. The Saverus are also hunting for the device. 

Preservation: While Ghost Squadron follows leads to find the Saverus, these shapeshifters are using their powers to repair the Tangle Thief. 

The stakes have never been higher

No matter the cost, no matter the sacrifice, one thing is certain.

The Federation cannot be allowed to fall.

Note: If cursing is a problem, then this might not be for you.

★★★★★ “Another masterpiece in the Kutherian world!”

★★★★★ “Wow I am really liking this series.”

★★★★★ “Excellent Read!!”

★★★★★ “Great characters, lots of action, and some humor mixed in for good measure.”

★★★★★ “The characters are well developed and the fast pace action is non-stop.”

★★★★★ “This is a new space opera series, and it feels right in place in the Anderle universe.” ★★★★★ “The story has a ton of action and just enough humor.”

THE FAMILIARS A NOVEL

“A beautiful tale of women, witchcraft and the fight against power.”

—Jessie Burton, New York Times bestselling author of The Miniaturis

“The Familiars is a must-read novel.”

--Heather Morris, bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz



IN 1612 IN LANCASTER, ENGLAND, THE HUNT FOR WITCHES IS RAMPANT…

BUT IN A TIME OF SUSPICION AND ACCUSATION, TO BE A WOMAN IS THE GREATEST RISK OF ALL

1612 Pendle Hill

Young Fleetwood Shuttleworth is with child again. As the mistress of Gawthorpe Hall, she is anxious to provide her husband with an heir. But none of her previous pregnancies have come to term. Then she discovers a hidden letter from her physician that warns her husband that she will not survive another pregnancy.

Distraught over the frightening revelation, Fleetwood wanders the woods of Pendle Hill, where she meets a young local woman named Alice Gray. A midwife, Alice promises Fleetwood she can help her deliver a healthy baby. But soon Alice is drawn into the frenzied accusations of witchcraft sweeping the countryside. Even the woodland creatures, the “familiars,” are suspected of practicing the dark arts. Can Fleetwood trust that Alice is really who she says she is?

As the two women’s lives become intertwined, Fleetwood must risk everything to prove Alice’s innocence in order to save her own unborn child. The hunt for witches reaches fever pitch. Time is running out. The trials are about to begin. Both their lives are at stake. Only they know the truth. Only they can save each other.

Set against the Pendle Witch Trials of 1612, this rich and compelling novel draws its characters from historical figures as it explores the lives and rights of seventeenth-century women, ultimately raising the question: Is witch-hunting really just women-hunting?