A Vampire S Witch

*Now a major Sky original production* THE NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. A Discovery of Witches is the first in the must-have, must-read ALL SOULS trilogy. It begins with absence and desire. It begins with blood and fear. It begins with a discovery of witches. Fall under the spell of Diana and Matthew in the stunning first volume of the No.1 internationally bestselling ALL SOULS trilogy. A world of witches, daemons and vampires. A manuscript which holds the secrets of their past and the key to their future. Diana and Matthew - the forbidden love at the heart of it. When historian Diana Bishop opens an alchemical manuscript in the Bodleian Library, it's an unwelcome intrusion of magic into her carefully ordered life. Though Diana is a witch of impeccable lineage, the violent death of her parents while she was still a child convinced her that human fear is more potent than any witchcraft. Now Diana has unwittingly exposed herself to a world she's kept at bay for years; one of powerful witches, creative, destructive daemons and long-lived vampires. Sensing the significance of Diana's discovery, the creatures gather in Oxford, among them the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, a vampire genticist. Diana is inexplicably drawn to Matthew and, in a shadowy world of half-truths and old enmities, ties herself to him without fully understanding the ancient line they are crossing. As they begin to unlock the secrets of the manuscript and their feelings for each other deepen, so the fragile balance of peace unravels... Five reasons to read A Discovery of Witches and the All Souls Trilogy 'Rich, thrilling ... A captivating and romantic ripping yarn' E L James 'Intelligent and off-the-wall ... irrestistible to Twilight fans' Sunday Times 'I could lose myself in here and never want to come out ... Utterly enchanting on every level' Manda Scott 'Exciting amounts of spells, kisses and battles, and is recounted with enchanting, page-turning panache' Marie Claire 'A bubbling cauldron of illicit desire ... an assured saga that blends romance with fantasy' Daily Mail

Willow Crest, an 18 year old Senior in High School was born with the gift of Premonitions that came in her dreams. As a Light Witch and a black sheep within her own town, Willow is constantly bullied by her peers, both Witches and regular students at her school. Even with her special skills, she is looked down on as the weakest in her Coven, some seeing her as an outcast as her mother was a Light Witch before her, but her father was a normal human being. Plagued with Depression and Anxiety, Willow was ready to end her torment until a fateful encounter with a tall, mysterious man with smoldering gold and red eyes convinces her that life was worth living. Dante Iscariot, a man that walked in the time of Christ. A participant in many wars. An observer to empires both rising and falling. Though civilizations aged, Dante didn't. No matter how many followers pledged their allegiance to him, no matter how many people he turned with his blood, none of them could fill the emptiness that was left inside of himself. Then one day, he met a young woman with short black hair and violet eyes when visiting a small town in Montana. He planned to turn her until he realized that they had a connection far stronger than he ever imagined.

Sarah has grown up in a loving Victorian family with her two sisters, mother Martha and father James Attenborough. As her sister Savannah gets ready to marry her fiancé Gordon, her father James starts to become more and more distant and is starting to get into regular fights with her mother Martha. At the same time, strange unfortunate events start to plague the family like minor fires, accidents and other misfortunes that puts the family under additional stress. Unbeknownst to her, her father James has fallen for the charms of his new intern at work, Scarlett. Scarlett is working under the orders of her evil sister Ursula who is the leader of an ancient magical coven. Ursula also seems to have an axe to grind with James from their younger school days. Sarah finds solace at her new school - Aldrich Academy that is secretly a school for students that are descended from ancient mythical creatures from the Arthurian times. She develops her powers under the tutelage of Professor Moses in the midst of a love triangle with her classmates Jason (a werewolf) and Jack (a vampire). Together they come together to fight Ursula, Scarlett and the ancient order of witches to save the Attenborough family. But will Sarah's magical powers develop in time to save her family? Or will the love triangle and internal family strife destroy everything? If you love Victorian Gaslamp and Steampunk Fantasy full of Paranormal Romance, Vampires, Werewolves and Witches, this is the book for you!

Would you pay in blood to have access to the witch’s knowledge? Rumors about Yuuri Watoh being a witch who feeds upon the misfortune of others have kept customers away from her Eastern Medicine Shop as long as she can remember—until he showed up. Intrigued by the rumors, Count Ernest Travis Selden, close attendant to the Hylant king and a notorious eccentric, seeks the Hinomoto witch’s specialized knowledge to solve a royal incident. But borrowing the witch’s aid comes at a steep price—one that can’t be paid in gold or jewels. How will the stubborn shut-in vampire witch who hails from the East handle the peculiar Western Count who frequently brings her problems to solve and seems all too happy to pay the price?

Venture into the heart of Elontra where wizards rule and a century's long fight for power persists. The Dark Shadows' cruel reign strikes fear into every magical being in the land, making their lust for control even stronger. Teenagers Merissa and Derik are caught in the struggle for power, their fates intertwined as they are forced to run for their lives. Witches and Vampires is a fast-paced adventure of love, betrayal, heartbreak, and the fight for freedom. --- Brianna Witte, an up and coming writer from Ontario, Canada, has a passion for spinning tales of adventure and fantasy. She enjoys taking readers on a ride through the realm of fiction by weaving magical and mystical stories that materialize from her wildly creative dreams and vivid imagination.

A witch on the run, hunted by her father...and pursued by two men who desperately want to make her theirs. Peri is haunted by memories of her father's dark, magical cult, who tortured and imprisoned her throughout her childhood. Six years after her escape, they're still hunting her. Her survival depends on tracking criminals for a bounty hunter, constantly on the move and always alone. Trusting nobody.Her travels lead her to Las Vegas, where a job goes wrong. Wounded, she collapses at the feet of a stunning, ancient Vampire and a gorgeous Wolf Shifter. They tend to Peri's injuries, knowing she means more to them than either could have dreamed of...but can they make her stay? As the romance unravels, Peri discovers her magic is far more powerful than she realized. But her father is closing in, and Peri doesn't know if she's strong enough to stop him. Trapped in a complex love triangle, who will Peri choose? The Vampire? The Wolf? Or perhaps...both? But before she can make her decisions, first she has to survive.Fans of Hollie Hutchins and G. Bailey will love this thrilling and suspenseful urban fantasy adventure!

The Kashubian people began arriving in Canada from north-central Poland during the early 1860s, the majority of them settling in Renfrew County, Ontario. The function and meaning of the principal daemons in their folklore are studied in relation to the Canadian context and the author examines the adaptations made in form and content.

Halloween at a supernatural prep school is the best. How could it not be? All the best costumes and over-the-top decorations, and the entire town joining in the fun... not to mention an old-school twist on the celebration to honor the Harvest Moon and the first year Rusty and his friends are allowed to go out with no parents; it's just enough to make this the best Halloween ever. But with a few new acquaintances and some old enemies teaming up to ruin all their trick-or-treating plans, things turn bad quickly. Rusty's pack is down a member from the start and half the town has been recruited by the "bad guys" and turned against them, including someone none of them would've ever expected. Very quickly, the best Halloween ever turns into a fight to survive the night in one piece.