Witchshadow

No rest for the wicked… or the dead. I'm Jas Lyons, and as far as anyone knows, I'm nothing more than a novice necromancer who banishes the dead for a living. I might be the last surviving member of the notorious Hemlock Coven, but I've never been able to cast a spell in my life. If my secret goes public, I'll become a target for my coven's enemies, so it's safer to lie low. When an attempt on my life awakens the dormant spirit of the last Hemlock witch, bound to me through a deadly ritual, my cover is blown. If I want to survive the horde of enemies hunting me down, I need to learn to use her magic, but the spirit has no interest in sharing. Worse, binding a ghost to a living person is forbidden by the supernatural council, on pain of (permanent) death. To get my own life back, I'm forced to ally with a rogue vampire who might be the only person who can help exorcise the spirit before she gets us both killed. If he discovers my secrets, the Hemlocks' enemies will be the least of my problems -- but even in death, the Hemlock witches have an agenda of their own. And if I betray them, they'll ensure I pay the price. I trained to banish the dead, but if I'm not careful, I'll end up joining them… Keywords: urban fantasy, magic, ghost mystery, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy series, British fantasy, Scotland, complete fantasy series, vampire fantasy, female protagonist urban fantasy, witch, dark magic, ghosts, post-apocalyptic fantasy, psychics, paranormal thriller, supernatural suspense, urban fantasy mage, necromancer, afterlife, action urban fantasy, paranormal fantasy, shifters, myths and legends, witch thriller

Is the hair on the back of your neck standing up? Do you feel like someone just walked over your grave? That's not paranoia, it's the tales of horror you've stumbled upon in Beware the Witch's Shadow! There's a witch that lives deep in the woods, feeding upon those foolish enough to disturb her machinations. These are her tales told as the life drains from her victims. In this issue Jason Pell and Richard Bonk deliver a story to chill your bones in "Snow Day," novelist SA Check and Zeu Gouveia deliver "Snips and Snails," a tale of growing up with monsters, and the witch reaches into the vault with a special "Wicked West" tale by James Kuhoric and Neil Vokes. Enjoy classic horror the way it was meant to be in Beware the Witch's Shadow!

A wolf and a witch? Impossible. Shifters and witches don’t mix, not even here in Bayton Heights. We’re feared by them, our connection to nature and the history of our kind and theirs ensuring that they believe the worst of us. They believe we manipulate them. Control them. And some would—some do. But not me. When I meet Bronx, all I want is to dispel every myth that I know he must believe about me—if he knew what I was. He’s gorgeous, dangerous—and a wolf shifter, everything I should run far away from, and instead, everything I want. But there’s a shadow looming over us both—and a witch who will do anything to keep us apart, even if it means my death…or his. The witch’s shadow wants to swallow us whole, but I believe in my Shadow, my Bronx. I believe in what we are together—even if it means risking everything, and telling him the truth. That I’m a witch—who loves a wolf. The Witch’s Shadow is a novella set a few years before the events of The Blood Brotherhood series, and can be read as a standalone.

Susan Dennard's New York Times bestselling, young adult epic fantasy Witchlands series continues with Witchshadow, the story of the Threadwitch Iseult. War has come to the Witchlands . . . and nothing will be the same again. Iseult has found her heartsister Safi at last, but their reunion is brief. For Iseult to stay alive, she must flee Cartorra while Safi remains. And though Iseult has plans to save her friend, they will require her to summon magic more dangerous than anything she has ever faced before. Meanwhile, the Bloodwitch Aeduan is beset by forces he cannot understand. And Vivia—rightful queen of Nubrevna—finds herself without a crown or home. As villains from legend reawaken across the Witchlands, only the mythical Cahr Awen can stop the gathering war. Iseult could embrace this power and heal the land, but first she must choose on which side of the shadows her destiny will lie. The Witchlands #1 Truthwitch #2 Windwitch #3 Bloodwitch #4 Witchshadow Sightwitch (illustrated novella) At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Susan Dennard's New York Times bestselling, young adult epic fantasy Witchlands series continues with Witchshadow, the story of the Threadwitch Iseult. War has come to the Witchlands . . . and nothing will be the same again. Iseult has found her heartsister Safi at last, but their reunion is brief. For Iseult to stay alive, she must flee Cartorra while Safi remains. And though Iseult has plans to save her friend, they will require her to summon magic more dangerous than anything she has ever faced before. Meanwhile, the Bloodwitch Aeduan is beset by forces he cannot understand. And Vivia—rightful queen of Nubrevna—finds herself without a crown or home. As villains from legend reawaken across the Witchlands, only the mythical Cahr Awen can stop the gathering war. Iseult could embrace this power and heal the land, but first she must choose on which side of the shadows her destiny will lie. The Witchlands #1 Truthwitch #2 Windwitch #3 Bloodwitch #4 Witchshadow Sightwitch (illustrated novella) At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Presents fifteen stories featuring witches and wizards, both good and evil, from such authors as Jay Williams, Ruth Manning-Saunders, Margaret Mahy, and Alan Garner.