When all hell breaks loose - literally - and Paige is accused of witchcraft, Satanism and murder, the Coven, fearing exposure, abandons her.

And although Paige is ready for her, she?s not quite so prepared for the team of supernaturals that Leah brings with her, including a powerful sorcerer who claims to be Savannah?s father.

But then a telekinetic half-demon, Leah O?Donnell, shows up to fight for custody of Savannah. Okay, so she?s leader of the American Coven and guardian of Savannah, the teenage daughter of a black witch. Just an ordinary twenty-something who runs her own website design company, worries about her weight and wonders if she?ll ever find a boyfriend. Take Paige, for instance, whom we first met in Kelley Armstrong?s novel Stolen. They have integrated so well into the community, you could have a witch living right next door and never know about it. For years real witches have hidden their powers, afraid of being persecuted. Real witches are nothing, NOTHING like this. įorget the cackling green hag in The Wizard of Oz, forget Samantha from Bewitched. In addition, Armstrong has her own promotional tool-a role-playing Web site.From Canada?s new queen of suspense, another hugely entertaining supernatural thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. Science Fiction Chronicle should help Armstrong gain some attention. Agent, Helen Hellerįorecast: A suggestive cover image and clever tag line ('It's not just about vampires anymore') will reel in browsers, and advertising in A convincing small-town setting, clever contemporary dialogue, compelling characterizations and a touch of cool humor make the tale's occasional vivid violence palatable and its fantasy elements both gripping and believable. , this story's special strength lies in its seamless incorporation of the supernatural into the real world. The only person Paige can depend on is the one person she doesn't want to associate with: Lucas Cortez, an endearingly nerdy lawyer/sorcerer ('It was a sad world when a witch had to rely on a work-starved sorcerer for help'). When Paige inherits her mom's mantle as Coven leader, however, she also inherits caretaking responsibility of Savannah Levine, an extremely gifted but rebellious 13-year-old who possesses her dead mother's penchant for dark magic-and for attracting the unwanted attention of darker magical beings (including Savannah's long-lost sorcerer father). They're an ages-old race of women so frightened by the possibility of exposure and endangerment that they've allowed their magical powers to atrophy. , the witches in this sexy supernatural romance, including the murdered mother of 23-year-old heroine Paige Winterbourne, are not evil entities inhabiting a fairy tale land.

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