"The dead are seldom silent. All that
is required for them to be heard is that someone be willing to listen. I have
been listening to the dead all my life."
Lilith is the daughter of the sixth Duke of Radnor. She is one of the
most beautiful young women in London and engaged to the city’s most eligible
bachelor. She is also a witch.
When her father dies, her hapless brother Freddie takes the title. But
it is Lilith, instructed in the art of necromancy, who inherits their father’s
role as Head Witch of the Lazarus Coven. And it is Lilith who must face the
threat of the Sentinels, a powerful group of sorcerers intent on reclaiming the
Elixir from the coven’s guardianship for their own dark purposes. Lilith knows
the Lazarus creed: secrecy and silence. To abandon either would put both the
coven and all she holds dear in grave danger. She has spent her life honoring
it, right down to her charming fiancé and fellow witch, Viscount Louis Harcourt.
Until the day she meets Bram, a talented artist who is neither a witch
nor a member of her class. With him, she must not be secret and silent. Despite
her loyalty to the coven and duty to her family, Lilith cannot keep her life as
a witch hidden from the man she loves.
To tell him will risk everything.
Spanning the opulence of Edwardian London and the dark days of World
War I, The Midnight Witch is the third novel from New York
Times bestselling author Paula Brackston.
MY REVIEW:
"The
Midnight Witch" in author Paula Brackston's darkly entertaining tale is Lady
Lilith Radnor, society beauty, heiress, and witch. When her father, Lord Robert
Montgomery, passes away, her brother Freddy inherits the title of the Duke of
Radnor. However, Lilith, trained in the art of Necromancy, inherits a title all
her own: Head Witch of the Lazarus Coven, Keeper of the Great Secret, and
Guardian of the Elixir of Life. Lady Lily is also engaged to Viscount Louis
Harcourt, another entitled witch. Lily and Louis have been friends since
childhood, and their engagement was a match determined by their families. As
Lily struggles to carry forth her father's legacy, care for her grieving mother,
and bear up under her brother's personal issues, she is haunted by an evil
presence bent on taking all she holds dear in order to gain the power and
knowledge passed on from father to daughter. When Lily meets artist Bram
Cardale, neither witch nor noble, she finds love, and with it comes the
mesmerizing mix of joy and heartache only real love can bring. Taking place in
early twentieth-century England, a poignant and fascinating setting, "The
Midnight Witch" is both touching and tantalizing--a mix of sorcery and
sentiment. Paula Brackston is also the author of "The Witch's Daughter" and "The
Winter Witch".
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Fledgling witch Morgana must defend her
love, her home, and her life in this enthralling tale perfect for fans of
Discovery of Witches
In her small Welsh town, there is no one quite
like Morgana. She has never spoken, and her silence as well as the magic she
can't quite control make her a mystery. Concerned for her safety, her mother
quickly arranges a marriage with Cai Bevan, the widower from the far hills who
knows nothing of the rumors that swirl around her. After their wedding, Morgana
is heartbroken at leaving, but she soon falls in love with Cai’s farm and the
rugged mountains that surround it, while slowly Cai himself begins to win her
heart. It’s not long, however, before her strangeness begins to be remarked upon
in her new village. A dark force is at work there—a person who will stop at
nothing to turn the townspeople against Morgana, even at the expense of those
closest to her. Forced to defend her home, her love, and herself from all
comers, Morgana must learn to harness her power, or she will lose
everything.
My name is Elizabeth Anne Hawksmith,
and my age is three hundred and eighty-four years. Each new settlement asks for
a new journal, and so this Book of Shadows begins…
In the spring of 1628, the Witchfinder of Wessex finds himself a true
Witch. 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. 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.
In present-day England, Elizabeth has built a quiet life for herself,
tending her garden and selling herbs and oils at the local farmers' market. But
her solitude abruptly ends when a teenage girl called Tegan starts hanging
around. Against her better judgment, Elizabeth begins teaching Tegan the ways of
the Hedge Witch, in the process awakening memories--and demons—long thought
forgotten.
Part historical romance, part modern fantasy, The Witch’s
Daughter is a fresh, compelling take on the magical, yet dangerous world of
Witches. Readers will long remember the fiercely independent heroine who
survives plagues, wars, and the heartbreak that comes with immortality to remain
true to herself, and protect the protege she comes to love.
PAULA BRACKSTON
Paula Brackston lives in a wild, mountainous part of Wales. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Lancaster University, and is a Visiting Lecturer for the University of Wales, Newport. Before becoming a writer, Paula tried her hand at various career paths, with mixed success. These included working as a groom on a racing yard, a travel agent, a secretary, an English teacher, and a goat herd. Everyone involved (particularly the goats) is very relieved that she has now found a job she is actually able to do properly.
When not hunched over her keyboard in her tiny office under the stairs, Paula is dragged outside by her children to play Swedish tennis on the vertiginous slopes which surround them. She also enjoys being walked by the dog, hacking through weeds in the vegetable patch, or sitting by the pond with a glass of wine. Most of the inspiration for her writing comes from stomping about on the mountains being serenaded by skylarks and buzzards.
In 2007 Paula was short-listed in the Creme de la Crime search for new writers. In 2010 her book 'Nutters' (writing as PJ Davy) was short-listed for the Mind Book Award. Last year she was selected by the BBC under their New Welsh Writers scheme.
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