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October Reads Worth Falling For

Danger, desire, second chances, and unexpected romanceβ€”discover this month’s Fresh Fiction Featured Books.

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A poisoned cousin, a five-year-old's life, and a family with too many secrets.


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Supernatural sparks fly
between a bookseller
& her hard-boiled ghost.


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If Her Highness thinks I’ll let another man claim her and my child, she’s lost her royal mind. Sophaya’s mine.


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She found a body. Then she started asking the wrong questions.


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He ghosted her ten years ago. Now she’s stuck with him for Christmas.


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She’s the lady everyone overlooks. He’s the prince who can’t look away.

The Return of the Witch by Paula Brackston

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Also by Paula Brackston:

Hecate Cavendish and the Angel of Death, November 2026
Hardcover
The Cathedral of Lost Souls, November 2025
Hardcover / e-Book / audiobook
The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish, August 2024
Hardcover / e-Book / audiobook
City of Time and Magic, November 2021
Hardcover / e-Book
The Garden of Promises and Lies, November 2020
Hardcover / e-Book / audiobook
Secrets of the Chocolate House, November 2019
Hardcover / e-Book
The Little Shop of Found Things, October 2018
Hardcover / e-Book
The Return of the Witch, February 2017
Trade Size / e-Book (reprint)
The Return of the Witch, March 2016
Hardcover / e-Book
The Silver Witch, February 2016
Paperback / e-Book
Lamp Black, Wolf Grey, August 2015
Paperback / e-Book
The Silver Witch, May 2015
Hardcover / e-Book
The Midnight Witch, April 2015
Paperback / e-Book
The Midnight Witch, April 2014
Hardcover / e-Book
The Winter Witch, December 2013
Paperback / e-Book
The Winter Witch, February 2013
Hardcover / e-Book
The Witch's Daughter, February 2012
Paperback / e-Book
The Witch's Daughter, January 2011
Hardcover / e-Book

THE RETURN OF THE WITCH
By: Paula Brackston

Shadow Chronicles #4
Thomas Dunne Books
March 2016
On Sale: March 8, 2016
336 pages
ISBN: 1250028817
EAN: 9781250028815
Kindle: B0140PFOVK
Hardcover / e-Book
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Trade Size (reprint - February 2017)

Historical | Fantasy | Paranormal

Paula Brackston's debut novel, The Witch's Daughter, was the little book that could--with a captivating story, remarkable heroine, and eye-catching package, it has now netted over 200,000 copies in all formats. Now Paula returns with its sequel The Return of the Witch, another bewitching tale of love and magic, featuring her signature blend of gorgeous writing, a fabulous and intriguing historical backdrop, and a headstrong and relatable heroine readers will cheer for.

After five years in the Summerlands, Gideon has gained his freedom. Elizabeth knows he will go straight for Tegan, and that she must protect the girl she had come to regard as her own daughter. In the time since she the dramatic night in Batchcombe woods, Tegan has traveled the world learning from all manner of witches, and she is no longer the awkward teenager and novice spellcaster she once was. However, her skills are no match for Gideon's dark, vengeful power, and he succeeds in capturing her. Will Elizabeth be able to find her? Will they be able to defeat their nemesis once and for all?

In a breathless journey that takes them through history to the 17th and 19th centuries, witch pursues warlock. Three people steeped in magic weave a new story, but not all will survive until the end.

Shadow Chronicles

The Witch's Daughter
THE WITCH'S DAUGHTER
#1.0 β€’ January 2011
The Winter Witch
THE WINTER WITCH
#2.0 β€’ February 2013
The Silver Witch
THE SILVER WITCH
#3.0 β€’ May 2015
The Return of the Witch
THE RETURN OF THE WITCH
#4.0 β€’ March 2016