★★★★★ “This book is packed full of awesomeness! Supernatural academy? Check. A girl who feels like she doesn’t belong? Check. Sexy, mysterious boy? Check. And alllll the secrets, twists, and turns to keep you flipping pages. You don’t want to miss this one!” ~Liza Street, USAT Bestselling Author
A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES meets LOCKE & KEY in this completed, hauntingly good witch series!
… LOCKE & KEY in this completed, hauntingly good witch series!
I always wanted supernatural powers.
What I didn’t anticipate is that uncovering them would mean dealing with a whole host of “other-worldly” problems.
For starters, I’m pretty sure the house I’m living in is haunted. Either that or I’m losing my mind. Secondly, I’m going to a college for supernaturals with zero ideas on what powers I possess. But someone higher up than me must know something, or I wouldn’t be here. Right?
But here’s the kicker…
Everywhere I go, new secrets are emerging. Like, the fact that I went missing when I was a kid and I don’t remember a thing. And this ancestral home… it has secret rooms… hidden rooms. And yeah, it’s more than just haunted…
*PLEASE BE ADVISED: This is a YA+ academy / witches series. It’s labeled YA(+) for stronger language and some mature situations. As the heroine ages and grows, so does the content of the stories.*
Fans of KF Breene, Shannon Mayer, and Kel Carpenter will love this supernatural page-turner.
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★★★★★ “Secret Legacy kept me spellbound from page one to the very last word! The tension and relationships are beautifully written and will keep readers coming back for more. I got chills up my spine more than once. I can’t wait to see what happens next.” ~JJ King, USAT Bestselling Author
★★★★★ “A whimsical tale that will transport you from the first page.” ~ Carlyle Labuschagne, USAT Bestselling Author
★★★★★ I cannot stop reading. This book is keeping me on the edge. ~Nikki M.
★★★★★ What an addicting read! You never know what’s going to happen next! ~Jenny B.
★★★★☆ I was at the edge of my seat and burning with curiosity right from the beginning of the book. ~Elizabeth E.
Books in the Windhaven Witches Series:
- Secret Legacy (ASIN B07Y2JX8DG)
- Soul Legacy (ASIN B07ZY5ZTGN)
- Haunted Legacy (ASIN B07ZYDSG79)
- Cursed Legacy (ASIN B08275RFQH)
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I have mixed emotions about this one. The synopsis grabbed me, I couldn’t wait to read this book. There is a mystery around Autumn she is invited to attend the illustrious Windhaven Academy. She doesn’t understand why or what her magical power is.
The book is about Autumn finding her power. There are secrets that every one holds but no one is willing to share with Autumn. The story becomes repetitive and mundane. There was such a built up of Autumn’s power that once it was revealed it was anticlimactic.
Overall Secret Legacy (The Windhaven Witches #1) has some mystery, it’s easy-to-read and unexpected.
This book was excellent. It was well written and the characters and story were well developed. I loved the individual
character personalities and watching their relationship dynamics evolve and change throughout the book. The story was action packed and full of twists and turns. It had suspense, intrigue, emotion and romance. I’d highly recommend this book and can’t wait for the next book in the series!!
NB: This book has a cliffhanger ending.
I received an arc for a voluntary review from Storyorigin.
This book was really great! I am a huge fan of stories that involve any kind of witches!
This story was fun and adventurous. I loved following Autumn’s harrowing journey, and I can’t wait to read more!
This was an amazing book that I just couldn’t put down!!! The authors storytelling brought the characters and story to life. A definite must read!!
loved Autumn’s story! couldn’t put this book down
I enjoyed this book. I have read several books by this author and this book met all of my expectations I was holding for this series. Autumn’s adventures are enjoyable and I look forward to the next book in the series.
I received an ARC copy and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
A whimsical tale that will transport you from the first page.
Secret Legacy kept me spellbound from page one to the very last word! The tension and relationships are beautifully written and will keep readers coming back for more. I got chills up my spine more than once. I can’t wait to see what happens next.
5 Cranky Stars
Let me preface this by saying don’t read the last half of this book laying in bed in the dark with your cats lurking around. When one jumps on the bed and lightly walks on your legs you’ll think something creepy is coming for you. Not today Satan.
I was kind of like ok this book will be world building and in a lot of ways it does but it also gives you a mystery. What is Wade? What is Autumn Blackwood’s story? I even thought something was fishy with her dad. Autumn is just a supposed non magical young woman who is accepted into a supernatural college for some odd reason. She moves to the town to live with her father in the family manor. Her family has a deep history in Windhaven which she slowly unravels throughout this book. She discovers powers, discovers deep family secrets and makes friends while her life is flipped upside down in the creepy house.
This book had me coming back for more. I was kind of meh at first but then things started rolling and I was trying so hard to suss out what Autumn was but I really couldn’t. I can’t wait to read more stories. I hope to see her grow as the series continues. This book has something for everyone. Spooky, a mystery and a love story. I want more.
This read was very easy to relate to. Many us, when we were younger, wondered what we would do when we grew up and where our life path would take us. So it is with our current heroine. The start of this journey was a gripping read with very lovable characters, a story that pulls you in and does not let go and of course, those wonderful twists and turns. So looking forward to the next book. I received a free copy of the book but my review is completely voluntary and unbiased.
Autumn is shocked when she receives an acceptance letter from Windhaven University, especially since she never applied. She’s also shocked because Windhaven is for people with supernatural abilities, and she has none. Eager to start at Windhaven and take advantage of her good fortune, Autumn moves in with her father in their ancestral home.
Strange things immediately start happening. Vases fall and break without provocation, ghostly images appear, and weird noises become more frequent. On top of that, two girls go missing, and their disappearance hints towards similar happenings in the past. Can Autumn figure out what is happening in her home and what happened to the missing girls?
This is an entertaining, if a bit predictable, read. Autumn is a smart, strong, and dynamic protagonist. From the moment she receives her acceptance letter, her life changes and is filled with unexpected twists and turns (not to mention a ton of supernatural occurrences!). She had a great character arc, and I was surprised at the extent of her powers. However, I do wish the characters were a bit more developed, especially some of the minor characters.
Very early in the story, Autumn meets Wade, and they feel instantly connected (Yes, we have an insta-love situation here). They quickly develop a deep bond, but it seems a bit rushed to me. They barely know each other, and Autumn is ready to change her future for him. I liked their romance as the story progressed and felt it was better developed later in the book. I’m curious to see what happens to this pair, as some revelations are sure to cause conflicts in future books.
The title of the book is so appropriate, as secrets riddle the story. This includes family secrets, secret powers, secrets from the school’s past, and mysterious boyfriends who seem to be hiding something. Autumn has many mysteries to uncover, and this makes for a suspenseful read.
A well-paced story with interesting characters and more suspense than I anticipated (but that’s a good thing!), the book ends with a cliffhanger that definitely makes me want to find out more. Thanks so much to Netgalley and Author Revolution for a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.
hooked from the start and am looking to read more of this series.
Autumn is a young adult living her life and saving up for college. She has no idea how much her life is about to change. She has been accepted at a school for those with powers, but she doesn’t appear to have any powers. She will be moving back to live with her dad and go to school. It is a hard decision to leave as she has just met someone special. Once at school, things start happening and all autumn can do is try and keep up. New friends help explain to her about her history there and her family’s powers. This was a really good read and I am so excited to start the next one.
Autumn lives at home with her mom and is waiting on the day when she can earn enough money to get into college. Autumn’s lucky day has arrived when she receives a special invite to attend the Windhaven Academy with a full scholarship. Autumn is ecstatic to have received such an invitation but her mother is not so thrilled.
Autumn wonders why she has received an invitation as she never applied besides she has no special powers or abilities. Windhaven Academy is for people with special powers, witches and the supernatural. Why would they give a scholarship to someone like her, someone with no powers of any kind? But she doesn’t question it too much as she is very happy to have this opportunity to attend college.
Autumn’s father lives in Windhaven and close to the academy. Autumn decides to stay with her father instead of living on campus. Her father’s home is very large and has ghost wondering the halls. Not only has Autumn seen the ghosts wondering the halls she found a secret room also. And not to mention the strange scratching noises that she hears.
Strange things are going on in her new home and there are some things that are not the way she remembers them to be from her childhood. What Autumn remembers of her past may not be what truly happened.
What is going on? Why are there secrets in her past? What are her mother and father hiding from her? For that matter what is the whole town hiding from her? Another question, does Autumn have any kind of magical abilities? If so what are they? If not why was she accepted at the academy? To learn the answers to all the questions one click your copy of Secret Legacy today!
Secret Legacy does have its secrets like the title says. It holds on to those secrets revealing them one by one keeping you glued to the pages as each one is revealed and ramping up the excitement and the old adrenaline as you race to the end trying to solve all the clues. Secret Legacy has a lot of twists as well leading up to the end oh and that end is a real shocker which now has me anticipating the next book in the Windhaven Academy series, Soul Legacy.