Alone among the young girls taught by nuns at a convent school in nineteenth-century France, orphaned Herculine has neither wealth nor social connections. When she’s accused of being a witch, the shy student is locked up with no hope of escape … until her rescue by a real witch, the beautiful, mysterious Sebastiana. Swept away to the witch’s manor, Herculine will enter a fantastic, erotic world … world to discover her true nature — and her destiny — in this breathtaking, darkly sensual first novel.
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There is a ‘perfect’ foursome of books that have reigned over my shelves for years. While I am generally not one to indulge in rereads, these are the books that find their way back into my hands (and my imagination) every few years. Clive Barker’s Imajica is one of them; Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey (which I am currently reading in its new …
I think fans of The Witching Hour will fully appreciate this book. It is a wonderful story with such a realistic history and accuracy that it’ll enchant you until the end. However, the author’s technique of providing entertaining background of his wildly imaginative characters with the story line needs some development to flow better. I am looking …