Ash and Ellie have been inseparable since children. But when they secretly witness the brutal murder of their two high school classmates, they break apart--for good.
Ten years later, Ellie and her roommate start experiencing hauntings, including Ellie receiving messaging from the people claiming to be her two murdered friends. At the same time, and unbeknownst to her, Ash starts to receive similar messages. Under pressure, Ellie lets her roommate film everything, which slowly brings Ash and Ellie together again.
While their hardened feelings for each other still linger, the sightings of their dead friends only grow more frequent and violent. Worse, when Ash and Ellie dig deeper, they discover they are not the only ones searching for the source of the hauntings. It's not long before they find themselves entangled with a dangerous man who is very much alive--and obsessed with capturing the two friends for his own unknown reasons.
As they run for their lives, Ellie and Ash work to unravel the mystery surrounding the hauntings only to discover their supernatural origins and the other world that comes with them.
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Featuring compelling villains and a tumultuous love story, this series blends dark urban fantasy with occult horror for a hauntingly charged mystery that's fraught with menace.
Author's Note: This book is intended for adult readers and contains mature and explicit themes, including graphic sex, language, and gore. It is the first part in a five-book series that follows the same characters, best read in order. There will be a happily-ever-after, but it will be a slow-burn, darker journey to get there, and the protagonists are deeply flawed, developing and growing throughout the story. If you are a reader with specific triggers or sensitivities common to the dark romance genre, PLEASE heed the author's note at the beginning of this book.
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Sometimes love is the strongest magic of all
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Nineteen-year-old Rhia Greenbrook has lived in the sleepy town of Oakriver in a house with three generations of witches her entire life. Rhia draws her magic from the earth and likes to spend her time amongst plants and nature. Her practice is gentle, sacred, and-per her family's tradition-secret.
New-to-town witch Valerie Morgan is looking for answers about her mother's disappearance from Oakriver seventeen years ago. Without her mother's guidance, Valerie has cultivated her fire magic on her own and she makes no effort to keep her powers hidden. Although Rhia is immediately annoyed by Valerie's blatant use of magic, she can't deny the instant magnetism between them.
But amidst their magical connection, a dark presence looms over Oakriver. Unsettling visions from Rhia's grandmother and dangerous sleepwalking episodes throw into question Valerie's past and what role her presence plays in the strange happenings. And as Valerie gets tangled up further into the darkness, it's up to Rhia to tap into the full potential of her power in order to save the town she loves and the girl she's fallen for.