The Northern Witch's Book Blog

The second part of the Witch-Hunter series will soon be available to buy from Amazon.  Catch up now, with Part 1 -  The Shadow Rises . And get a free snippet of the opening pages of Part 2 - The Shadow Reigns , below. (warning, contains series spoilers from the beginning) Happy Hallowe'en! F or hundreds of years witches have been persecuted; forced to keep their heads down and conform to laws that we never agreed to.  To be a witch is to live a hunted life; to suffer the stupidity and ignorance of those around you, even though you could outclass them with the simplest spell. I was born to free the witches from oppression.  I am the Shadow Witch.  I have freed my kin from the so-called justice of the witch-hunters and their Malleus Maleficarum Council.  In one night, the world was thrown into chaos, and for once it was the witch-hunters that were forced back. We followed our victory with a second.  We pitched the world into darkness, and rem...

Nadine Christian http://www.nadinechristian.com Author of: Remember Love Quintal's Return (The Bounty's Retreat #1) Home Again, Home Again (The Bounty's Retreat #2) Following on from the review of the first in the Bounty's Retreat series:  Quintal's Return , Nadine Christian has taken the time to answer a few questions for this blog. 1) First of all, a major factor in your book is the Island itself, was it always your aim to promote Pitcairn in your work? Well, it started off as a way to introduce my island to readers if I'm honest. I wanted to share what it's like to live here, with a little fictional oomph to mix in to the scenery. I'm glad you found both worked!  Unfortunately Yeti-man is a fictional character darn it all!  2) What was the inspiration behind the Bounty's Retreat hotel? (ie the economic importance) We don't have a hotel/motel here. We do homestays for our visitors, and we love it, but wondered what ...

Quintal's Return The Bounty's Retreat - book 1 Nadine Christian 5 out of 5 Synopsis A new job, a new love…and someone out for revenge. Hotelier Kate Quintal and her sister Jen are hired to run a new luxury hotel on Pitcairn Island. Anticipating only the hard work that running the new facility would entail, a burgeoning romance with the burly and handsome Bryce Brown is the last thing she expected. With a new love and the success of the island’s new tourism endeavor, life seems sweet.  So, why are things suddenly falling apart? Who is trying to sabotage the hotel, and why? Kate finds herself fighting, not only for her job, or her heart…but her life. Review The sisters, Kate and Jen Quintal are relocating to their parent's home of Pitcairn Island, where they are running the hotel that will make or break Pitcairn's tourism trade.  The small community of Pitcainers are depending on them to do a good job, and nothing else counts. Until romance and revenge compl...

The Fall of the Misanthrope: I bitch, therefore I am By Louise Wise 5 out of 5 Synopsis Valerie Anthrope is a cut-throat business woman and happy being alone. She answers to no-one. She's The Boss. But enter Ellen in the guise of her fairy godmother wanting to make the world rosy and smelling of marshmallow. How can Valerie cope with this burst of sunshine? It gets worse, Ellen has a nephew who's equally chirpy, but he thinks it's Valerie taking advantage of Ellen and sets out to take her down a peg or two! Review Valerie Anthrope is content with her life. It's logical, and ordered, and has no soft edges. She doesn't need her time wasted with friendships, she'd much rather spend it improving her business. Long time do-gooder Ellen Semple has decided to be Val's self-appointed fairy godmother and make her life better; with a little help from Lex, Ellen's nephew, who just so happens to be the most eligible bachelor around. Ok, so the prologue ...

Water (Akasha #1) By Terra Harmony 1 out of 5 Synopsis *Mature Content* Elemental powers in the palm of her hand...and it won't be enough to save her. When Kaitlyn Alder is involuntarily introduced to a life of magic, she becomes part of an organization hell-bent on saving the Earth. Just as her new-found life holds promises of purpose, romance, and friendship, the organization divides and a rogue member holds Kaitlyn hostage. Now one of the most terrifying men the human race has to offer stands between her and Earth's survival. Review *Spoilers* Kaitlyn is just your average, troubled young woman. After losing her parents, she's never stayed put in one place, never felt the need to connect with people. Then after an avalanche, she regains consciousness on an island where she is to learn the truth about all those little coincidences that niggle away at her. Like the fact that wherever she goes, natural disasters follow - could it really be here causing them? I...

Spell Struck By Nicole J. Fawcett 4 out of 5 Synopsis Rhiannon Grey is a detective in a hectic police headquarters. She’s also a witch, in a society that’s learned not to think too highly of the supernatural, and her boss is a two thousand-year-old vampire. Rian has discovered the hard way that trouble is always just around the corner. This time, trouble is called Griffin King, a fifteen year old runaway whose strangled corpse is found floating in the river. He’s not the first street-kid to vanish recently, or to turn up later, very dead. When Rian starts to suspect he was a witch, too, and that his magic led to his death, her investigation turns into a personal crusade.  No one seems terribly concerned about the fate of a few disappeared urchins, though. And when a series of brutal murders starts panicked speculation about a nest of vampires, Rian’s boss has other things on his mind. But Rian won’t be distracted. Not by bureaucracy, not by murder, and certainly not by he...

The Princes Man (The Five Kingdoms #1) By Deborah Jay 5 out of 5 Synopsis Think James Bond meets Lord of the Rings. Award-winning fantasy, THE PRINCE'S MAN, is a sweeping tale of spies and deadly politics, inter-species mistrust and magic phobia, with a touch of romance.  Rustam Chalice, hedonist, dance tutor and spy, loves his life, never better than when he's bedding a gorgeous woman. So when the kingdom he serves is threatened from within, he leaps into action.  Only trouble is, the spy master, Prince Halnashead, teams him up with an untouchable aristocratic assassin who despises him.  And to make matters worse, she's the most beautiful woman in the Five Kingdoms.  Plunged into a desperate journey through the mountains, the mismatched pair struggle to survive deadly wildlife, the machinations of a spiteful god - and each other.  They must also keep alive a sickly elf they need as a political pawn. But when the elf reveals that Rustam has magic of his...