Consort of Secrets: 1 (The Witch's Consorts)

Every witch knows the rules: Stick to your own kind. Never reveal your powers to outsiders. Take a consort from the witching families or kiss your magic good-bye forever.For years Ive been quiet obedient Rose Hallowell. I accepted the man my stepmother chose for me. But I never stopped missing my long-ago friends: brilliant Kyler stoic Seth passionate Jin daredevil Damon and Gabriel whose self-assured warmth brought us all together.Now were back on my childhood estate to arrange my marriage. The boys I grew up with? Theyre still in town--and they havent forgotten me either. And damn if they havent grown up well.Theyve got no magic no place in my life. But theyre charming and sweet and infuriatingly hot and I cant seem to stay away. The more I try to resist the more secrets I uncover about my family my betrothal and everything I thought was true about the witching world.Ive been lied to. Ive been betrayed. So to claim my magic and my happiness Ill break every rule there is--and then some.Dont mess with this witch. Every rose has thorns.