When Witches Can't Cast

<p><em>Dedham Vale England 1758</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Drowned if she is damned if she isn't-Gatty Carter can't escape the curse of being called a witch.</strong></p><p></p><p>Marked by suspicion and chased by fear Gatty's life shatters after a cruel prank nearly ends it. Desperate for safety she flees the only home she's ever known.</p><p></p><p>But escape offers no sanctuary. Arrested for vagrancy in a strange town Gatty soon finds herself at the mercy of a mysterious family with dark secrets of their own. They claim to run a home for wayward women but in reality they seek out survivors of witchcraft accusations hoping to unlock powers none of the women possess.</p><p></p><p>Among this unlikely coven led by an overimaginative matriarch Gatty discovers a bond she never expected. But as she grows close to these women and even closer to a handsome librarian-her deception becomes harder to keep. Now she must embrace the very role she's always feared-or risk losing the only family she's ever known.</p><p>For readers who believe the real magic is women who refuse to be silenced.</p>