Hecate “Kate” Goodwin prefers her solitude. A hedge witch with a quiet cottage, a black cat, and an apothecary to tend—life is simple, safe, and silent.
But when her sister asks her to host the coven’s annual Halloween gathering—on Kate’s birthday, no less—peace flies out the window. Add in the reappearance of Matthew Cypher, a dangerously charming practitioner of forbidden magic, and Kate’s carefully curated world begins to crack.
Things take a darker turn when Kate uncovers a tome inscribed with dark spells—in her deceased mother’s handwriting.
Now, caught between the coven’s pressure, Matthew’s secrets, and a legacy she doesn’t understand, Kate must confront the truth about her magic—and her family.
Some spells weren’t meant to be cast. But what if they already were?
