Showing results for title "The Witches" in Teen & Young Adult

For a Puritan girl in 17th century Salem, first love can be wicked. Clarity Putnam falls in love with a boy witch. What could possibly go wrong? Well, for starters, the blood witches once fought a bloodthirsty war with the Christians, and only a shoestring truce keeps them at bay. Likewise, practicing witchcraft is a crime in Salem. Witches have been hung, or worse. Clarity, turning 16, is expected to marry the older, domineering Jacob. Holding so desperately onto her adolescence, is it hard to understand why she would fall for the free-spirited Victor?

From the moment she first learned the truth about witches...she knew she was born to fight them. Now, at sixteen, Iris is the lone girl on the Witch Hunters Special Ops Team. But when Iris meets a boy named Arlo, he might just be the key to preventing an evil uprising in Southern California. Together they're ready to protect the human race at all costs. Because that's what witch hunters do. Welcome to Hollywood.

Lily, Greta, and Romeo are on their home turf, chased all the way home by the Black Heron. Can they finally put an end to them? They’re going to need help. Can they get the full support of the Council of Magic? It’s not going to be so easy with a traitor inside the council. On to plan B then! Carmichael is still out there gathering Black Heron survivors. He will do whatever it takes to complete the transference spell and turn magic on its head.

Mourir jeune ? Déjà fait ! Se retrouver en enfer, devant un Satan casse-pied comme tout ? Ça va pas être possible, là. Erika n'avait pas prévu ça dans son emploi du temps post-mortem ! Mais Satan a apparemment besoin d'un coup de main, et il semblerait qu'Erika, sorcière-vampire à l’humour caustique, soit la seule candidate. Comme si elle n'avait pas déjà assez à faire avec sa non-vie ! Résultat des courses : voilà Erika embarquée dans une aventure infernale où les roulement d'yeux sont aussi nombreux que les répliques cinglantes.

Bullied and frustrated by her inability to grow her magic, Frances Sullivan is willing to do anything to bring forth her latent powers. As her coven mates become stronger, she feels more alienated. In her desperation, Frances casts a forbidden spell, willing to risk everything to fit in based on her own merits. Necromancy is outlawed for a reason. The dead never come back right. Frances is blinded by the desire to bring back a loved one taken too early. It’s not surprising that the spell she casts produces unexpected, deadly results.

A ship burns, sinking into the dark sea. There is only one survivor - a child hunted for the magic of her song. Hidden away on an isolated island, Lilette buries her magic deep, convinced it caused the deaths of those she loves. But she can’t run from who she is. And when her secret is revealed, the only thing that can save her is her song. It’s time to rise up and become what she was always meant to be. The most powerful witch ever born.

Elloren Gardner hides the most powerful secret in all Erthia — she is the Black Witch of Prophecy, and destined to triumph…or be used as the ultimate weapon of destruction. Separated from everyone she loves, isolated and hunted, Elloren must turn to the last person she can trust — her fastmate, Commander Lukas Grey. With the Mage forces of Gardneria poised to conquer all of Erthia, Elloren has no choice but to ally with Lukas and combine their power to keep herself out of the hands of Gardnerian leader Marcus Vogel…the holder of the all-consuming Shadow Wand.

Lily and Romeo are just one desert away from reaching the High Seat of the Black Heron Society, where they’ll finally learn the fate of Lily’s mom, Greta. But Lily is going to need some guidance before she shows up at the Black Heron’s door.

"She’s free.” The witches gazed down at the hole in the ground as if some monster had been unleashed. Joan drew her knitted shawl closer to her frail shoulders. “Do you think she’ll come after us?” Jim Taylor looked out into the storm. A lightning bolt lit up the yard. There, just outside the window, stood a young woman. It was only the start of the nightmare his life would become.

It’s been a year since Clara’s magic manifested itself and she was accepted into Linginbaum’s School for Magic Users (“witch” is such a dated term). She’s made friends, learned new spells, and most importantly begun to master her unique, once-in-a-generation type of magic: mathemagic. To Clara, all the magic in the world is a mass of glowing, rainbow-colored mathematical equations that she can alter and manipulate. She’s used her special ability to raise new and lasting Borders between the Ordinary world and Underhill, the secret and fantastic world of witches. And now a new ...

Solace is beautiful, strong-willed, and called the water witch by her neighbors. She divines for water in the arid hills of her home—a dangerous pastime across the border, where the king controls access to all the water. Rhees is brooding, bitter, and hiding a deadly secret. But he’s determined to find a way to help the thirsty people of his land—even if it means kidnapping the last living water diviner. But divining for water is against the law, punishable by death.

Alia has made a deal with the Sea Witch to give up her life as a mermaid in exchange for a human soul. Now she has only 12 hours left on land to win the prince she loves, or perish. But Alia’s sister, Runa, knows that the prince isn’t capable of true love, so she makes her own bargain with the Sea Witch - and prepares to bring Alia back to the ocean, whether she likes it or not. Below the waves, the Sea Witch has a plan to challenge the order of the sea. It’s going to take power - power she doesn’t yet have.

You’d think when a plague that threatens all of vampire kind (not to mention the world) is afoot, alerting the Vampire Council would be the responsible thing to do…I was too late…and now the already-possessed council is coming after me. If only I could access the infernal power Edwin brought with him when he bound himself to me in hell…there is one item that might allow me to tap into that power: a flambeaux once made by the Witch of Endor. Unfortunately, the infernal object is guarded by Cajun werewolves and the nasty ghost of a voodoo priestess.

All the characters return for the final part of Idi's story. Grown into a powerful magician, Idi must prepare for the war that is coming. Katrina has grown into a beautiful young lady, despite her manly attire, and her affections for Absalom are worn on her sleeve. She must, however, vie for his attention against the stunning Loreiei who is set on marrying the future king of Talia. The ogre Crannog-Fergal adopts the Fart Platoon goblins and sets about building a gateway to other worlds.

Moll has evoked the Great Horned God - the Wild Hunt has begun. I only have one option: run, and hope I can outlast the duration of the hunt. My best chance? To go back to where it all started. We have to return to Exeter. I don’t want to go to the Order for help, but if they think some some pagan god is coming to town, bringing Moll with him, they’ll have to get involved. If there’s anyone they hate more than me, it’s Moll. Of course, that means I’ll have to deal with them, too. They’re still my enemy. And now they’re closing in on me from all sides.

Only in the Witch’s City could a misguided romance result in actual death and destruction. Audrey is ready for some peace and quiet. She has a place to call her own, good friends, and an exciting career. Having two boyfriends is an issue, but it’s better than having none. But unexpected events soon bring chaos into her life. Petra, High Witch Ermizad’s cousin, is having problems of her own. Exiled to Rohoville, she’s struggling to fit in. And when Petra is targeted by a mysterious and ancient power, new and old adventurers alike join forces to try to save her. The Witch’s City ...

A local coven is hunting wolf shifters. They're enslaving them, extracting power from their essence...what are they planning? I'm not sure. I would have ignored it...until they captured my...friend. Or is he more than a friend? I don't know. That kiss...I'm so confused. All I know is that I have to save him. One hedge witch facing off with a whole coven...drawing on the power of the wolves...do I even stand a chance?

By using their magic, the witches of Vegas become the number one act performing on the Las Vegas Strip - a great achievement for them, but not so much for the magicians, who can't possibly keep pace. Isis Rivera is the adopted 15-year-old daughter of the witches of Vegas. Zack Galloway is the teenage nephew and assistant to the last magician left in the city.

Arah and Phinn quickly become friends and go on adventures together. They travel to Guldin together and make amazing discoveries there. When suddenly a miniature dragon appears and messes Arah’s life up completely, the girl slowly becomes suspicious. More and more, the magic returns to her life, and without her noticing, the adventure continues. Arah wants to know and understand everything, and when she finally gets the opportunity to get her memories back, she does not hesitate....

Growing up homeschooled on the Renaissance Festival circuit is weird enough, but when you’re the daughter of a powerful binding witch who makes a living as a fortune teller, and your best friend is a middle-aged sari vendor, weird is relative. Fifteen-year-old Kate Roark desperately wants to be a witch but isn't - yet. It’s not likely at her age until she meets the Fortune Taker and gets a taste of unimaginable power - but at what cost? Forced to choose between keeping stolen power or making her magic dreams come true, her ultimate decision throws her entire world into question.