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An intricate tale of witchcraft, flintlock magic, and a realm of ghosts. Kate Finch trusts in her abilities at the unseen arts-but can she trust in herself?Boston, 1742. Kate feels like an imposter-even though she''s Boston''s Minister of Magickal Sciences, as well-versed in magic and witchcraft as anyone who''s ever held the office. Yet between the unending gossip swirling about her and the secret burden of her past, she wonders if she''s up for the job.When her most vocal critic approaches her with a mystery stranger than any she''s known, she faces a chance to prove to herself-and her ambitious competitors for power-that the governor''s faith in her is well-placed.But soon, Kate confronts unquiet spirits immune to her witchcraft, signs of a deadly ghost realm, and a woman both dead and undead. Into this riddle steps a rival unlike any she''d encountered: the only other witch in the Colonies.Can Kate unlock the secret of the dead while staying one step ahead of a sociopathic rival? Will she uncover the unseen hand at work behind the uncanny magic? And can she prove to herself she''s worthy of the office she holds?Magic, mystery, and the infernal come alive in this sharp and intricate fantasy novel from the author of The Books of Conjury.

A thrilling horror fantasy set in a lively 19th century American mill town. The author of The Books of Conjury weaves a tale of demons and the unforgettable hero ready to face them down.Finn Carey never quits. Not even with the Devil on his heels.The young Irishman shrugs off hardship in the mills of Massachusetts in 1862. Discrimination rolls off his back. But when the ship carrying his family from Ireland arrives without a soul on board, he confronts a dire evil.Soon tales spread of a darkness escaped from the ship. Pale figures lurch along the midnight alleys and canals. Gas-lit churches and cemeteries suffer strange vandalism. Then comes Sister Ieva. She's beautiful and determined, a devil-hunting nun. When she tells Finn the terrifying truth, he joins a desperate race against the Devil himself.The Devil hates to lose—but so does Finn.Pulse-pounding and imaginative, The Devil’s Key is a riveting tale with an endearing hero. This haunting novel steals its way into your heart as it races to an electrifying conclusion!

Sorcery wagers with madness, mayhem, death, and eternal torment. Has Finch’s luck run out?Kate Finch is an indispensable apprentice at last—yet she’s plagued with worry and self-doubt. Nothing is good enough, fast enough, magnificent enough for her mentor August Swaine. More and more demons infest the colony. And everyone she’s relied on to keep her secrets is under surveillance by the new Governor, a man committed to obliterating the practice of the unseen arts at all costs.Just as Finch grasps the true peril threatening the colony, she confronts the one choice she’s not prepared for: betray her master, or watch him pay the cruelest price of sorcery.Her untamed witchcraft saved her time and time again—but Finch is out of time.Is she also out of luck?

A rising tide of the infernal threatens to engulf Boston. Only a harrowing race into a realm of displaced magic can stop it.Kate Finch keeps her promises. Even when they pull her deeper into the colony’s power struggles and political intrigues. Even when they entangle her further with the shadowy magic rising in the woods and vales around Salem. But as August Swaine’s experiments grow more brash, Finch’s loyalty faces to the ultimate test. When keeping her most ill-advised promise uncovers the true extent of her master’s folly, she faces a reckoning beyond any witchcraft, spells, or wards.Finch promised herself she’d never lose another loved one to a demon.Is it the one promise she has to break?

An unstoppable heroine takes on the infernal in a sweeping new fantasy trilogy set in a magic-riddled 18th Century Boston.The demons want sixteen-year-old Kate Finch’s soul. The governor wants her hanged.And she’s only been in the colony for a day.Outrunning the murderous spirits leads her into the heart of Salem, where she uncovers the secret experiments of August Swaine, the greatest sorcerer of the age. Her talents at surviving mayhem make her the perfect apprentice for Swaine. But when the terrors that destroyed the witches explode out into the countryside, word of Finch’s peculiar nature spreads to all the wrong ears.As dangers close in, Finch discovers the only hope to stop the unimaginable threat facing the colony…But will anyone believe her?