Happy summer, everyone! At least the rest of Europe is currently experiencing a heatwave, whilst in Finland we’ve barely had any summer weather yet.
The long hours spent indoors have at least given me plenty of time to finish book 3 in The Venus King Mysteries series, Historian Witch. All I have left to do is proofreading, which I’m doing currently. As the name suggests, this book will be focused on history, with a bit of added mythology. Here’s the blurb:
As Samhain approaches, big changes are happening in Cliffwood. Not only has an ancient castle being discovered on the island but Jack Avon has returned to Moonrise Manor as a ghost, although his attempts to rekindle his romance with his old flame Elsie aren’t going well.
When Venus King’s author friend is murdered after borrowing a book from the Moonrise Manor library, she fears the Circle of Wisdom may be behind it and are after the secrets hidden in the book. To make things worse, magic and memories are dissapearing from Cliffwood and strange ghouls are haunting the island.
After discovering a spell from Elsie’s witch ancestor to see back in time, Venus realises the clues to solving each mystery lie in the past, in the times of World War Two, the witch hunts, and King Arthur. There she discovers more secrets than she realises.
Can an apprentice witch save the future when time itself is battling against her?
You can pre-order the book now (there’s no cover yet, but don’t worry about it) or if you can’t wait then check out the first two books in the series.
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