Lena Hartwell just wants to read in peace.
Divorced. Menopausal. Accidentally magical. She's survived murder charges, ancient gods, crossword curses, and rampaging golems. Now she's looking forward to a quiet month with her witch book club and her grumpy Mandrake.
But someone has other plans.
The Hartwell family grimoire?five generations of spells, secrets, and soul-binding magic?has been stolen from Lena's study. No broken locks. No triggered wards. The thief was invited in.
And the thief is family.
A cousin Lena never knew existed has taken the book. Her name is Sabine. She's powerful. She's angry. And she's at the Crystal Hollow Renaissance Faire, preparing to bind the souls of every tourist.
Thousands of people. Thousands of souls. One blood oath at sunset.
With her daughter Jade, her blue-flamed friend Sophie, and a coven of witches who are better at knitting than combat, Lena must track the grimoire through a maze of jousting tents, turkey leg stalls, and bad medieval costumes. The thief has set up ritual circles throughout the faire. Five locations. Five chances to stop the binding.
But Sabine is not a monster. She's a Hartwell. She's hurt. She's alone. And she believes the only way to matter is to have power.
Lena has faced gods and golems. But facing family? That's harder.
Book Clubs & Blood Oaths is the fourth book in The Crystal Hollow Series?a twenty-book journey perfect for fans of Practical Magic, The Once and Future Witches, and anyone who believes that family is complicated, forgiveness is hard, and Renaissance Faires are the perfect place for a magical showdown.
What readers are saying about the series:
"Finally, a fantasy heroine who fights monsters and goes to book club in the same week."
"I laughed. I cried. I wanted to hug the Mandrake."
"The cousin rivalry is everything I didn't know I needed."
Perfect for readers who love:
- Cozy paranormal fantasies with family drama
- Witches over 40
- Renaissance Faire settings
- Stolen grimoires and blood magic
- Estranged family reconciliation
- Found family and second chances
The grimoire is gone. The faire is packed. The blood oath is coming. And the only thing standing between Crystal Hollow and soul-binding disaster is a menopausal witch with a turkey leg and a very complicated cousin.
Welcome back to Crystal Hollow.
Don't trust the mead.
