You all remember this:
Witch Hunt by Devin O'BranaganMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
In this book you live and suffer with several generations of the Hawthorne family, as they battle with persecution, exile and execution, that ends in a modern day massacre. This travesty is created and led by one man who has the power to motivate the masses to condemn what they didn't understand. It really makes you wonder how far people will truly go to prove that their religion is the best.
Since the very beginning of time, the human race has tried to interpret, enforce and follow Gods law. They have instead, distorted, abused, and, disobeyed it for their own spiritual gain. This horrible reality has not improved at all over the centuries even though we claim to be more civilized. For some reason people are driven to exterminate anything that they don't understand in the name of their religion even if innocent lives are harmed in the process. This book reminds us that faith can be a very powerful thing for both good and evil and how you use that faith defines you as a person.
I think that this book is well worth the read and I would recommend it to anyone who likes fantasy, romance, and historical fiction.
I received this Pre-reader copy from the author.
Now get ready for this!
Five novellas based on Devin O’Branagan’s bestselling novel, Witch Hunt!
You’ve closed the cover on Witch Hunt,
but the story isn’t over … yet! Devin O’Branagan has handpicked writers
to take up her characters’ stories and explore what happens next.
The
anthology begins with O’Branagan’s own novella about Hawthorne
matriarch, Vivian. Vivian and her fellow British witches work together
to prevent a Nazi invasion during World War II. Then there is Colonial
maiden, Bridget, who struggles with the guilt of failing her family in
Salem, 1692. Her younger sister, Prissy, mysteriously disappears and
finds another magical world. Julia, torn by family loyalties, love, and
her spiritual quest, pays a huge price to continue the bloodline. And
Miranda uses her powers against the great influenza outbreak of 1918—but
finds the ultimate foe is prejudice against her kind.
Discover what was left out of Witch Hunt and revisit your favorite characters with these exciting novellas. The story isn’t done until the battle’s lost and won.
This anthology contains novellas by Devin O'Branagan, Suzanne Hayes Campbell, Keri Lake, K.L. Schwengel, and Krista Walsh.
All five authors of the anthology are available for discussion at Devin's writers' forum. This is the link to chat with them: Chat With The Authors!
Witch Hunt: Of the Blood is available in both print and eBook formats and may be found at Amazon, B&N, and Smashwords.
(Smashwords provides copies compatible with almost all types of
eReaders including Sony, Apple, Kobo, etc.) It is also available
internationally via Amazon worldwide!
Two of the stories in this anthology are bridges to the upcoming sequel, Witch Hunt: Resistance, which will be released in 2013.
The original Witch Hunt
is an international bestseller first published by Simon &
Schuster's Pocket Books. It has been translated into German and Turkish
and is consistently on the bestseller lists. It is the story of 300+
years in the history of a family of witches, from the time of the Salem
trials to a modern-day witch hunt. It begs the question: could it happen
again?
Witch Hunt is available as both a paperback and an eBook. It is available at Amazon, B&N, and Smashwords.
My thoughts:
I just finished reading Witch Hunt: Of the Blood and I have to say
that even though it is written by five different authors, they seem to have
written it with one brain. The stories flow into one another as if they were
written together. This group of writers did a fantastic job capturing the
characters and making them come to life in this wonderful historical fiction
that will keep you turning pages well into the night until you devour all of
them.
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