| Holly Cathers- Witch, Head of her Coven Amanda Anderson- Holly's cousin Nicole Anderson- Holly's cousin Silvana Beaufrere- Amanda's long timefriend Tante Cecile- Silvana's Aunt. Voodoo practitioner Tommy Nagai- Best friend of Amanda Jeraud Deveraux- Hollys soulmate, Burned by the Black Fire Kari Hardwicke- Jer's Ex Kialish Carter- Jer's best friend and lover of Eddie Eddie Hinook- Lover of Kialish and good friend of Jer's Jose Luis- Leader of the Spanish Coven Philippe- Jose Luis's Lieutenant Armand- Studied priesthood, member of Jose's coven Alonzo- Oldest member of the Spanish Coven Pablo- Younger brother of Jose Luis Sasha- Jer's mother, also known as Circle Lady Anne-Louise Montrachet- From the Mother Coven Michael Deveraux- Father of Jer and Eli. Very evil man! Sir William Moore- Supreme Covens leader James Moore- Sir Williams son. Isabeau Cahors- Married Jean Deveraux Jean Deveraux- Married to Isabeau Catherine Cahors- Isabeau's mother Laurent Deveraux- Jeans father Richard Anderson- Father of Nicole and Amanda Barbara Davis-Chin- Victim of Michael. Still in a coma Dan Carter- Native American shaman Jeannette- Marie- Catherine's new protege. King James I Queen Anne Barbara Cahors: Burned at the Stake Cassandra Cahors: Dunked to death for witchcraft, she put a curse on the people that did this and was standing by and Luc turned the curse around so that it was on the Cathors only. Giselle Cahors: Battled against Luc Deveraux, took her family and moved to the new world, changed her name to Gwen Cathers. Jonathan Moore: Isaiah- Twin of david, son of Giselle David- Twin of Isaiah, son of Giselle Marianne: Daughter of Giselle. She died due to the cathors curse. |
| Power always comes with a price… Holly Cathers and her twin cousins are moving on toward their first semester of college. But no matter where they go, they will never be entirely free of their past. The three are descendants of a powerful coven of witches--in constant danger from a rival clan. Holly learns from a vision that Jer is still alive. She resolves to rescue him despite the fact that he is a member of the Deveraux clan and therefore her enemy. But her efforts are thwarted when her friend reveals the nature of an ancient curse visited upon all Cathers witches. It becomes clear to Holly that the death of her parents was no accident, and a similar plague is sure to fall on anyone she grows close to. As her power strengthens, can Holly escape her destiny? And if her destiny includes Jer, does she want to? |
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| ISBN # 0-7434-2697-5 Pages: 291 Cover Illustration: Kamil Vojnar Cover Design: Russel Gordon |
| Dedications: To my daughter, Belle, who is magical -Nancy Holder To my husband, Scott, and the magic of true love. -Debbie Viguie |
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| Thanks to my wonderful coauthor, Debbie and her husband, Scott, for being friends I can count on. Thanks to our Simon & Schuster family, Lisa Clancy, Micol Ostow, and Lisa Gribbin. To my agent and his assistant, Howard Morhaim and Neeraja Viswanathan, my gratitude always. -N.H, Thank to my coauthor and mentor, Nancy, for being such an inspiring writer and a dear friend. Thank you also to all the people without whom this would not be possible, most especially Termineditor Lisa. Thank you to all those who have offered me encouragement and shared the joy and pain of creativity: Chris Harrington, Marissa Smeyne, Teresa Snook, Amanda Goodsell, and Lorin Heller. Thank you also to George and Greta Viguie, the parents of my beloved husband. Without you he would not be the man he is. -D.V. |