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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780060745097
ISBN: 0060745096
Label: HarperTorch
Manufacturer: HarperTorch
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: May 01, 2005
Publisher: HarperTorch
Release Date: April 26, 2005
Sales Rank: 355957
Studio: HarperTorch
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Product Description:
A stranger has come to Middleburg, Maryland, a visitor from abroad with a mysterious purpose. But this quaint, affluent community has dark secrets of its own. And when the interloper, Peter Stewart, becomes involved with the bewitching, seductive ward of noted local author Kate More, the townfolk fear the chilling past they are hiding will no longer be safe. For Middleburg has a colonial history of malevolent sorceries and obscene sacrifice. And when the terrible pot is stirred, murder may be the least of the evils to emerge from the unholy brew.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Not dark, but good
The book is not as dark as I would've expected. I was looking for a lot of strange phenomena, but that didn't happen. However, the book moved me right along, and definitely contained plot twists.
Rating:  - Deceptive trifle
I picked this one up for free at a library giveaway and read it on vacation when all of my other books were exhausted; time that would have been better spent in virtually any other pursuit. I have not read anything else by this author, so perhaps this is her style, but I thought this was one of the most poorly-written novels I've ever read. I say that because every bit of suspense in the novel is generated by deception.
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Plot: 3
Concept: 6
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Rating: - A fun read (just ignore the cheesy title)
I'm not too familiar with the gothic romance genre, which is pretty much looked down upon by snooty readers, but if they are all written like Barbara Michaels I'm all for them. This book worked for me. It is witty, well-paced, has a clever plot, and most importantly, is believable notwithstanding its batty premise of a modern-day witches' coven deep in Upper Middle-Class America. A reader looking for "horror" is bound to be disappointed, because Ms Michaels is not out to terrorise her readers or ... Read More
Rating:  - My Favorite Barbara Michaels' Book
Style-wise, this is perhaps her most creative book. It is split into 3 parts: the 1st is 3rd-person omniscient, the 2nd is told through the male main-character's POV, and the 3rd is told through the female main-character's POV. The events unfold much like a movie in that the reader isn't just told what is going to happen... rather, we "see" it as it happens. It makes for a very exciting read! The characters are wonderfully 3-dimensional, and as always with this author, the conversation is ... Read More
Rating: - My first Barbara Michaels and still one of my favorites
Made me a believer that whether witchcraft is real or not, the people who believe in it can be pretty scary. It's one book I've reread several times.
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Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780060745097
ISBN: 0060745096
Label: HarperTorch
Manufacturer: HarperTorch
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: May 01, 2005
Publisher: HarperTorch
Release Date: April 26, 2005
Sales Rank: 355957
Studio: HarperTorch