The King of Bones and Ashes

From the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Witching Savannah series comes the story of a young witchs quest to uncover her familys terrifying history...

Magic is seeping out of the world, leaving the witches whove relied on it for countless centuries increasingly hopeless. While some see an inevitable end of their era, others are courting madnesswilling to sacrifice former allies, friends, and family to retain the power they covet. While the other witches watch their reality unravel, young Alice Marin is using magics waning days to delve into the mystery of numerous disappearances in the occult circles of New Orleans. Alice disappeared once, toocaged in an asylum by blood relatives. Recently freed, she fears her family may be more involved with the growing crisis than she ever dared imagine.

Yet the more she seeks the truth about her familys troubled history, the more she realizes her already-fragile psyche may be at risk. Discovering the cause of the vanishings, though, could be the only way to escape her mothers reach while determining the future of all witches.