The Vine Witch

Set in turn-of-the-century France, this captivating novel of treachery, retribution, and self-discovery follows a young witch who, upon emerging from a curse, finds her world turned upside down.

The vines of Château Renard have relied on the skill of its vine witches for ages, whose concoctions contribute to the production of the Chanceaux Valley's famed wine. Subsequently, the art of harvest divination was destroyed when sorcière Elena Boureanu was caught off guard by a curse. Elena is now having difficulty going back to her previous life after breaking the curse that kept her in the marshlands' shallows and diminished her power. And the vineyard that she was supposed to inherit is now owned by a dashing stranger.

Vignieron Jean-Paul Martel foolishly believes that science is superior to superstition, and he undoubtedly disapproves of the peasants' practise of witchcraft. But the grapevine is full with hexahex, and Elena is good at spotting them. She will need to keep her actual identity and her intentions for retaliation against whomever took her seven winters of life hidden if she is to remain and aid in the vines' recovery. And she won't stop until she defeats the malevolent forces that continue to pose a danger to Jean-Paul, her, and the historic vine-witch heritage in the Chanceaux Valley's undulating hills.