Touch of a Witch
In a time when magic is forbidden, discovery leads to death.
London 1606. Young witch Sarah Stone has seen the evil coming – dark forces that will lay waste to all she loves. But her warnings go unheeded. For the first time in her life, the power of foresight seems more like a curse than a gift. Sometimes, it’s just better not to know.
Desperate for answers, Sarah turns to her cousin Tom for aid, unaware he is keeping dark secrets of his own. In a bid for happiness, the cousins turn to forbidden magic, awakening dangerous desires. But magic always comes at a cost, and when others start to fall under the shadow of its power, whispers of witchcraft begin to echo through the streets.
Then Sarah is arrested as a witch. Awaiting her end in a prison cell, there seems to be no escape from her fate. In the last few days that are left to her, can she find a way to turn the curse aside? And what price is she willing to pay?
TOUCH OF A WITCH is the first novel in the seductive Darkness Rising Series, although all books in the series can be read as standalones. A dark, sexy, and unexpected fantasy.
Content warning: strong sex scenes and the occult.
Note: an earlier version of this novel was published previously as Shakespeare’s Witch.
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S.G. Slade
S.G. Slade was born and raised in the historic city of Bristol in England, and now lives in Sydney, Australia, with her husband, son, and a very small dog called Livvy. She has worked variously as a secretary, a teacher, a shop assistant and a nurse, but lifelong obsessions with books, history, and magic have never waned. When she isn’t reading or writing (which isn’t often), you can find her either doing yoga, going for long walks, or watching old movies. Touch of a Witch is her first historical fantasy book.
She uses the pen name S.G. Slade for her fantasy books, and also writes Historical Fiction under the name Samantha Grosser.
Darkness Rising
Darkness Rising consists of three books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
