Secret
Legacy
The
Windhaven Witches Book 1
by
Carissa Andrews
Genre:
Urban Fantasy Suspense, Paranormal Academy
Nestled
in the woods of Windhaven, Blackwood Manor waits to unleash a dark
and deadly legacy…
When Autumn Blackwood shows up at Windhaven Academy for the Witching Stick Orientation, she hopes to find out what dormant powers she could possibly possess to have been accepted to the elite supernatural school. Instead, the academy is in chaos as everyone frantically hunts for two missing girls.
But as school begins with Autumn no closer to figuring out her powers, strange occurrences start to follow her everywhere. Even at home, Blackwood Manor keeps many secrets, and Autumn can’t escape its haunting past.
New friends urge her to learn more about her family’s history in order to unlock her powers and make sense of what’s happening at Blackwood Manor, but Autumn’s not so sure. Once an accident brings Autumn face-to-face with death, however, she realizes her gifts are tied to a legacy that can either save or doom them all…
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“Right,” he nods. “I suppose you’ll
need the Wi-Fi password. It’s YBG0n3. Wanna write that down?”
“Nah,
I’ll just add it to my phone now. Hang on,” I say, taking my
phone out of my pocket.
As
soon as I get it entered and logged in, I lean against the edge of
the breakfast bar, unable to truly grasp the sheer size of this
place. I mean, I knew my Dad had a big house, but for some reason, I
didn’t realize that translated into having money. It’s weird how
when you’re a kid, you don’t think of those things. But now, it’s
like moving in with a secret superhero or something.
“Our
last name isn’t really Wayne, is it?” I blurt out.
Dad
pulls up short and snickers. “Ha—no. Blackwood’s as good as it
gets, sweetie.”
“Just
checking,” I say, grinning sheepishly.
The
two of us stand in awkward silence for a moment before I crack open
the Redbull and take a sip.
“So,”
I start.
“So—”
Dad repeats.
“I
guess, I’ll head back to my room and get situated.”
“Of
course. Yeah. You do what you need to do,” Dad nods.
I
nod and cast a tiny wave his direction. “Thanks, Dad. See you in
the morning.”
“Night,
sweetie” he says. I can tell he’d like me to stay a bit longer,
though, because his smile doesn’t quite reach his eyes.
I
make my way out into the entryway and down the hallway leading to my
room. Suddenly, the same cold sensation from earlier flashes over me.
I shudder and turn to look over my shoulder.
This
old house must be super drafty.
I
turn back around, taking a few more steps, when I swear I hear a
woman’s voice whisper, “Welcome
home, Autumn.”
Soul
Legacy
The
Windhaven Witches Book 2
Turns out being the town’s only necromancer could pose some problems when the dead won’t stay dead.
The
new semester of Windhaven Academy is about to start, and already
Autumn Blackwood’s life is in jeopardy. Rumors are swirling around
the school that Autumn and her boyfriend are raising the revenants,
and Autumn worries they might be right.
What if the
resurrection she performed last semester wasn’t as successful as
she thought? What if she really is the cause of the dead returning to
life?
Soon, Autumn and her boyfriend find themselves in the center
of a supernatural federal investigation that could land them both in
prison—or something far worse. And if Autumn doesn’t find out
what’s really behind the soulless scourge quickly enough, everyone
she cares about could be next on the death toll.
Soul Legacy
is a harrowing and suspenseful supernatural mystery for fans of
heart-thumping paranormal tales! Fans of Joe Hill and Kelley
Armstrong will love The
Windhaven Witches by
Carissa Andrews!
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Scurrying backward, I try to get far enough away so I can stand, but
the creature claws at my legs, digging in and pulling herself further
up my body with her good hand. Biting my lip, pain tears through my
right ankle from both the sprain and the boney fingertips, as they
bear down on my flesh. With my good foot, I rear up, kicking down as
hard as I can at the place between her neck and shoulder. The
momentum is enough to loosen her grip as she skitters down my leg and
nearly falls off.
A loud thumping sound reverberates through the otherwise still
cemetery. It starts off low, but then starts to grow louder until a
grinding sound takes its place. Terror rises, as does a scream in the
back of my throat, as I try to get upright and see what’s causing
the sound.
Somewhere close by, Wade yells, “Get out of the goddamn way—”
Using any remaining strength I have in my left leg, I plant another
kick on the creature’s face and struggle completely out of her
grasp. I no sooner pull back my legs as an enormous granite headstone
comes crashing down onto the zombie’s outstretched body. The weight
of it flattens her upper torso, severing her head from the rest of
her body. It rolls forward unceremoniously and lands face up in the
snow.
Shuddering away the adrenaline, I scoot back another foot or two for
good measure. No matter what I do, I can’t seem to break my gaze
away from the severed head.
“How did you know that was going to work?” I say, clutching at my
chest and sucking in large gulps of frigid oxygen.
Wade plops down into
the snow, knees first, then drops onto his back, gasping for air.
After a moment he says, “Years of watching way too much TV.”
Haunted
Legacy
The
Windhaven Witches Book 3
Being haunted by ghosts isn’t unusual for Autumn, but this time it’s someone she didn’t think was dead.
Autumn’s
world is a life of ghosts, death, and destruction. The last thing she
wants is to be the cause of her boyfriend’s early demise.
Especially when she’s already been warned by the Angel of Death to
stay away from him. So, to keep Wade safe, there’s only one thing
to do: end it.
But
of course, fate doesn’t let them off the hook that easy. Thrust
together for a school project, Wade is put right in the line of fire
when an unexplained, and surprisingly violent, haunting erupts at
Blackwood Manor.
To
figure out how to stop it, Autumn has to communicate with the spirit,
but it will do anything to protect its identity. The deeper Autumn
digs, the more sinister the truth becomes. Devastated and vulnerable,
Autumn has to face the facts and find a way to end the ghost’s
deadly attacks. Otherwise, both she and Wade will become the ghost’s
next victim.
Haunted
Legacy is
the third installment of the Windhaven
Witches series
– a spine-tingling supernatural suspense series that will have you
questioning everything you think you know! Fans of Deborah Harkness,
Kelley Armstrong, and Anne Rice will love The
Windhaven Witches by
Carissa Andrews!
Once again, I walk the dark tunnels of the catacombs in
anticipation. There’s something very important I need to do.
Everything is pitch black, but somehow I know my way around and the
direction I’m heading, as if a compass has been embedded inside my
mind.
Suddenly no longer alone, I can feel Abigail’s presence walking
beside me. Though the tunnel remains dark, I’m acutely aware of
her, as if I can see her in my mind’s eye. We walk in silence for a
few moments. It’s not entirely uncomfortable, but there’s an
agitated energy lingering in the air between us.
I’m here for a reason.
Abigail takes my hand, pressing her cool, unearthly palm against
mine. Suddenly, we’re no longer in the catacombs, but somewhere
outside.
“There is much I should have been truthful about,” Abigail
says, her voice soft.
I’m oddly aware of my state—a strange sort of lucid dream.
While I’m sure this place exists, I’m also aware it’s all
happening inside my mind. The only thing I don’t know is whether
I’m in control, or if Abigail is.
I stare down at the scattered evidence of a circle—one that
vaguely tugs at my memories, though I can’t place why. It’s off
in the recesses of the dreamworld and no matter how I try to focus on
it, it slips through the cracks of my mind.
While the circle is evident, it has seen the seasons come and go.
How many is hard to distinguish. Inside are the remnants of a
ritual—salt, water, candles… As well as a tattered red string.
It’s almost exactly like the ones I’ve been finding, but this one
has been faded in time’s weathering gaze.
Abigail stares down at the circle, her eyebrows tugging inward as
she frowns at the contents within. Then, she turns slightly to the
left, her eyes landing on a small pile of leaves and brambles. No
words are necessary, as I instinctively follow her gaze.
At first, it
appears like any other part of the forest. But there, slightly
obscured by nature and time itself, are the remains of a human body.
Cursed
Legacy
The
Windhaven Witches Book 4
How
do you break a family curse set by the Fates themselves?
The
Blackwood family curse is closing in on Autumn. No matter where she
goes, the tattered red threads of the Moirai follow her. It’s only
a matter of time and she’ll join the early grave of so many
Blackwoods before her. What’s worse, the curse is expanding and
threatening to take more lives.
Expelled
from his birthright for loving a necromancer, Wade is now a
completely mortal—and vulnerable human. If he dies,
there’s no coming back because not even Autumn can save him when
fate and death conspire.
After
an eye-opening revelation, Autumn realizes everything about her
crazy, supernatural life has been built on a lie. And that lie is
about to wipe out her entire lineage forever. With time running out,
will Autumn find a way to appease the Fates and break the curse?
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“Autumn, wait. What if…” he reaches out, grabbing my hand and
pulling me up short. “What if it’s one of the Moirai?”
The word snaps me out of my trance like a slap in the face.
The Moirai…
I blink back my surprise, appalled that the thought hadn’t even
entered my mind. It should have been the first thing I thought. Yet,
the moment I saw her, any concern for myself vanished completely and
all I knew was I needed to catch up with her.
“Oh god,” I say, pressing my fingertips to my mouth.
I spin around on the spot, searching for the woman, but her footsteps
have disappeared on the snow, as if she led me here and vanished.
Beside us is a large statue of an angel. I’ve never noticed it
before, in the many times I’ve visited this cemetery. Its face is
tilted in anguish, tears carved across its marble face that look
realistic in the dying sunlight. Its arms are outstretched, as if
reaching for an offering. And there, dangling between the
outstretched fingers, is another tattered red thread.
My eyes drift to the bronze plate at its feet. The words read: I
pledge my soul for your sins and ask God Almighty to remove their
burden from you and place them with me to consume.
I shudder at the imagery those words invoke.
Was she leading me
here to atone for my sins? Or was she leading me to my death, in
order to consume the mistakes of my ancestors?
"An
author emerges from the depths of Minnesotan waters. Sci-fi/Fantasy
is my pen of choice."
Carissa
Andrews is an internationally bestselling author from central
Minnesota who writes a combination of science fiction, fantasy,
paranormal romance, supernatural thriller, and dystopia. Her plans
for 2020 include launching the paranormal\supernatural thriller
series: The Windhaven Witches.
She
keeps sane by chilling with her husband and five kids, playing with
art in its various forms, seeking out mysteries, and being an
occasional meditation and reiki badass.
You
can learn more about Carissa and her upcoming books by visiting her
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