An initiation ceremony gone wrong.
Cristiane Bradford thought her biggest problems were college, her complicated mother, and trying to earn her place in a coven that had already rejected her. Then she discovers the truth: Beatrice is not just hiding a magical past?she's been hiding a cult, a demon, and a legacy steeped in blood.
As Cristiane follows the trail from a secret altar room to a nightclub basement and then into a nightmare she can't wake from, every answer leads to something worse. Her mother is lying. Her friends are hiding secrets. And the people hunting her now know exactly who she is.
With witches, ghosts, demons and more closing in, Cristiane must decide whether family can be saved from the darkness that shaped it?or whether the darkness has already claimed them all.
Review
"Fans of dark fantasy and the occult will wisely seek out this first volume in the Cristiane Bradford series. Filled with witchcraft and more than one skeleton in the proverbial family cupboard, Secrets of Mother will enthrall with its masterful use of ghostly imagery and the complexities of family relationships. At the heart of this beguiling tale is Cristiane, an enchanting heroine for the new age." ? Vince A. Liaguno, Bram Stoker Award-winning editor of Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet and author of The Literary Six
"Secrets of Mother is that great fall read that gives you a kickass witchy heroine in a novel filled with horror, mystery, magic, and even romance as she tries to discover what her mother has been hiding for years." ? Pamela K. Kinney, author of Werewolves, Dogmen, and Other Shapeshifters Stalking North America and How the Vortex Changed My Life
"She's a white witch in training. Her mother is believed to be a practicing witch involved in dark magic. It's daughter versus mother in this thriller!
College student and witch in training Cristiane Bradford is doing her best to achieve her goal of being accepted by a coven of witches who only do good. It's tough enough when she has to balance her witch training with her academic studies at her college, but when other obstacles are thrown in her path it becomes a nightmare. She must overcome the dark magic surrounding her, and defeat demons and other paranormal entities. Everything is stacked up against her. She's in the battle of her life." ? Blaze McRob, author of the novel, '68 Buick
