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A Spell of Rowans

4.4 204 ratings on Amazon
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Magic and troubles come in threes.

The Rowan family: Victoria, whose empathic talent reads hidden feelings. Phillipa, with a glamour that bewitches. Liam, who can touch an object to reveal its past.

We all had our magic twisted by our mother’s games, but after her death, I thought it was safe to come back home. Instead, the police haul in my autistic brother for questioning about a murder, while my sister is keeping a secret about what Mother was really doing. Hint: nothing good.

And that hometown boy I dumped? He’s now with the FBI and thinks he knows the truth about me.

“Swathed in small-town gossip and values, the fantastical novel – combines murder mystery, magic, and mayhem for an exciting tour of a family’s history and trauma.” – 5 stars, Clarion review

An emotional page-turner about healing from a haunted past.

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Fans of Alix E. Harrow, Alice Hoffman, Paula Brackston, Sarah Addison Allen, Kate Morton, Adrienne Young (Spells for Forgetting, The Unmaking of June Farrow); and The Last of the Moon Girls (Barbara Davis), will enjoy the Magical Realism and complex family dynamics in this small town mystery.

Editorial reviews by Clarion, 5 stars and the Booklife A Rating. View and download the Bookstores and Libraries Wholesale Sell Sheet

Suitable for 18+, contains scenes of childhood trauma, suicide, and abuse.

What Readers are Saying

“The characters were so beautifully built that you will soon find yourself feeling all of their emotions as if they were a real person. So if your looking for a great book to read this week I highly recommend A Spell of Rowans by Byrd Nash.”
Stephanie
Goodreads
“It’s more a compelling story of family, of three adults who were abused while growing up but who find their way back to each other.”
NetGalley review
“I was hooked from the first chapter!”
NetGalley review
“This is a most glorious book but difficult to classify: magic, magical realism, murder, possible murder, mystery, small town vibes, rekindled romance, police and legal procedure, to name but a few. Yet somehow it works, and I had to finish it and ultimately recommend it.”
NetGalley review
“I do not want something that is hard to believe or hard to imagine happening in the world that I live in. Byrd Nash has created the perfect mix of reality and magic in A Spell of Rowans where it is actually a believable story and personally made me think of the entire story happening in my own small town of less than 200 people.”
Dremel22
Amazon
“It’s clever, imaginative and a good example of how magic and suspense can blend with contemporary fiction.”
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