Samantha Ryancop by choice, witch hunter by necessityis about to confront the witch who has been secretly manipulating her life. But her search for the truth about her past may end in her death. All her life, Samantha Ryan has been haunted by a circle of blood, which she has tried to keep at bayever since she escaped a vicious Salem coven of witches as a child. But now her carefully constructed life has given way to the darkness she might have embraced, had she not run away.

Angry, focused, and more than willing to use her powers on anyone who gets in her way, Samantha travels to New Orleans to confront Lilith Black, the witch who has been mercilessly shaping events around her for months.

But little does Samantha know that her own nightmarish past and Liliths are inescapably intertwinedand that what Lilith wants most of all is for Samantha to suffer until her final breath

Debbie Viguieholds a degree in creative writing from UC Davis. Her Simon Pulse books include theNew York Timesbestselling Wicked series, which she wrote in collaboration with Nancy Holder, and the Once upon a Time novels VIOLET EYES, SCARLET MOON and MIDNIGHT PEARLS. She is also the author of theWitch Hunt Trilogy:The Thirteenth Sacrifice,The Last Gave,and the final title will be published in the UK in October 2014.She lives in Florida with her husband Scott.