The Book of Spells (Private #0.5)
Author: Kate Brian
Desc: The year is 1915 when sixteen-year-old Eliza Williams arrives at the Billings School for Girls in Easton Connecticut. Her parents expect her to learn the qualities of a graceful dutiful wife. But Eliza and her housemates have a dangerous secret: They're witches. After finding a dusty leather bound spell book the Billings Girls form a secret coven. Bonded in sisterhood they cast spells--cursing their headmistress with laryngitis brewing potions to bolster their courage before dances and conjuring beautiful dresses out of old rags. The girls taste freedom and power for the first time but what starts out as innocent fun turns sinister when one of the spells has an unexpected-and deadly-consequence. Magic could bring Eliza everything she's ever wanted...but it could also destroy everything she holds dear.