6 books like The Once and Future Witches

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Oceans of fire Christine Feehan · 2005 · ★ 4.5 · 371p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The third daughter of seven in a magical bloodline, Abigail Drake was born with an affinity for water and a strong bond with dolphins. After she witnesses a murder, she flees right into the arms of Alexsandr Volstov. On the trail of stolen Russian antiquities, he's a relentless Interpol agent—and the man who once broke Abby's heart. But he isn't going to let the only woman he's ever loved slip… Shares: Sisters, Witches

The witch of Willow Hall Hester Fox · 2018 · 373p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "In the wake of a scandal, the Montrose family and their three daughters -- Catherine, Lydia and Emeline -- flee Boston for their new country home, Willow Hall. The estate seems sleepy and idyllic, but a subtle menace creeps into the atmosphere. Remnants of a dark history that call to Lydia, and to the youngest, Emeline. All three daughters will be irrevocably changed by what follows, but none… Shares: Sisters, Witches

Cackle Rachel Harrison · 2021 · ★ 3.8 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate All her life, Annie has played it nice and safe. After being unceremoniously dumped by her longtime boyfriend, Annie seeks a fresh start. She accepts a teaching position that moves her from Manhattan to a small village upstate. She’s stunned by how perfect and picturesque the town is. The people are all friendly and warm. Her new apartment is dreamy too, minus the oddly persistent spider… Shares: Witches, American literature

We Have Always Lived in the Castle Shirley Jackson · 1962 · ★ 3.9 · 182p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shirley Jackson's beloved gothic tale of a peculiar girl named Merricat and her family's dark secret Taking readers deep into a labyrinth of dark neurosis, We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family and the struggle that ensues when a cousin arrives at their estate. This edition features a new introduction by… Shares: Sisters, American literature

The Little Friend Donna Tartt · 2000 · ★ 3.5 · 576p · ≈ 19h · Moderate A young girl with a brother murdered years ago decides to find and punish his killer. Shares: Sisters, American literature

Practical Magic Alice Hoffman · 1995 · ★ 3.7 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate For more than two hundred years, the Owens women had been blamed for everything that went wrong in their Massachusetts town. And Gillian and Sally endured that fate as well; as children, the sisters were outsiders. Their elderly aunts almost seemed to encourage the whispers of witchery, but all Gillian and Sally wanted was to escape. One would do so by marrying, the other by running away. But… Shares: Sisters, Witches

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