Luanne G. Smith Knihy

Po celé stáročia chránili vinice Château Renard talentované vínne čarodejnice, ktorých kúzla pomáhali dorábať svetoznáme víno z údolia Chanceaux. Elenu, jednu z čarodejníc, však postihla kliatba, ktorá ju uväznila v podobe ropuchy na plytčine močiara a jej magické schopnosti zoslabli. Prešlo dlhých a trpkých sedem rokov, kým sa jej podarilo kúzlo prelomiť a vrátiť sa k svojmu bývalému životu. Lenže vinicu, ktorú mala zdediť, teraz vlastní pekný cudzinec. Jean-Paul Martel uprednostňuje vedu pred poverami a nepodporuje ani vieru miestnych obyvateľov vo vínne čarodejnice. Aby Elena mohla pomôcť vinohradu zotaviť sa, musí utajiť svoju skutočnú identitu a rovnako aj plány na pomstu tomu, kto jej ukradol najlepšie roky života. Keď sa jej bývalý snúbenec stane obeťou rituálnej vraždy, podozrenie padne na Elenu. Zdá sa, že niekto v údolí praktizuje starú temnú mágiu, takú nebezpečnú, že nie je zapísaná ani v kúzelných knihách. Elenu čaká ťažký zápas, aby očistila svoje meno a ochránila všetko, čo miluje.

A spellbinding novel of bloodlines, self-discovery, and redemption by the author of the Washington Post bestseller The Vine Witch. Abandoned as a child in turn-of-the-century Paris, Yvette Lenoir has longed to uncover the secrets of her magical heritage and tap her suppressed powers. But what brave and resourceful Yvette has done to survive the streets has made her a fugitive. With a price on her head, she clings to a memento from her past?what she believes to be a grimoire inherited from the mother she never knew. To unlock the secrets of her past, Yvette trusts in one woman to help solve the arcane riddles among its charmed pages. Elena Boureanu is the vine witch of Château Renard, noted for its renowned wines. Even as she struggles with her own bloodline?and its poisonous threat to her future?Elena can’t ignore a friend on the run. Joined by a cunning thief, the proprietor of an enchanted-curio shop, and a bewitching black cat, Elena and Yvette are determined to decode Yvette’s mysterious keepsake. But what restless magic will be unleashed? And what are Yvette and Elena willing to risk to become the witches they were destined to be?

A beguiling novel of revenge, deliverance, and a powerful sisterhood of magic by the Washington Post bestselling author of The Vine Witch and The Glamourist. Sidra didn't murder her husband. Yet even a jinni can't wish away a wrongful imprisonment. Determined to prove her innocence, she returns to her adopted home--a French village renowned for its perfume witches--with her friends Elena and Yvette by her side. Here is where Sidra's true destiny awaits, but danger also lurks in the village's narrow lanes. On her trail is Jamra, another jinni, who's after more than revenge for the murder of his brother. He also seeks vengeance for the indignities inflicted on jinn by mortals over the centuries. When he learns of an ancient relic capable of unleashing chaos on the world, and that the weapon is in the hands of his murderous sister-in-law, he vows to destroy Sidra to get it. Relying on a sisterhood of magic, a mysteriously faithful dog, and a second-rate sorcerer, Sidra defends herself using the village's greatest asset: its perfume. It's as beguiling a lure as it is a formidable shield. But is it enough for Sidra to protect herself and those she loves from powers yet to be released?

Eine zauberhafte Geschichte voller mitreißender Gefühle und alter Geheimnisse Paris, kurz nach der Jahrhundertwende: Seit Yvette Lenoir als kleines Kind in einer unscheinbaren Pension von ihrer Mutter verlassen wurde, sehnt sie sich danach, die Geheimnisse ihrer Herkunft zu ergründen. Doch das einzige Erinnerungsstück an ihre Mutter ist ein mysteriöses altes Buch. Yvette setzt auf die Hilfe ihrer Freundin Elena, der Eigentümerin des renommierten Weinguts Château Renard – denn diese scheint eine rätselhafte Verbindung zu Yvettes Mutter zu haben. Zwischen prachtvollen Weinreben und duftenden Rosenbüschen versuchen die Freundinnen, Yvettes Erbe auf die Spur zu kommen ... Luanne G. Smith schreibt eindringlich und berührend über die Freundschaft zwischen drei außergewöhnlichen Frauen, über Liebe, Geheimnisse, Glück und Verrat.