It’ll take all her skill as a Vine Witch to untangle the mess of hexes…something made more difficult by the new owner’s refusal to believe in witches. When she returns home she finds all of the land has been hexed, not just her.

She’s convinced her former fiance is the one who cursed her when she broke off their engagement, and she plans to make him pay. When she finally breaks free, she returns home to Château Renard with vengeance in her heart. Set somewhere near the turn of the century in France (automobiles are just becoming popular, though the year is never mentioned), The Vine Witch follows Elena Boureanu as she beats a deadly curse and returns to family winery Château Renard, the only home she’s ever known…only to discover it’s been sold and life as she knew it is changed forever.įor seven years, Elena has been stuck as a toad, forced to eat poison to fend off a deadly curse. The narrator did a wonderful job with the story. The audio add-on was only $1.99, so I snagged that with it and ended up listening to the whole book. Smith is a debut historical fantasy novel. And she won’t rest until she can defy the evil powers that are still a threat to herself, Jean-Paul, and the ancient vine-witch legacy in the rolling hills of the Chanceaux Valley. To stay on and help the vines recover, she’ll have to hide her true identity, along with her plans for revenge against whoever stole seven winters of her life. But Elena knows a hex when she sees one, and the vineyard is covered in them. Vigneron Jean-Paul Martel naively favors science over superstition, and he certainly doesn’t endorse the locals’ belief in witches. And the vineyard she was destined to inherit is now in the possession of a handsome stranger.

Now, after breaking the spell that confined her to the shallows of a marshland and weakened her magic, Elena is struggling to return to her former life. Then the skill of divining harvests fell into ruin when sorcière Elena Boureanu was blindsided by a curse. Reading Challenges: Holly's 2019 Historical Challenge, Holly's 2019 New to Me ChallengeĪmazon | Barnes & Noble | The Ripped Bodice | Google Play BooksĪ young witch emerges from a curse to find her world upended in this gripping fantasy of betrayal, vengeance, and self-discovery set in turn-of-the-century France.įor centuries, the vineyards at Château Renard have depended on the talent of their vine witches, whose spells help create the world-renowned wine of the Chanceaux Valley. Cliffhanger: View Spoiler » No « Hide SpoilerĬontent Warning: View Spoiler » Violence, Gore, Torture, Revenge, Curses, Witchcraft « Hide Spoiler

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