by Nora Roberts
First published 2001
Nell Channing steps off the boat at Three Sisters Island carrying nothing but secrets and eight months of running from an abusive husband. She finds work cooking at the local bookstore cafe, carefully hiding her real name and past. The island feels safe, but Nell can never fully relax. Sheriff Zack Todd shows her kindness she forgot existed, yet she cannot risk letting him too close. One wrong word could destroy the new identity she built so carefully. As Nell begins to trust again, she discovers the island lives under an ancient curse from 1692, when three accused witches first settled here. Only their descendants can break the curse that threatens everyone. Nell must join two other women who share this supernatural heritage. She faces a choice between the safety of hiding and the courage to use powers she never knew she possessed.
Genres: romance, mystery, fantasy, supernatural
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Three Sisters Island
Period: 1692
514 pages · Hardcover · Jove
Content warnings: abuse, domestic-violence