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The Vine Witch

The Vine Witch, Book 1

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The Vine Witch

By: Luanne G. Smith
Narrated by: Susannah Jones
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A Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestseller.

"Cleverly crafted.... The Vine Witch is a grown-up fairy tale with a twisty-turn-y story line of magic, love, and betrayal that holds your attention.... Pure escapism." --Forbes

A young witch emerges from a curse to find her world upended in this gripping fantasy set in turn-of-the-century France.

For 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. Then the skill of divining harvests fell into ruin when sorcière Elena Boureanu was blindsided by a curse. 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. And the vineyard she was destined to inherit is now in the possession of a handsome stranger.

Vigneron Jean-Paul Martel naively favors science over superstition, and he certainly doesn't endorse the locals' belief in witches. But Elena knows a hex when she sees one, and the vineyard is covered in them. 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. 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.

©2019 Luanne G. Smith (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
Fantasy Fiction Historical Magic Romance Magic Users Paranormal Witchcraft
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Critic reviews

"The vineyards of the fictitious Chanceaux Valley play home to magic, romance, and mystery in Smith’s contemporary debut fantasy.... The specter of savage, early European witch hunts ups the stakes, mixing real history with folklore...this is an ambitious debut from a promising author." --Publishers Weekly

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Enjoyed this story kept me interested until the end and will been getting the next in the series 😉😉😉

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I absolutely loved this book and what a terrific narrator. Can't wait to read more from this author

Fantastic read

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Thoroughly enjoyable, wonderfully descriptive, has changed my perspective for wine. nicely read and well paced.

leaves me with a desire to discover rural France

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Great story even if in some places it was predictable. I really enjoyed listening to it.

Really enjoyed the book

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Such a brilliant story, I loved the twists and turns. Also the woven history within

I was hooked from the start!

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