Witherstone

"I turned to look back at the house and was shocked to see the white of a face at one of the windows, and it was staring right at me." In Witherstone, Hephzibah Creswell discovers that she and her family have a mysterious and deadly enemy. When the Plague sweeps through her small English village, Hephzibah acts to try to save her sister's life. But her actions unleash devastating consequences for her whole family, and she has to draw on every ounce of courage in her fight to save them. A sinister and gripping tale of mysterious enemies with murderous intentions, Witherstone is situated in the years following the English Civil Wars in a society riddled with social inequality, religious turmoil and fears of witchcraft. This riveting tale has a tenacious central character who has to identify friends from enemies and conquer her fears as she fights to save her family. The first book in a trilogy, Witherstone is also available for Kindle and iPad on www.amazon.co.uk. Witherstone is crossover fiction, enthralling younger and older readers alike. The second book in the series, The Hunt Begins, is due out in 2012. "Unputdownable ... a gripping read from start to finish."