Emma Develle is a struggling artist with an extraordinary talent, the gift of second sight. Her investigations into the apparently supernatural murder of her aunt lead her into the parallel land of Eronth, a magical world where ancient goddesses are engaged in a power struggle with a fallen angel race, the Azephim, who are attempting to charge the sacred Eom crystal – the source of power for all the known worlds. Emma befriends the crone Khartyn and her apprentice Rosedark. They recognise Emma as the prophesied Crossa – a traveller from another world with the ability to prevent the Eom from charging. Emma, Khartyn and Rosedark embark on a perilous quest to prevent the Azephim from using the Eom to destroy the Faiaite people of Eronth, who are weakened by famine – the goddess Persephone has thrown the seasons into chaos by refusing to rise from her exile in the Underworld. Meanwhile, the Webx tree people cross to Eronth to reclaim the Eom, which the Azephim stole from them on the Day of the Ashes. They are challenged by the ancient Faery tribes of Eronth, who are themselves under threat of extinction from the Azephim. Emma endures the Great Rite at Belthane, where she is reunited with her soul mate, the Stag Man, and finally must enter the Underworld to face the greatest challenge of all – can she convince the goddess Persephone to rise?

Despite Emma Develle's best efforts, the sacred Eom crystal has started to recharge, throwing the magical Goddess-worshipping world of Eronth into deadly turmoil. Meanwhile, Maya, daughter of Emma and the mysterious Stag Man, is raised to womanhood oblivious to both her identity and destiny in the struggle to come. Maya finds herself in a world threatened with destruction. The sinister Lightcaster feeds off the Eom's dark energy to orchestrate bloody witch hunts; the Sea Hags fulfil ancient prophecies by invading the land; and the Azephim dark angels scheme to realise their dreams of supremacy by harnessing the Eom's power and Maya's future. Amid this chaos Maya begins on a long road to self-discovery, helped by the Wizards of the Circle of Nine, freed after thousands of years trapped in stone. On Earth, Emma's house is occupied by a New-Age cult whose leader's esoteric powers are frighteningly real. But he knows little about his own angelic lineage and even less about the Azephim and other dangerous entities drawn to the house's portal between the worlds. Maya's destiny unfolds as she falls in love with Bwani, leader of the Circle of Nine – but are their combined powers enough to stop the dark forces destroying not only Eronth, but Earth too? "Josephine Pennicott has an incredible capacity for story-telling, first-hand knowledge of Wicca, and an in-depth familiarity with mythology; a sure-fire combination which makes for compelling reading." Witchcraft Magazine

Imagine if your darkest dreams had the power to kill … First came the flies and the bees. Then the wild dog attacks and sightings by locals of terrifying beings. The wail of the Banshee is heard. Erinyes, Pan and the Wild Hunt are on the move. The old ones demand blood … the killings begin. In Circle of Nine a coven of witches unleashed chaos by opening a portal to Eronth, a parallel world where magic, prophecy and ancient myths are real. Now the coven return to close the portal. But dark forces are working against them. Is one of their own betraying them? Eronth is on the edge of ruin. Its cunning folk have been decimated by witch hunts and are beset by invaders. Behind all this chaos lies the Eom crystal, ever growing in power and now with an offspring of equal evil. The faith and strength of Khartyn, Gwyndion, Maya and others are pushed to the limit as they face the horrific culmination of deadly energies. Not all of them will prove equal to the challenge. Heroes will fall by the wayside. Who will make the ultimate sacrifice? "Superb, complex and intriguing" Eternal Night