She's a fraud. She's a crook. But she's no killer. Even if she's being framed as one. When three well-known psychics are murdered in her city, Brie Duncan starts to wonder if pretending to be magical is such a great idea after all. She's no witch, but she does make good money using her fake powers to read her clients' futures. Money that'll do her no good if she turns up dead. So far, she's managed to keep up the pretense, but when those self-proclaimed witches are murdered, a gruff detective suggests she might be involved. She fears she's about to get busted. Unfortunately, his reasons for being there are far worse than she imagines. Since she's a member of the psychic community, he thinks she should be able to provide some insight into the murders and the victims. The trouble is, all the evidence seems to point in one direction, and unfortunately for Brie, those roads all lead to her...

One spell might unlock her power, but it will take an unwilling coven to harness it. When the woman Brie hires to help her in the shop turns up dead, Brie must use her newfound powers to help the police find her killer. But in order to brave the territory of this unusual crime scene, she has to learn the secret of controlling the unstoppable force of her magic. As she digs into the woman's past, Brie uncovers a connection to her mother's disappearance. The trouble is, the black coven is still practicing in the shadows, and they'll do anything to keep her from discovering the truth. With Layne battling unseen forces in his werewolf pack, she can't rely on him to help her rein in her powers, and just as she's getting closer to finding answers to the woman's death, the coven strikes again. This time, however, the victim is a dead ringer for Brie. It's clear the coven is coming for her. Now, she must find a way to convince the coven she is dead. If she can't, then all the magic in the world won't save her from the secrets that will unravel her carefully buried past she thought she knew about her past. And that grave is one she should never exhume..

It will take an empty grave to bring her to life. When dead animals start piling up on Brie's doorstep, she knows the cult is sending her a message. They are coming for her. Again. And if she can't find her mother before the moon wanes, there will be no stopping them when they make their move. The trouble is, the magic within almost killed her before. She isn't so sure she'll survive it the next time. With Layne busy guiding a fledgling werewolf safely through her transformation, and with Parrish buried in tests she believes will solve the case, Brie is left alone to search for answers. That's when she begins to think faking her death might be the only thing to stop the cult in its tracks. But convincing a black coven who deals in death that their target isn't alive will take more than a bit of magical suggestion. It's going to take a journey to the underworld to unravel the web of lies her mother spun about her past. And what waits for her there is a darkness so black it just might overcome her…