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Elemental Witch Trials
Series · 18
books · 2017-2020

Books in series

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#1

Blessedly Bound

2017

Gwen Hensley finds herself pulled into something life altering when she inherits a sprawling manor from a grandmother she never knew. As a witch, she uses her gift of sight to experience her grandmother die in a brutal execution by flames. The vision is only the catalyst that tosses her into a mystery involving a killer with psychopathic tendencies and a vitriol for witches. Seeking aid in unraveling the mystery, she discovers her familiar, Lewis, is wrapped up in her family curse that involves voodoo and a sacrifice of the first-born witch in each generation. The neighbor, Sebastian, her grandmother’s best friend and a familiar with his own haunted past, tugs her in intimate and magical ways, which both puts her in danger and a position to be more powerful than she ever dreamed possible.
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#2

Burning Captivation

2017

Gwen Hensley, elemental witch, is ripped from the fairytale of small town life and her undead, wolf familiar, Sebastian. She is called to work undercover for a ruling fate, Greta, to locate another missing elder amid the chaos and politics at witch’s council. The guise of ambassador for the undead seemed a natural cover, but puts her in a precarious position when her peace and power captivate the realm master, Dmitry. The danger posed by Nikolay, a vampire uneasy with his master bringing a witch into the inner circle, forces her to draw on powers that make her even more prized and dangerous to their kind. When Dmitry marks her as his mistress the subjugation starts her on a new, darker path. Her attention is pulled between the undead and finding the missing elder, which seem interlaced. The more she finds out investigating council, the more she doubts that she can trust anyone, especially those in power.
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#3

Fateful Attractions

2017

Dmitry, seeking to explore the possibility of more human weapons, starts a series of events that results in dead bodies connected to Gwen turning up in town. Reeling from a forced end to the romantic relationship between her and Sebastian, Gwen is set up with Shane, a witch who is seen as more suitable. Shane, despite already having a life of his own, has no choice but to pursue the now broken and vulnerable Gwen, even at his own peril. When the bodies of all the men she formerly loved start to show up, minus their hearts at gruesome crime scenes, he becomes a real ally in helping her solve the mystery of who is behind the carnage. Since Gwen’s list is short, Dillon and Shane are in imminent danger. Old allies take on new roles, some helpful and others deep betrayals. After she links the carnage to her family, Gwen must overcome more than guilt to stop the murders.
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#4

Familiar Betrayal

2017

Still reeling from the loss of Shane and with their twins due any day, Gwen is willing to ally with any force needed to put her family enemies in the ground, before they can touch her children. The strength of her vampire keepers is no use when Fannie and Lewis remain in the between, waiting to strike, and Dmitry seems resistant to helping as he is distracted with royal affairs that have him rattled. As the web unravels, Gwen has to face that Lewis is not the only one who betrayed her. The list of creatures she needs to deal with in her quest to avenge Shane and save her children, as well as the monsters in her corner, grows in unexpected ways. Again, she must draw on strength beyond anything she anticipated, while hoping the means to her vengeance doesn’t put an end to her light.
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#5

Alterations

2017

Gwen finds a body ripped to shreds, by what appears to have been a demon, in her council office. As she searches for answers, the illusion of her idyllic life with the monsters starts to crumble around her. Trying to protect Kyna and Brac forces her to find new abilities and seek allies in places familiar and uncharted. Bravery is only the beginning of what she will need to face off with evils that would stop at nothing to possess or destroy her.
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#6

Tempered Fury

2017

Settled in a new life, Gwen’s son, Brac, does his best to make things easier for the fledgling society his mother fought so hard for. He finds himself wedged physically and emotionally between those witches, the resistance Kyna lives with, and the vampire kingdom. As part of his rule, he keeps the peace between witches and vampires, going on missions domestic and war related. When he embarks on his latest mission to help a fragile species with a resource dispute, he has no idea it could be his most consequential.
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#7

Thorns

2017

When Rose is passed over by Jack for an assignment she wanted, and given busy work on realm instead, no one anticipates she will face the greater threat. Wanting to impress both her father and Matvei, she keeps the discovery that her mission is less benign to herself, and begins to single handedly expose shady dealings in town. This mission will test more than just her skills as a ruler or ability as a soldier.
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#8

Sweet Suffering

2017

Demons. Decisions. Despair. In the newest installment of the series that readers are calling impossible to put down, Gwen’s path of sorrow reaches out and grabs the next generation. While Rose is investigating a site with magical properties for Matvei, she inadvertently puts her unborn baby in danger from forces that would see all elemental masters destroyed. However, when Kyna stumbles on the earth mastery site that is guarded by the same creatures, the family must put aside their misgivings and work together to stop the threat. Continue the journey as the elemental witches discover that vampires aren’t the only creatures in their path who crave their suffering.
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#9

Malevolent Manifestation

2017

Malevolence. Vengeance. Black Magic. In the newest installment of the series that readers are calling addictive and spellbinding, Brac’s past indiscretions threaten to tear apart his new family. After a morning of inexplicable accidents plague Malakai, he begins to think he might be the victim of a curse. The cause of his misfortunes is much darker and escalates at an alarming rate from nuisance to dangerous. When the malicious force also reaches out for Brac, Jamie, and Gwen, everyone pulls together to fight the threat. Continue the journey as the elemental witches face new dangers while still struggling against their vampire keepers.
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#10

Timeless Trouble

2017

When Rose plans a mixed mission vacation with her aunt Destiny, no one is expecting more than shopping, spa days, and a few simple negotiations on behalf of Matvei. After visiting a few uneventful realms, their last stop derails their itinerary. The strange magical site Matvei sent them to investigate becomes the catalyst for a dangerous adventure that thrusts them into separate, alternate timelines as the realm grows unstable.
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#11

Serenity Shattered

2018

After losing everyone in the resistance, Kyna has settled into her life. With the help of her husband and his magical influence, she is able to ignore her urge to fight and enjoy the illusion of a peaceful life with their children. Unexpected betrayals, deep and dark are yanked from the shadows and shoved with such force in her face that it shatters the spell she is under. With the same bravery she left home with before, Kyna must decide the fate she wants for her own children. Will she join a new resistance and step onto a path that could lead her to war with her own family and their vampire keepers, or will she stay and make the best of their subjugation, knowing her children will share that fate?
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#12

Fabricating Fortunes

2018

Power. Lust. Demons. Maryanne has sacrificed more than she will admit to gain her throne, rank, and reign. Holding onto it won’t be easy with demanding vampire masters, traitorous courtesans, and demons nipping at her soul. When those who would undermine her rule close in on her, she will need to make allies in darkest corners of the most dangerous witch realm – hers. How will Maryanne, who has never faced true danger, protect herself where the magic is as treacherous as the hearts of those around her?
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#13

Monstrous Benevolence

2018

Fate. Evolution. Sacrifice. Vaughn is next in line for harmony and overwhelmed by the idea that it will require the sacrifice of his soulmate. Rose plans to be there to support Jack while Vaughn endures the quest, but that means telling her family the truth about why she needs to spend the day in the basement with Sergei. While Vaughn plots a way to survive the quest with his soul intact, Rose prepares to lose the love of her family. When light is shed on their secrets what will the price be?
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#14

Noble Treachery

2018

Loss. Treason. Destruction. When Tennyson arrives to attempt his harmony quest, it brings bitterness and unrest to his family and Gwen’s. While they grapple with the sorrow of another sacrifice so soon, something more devastating sweeps the realm, putting them all in danger. The sun is up. Sergei is pinned in the basement. Rose is away, battling. Matvei is unaware of anything amiss. Gwen and her court witches must work together to fight off the new threat on their own.
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#15

Devastating Triumph

2019

Intrigue. Subversion. Decimation. Tennyson and Orion wake in the lab with no memory of the morning. When the pieces fall together, they realize they’ve been manipulated to unleash a deadly, aggressive virus amid the court witches and send it to Maryanne and Rose as well. Broehain gets a vision showing Maryanne has more to worry about than a shipment from Tennyson. An old vampire enemy has filled her veil with fire, blocking Matvei and his forces from aiding while they raid the realm killing every witch and vampire they find.
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#16

Trading Sorrows

2019

The time for escape is now. When Gwen is given the chance from Akhos to free Arabella from Matvei’s hold, she knows in her soul that the escape will carry its own everlasting pains. Gwen accepts the terms, working with unexpected allies and making dark bonds whose future implications are unfathomable. Freedom for Arabella will be worth it, or will it?
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#17

Heroic Innocents

2020

A year has passed since Demios, Ivy, Lily, Hattie, Rainer, Zayden, and Maddox vanished. While things have carried on, nothing has been the same. Davorin feels the weight of Rose’s sadness as personal rejection, so when voices request his help to save them, he steps in the bubble, entering a quest with more to lose than any of them could realize. While the children struggle with what they must do to return, Matvei’s kingdom faces challenges from enemies and allies alike.
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#18.5

Yardley

An Unconventional Love Story

2019

When Yardley, a demon guardian of the void, is illicitly summoned to protect a desperate mage, he quickly discovers more than the ordered existence he treasures is at risk. Forces in charge of balance are hunting and killing humans for the crime of possessing magic no mortal should wield. Until he can decide if she is a thief or the only hope to stop a corruption bent on destroying the magical equilibrium holding the worlds together, he must keep her alive at all costs.

Author

Lucretia Stanhope
Lucretia Stanhope
Author · 27 books

Lucretia Stanhope is a relentlessly optimistic crone who refuses to let her growing collection of rare illnesses steal her sparkle. She prefers to think of herself as medically fascinating as opposed to disabled. Seriously, half of these diseases sound less realistic than her most fanciful novels. Powered by the support of an amazing husband and family, when she isn’t cuddling with her rescue chi-mixes, Thor and Moxie, she spends her days in creative pursuits that range from drawing and painting to crochet and writing. This is the landing page for all the pen names that include solo and collaborative novels. Please note genres and content advisories as these novels range from YA friendly, to adult only romances and graphic horror, with a touch of everything in between.

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