JINXED: Bring bad luck to: cast an evil spell on - Oxford Dictionaries Gillette Hart is convinced the Thornheart family has been jinxed by a jealous witch on her mother's side of the family- the Churchills. Always rivals, the two mountain families have been feuding for years. Ardal and Gillette battle the jinx as they try to separate Shadow Mountain folklore from fact to save their family from destruction.