
A slow-burn romantic fantasy for readers who grew up watching Buffy and Charmed, reading Charlaine Harris, and half-believing the world had magic hiding in plain sight.
Magic is the essence of life for mages—and it is fading.
Lana Lockhardt broke from the Triad, a powerful coven that controlled her childhood, and built a quiet life running her family's café in Solstrella, Texas. It wasn't the life she imagined, but it was hers. Now her family's magic is failing, threatening to erase their bloodline entirely—and the Triad has resurfaced, bringing with them David, her childhood love, long presumed dead. David offers Lana an impossible bargain: complete three trials, and her family's magic will be restored. She refuses. Then her uncle's health fails, and she doesn't have a choice anymore.
Forced into uneasy partnership with the boy she lost, Lana finds old wounds reopening and buried feelings harder to ignore. She has never stopped feeling indebted to David for helping her escape, and finds herself protecting him now as he once protected her. But with each trial demanding greater sacrifice, she must decide what she is willing to give up: her hard-won freedom, her reclaimed power, or her heart.
The Lockhardt Coven is currently on submission to literary agents. It is not yet available for purchase, but follow along here and on Instagram for updates on representation and publication news.
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