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A Time of Witches: A Gothic Historical Mystery of Family Secrets and Witchcraft by Madeline Martin
A Time of Witches: A Gothic Historical Mystery of Family Secrets and Witchcraft by Madeline Martin
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Dual timeline • Savannah → England • haunted manor • witchcraft legacy • women’s power + silencing • betrayal • historical peril (1645 Suffolk witch trials) • family bonds • gothic suspense
Perfect for readers of:
- Witchy, gothic stories with a modern heroine uncovering a buried legacy
- Dual-timeline novels where the past bleeds into the present
- Haunted manor atmosphere, family secrets, and creeping dread
- Feminist-leaning historical fiction about women punished for power and independence
Spice: 1/5
More eerie, emotional, and suspenseful than steamy.
The vibe
Lilith Legare’s life is unraveling. Since her mother’s death, the world has started responding to her in unsettling ways—plants turn toward her touch, animals linger in her path, and the birthmark on her arm tingles like it’s waking up. Worst of all is the recurring nightmare: being burned alive at the stake.
Desperate for answers, Lilith follows a trail from Savannah to England, to the decaying Brackenmere Manor, where the past blurs with the present. What she finds isn’t just family history—it’s a legacy she never asked for, and a danger that feels terrifyingly personal. If history isn’t rewritten, Lilith may share the same fate as the women who came before her.
In 1645 Suffolk, Sybil Brantham—an educated, wealthy widow—is accused of witchcraft by men who fear her independence. As suspicion spreads and arrests begin, Sybil fights to protect her younger sister… even as betrayal takes root inside her own household.
Across centuries, Lilith and Sybil are bound by blood, by danger, and by the cost of women’s silence. To save themselves—and each other—they’ll have to confront what’s been stolen for generations and claim their voices before it’s too late.
Tropes & tags
- Dual timeline / past & present intertwined
- Witchcraft legacy / inherited power
- Haunted manor / gothic atmosphere
- Savannah + English countryside setting
- Witch trial era peril (1640s England)
- Sisters / family bonds
- Betrayal within the household
- Feminist historical suspense / reclaiming power
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