An Unlikely Coven

AM Kvita's debut novel introduces New York's most powerful family of witches and a world of secrets, spells, and supernatural events. After seven years away, Joan Greenwood returns home, only to find her family has forgotten about her arrival. Her homecoming is overshadowed by news that someone has created a spell capable of turning an ordinary human into a powerful witch—a development that threatens the Greenwoods' dominance in the magical world. When Joan's best friend reveals he has secretly and accidentally kidnapped this newly transformed witch, Joan becomes caught in a race against her own family to undo the spell before it causes permanent harm to its unwilling host. As Joan investigates, she is drawn deeper into the city's magical underworld, forms an uncertain alliance with an attractive rival from a competing family, and discovers capabilities of her own magic she never knew existed. The novel was longlisted for the Aldiss Award and won the Readin' Award for Best Debut Novel (traditionally published).