The Witching Hour (Lives of Mayfair Witches Book 1)

Name: The Witching Hour (Lives of Mayfair Witches Book 1)
Price: 1.99 USD
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Rating: 4.4 (6591 reviews)
Author: Anne Rice

by Anne Rice

Fantasy Dark Romance

4.4 (6,591)

4.4 stars from 6,591 reviews. One of the highest rated Fantasy books we track.

965 pages~16.1 hr readPublished by Ballantine BooksPublished 1990-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You love sprawling family sagas that blend the supernatural with deeply personal drama, like watching generations unfold through both passion and dark secrets.
You're drawn to morally complex characters who aren't simply good or evil, and you want to understand their motivations across centuries.
You appreciate lush, atmospheric prose that takes you from modern San Francisco to 18th-century France without feeling like it's rushing.

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You prefer tightly plotted thrillers that move fast. This book is 965 pages and takes its time building mythology and emotional stakes.
You want a straightforward fantasy adventure. This is character-driven and heavy on family history, psychology, and moral ambiguity.
You're looking for light paranormal romance. The supernatural elements serve a larger, darker exploration of power, corruption, and generational trauma.

About this book

The first book in the Mayfair Chronicles series, The Witching Hour follows Rowan Mayfair, a neurosurgeon who discovers she possesses special powers and descends from an ancient line of witches. After finding a drowned man off the California coast, she revives him. He is Michael Curry, born in New Orleans and orphaned by fire on Christmas Eve, who has built himself up from poverty. His brief death has given him a mysterious sensory power that both fascinates and disturbs him. Drawn to each other, Rowan and Michael fall in love and work together to uncover the truth about her family history and his unexplained gift. Their investigation reveals a complex story of dark forces. The narrative spans multiple time periods and locations, including present-day New Orleans and San Francisco, historical Amsterdam, a château in Louis XIV's France, the coffee plantations of Port au Prince where the Mayfair fortune originates, and Civil War-era New Orleans. The novel explores the legacy of the Mayfair family's power and its consequences.

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Currently around #43K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Climbing the charts — 38% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.4★ from 6,591 reviews

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