Careful what you conjure

Lee left Craw Valley at 18 without a backward glance. She wanted no part of the generations of her family who tapped into the power of the land to heal and help their community. But when she abandons her new life in California and has nowhere else to go, Lee returns to Craw Valley with her children in tow to live with her grandmother, Belva.

Lee vows to stay far away from Belva’s world of magic, but when the target of one of her grandmother’s spells is discovered dead, Lee fears that Belva’s magic may have conjured something far more sinister.

As she and her family search for answers, Lee travels down a rabbit hole of strange phenomena and family secrets that force her to reckon with herself and rediscover her power.

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“A taut thriller threaded through with dirt and blood, honey and moonshine. Dyer roots her suspenseful tale so beautifully in this land and in this family that the novel becomes an interrogation of what rootedness itself means and is worth. I couldn't put this book down.” —Clare Beams

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