num_pages: 405
description: It starts off simply.Draw a circle... place a dead leaf in the center... sprinkle some salt... recite a little Latin... add a drop of blood...Maybe that last part isnt exactly simple. Yet somehow it feels right to Silla Kennicott. And nothing in her life has felt remotely right since her parents horrific deaths. Shes willing to do anything to uncover the truth about her familyeven try a few spells from the mysterious book that arrived on her doorstep ... and spill some blood.The book isnt the only recent arrival in Sillas life. Theres Nick Pardee the new guy next door who may have seen Silla casting a spell. Shes not sure what he saw and is afraid to find out. But as they spend more time together Silla realizes this may not be Nicks first encounter with Blood Magic. Brought together by a combination of fate and chemistry Silla and Nick cant deny their attraction. And they cant ignore the dark presence lurking nearbywaiting to reclaim the book and all its power.
language: English
title: Blood Magic
publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers