title: The Scrying of Violet Yardley
author: Smith, Sally-Anne
description: Though they come from very different worlds, Violet Yardley and Joseph Davenport are in love . So much so that Joseph intends to propose, but the untimely death of Joseph's mother tears them apart and Violet's family are forced to flee for their lives having been accused of using witchcraft. When Joseph discovers that she has returned to clear her name he seeks her out, hoping that she will be able to forgive him and maybe learn to love him again. But Violet has her own path to follow. On her eighteenth birthday a traditional ritual reveals her future. A man she doesn't know. A man she is destined to marry though her heart says otherwise. It seems as though the fates have set the course of her life but when the spirit of Joseph's mother comes to her with a message, Violet finds that nothing in her world is quite as it seems. Worse still, it seems as though the curse has returned to claim another victim.As Violet searches for a cure, the arrival of an old family friend and the unexpected appearance of the stranger from the ritual brings more questions than answers and Violet is forced to defend herself against not just those determined to destroy her but the fates themselves. Can she save accept the path laid out before her and walk away from Joseph forever? Or does Violet have the power to change her destiny? The answers lie in the mirror.