A Breath of Frost (Lovegrove Legacy)
Regency England intertwines with witchcraft in this first book of the Lovegrove Legacy series. While attending a debutante ball, three cousins discover their secret family lineage of witchcraft and unknowingly open the gates to the underworld. As the girls uncover their individual powers, they find themselves wrapped up in a mysterious world of magic, murder, and mayhem, and they end up on the run from three spirit sisters who are hunting witches for their powers. The Order of the Iron Nail is supposed to keep the girls safe, but they aren’t sure whom to trust as they learn about the witching world. Though this comes in at a hefty length, there is rarely a dull moment. Filling her latest with a large cast of characters— from the society elite to the magical world’s dark underbelly—Harvey (Haunting Violet, 2011) keeps up the action and clever dialogue as the protagonist, Emma, deals with high-class mean girls, familial secrets, and a confusing crush. A smashing blend of adventure, fantasy, humor, romance, and historical fiction. Grades 9-12. --Sarah Bean Thompson