by Meredith Allard (Author)

The origin of the legend. A haunting, atmospheric exploration of the birth of an eternal love amidst the shadows of the Salem Witch Trials.

How do you protect a sanctuary of love when the world outside has surrendered to madness?

In 1690, James Wentworth arrives in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, a young man with a future built on his father's mercantile success. But the rigid, salt-scoured landscape of Salem offers something far more profound: Elizabeth Jones. Their courtship is brief, their marriage a leap of faith, yet the bond that forms between them quickly becomes a passion so deep it threatens to defy the boundaries of mortality.

But something darker than the winter woods is taking root in Salem.

As the colony spirals into a fever of accusations, neighbor turns against neighbor, and the spectral shapes of "witches" are seen in every shadow. James and Elizabeth find their quiet life under siege by a community consumed by fear and religious fervor. In a land where a whisper can lead to the gallows, they must navigate a landscape of shifting loyalties and ancient grudges.

A story of the courage it takes to love in a time of hate, the fragility of peace, and the beginning of a haunting that will last for centuries.

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