Introducing Waking the Witch

Find out about the Arthurian myths that helped inspire Rachel Burge's latest supernatural story....

Look out for witches, Arthurian myths and otherworldly creatures in this strange and eerie book by Rachel Burge.

Set on a deserted, windswept island, Ivy goes to search for her missing mother and begins to uncover unsettling information about her past, and who she really is. We asked Rachel to tell us more about what inspired the story, Merlin myths and feminism, and how she uses settings in her stories.

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What happens in Waking the Witch?

When Ivy's search for her mother draws her to a remote Welsh isle, she uncovers a dark secret about her past.  An ancient and corrupt power is stalking Ivy, and her only chance of survival is to look deep within herself. For not every story in legend is true, and some evils are not what they seem...