The Witch's Wicked Bargain

Wicked Witches of Bone Gap #3

by Sara Bourgeois

IN A WORLD WHERE HEADLINES CAN BE DEADLY...

"Extra, extra... read all about it. If you dare."

SAGE POE thought she was done with murder investigations. First the Halloween festival, then the asylum... but now the new owner of the Bone Gap Gazette has dropped dead faster than Aunt Hecate's soufflés, and all signs point to foul play.

When small-town journalism meets small-town murder, Sage discovers that in Bone Gap, today's news could be tomorrow's obituary. The killer is more slippery than a greased pig at the county fair, and the town's buzzing with secrets darker than week-old coffee.

Armed with occasionally malfunctioning magic and dodging an aunt whose own powers are becoming more unpredictable by the day, Sage must navigate a maze of suspicious characters. There's a new doctor in town with a smile that could charm the curse off a black cat, but Sheriff Quill isn't buying his story – and neither is Sage.

As she inches closer to the truth, ancient magic stirs beneath the town's surface, and long-buried secrets threaten to rise. In a place where everyone reads the morning paper, someone's plotting to make Sage tomorrow's front-page news... permanently.

This time, the deadline isn't just for the newspaper.

BONE GAP GAZETTE. Where the ink runs black... and sometimes red.

417 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 10, 2024

About the author

Sara Bourgeois is a Midwesterner through and through. She spends her time writing, reading, herding cats, and standing in her driveway during tornado warnings. (You can't see them from the basement.)

Reviews

[Gloria]

The Witch's Wicked Bargain
Wicked Witches of Bone Gap, Book 3

By: Sara Bourgeois
Narrated by: Meghan Kelly

Cauldron Cracking Divine! I LOVED this!!!

Overall: 5 of 5 stars Performance: 5 of 5 stars Story: 5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed: 08-20-25

Bone Gap is a quirky, close knit community … they like to gossip, they LOVE to speculate, and they’re not above laying blame … for all sorts of stuff … like the strange goings on at the cemetery, the reports of walking dead, and the odd way the power’s been acting! The new owner of the Bone Gap Gazette’s on a mission to expose anyone she can, for anything she can … and when someone takes exception … the cemetery gains a new resident … and the Poe sisters are left dodging a grumpy sheriff with a strong aversion to magic! Ohhh lordy help me, I’m in DEEP! I am addicted to this series, absolutely addicted. I can’t get enough and without giving anything away, this book, THIS book is cauldron cracking DIVINE! Don’t skip anything, everything makes perfect sense at the reveal, and I have to confess to being positively gobsmacked at the surprises held within this one! Just go with it! I didn’t read the blurb, I just dove right in and holy WOW - absolutely fantastic - I could not ask for more! The narration bringing the magic alive is truly stunning! Every character has their own unique, perfect voice! Every “feeling” is beautifully, naturally and flawlessly emoted. This does not feel like a performance. IT FEELS REAL, like it is HAPPENING as I am listening to it, and I love it, I love everything about it. This, THIS is what keeps me in the moment, as one with the characters, firmly engaged in the world the author worked so hard and sacrificed so much to create, THIS!!! A beautiful collaboration and I loved every single second. Five fantastic stars.

[Frances]

Ok, so evidently this is just how each book in this series is going to go.

The writing is super clunky and weighed down with unnecessary information.

The main character Sage is super indecisive about everything I including her morals, it's dizzying.

There's a round about mystery that feels accidental.

Then cliffhanger!!

I'm going to have to stop reading this series here. I just can't doit anymore.

I really wish we would have more characters development for Lovage and Angelica.

Another great story idea wasted.

So Disappointing!!

[Trina Santiago]

The mystery just keeps growing

A new mysterious death that possibly involves Aunt Hecate and her deteriorating mental health? A suspicious doctor who wants to ‘treat’ her? A town councilman with wild threats concerning the Poe sisters? How does all this connect together? So many questions and so few answers to them. What will Sage and her sisters do to protect themselves and the town?

Take some time and continue the journey with the girls to find the answers they so desperately need.

[Stephen Levesque]

Totally enjoyed it! This is a well written and has well developed characters. The story is catching and with the strong characters makes for a very enjoyable read. Great Reading Everyone!

[James Adams]

Love it

This is one of the best series I have read in a long time. And older teens can read with no issues.

[Penny Perse]

The Witches Wicked Bargain

There had to be a way out of this wicked bargain. Hectate and her nieces will find the way out of this.

[Christine Wood]

Not your typical cozy

The storyline is coming together and giving more insight to Hecate. At times it seems a bit repetitive but I'm enjoying the series.

[stephanie huntington]

Interesting and engaging