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The Circle #2
Burning Times
"The witch must be destroyed."
Somewhere, somehow, a door opened and evil entered. It longed for human form and dreamed of destroying Its eternal enemy. And It had just found Brie and Steven Peabody.
It knew Brie's every secret, even that which she had kept from her husband. It filled Steven's mind with Its own hatred of witchcraft --- and threatened to possess him to do Its bidding. It could mean the end of a perfect marriage.
"Know that there is but one true end for such wickedness."
"The witch must burn!"
Somewhere, somehow, a door opened and evil entered. It longed for human form and dreamed of destroying Its eternal enemy. And It had just found Brie and Steven Peabody.
It knew Brie's every secret, even that which she had kept from her husband. It filled Steven's mind with Its own hatred of witchcraft --- and threatened to possess him to do Its bidding. It could mean the end of a perfect marriage.
"Know that there is but one true end for such wickedness."
"The witch must burn!"
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1994
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Evelyn Vaughn
36 books31 followersEvelyn Vaughn is one of the nom-de-plume used by southern author Yvonne Jocks. Yes, the pun of E. Vaughn being her first name, Yvonne, is deliberate!
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September 20, 2024
Steve suspects his beloved wife is keeping secrets from him. He begins to wonder if she's having an affair, and when he comes home during the day to find a stranger in their house, he becomes angry, enraged, which scares even himself. Brie knows that there's something off with her husband. It's not like him to fly off the handle. However, neither she nor any of her witch friends can suss out what may be affecting Steve. Brie cannot tell him she's a witch, not without breaking a powerful vow she made, forbidding her from revealing herself to a non-believer. As Steve's episodes become increasingly more violent, he leaves for fear of harming Brie. For her part, Brie must pinpoint the source of Steve's possession...before he kills her.
This was well-written but disturbing. Steve did lay his hands on Brie in anger more than once, which was not pleasant to read. She was able to defend herself by using her powers, but it was still horrifying. Steve was also horrified by his own behavior, but Brie can't help him the way he needs to be helped unless he believes and accepts her abilities. Characters were three-dimensional, and the plot held my attention. It was somewhat odd to begin a book, in which the main characters were already in love and married, but it worked in this instance. Also, it took me awhile, but I figured out that Steve's sister Sylvie and her fiancé Rand were the same Sylvie and Rand I'd read about in another book yonks ago.
A compelling and slightly creepy read. Four stars.
This was well-written but disturbing. Steve did lay his hands on Brie in anger more than once, which was not pleasant to read. She was able to defend herself by using her powers, but it was still horrifying. Steve was also horrified by his own behavior, but Brie can't help him the way he needs to be helped unless he believes and accepts her abilities. Characters were three-dimensional, and the plot held my attention. It was somewhat odd to begin a book, in which the main characters were already in love and married, but it worked in this instance. Also, it took me awhile, but I figured out that Steve's sister Sylvie and her fiancé Rand were the same Sylvie and Rand I'd read about in another book yonks ago.
A compelling and slightly creepy read. Four stars.
April 17, 2010
This book totally reminded me why I loved the Shadows line back in the 90s. Some of the stories were really borderline horror novels and this is one of them.
In Burning Times you have a possession and a witch. The spirit that's doing the possessing is a Puritan that is out to see witches burn, and he comes through a portal in Brie and Steve Peabody's home. Brie is a semi-practicing witch.
So you know that nothing good is going to come from this.
Steve is a non-believer when it comes to witch-craft and Brie will do anything to keep him, even deny herself her true nature.
That's the only thing I had a gripe with in the story. Brie was a witch. She should be proud of her heritage and not hide it or try to become a kitchen witch, just to please her husband. (Especially when his sister is a witch as well)
All that aside this book was a real page-turner from start to finish. It kept me glued to it until the last page was turned. I had to find out how things worked out for those two, especially when things looked bad for their marriage.
This definitely would have been a great book to read around Halloween, except that maybe turning out the light would be hard. Heck, I'm not sure that I can turn out the light now.
In Burning Times you have a possession and a witch. The spirit that's doing the possessing is a Puritan that is out to see witches burn, and he comes through a portal in Brie and Steve Peabody's home. Brie is a semi-practicing witch.
So you know that nothing good is going to come from this.
Steve is a non-believer when it comes to witch-craft and Brie will do anything to keep him, even deny herself her true nature.
That's the only thing I had a gripe with in the story. Brie was a witch. She should be proud of her heritage and not hide it or try to become a kitchen witch, just to please her husband. (Especially when his sister is a witch as well)
All that aside this book was a real page-turner from start to finish. It kept me glued to it until the last page was turned. I had to find out how things worked out for those two, especially when things looked bad for their marriage.
This definitely would have been a great book to read around Halloween, except that maybe turning out the light would be hard. Heck, I'm not sure that I can turn out the light now.
July 13, 2023
In this gripping tale, an ancient evil force emerges, driven by a deep desire to take on human form and eliminate its eternal foe. Brie and Steven Peabody become unwitting targets of this malevolent entity. With uncanny knowledge of Brie's secrets, including those concealed from her husband, it manipulates Steven's mind, instilling a hatred for witchcraft and using him as a pawn in its sinister plans. As the couple's idyllic marriage hangs in the balance, the stakes are raised, and the outcome holds the potential for their ultimate destruction.
This captivating book gripped me from beginning to end, keeping me engrossed in its pages until the very last. The fate of the characters, particularly their troubled marriage, held me in suspense. I wanted to know how their story would unfold and whether they would find resolution amidst the challenges they faced.
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This captivating book gripped me from beginning to end, keeping me engrossed in its pages until the very last. The fate of the characters, particularly their troubled marriage, held me in suspense. I wanted to know how their story would unfold and whether they would find resolution amidst the challenges they faced.
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