Visions of Chains

Hastings’s third Awakening paranormal (after Visions of Skyfire) will thrill readers with its nonstop action and compelling connection between the latest Awakened witch and her Eternal Lover, who has awaited her through several incarnations. “First Daughter” Deidre Sterling campaigns to protect witches from internment camps and execution, though her celebrity as the president’s daughter puts her at personal risk. When she is pulled deeper into the fight for witches’ rights, she meets Finn, who catalyzes her dormant power and makes her “one of the most powerful witches in the world.” As they search for an artifact that will help the Awakened witches make amends for and seal the hole to hell they opened 800 years before, Deidre comes to realize that Finn could be more to her than just a sexual partner who focuses her power. Hasting’s modern witch hunt is a refreshing variation in the cluttered paranormal field. Agent: Donna Bagdasarian, Publication Riot Group. (June)