The Book of Witching By C. J. Cooke

In this eerie and gripping novel from the author of A Haunting in the Arctic, a mother’s love collides with ancient forces as Clem races against time to save her daughter from an unexplainable horror. When Clem receives a devastating call that her 19-year-old daughter Erin has been found unconscious after a tragic hiking trip in the remote Orkney Islands, her world shatters. Erin's boyfriend is dead, her best friend is missing, and Erin herself is not the same—physically unharmed but mentally distant, she wakes up in the hospital and does not recognize her own mother. She refuses to answer to her name, insisting instead that she is someone named Nyx.

Desperate to understand what happened, Clem travels to the site of the accident, a rugged and windswept landscape steeped in myth and mystery. There, she uncovers a dark chapter in the history of the Orkneys: the tale of a woman who was accused of witchcraft and brutally executed four centuries ago. As Clem digs deeper into the island’s dark past, she begins to suspect that Erin’s transformation might not be a psychological fracture, but the result of an ancient curse seeking vengeance across time.

With the lines between reality and legend blurring, Clem must decide whether Erin’s fate is sealed by a long-buried evil or if there’s still time to save her daughter from a force that transcends the grave. Atmospheric and deeply unsettling, this tale of witchcraft and revenge explores the terrifying power of history—and a mother’s will to protect her child at any cost. 📚❤️