Practical Magic Alice Hoffman Novels & Stories

Two decades earlier, the realms of the Four Courts waged war against the covens of witches. Neither side would yield, though both were bleeding themselves dry in a war that spanned five brutal years. The Courts relied on their noble bloodlines, the witches on their wild and ancient spells. Each skirmish ended in ash, with neither enemy capable of breaking the other. Then a sorcerer from the Courts revealed a weapon: an octagonal crystal forged from eight different stones, each carved from the essence of a court. On the battlefield, before witches or nobles could comprehend what was happening, the crystal ignited. A blinding eruption of light burst forth, eight rays fusing into one unbearable brilliance. It was not merely sight that was torn away in that flash — but power, essence, and soul. Both Courts and witches alike fell, drained of the magic that had defined them. When the light faded, the battlefield lay silent under a sky of glittering dust. The enchantments were gone. The witches’ spellcraft, the courts’ line-born sorcery — extinguished forever. Neither side had won. Both had lost. And magic never returned.

I saved his life when we were children. He gave him his mother's ring as a promise that he'd always love me. Then my father tore us apart, and I spent twenty years loving him from afar. When I finally convinced my father to arrange our marriage, I thought it was my second chance. Instead, Asha treated me like a burden—cold, distant, cruel. He made it clear there was only one woman he'd ever loved: the mysterious girl who saved him from a fire years ago. That girl was me. But he never knew. Because my twin sister—Victoria—stole my identity, claimed my heroic moment, and won his heart with my story. While I grieved my father's sudden death alone, she stole his heart and planned my destruction. I should have told him the truth. I should have shown him the burn scar on my shoulder—proof of the fire that nearly killed us both. Instead, I signed the divorce papers and disappeared, letting the world believe I was dead. Now I'm back to claim what's mine: my father's empire, my true identity, and maybe... my ex-husband's heart. But some secrets have deadly consequences. And the mother I thought was dead? She's very much alive—and she'll kill anyone who stands between her and my father's fortune. Even me.

“Stay back!” I cried, “I’m sorry, I just want to go.” Darius chuckled darkly, silver eyes gleaming, “Why? Afraid I’ll see what you truly are?” “Please, it was a mistake,” I lied. “Do you want to go, slave? Or do you want to feel me inside you? I can smell your arousal, Aurora.” His voice dripped with raw possession as his hands wrapped around my waist, dragging me against his chest. “Strip and bend over,” he growled. — When the werewolf kingdom seizes control of mortals, Aurora’s world collapses in one brutal night. Betrayed and sold by her own father, she becomes the unwilling captive of the Blackfang Alpha twins—Darius, the cruel silver-eyed, and Draven, the golden-eyed charmer. Caught in their violent power struggle, Aurora discovers a truth more terrifying than her captivity: she is bound by fate to both brothers. In a world where humans and werewolves can never be, Aurora is betrayed by her body and caught in the heated flames of forbidden desires. What no one knows is that Aurora isn't just a pawn or a mere human in the Alphas games. She’s the weapon that could save them or destroy them. In a world where freedom has a price and love is a weapon, Aurora must decide: surrender to the bond, or risk being torn apart by it.

Everyone called her the replaceable spare. Forced to marry the ruthless billionaire Sebastian King in her spoiled younger sister Clara's place, Seraphina Voss endured the ultimate humiliation on her wedding night — when her drunk husband passionately whispered another woman's name while claiming her body. Betrayed by her own family, disowned in public, and branded a scheming gold-digger, Seraphina was forced to live as an invisible ghost in her husband’s mansion for one month. When the contract ended, she walked away with nothing… only to discover she was carrying his twins. Five years later, the neglected daughter returns as Seraphina Monroe — the untouchable CEO of Verve Luxury Fragrances, a global empire built from the ashes of her pain. Cold, powerful, and breathtakingly successful, she no longer needs love or forgiveness. Yet Sebastian King, the man who once destroyed her, now finds himself obsessed with the woman he threw away. Will the arrogant billionaire finally grovel at the feet of the wife he once called worthless, or will Seraphina make him pay for every tear she shed?

In a world of privilege and secrets, Chloe Sutton finds herself caught in a web of deception and heartbreak. Raised as a servant in the home of the wealthy Willis family, she forms a deep bond with the twin sons, Nathaniel and Sebastian. However, when a tragic accident occurs, Chloe's life takes a drastic turn.  Years later having been discarded and humiliated by Nathaniel while pregnant, she finds herself reunited with Sebastian, the black sheep of the family who holds an impossible proposal for her; marriage. As she goes through the rollercoaster of love, betrayal, and unexpected twists, new truths and secrets unravel and she finds questions about those she thought she knew best.  Will she find love in her fake marriage with Sebastian? Will she weather the storms that threaten to engulf her?

Labeled a monster at a very tender age, Avira is blamed for a devastating fire that claims hundreds of lives and is cast into exile, forced to survive alone in a world that frightens her. Years later, within the ruthless Moonfire Pack, history repeats itself. Framed once again, she is sentenced to death by the Devouring Hunt—the most savage death a werewolf can endure. She is meant to die. Instead, Dylan’s intervention drags her from the jaws of death and into the dominion of the powerful TwinMoon Pack. Hope ignites… but it does not last. Beneath the pack’s strength lie secrets soaked in blood, betrayals whispered in the dark, and a fate more merciless than she imagined. Forged in suffering and hardened by survival, Avira refuses to remain prey. With or without the Alpha twins, she will rise, fight back, and seize what was always meant to be hers—the TwinMoon throne. • Dark Fantasy • Power Struggles • Fated Bonds READER DISCRETION ADVISED

Blurb Mute, betrayed, and unwanted—Isabella Monette thought her life couldn’t get worse. Until fate tied her to Theophilius Odom, the ruthless CEO who married her only to fulfill a family contract. To him, she was just a temporary wife. But when a shocking scandal destroys their marriage, Isabella is thrown out—pregnant and alone. Years later she returns, no longer weak or silent, but a powerful woman with twin heirs to the Odom empire. Now the cold CEO who once rejected her must face the truth: the wife he abandoned… was the greatest mistake of his life.

“Stop this God forsaken wedding!!” I boom, my voice resonating through the halls of the church. Murmurs fill the air as eyes turn to me, dressed in nothing but rags. My grip tightens on the bat in my right hand. How dare they? How dare he? My eyes burn as I match forward, my body trembling with rage. “Clara, what–” His words are barely out before I send my hand forward, swinging the bat at him. Thick red blood spurts out as screams fill the air. ~~~~~ Clara Anthony thought it was love when she took the fall for a theft her husband committed just a few weeks after she gave birth. Thought she was doing the right thing for him, for them, but she was wrong because on the day she came out three years later, she found out he was getting married to her best friend of ten years. Her whole world shatters as she watches her best friend take her life, her husband, and her daughter. Left with nothing but pain and a deep ache for revenge. She teams up with the one person she swore never to look at again, the one person everyone thought was dead. Spencer Anthony, twin to her husband and her first love, the same man who left her without a word. Now he is back from the dead, not as the same man she once knew, but a cold, heartless mafia man who wants nothing but destruction. As Spencer offers her a chance to reclaim her life and daughter. Filled with nothing but hate, she takes up the offer, determined to make everyone pay. But what she didn't know when going close to Spencer was that when dining with the devil, you use a long spoon.

Betrayed by her husband and half-sister, stripped of everything she owned, and left to die in the streets—Susan’s life ended in tragedy. But fate wasn’t done with her yet. Waking up one year in the past, pregnant with the child she lost, she has a second chance. This time, she won’t beg. She won’t suffer. She will make them pay. With ruthless intelligence and a master plan, she builds an empire to destroy the man who destroyed her. But as secrets unravel and an unknown force watches from the shadows, one question remains— Was she the only one who came back?

After the death of her mother, Alessia is left with her sick father who needs medical attention. The last person she expects to rescue her is Ethan Gage the arrogant billionaire she once vowed to hate. Their marriage was meant to be nothing more than a business arrangement... until a mysterious twist just weeks before the wedding changes everything.