That Ain't Witchcraft
Synopsis
Now a Hugo-nominated series! The eighth book in the funny and fast-paced InCryptid urban fantasy series returns to the mishaps of the Price family, eccentric cryptozoologists who safeguard the world of magical creatures living in secret among humans. Crossroads, noun: 1. A place where two roads cross. 2. A place where bargains can be made. 3. See aโฆ Now a Hugo-nominated series! The eighth book in the funny and fast-paced InCryptid urban fantasy series returns to the mishaps of the Price family, eccentric cryptozoologists who safeguard the world of magical creatures living in secret among humans. Crossroads, noun: 1. A place where two roads cross. 2. A place where bargains can be made. 3. See also โplaces to avoid.โ Antimony Price has never done well without a support system. As the youngest of her generation, she has always been able to depend on her parents, siblings, and cousins to help her out when sheโs in a pinchโuntil now. After fleeing from the Covenant of St. George, sheโs found herself in debt to the crossroads and running for her life. No family. No mice. No way out. Lucky for her, sheโs always been resourceful, and sheโs been gathering allies as she travels: Sam, fลซri trapeze artist turned boyfriend; Cylia, jink roller derby captain and designated driver; Fern, sylph friend, confidant, and maker of breakfasts; even Mary, ghost babysitter to the Price family. Annieโs actually starting to feel like they might be able to figure things outโwhich is probably why things start going wrong again. New Gravesend, Maine is a nice place to raise a familyโฆor make a binding contract with the crossroads. For James Smith, whose best friend disappeared when she tried to do precisely that, itโs also an excellent place to plot revenge. Now the crossroads want him dead and they want Annie to do the dirty deed. She owes them, after all. And thatโs before Leonard Cunningham, aka, โthe next leader of the Covenant,โ shows upโฆ Itโs going to take everything Annie has and a little bit more to get out of this one. If she succeeds, she gets to go home. If she fails, she becomes one more cautionary tale about the dangers of bargaining with the crossroads. But no pressure.
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