When a boy’s decaying soul is up for grabs, two budding witches turn high school into a minefield of betrayal and vicious retribution.

Dark witch December Bowen is supposed to be taking her powers to the next level. On her first day of class, the formerly homeschooled teen is pressured to reap the boy she loves to fuel her emergence from obscurity. But unable to doom him to a shadowy half-life, she vows instead to keep him safe.

Rival caster Charlotte Solvnik will do anything to climb out of a garbage life. When new classmate December reveals her unique abilities, Charlotte will infiltrate December’s life to claim the boy she needs to jumpstart her own magic. She will even cast a dangerous, ancient spell to bind the boy to her… a decision that will haunt her for the rest of her life.

As December agrees to a perilous ritual in exchange for help, she begins training with the slimmest hope of surviving. Until Charlotte reveals December's biggest secret to the one person that could destroy them all…

The question is no longer who will win, it's who will survive?

Contemporary Spellcraft is the enthralling first book in the Nexus urban fantasy series. More George R.R. Martin than J.K. Rowling, fans of mature YA, rigid magic systems, and visceral storytelling will love Christian Andreo’s gritty drama.

★★★★★ ‘…considerable originality and freshness’
★★★★★ ‘…superb world-building, great writing-style…’
★★★★★ ‘…feels like Neil Gaiman wrote a contemporary version of Harry Potter!’
★★★★★ ‘…one of the best books I have read in a long time…’

Which side of darkness are you on? Buy Contemporary Spellcraft today!

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