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Discovery of Witches is the first novel in the must-read ALL SOULS series. It begins with
absence and desire. It begins with blood and fear. It begins with a discovery of witches. ---
A world of witches daemons and vampires. A manuscript which holds the secrets of their past
and the key to their future. Diana and Matthew - the forbidden love at the heart of it.
When historian Diana Bishop opens an alchemical manuscript in the Bodleian Library it's an
unwelcome intrusion of magic into her carefully ordered life. Though Diana is a witch of
impeccable lineage the violent death of her parents while she was still a child convinced her
that human fear is more potent than any witchcraft. Now Diana has unwittingly exposed herself
to a world she's kept at bay for years one of powerful witches creative destructive daemons
and long-lived vampires. Sensing the significance of Diana's discovery the creatures gather
in Oxford among them the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont a vampire geneticist. Diana is
inexplicably drawn to Matthew and in a shadowy world of half-truths and old enmities ties
herself to him without fully understanding the ancient line they are crossing. As they begin to
unlock the secrets of the manuscript and their feelings for each other deepen so the fragile
balance of peace unravels... Fall under the spell of Diana and Matthew in the stunning first
volume of the No.1 internationally bestselling ALL SOULS series. --- Five reasons to read A
Discovery of Witches and the All Souls series: 'Rich thrilling . . . A captivating and
romantic ripping yarn' E L James 'Intelligent and off-the-wall . . . irresistible to
Twilight fans' Sunday Times 'I could lose myself in here and never want to come out . . .
Utterly enchanting on every level' Manda Scott 'Exciting amounts of spells kisses and
battles and is recounted with enchanting page-turning panache' Marie Claire 'A bubbling
cauldron of illicit desire . . . an assured saga that blends romance with fantasy' Daily Mail
