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Consecrated Ground is a multiracial lesbian paranormal tour de force that will leave you wary of the shadows and absolutely breathless.

Like her father before her, Joan Matthews is a witch. For generations, their family of binder witches has protected Calvert, Oregon from vampires by strengthening the land with spellcraft. Pushing back against tradition, Joan defied her father and left town to become a war witch, one who fights the monsters hand-to-hand. But when her father dies, Joan returns to find her hometown assailed by a vampire lord’s endless attacks—and the answers lie with the one woman who chose a rival over Joan.

Leigh Phan once believed her heart was safe and her future was set. When Joan left town, Leigh’s choices led to ruin and unintended consequences. Now Leigh harbors a dark secret forcing her to live a moment-to-moment existence. Her only hope of survival lies in trusting the war witch who left her behind.

Now it's up to Joan to fight for a town she left behind, while Leigh faces a destiny she never imagined was possible. With Calvert on the brink of total destruction, Joan and Leigh join forces and face inconvenient truths in order to save their town—and each other.

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February 7, 2023
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“Consecrated Ground is a feast for all five senses expertly crafted onto the page. Throw in the four elements (earth, air, fire, and water), and you begin to understand the experience of reading the rich imagery and immersive storytelling in this impressive debut.” —Elle E. Ire, author of Dead Woman's Pond

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VIRGINIA BLACK (she/her) likes strong whiskey, loud music, and writing, though not necessarily in that order. When not penning dark speculative fiction, she is almost always reading. Born in California—where even the green is brown—Virginia escaped to the green grass and rain showers of the Pacific Northwest. She lives with her wife of twenty years and their savagely witty teenage daughter. Learn more at virginiablackwrites.com. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BFJQM53H
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bywater Books (February 7, 2023)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 7, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1722 KB
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 257 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #496,402 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,081 in LGBTQ+ Fantasy Fiction
- #1,875 in LGBTQ+ Fantasy (Kindle Store)
- #2,634 in Lesbian Fiction

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Virginia Black lives in the Pacific Northwest. Her works include the short stories “Season Finale” and “Love Undaunted” in the Sapphire Books FANDOM TO FANTASY series, "Constant" in the Golden Crown Literary Society Writing Academy anthology WRITING FREEDOM, and "Reclamation" in the Bold Strokes Books anthology "IN OUR WORDS - Queer Stories from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Writers". Her first novel, CONSECRATED GROUND, introducing war witch Joan Matthews, will be published by Bywater Books in February 2023. Learn more at virginiablackwrites.com.

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Phyllis Reifer

Very Food Book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 24, 2023

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I enjoyed this book it as a little different from the love stories I usually read but I enjoyed it. I like the two main women and their stories. I recommend this book.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 23, 2023

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It's hard to believe this is Virginia Black's debut novel. The plot is nicely paced, the characterization is terrific, and the worldbuilding? *chef's kiss* In the first half, I wanted to know how everything got this way (no spoilers!). By the second half, I understood that the author was showing me everything I needed to know. And the tension and attraction between Joan and Leigh just crackled. I sure hope a sequel is in the near future!

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Melanie K Bondy

A compelling, wild ride of a story!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 27, 2023

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"Consecrated Ground" was the best day off, cover-to-cover read that I've had in a very long while! It's a compelling, wild ride of a story with well-developed characters (that I actually cared about!) with plot twists and revelations galore. It unfolds itself at a perfect pace. I, literally, could not put it down. Well, done, Virginia Black!! Do I see a screenplay in its future?

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 16, 2023

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This book was amazing. I could not put it down until I was done. Joan and Leigh had to fight hard to be together. There were twists and turns I did not expect. I was not going to look or read anything else until I did. I am looking for more good things to come from Virginia Black. Thank you for taking the chance and putting your great work out there for all of us to read.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 4, 2023

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This was a fantastic read. Ms. Black (…Ginny, you know.) is an explosive talent, and I can not wait to read her next novel!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 19, 2023

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It's a rare situation where I'm transported into a book and visualize what I'm reading like a movie, Virginia Black was able to do that in Consecrated Ground with both her writing and her storytelling. This novel was packed with action, mystery, vampires, witches, suspense, tons of twists and turns, as well as amazing character development. Thoroughly enjoyed this novel and while there were no cliffhangers and the storylines were wrapped up beautifully, the author has definitely left this open to continue as a series which I would be all on board with!

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Bruce Wyman

Wonderfully good, such a good read. Loved it.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 25, 2023

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This is a great first book from a new author. Keen to see what comes next.

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ROSALEEN BORTON

Spectacular debut novel!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 4, 2023

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Absolutely loved this novel, can’t wait for the next in what I hope will be a series. This is a story for everyone who enjoys a look into an imaginary world-or is it?

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L.C.

Action packed. Entertaining. Great storytelling.

Reviewed in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 on April 14, 2023

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Oregon, unknown times. Joan Matthews, a war witch, in eternal fight to save the country against the spreading of vampire guilds, is returning home to Calvert to attend her father’s funeral. The Matthews family has always been part of the Calvert’s witches’ coven. All apart, Joan, who left her town several years ago to pursue her intent of becoming a war witch. Joan has conflicted feelings about her return. Her relationship with her father was severed due to her lack of interest in staying in Calvert, and they didn’t have the opportunity to talk about any of their unresolved issues. As this wasn’t enough for her not wanting to go back home, her father’s house has a new temporary owner now, one that Joan knows or knew very well, her ex, Leigh Phan, the one she left town for and never came back, the one who broke her heart, the one who she can’t stop thinking about. A long time has passed since Joan came back to Calvert. The city, the inhabitants, the atmosphere, the coven, the town protection spell from vampires, and even Leigh have changed so much, and the latter seems to be hiding a secret… When a new threat strikes the city of Calvert, Joan will have to choose how important her roots are and only then she’ll be able to understand her full destiny.

It's no secret that I enjoy vampires and witches’ stories very much. Not going too deep in the reasoning behind, just keep in mind the Doppelganger, the theme of the Unknown, the Other… anything that is dark and therefore evil… is it always like that? Or there’s more? Light and Darkness. This eternal fight. Through. Fire. Water. Earth. Air. It’s always so fascinating to read, and so entertaining.

Consecrated Ground is an action-packed novel that will keep you anchored to your seat until the very last moment. Dark, gloomy settings. Ancient spells spoken in Latin. Mysterious familiars in the shapes of crows, and many, many secrets and revelations. And a lot of love… who can ask for more?

The narrative is fluent and fast-paced, never a dull moment.

I read Consecrated Ground and I saw all the images running in front of me, just like in a movie. It is a very visual book, but also one full of sounds. From the sounds of Nature to ghastly sounds, to the rhythmic sound of a heart beating, to the sounds of birds’ wings flapping, to the whispering of unknown creatures.

I have a feeling that there’s much more to this story than what I’ve read so far. I wonder if there’s a series in the making… but I would love to know more about the vampires… and about one in particular: Elizaveta!

If you like action/vampires/witches/returning home/second chance romances/the fight between good and evil… you need to read Consecrated Ground.

ps. great use of Latin ;)

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