Shakespeare's witches and their blasted heath couldn't be farther from the world of Rosemary Edghill's contemporary Wiccans. Today's witches hold coven meetings in New York City apartments and buy their books and supplies in cheerful neighborhood shops.

They even hold regular jobs—well, sort of regular. Bast, a.k.a. Karen Hightower, is a freelance graphic artist—the flixible hours leave her plenty of time for coven meets, gossip sessions, and, just lately, a bit of detective work.

Even good-hearted, nature-loving Wiccans aren't immune to political infighting, greed, and jealousy. In a community where everybody knows everybody else's business, where cliques turn into covens, and where sexual relationships can have more than ordinary power, passion can quickly turn to murder.

Armed with a quick brain and a clever tongue, Bast pokes into the dark corners of the Wiccan world and finds Truth of more than one kind.

Contains three complete novels:

• Speak Daggers to Her
• Book of Moons
• The Bowl of Night