Line, The (Witching Savannah, 1)

Savannah is considered a Southern treasure, a city of beauty with a rich, colorful past. Some might even call it magical.…To the uninitiated, Savannah shows only her bright face and genteel manner. Those who know her well, though, can see beyond her colonial trappings and small-city charm to a world where witchcraft is respected, Hoodoo is feared, and spirits linger. Mercy Taylor is all too familiar with the supernatural side of Savannah, being a member of the most powerful family of witches in the South.Despite being powerless herself, of course.Having grown up without magic of her own, in the shadow of her talented and charismatic twin sister, Mercy has always thought herself content. But when a series of mishaps—culminating in the death of the Taylor matriarch—leaves a vacuum in the mystical underpinnings of Savannah, she finds herself thrust into a mystery that could shake her family apart…and unleash a darkness the line of Taylor witches has been keeping at bay for generations.In The Line, the first book of the Witching Savannah series, J. D. Horn weaves magic, romance, and betrayal into a captivating Southern Gothic fantasy with a contemporary flair.

Kathryn Leigh Scott, author of Dark Passages and star of the classic TV series,

“In this debut contemporary urban mystery, J.D. Horn weaves an intricate, gripping tale of magic and mysticism with the assured grace and lyricism of a seasoned novelist.”

Publishers Weekly

“The witch is dead and Mercy Taylor needs to find out who killed her in Horn’s intriguing debut…This tightly paced, entertaining series opener shows great potential.”

About the Author

J.D. Horn was raised in rural Tennessee, and has since carried a bit of its red clay in him while travelling the world, from Hollywood, to Paris, to Tokyo. He studied comparative literature as an undergrad, focusing on French and Russian in particular. He also holds an MBA in international business and worked as a financial analyst before becoming a novelist. When not writing he is likely running, and he has race bibs from two full marathons and about thirty half marathons. He and his spouse, Rich, and their three pets split their time between Portland, Oregon, and San Francisco.Award-winning narrator, Shannon McManus, is a Los Angeles-based actor, writer and voice artist. Her natural vocal abilities and extensive theatre training have led to work in audiobook narration, commercial voice-over and animation. Critical praise includes an Audiofile Earphones Award and a Publishers Weekly Listen Up! Award in Children’s and Young Adult fiction.

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