
The Bane Witch
A Novel
St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · March 18, 2025
Practical Magic meets Gone Girl in Ava Morgyn's instant USA Today bestseller, a dark, spellbinding novel about a woman who is more than a witch—she's a hunter.
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- Who it’s for
- A dark, slyly charged read where witchcraft and poison sharpen the suspense.
- Genres
- Witch Romance, Suspense, Supernatural Thrillers
- Published
- St. Martin's Press, March 18, 2025
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Practical Magic meets Gone Girl in Ava Morgyn's instant USA Today bestseller, a dark, spellbinding novel about a woman who is more than a witch—she's a hunter. Piers Corbin has always had an affinity for poisonous things—plants and men. From the pokeweed berries she consumed at age five that led to the accidental death of a stranger, to the husband whose dark proclivities have become… concerning, poison has been at the heart of her story.
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But when she fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her volatile marriage and goes to stay with her estranged great aunt in the mountains, she realizes her predilection is more than a hunger—it’s a birthright. Piers comes from a long line of poison eaters—Bane Witches—women who ingest deadly plants and use their magic to rid the world of evil men. Piers sets out to earn her place in her family’s gritty but distinguished legacy, all while working at her Aunt Myrtle’s cafe and perpetuating a flirtation with the local, well-meaning sheriff to allay his suspicions on the body count she’s been leaving in her wake. But soon she catches the attention of someone else, a serial killer operating in the area. And that only means one thing—it’s time to feed. In Ava Morgyn’s dark, thrilling novel, The Bane Witch, a very little poison can do a world of good.
Poison and Peril
A dark, slyly charged read where witchcraft and poison sharpen the suspense.
Come here for
- Poisonous plants, witchcraft, and a heroine with a dangerous appetite
- Dark suspense threaded with a flirtation and a serial-killer threat
Expect
- A gritty family legacy of Bane Witches
- Tension that balances deadly stakes with dry-edged charm
Where it sits
| Witch Romance | 45% |
|---|---|
| Suspense | 33% |
| Supernatural Thrillers | 23% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Witch Romance
- Suspense
- Authors
- EJ Lavery, Ava Morgyn, Tantor Media
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Published
- March 18, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Witch Romance