Adult Historical Fiction
Publisher: Alcove Press
Publishing
Date: October 6, 2026
Page count: 352 pages
In
this spellbinding Southern Gothic novel, three women weave together old
Southern folklore and magic to fight sexism and educational discrimination in
post-Civil War Alabama, perfect for fans of Hester Fox and Louisa Morgan.
When Lucille, Catherine,
and Victoria are invited to participate in a trial semester for women at
Alabama's most prestigious university, they each have their own reasons for
accepting. Lucille wants freedom from both her father's control and reminders
of her traitorous first love. Catherine wants to escape an arranged marriage
meant to halt her attraction to women. And Victoria wants to run from the guilt
that haunts her after the death of one of her fellow mill girls.
The trial semester will
determine whether or not women across the state will be allowed to attend other
universities. But the enrolled women quickly learn that success is not
guaranteed, and some of their male cohorts are determined to see them fail. When
the men's pranks go too far, Lucille, Catherine, and Victoria form a coven
under the guise of a sorority and call upon witchcraft steeped in the
traditions of southern folklore to fight back.
As they gather their
fellow witches, they discover there is something darker at work at the
university, a force that is determined to expel all the women at the
university, and they'll need all the allies they can get if they want to
succeed.
For
fans of Witchcraft for Wayward Girls and Weyward, this historical speculative
novel explores the darker side of human nature and the ways in which women
navigate—and survive—oppressive, male-dominated societies.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Katie Ortiz is a writer, teacher,
wife, feminist, and cat mom from Alabama. She’s a member of the Alabama
Historical Association and writes accessible historical fiction with a
speculative twist. Her writing often explores the darker sides of human nature
and the ways in which women navigate and survive in oppressive, male-dominated
societies. She attended the 2023, 2024, and 2025 Alabama Writing Day Workshops
and the 2023 Atlanta Writers Conference. When she’s not writing at her favorite
local coffee shop, she fights for the right to education every day as a public
school teacher, reads witchy books, or takes her two cats on walks.
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