Summer's Ashes

Summer's Ashes is coming, August 2007!  It's the story of fourteen-year-old Kieran Ash, who struggles with issues familiar to any teen: loneliness, loss, and coping with her annoying little brother and her widowed mom.  But the discovery of an ancient spell book becomes the catalyst that changes her life forever -- when she and her brother unleash the powers that lie within themselves, it sets in motion a chain of events that leads to a centuries-old struggle.  

What the reviewers are saying:

   "A great adventure story of true magic!  Patti Wigington peoples Summer's Ashes with witches who really know their art.  Authentic-based spells and magic make this gripping story read like a true-life account of a young witch's coming of age.  I was sorry when I reached the end, and I hope there are sequels to come! "  
-- Raymond Buckland, author, Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft and other titles.

"From the first page to the last, Summer's Ashes is electric.  In this beautifully crafted novel, Patti Wigington takes us on the adventure of a lifetime and makes us believe in a world full of magick.  Heartwarming, spine-tingling, and masterful... you won't be able to put it down!"
-- Lauren Manoy, author, Where to Park Your Broomstick

"Move over Cate Tiernan and Isobel Bird, make room for Patti Wigington.  Summer's Ashes is a captivating journey of self-discovery that will awaken the magic in all that believe."
-- Beth MacFarland, Youth Services Assistant, Westland Area Public Library

"Wigington's teenage characters are as real as the kid mowing the lawn next door.  Kieran's struggles to make sense of her family history and to accept and use with wisdom the power passed on to her from her father are those of every teen learning to flex his or her power to make a difference in the world.  Wigington weaves the concepts of personal and moral responsibility for one's actions into a plot that will keep young adults glued to Summer's Ashes until the last shoe drops."
-- Robin Smith, author, Columbus Ghosts and Columbus Ghosts II: More Central Ohio Haunts