Blood Moon Rising

The Witch of Appalachia Book 5

by Francesca Quarto.

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Celtic Witch Cathleen O’Brien is drawn into her husband Jason’s search for a fifteen-year-old boy, lured away from home by a Warlock known as The Dread Preacher. Their gruesome finding leads them to a ghost town. Named Blood Moon Rising by the ancient tribe of Washoe Indians, the 1800s Nevada town was built over the tribes sacred burial grounds.

Under the unnatural red glow of the full moon, Cathleen must confront the Warlock’s coven of shape-shifting witches and their Lord, The Father of Darkness. He comes to partake in the feast they prepare for him, of innocent souls. His power is growing beyond even the Cathleen’s!

A Word from the Author

Each of the books in the “Witch of Appalachia” Series is an independent mystery, making every book a stand-alone read. That means the reader can begin wherever sounds the best starting point!

“Blood Moon Rising” Book 5, finds the Celtic Wizard, Cathleen O’Brien, in the dry, rugged backcountry of Nevada. Dotted with failed towns from centuries past, Cathleen joined her husband and their best friends, in this inhospitable place, to locate a missing teen. The boy has likely joined a cult, led by the mysterious Dread Preacher Goodnight. His secretive followers have taken over a Ghost town built over the burial grounds of the ancient Washoe Indian tribe. Its name, “Blood Moon Rising.” Cathleen quickly discovers this will be a gruesome mission and one she and the others may not survive.

(Francesca Quatro, November 2018)