More about The Mud Witch!

So, now that I’ve announced my book, I thought I would take a moment to talk a little more about what it’s about. I’ve been working on it, on and off, for two years now, although the bulk of the writing and revising was done over a year ago. It’s strange. The book was very much written during the worst of the pandemic times when we were stuck inside. And as unproductive and sluggish as I felt then, clearly those long boring evenings were good for something.

The story follows Adelaide Simone, a young woman who also just happens to be able to do magic. She’s been trained by a mysterious Order on an island off the coast of France to use the combination of mud and water, plus her own abilities, to be able to bend the laws of physics. At the start of the book, she’s using those skills to protect transatlantic boat crossings from the dangerous waters around the English Channel. Oh, did I forget to mention? It’s 1915. And she’s on a ship called the Lusitania.

Addy has some big decisions to make. She’s got some pretty extraordinary skills, and there’s some pretty extraordinary carnage going on. But she’s not really supposed to be involving herself and the Order has strict rules about how and when their members can intervene in world affairs. Still, unlike them, Addy has seen what's going on firsthand and she can’t just stand by.

Things get even more complicated when Addy realizes that she’s not the only one using magic on the Western Front. And the other magic is stronger and more dangerous. She’s got to find some allies, convince the Order to trust her, and figure out who is causing all the chaos. Too difficult? Not for The Mud Witch of Verdun.