The Bone Cottage by Jw Kingsley

A witch. A ghost who is more girl than ghost.

The Brown Mountain Lights. An immortal terrier. Love. Magic.

The Maiden, Mother, and Crone.

For a thousand years there has been a witch in the Haintwood. Through time and tale, the village that lies just beyond has forgotten why she's there. But there is an ancient evil trapped within the mountain. One that mustn't escape, no matter the cost.

When an unexpected ghost turns up and becomes more girl than ghost, she must learn all the ways of magic and what lurks within the mountain before it's too late.

The witches do magic for the villagers and take payment for their spells-for magic always comes with a cost. The price is hair, teeth, wishes, and dreams that are woven into the cottage itself, which feeds the magic that keeps them safe. When terrible things befall the village, fear drives them away and the cottage weakens, threatening the tenuous power keeping the evil at bay.

The Bone Cottage is a story that immerses the reader in lore and myth inspired by the ancient Appalachian Mountains and the cultural identity of the people who call them home. Using the Brown Mountain lights of North Carolina as a jumping-off point for the lore, it's a fantasy that is told like the fairytales we all cut our teeth on....except in this one, there's no prince to save a princess but witches who save themselves and the community that fears them.