About the Book: Set in war-torn Europe in 1940, this gripping historical fantasy follows Lydia Polk, a young witch recruited by the secretive Royal Academy of Witches to fight the Nazi threat. When Hitler seeks the powerful Grimorium Bellum, an ancient magical book capable of destroying civilisations, Lydia is sent to Occupied France to recover it. Joined by a French Resistance fighter and a Haitian-American art historian with mysterious powers, she faces dark magic, betrayal and dangerous Nazi witches. Blending World War II history, witchcraft, espionage, adventure and dark fantasy, this thrilling tale explores courage, friendship and the battle to prevent a devastating supernatural weapon from falling into Nazi hands.