When seventeen-year-old Eleanor O'Reilly's magic erupts during class, setting a book on fire and blowing out a window, she's forced to confront the impossible: she's a witch. And in Salem, being a witch can get you killed.

Witches in her coven are being murdered, and no one knows who's behind it, or why. To survive, she'll have to master the five branches of witchcraft and face a family legacy that stretches all the way back to 1692.

With the help of her feline familiar and a new boyfriend who doesn't know the full truth, Eleanor must unravel the mystery before she becomes the next name on the list.