A chronically ill witch living in a haunted house.
A magical English seaside town.
A deadly warlock who wants to control it all.
How do you save your town when you’re too sick to leave your house?
I have news to break the radio silence of the last few months. Things here have been hectic and life has got in the way of promoting and book things. But I’m back with some very exiting details for my upcoming book! This book is very close to me due to the descriptions of chronic illness that the housebound main character goes through, it’s based very closely on my own experiences with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E). Too close at certain points, which made this story quite difficult at times for me to read and edit. But it’s also something I think is really important to share to help others understand. Understanding is so needed. And of course, there is magic and ghosts and mysteries because it wouldn’t be a book written by me without some science fiction or fantasy elements! As hinted at in the hook at the top!
So let’s start the announcement with the title!
Haunting of a Witch by JJ Clapton
Coming October 1st 2026
Full blurb
Emily, a chronically ill witch, wants a place to curl up and rest her aching body, away from a world that doesn’t care. She’s found it by squatting in the basement of a haunted house. Nobody else dares get close to its volatile, dangerous magic. But the ghosts and aura of fear don’t bother her; she knows what it means to be trapped in a house she can never leave. Instead, she uses the extra magic swirling through the air to supply potions to a shady businessman in exchange for the care she needs to survive.
That is, until a cute girl collapses at her back door in the middle of the night, smelling of smoke and magic, with tales of witches dying across the country. The deaths all lead to Runestowe, her small English seaside town, and Emily realises the people looking after her are involved in the murders – with her potions in their hands and a front door key to come and go as they please.
When they turn up in her kitchen insisting she join their deadly schemes, Emily knows she has to stop them. But what can Emily do when she’s housebound and they know where she lives?
Haunting of a Witch is a sapphic, disabled witch book all about friendship and finding where you belong and I’m very exited to share it with you all!
The cover reveal will be coming soon so keep your eyes out for it. And if you just can’t wait to see the cover, you can already preorder the ebook on your local Amazon (Amazon UK link), Kobo, Apple, or wherever else you buy your books from! The paperback will follow on closer to the pub date.
But while we wait on a cover, for those of you who use it, you can also add it on Goodreads now!
You can also reply to this and let me know what you think. I hope you are excited to read it!
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