The Witching Legacy Series by Robin Jarvis

An enthralling mix of magic and horror – first of a new series from fantasy legend Robin Jarvis.Something is brewing in the town of Whitby. To best friends Lil and Verne, it just seems like a particularly bad storm. But Cherry Cerise, the last of the Whitby witches, fears that ancient forces are at work, reviving the curse of a long lost magical artifact.The legend goes that the Nimius was created by magician Melchior Pyke, with the assistance of a young witch known as Scaur Annie... moreAn enthralling mix of magic and horror – first of a new series from fantasy legend Robin Jarvis.Something is brewing in the town of Whitby. To best friends Lil and Verne, it just seems like a particularly bad storm. But Cherry Cerise, the last of the Whitby witches, fears that ancient forces are at work, reviving the curse of a long lost magical artifact.The legend goes that the Nimius was created by magician Melchior Pyke, with the assistance of a young witch known as Scaur Annie. But they were both betrayed by Pyke’s villainous manservant, Mister Dark, causing a feud that has survived even beyond death.As Mister Dark, with his horrific winged familiar, arises to mastermind Whitby’s very own apocalypse and take the Nimius for his own evil purposes, can Lil and Verne join with Cherry to quell his plans and save their home? less

Lil and Verne may think they have quelled the Dark forces that tried to destroy Whitby, but they have no idea that the powers they’ve been meddling with are about to turn on them. Despite Lil’s crucial role in saving her home from destruction, she notices that the townsfolk have become wary of her—even fear her. More than ever she needs the support of best friend Verne and the witch Cherry Cerise, but they are preoccupied by their attempts to uncover more secrets of the golden Nimius... moreLil and Verne may think they have quelled the Dark forces that tried to destroy Whitby, but they have no idea that the powers they’ve been meddling with are about to turn on them. Despite Lil’s crucial role in saving her home from destruction, she notices that the townsfolk have become wary of her—even fear her. More than ever she needs the support of best friend Verne and the witch Cherry Cerise, but they are preoccupied by their attempts to uncover more secrets of the golden Nimius. When Lil finds an antique box of watercolor paints she welcomes the diversion, little realizing that every time she uses it something nasty escapes. But it is while they are distracted an old enemy shows up. less

When Lil Wakes up in a Whitby she has only ever imagined, sie discovers that the sinister Mister Dark is more powerful than ever and has enslaved Young Verne to his will.Lil is determined to save her best friend before their enemy unleashes his most despicable and insane plan yet - but first, she has to find him ...