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Balefire Series

Cate Tiernan
Long-lost twin witches and hidden magical powers make for a gripping YA series.
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Balefire Series : Titles in Order

Book 4
The fourth installment of the young adult fantasy series, Balefire, follows twin sisters as they are caught in a web of dark magic and rivalry set against the haunting backdrop of New Orleans.

Thais Allard has discovered a world she never knew existed and powers beyond belief. But now that she has learned a shocking and painful truth about her past, will she risk staining her soul with dark magic to seek revenge?

Clio Martin has fought her feelings for months, but it’s become impossible to deny her deepest wishes any longer, even if having the one thing she wants most will destroy the sister who means everything to her.

When secrets are at last revealed, the twins face their greatest challenge ever—one that could carry the ultimate price.
Book 3
The third installment in the supernatural Balefire series follows twin sisters who are destined for magical greatness . . . if only they could agree on what that “greatness” looks like.

Thais Allard has finally begun to unlock the magick within her, but she fears her powers are not meant for the purpose her coven intends. Why can’t anyone else see they’re playing with something too big to control?

Clio Martin has grown to love the twin sister she wasn’t sure she wanted—but she feels the differences between them more every day. Why can’t Thais realize the value of what they’ve been offered, if they just agree to one simple rite?

The sisters are struggling to reach one mind on a spell they were fated for before their birth, but the decision might not matter if an enemy succeeds in eliminating them first . . .
Book 2
The second installment in the supernatural Balefire series follows newly discovered twin sisters who are starting to realize that they’re stronger together than apart . . . but only if they can control their immense power.

Thais Allard, still staggering from the discovery of her identical twin sister and the magick that lives within her, has delved deep into the mysteries of witchcraft. She is eager to test the limits of her abilities, but at what cost?

Clio Martin, shaken to learn she is not unique as she once believed, is resistant to sharing her place in the coven. Now Clio must open her arms to her other half. Will she gain more than she has lost?

Together the twins have unheard-of power at their fingertips, but if Thais doesn’t come to understand her strength . . . it could destroy them both.
Book 1
The first installment in the supernatural Balefire series follows a seventeen-year-old who has to navigate newly revealed abilities and secret magical lineages.

“The action builds toward a tantalizing twist that will leave readers eager for future books in the Balefire series.”—Booklist

Thais Allard has just lost her father in a tragic accident, and now she must leave the only home she’s ever known to live with a total stranger in New Orleans. In this new place she will discover secrets that will shatter everything she’s ever believed . . .

Clio Martin has lived in New Orleans her entire life—which is as long as she’s known that she’s a witch, born with magick in her blood. But the truth of her heritage and power run far deeper than she ever realized . . .

Sharing a bond they never imagined, Thais and Clio are about to cross paths for the first time—and nothing will ever be the same.