It's been ten years since he found his mother dead on the kitchen floor. Ten years and still the nightmares haunt him. At sixteen, Aidan is deep in the vortex of depression and anxiety. He's supposed to be enjoying his summer, meeting girls, trying to be a normal teen, but he's anything but. His mother was murdered and the killer never found. Interacting with his peers seems almost impossible. As the anniversary of his mother's death rolls around for another year, his dreams grow with intensity, leading him to unlock the truth about his mother's death. Suspicions begin to grow in his mind, pulling him away from the people he's supposed to trust and leading him to find comfort and strength in a new relationship. If you enjoy intriguing mysteries, relatable characters and the beauty of first love, then check out Aidan today.

Nothing brings people together like a common enemy, and witches were the greatest enemy of all. Scotland, 1563: Crops failed. People starved. And the Devil's influence was stronger than ever—at least, that's what everyone believed. If you were a woman living in Scotland during this turbulent time, there was a very good chance that you, or someone you knew, would be tried as a witch. During the chaos of the Reformation, violence against women was codified for the first time in the Witchcraft Act—a tool of theocratic control with one chilling to root out witches and rid the land of evil. What followed was a dark and misogynistic chapter in history that fanned the flames of witch hunts across the globe, including in the United States and beyond. In How to Kill a Witch, Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell, hosts of the popular Witches of Scotland podcast, unravel the grim yet absurdly bureaucratic process of identifying, accusing, trying, and executing women as witches. With sharp wit and keen feminist insight, they reveal the inner workings of a patriarchal system designed to weaponize fear and oppress women. This captivating (and often infuriating) account, which weaves a rich tapestry of trial transcripts, witness accounts, and the documents that set the legal grounds for the witch hunts, exposes how this violent period of history mirrors today's struggles for justice and equality. How to Kill a Witch is a powerful, darkly humorous reminder of the dangers of superstition, bias, and ignorance, and a warning to never forget the past… while raising the question of whether it could ever happen again.