BOADICEA

On the Gold Coast Queensland, Australia it's usually surf, sun, swimming and fun - but not for some. Some experience the seedy side of the Coast.Seventeen‑year‑old Boadicea "e;Bo"e; Britton has spent her life trapped under the fists and spells of her addict mother and her mother's vicious friend Lola. The only love she experienced was from Iris, her Nanna and her gay friend Zac. Bound by a silver bracelet that suppresses her magic, Bo's healing gift is used as a weapon against her — until a message from beyond the grave urges her to break free.When Bo finally shatters her chains, she uncovers a world stronger and loving than the one she escaped. Only to find drug‑fuelled witches, ancient magic, and a family legacy powerful enough to start a war. A surprise was given on her eighteenth birthday, her twin brother is alive. With the help of William — a boy with stolen Māori magic — and the legendary Morgan Le Fay and Merlin, Bo prepares to face the monsters who raised her.But freedom comes with a price. Her mother has sold her. Her enemies are gathering. And the witches of England are ready to burn the world down.To survive, Bo must embrace the power she was never meant to wield — and become the storm her bloodline demands with the help of her twin brother Rainer, William, her wandering father and his family.