Kindle Price: $6.99

Promotions apply when you purchase

These promotions will be applied to this item:

Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions.

Read with our free app
You've subscribed to ! We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. When new books are released, we'll charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the pre-order period.
Update your device or payment method, cancel individual pre-orders or your subscription at
Your Memberships & Subscriptions

Buy for others

Give as a gift or purchase for a team or group.
Learn more

Buying and sending eBooks to others

  1. Select quantity
  2. Buy and send eBooks
  3. Recipients can read on any device

These ebooks can only be redeemed by recipients in the US. Redemption links and eBooks cannot be resold.
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Amazon book clubs early access
Loading your book clubs
There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try again.
Not in a club? Learn more
Amazon book clubs early access

Join or create book clubs

Choose books together

Track your books
Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free.
Explore Amazon Book Clubs

Follow the author

Cynthia Raleigh
Follow
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

Summoning the Winds: The Lanthorne Ordinary Witches Kindle Edition

by Cynthia Raleigh (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
See all formats and editions
Witches have been hunted, tried, and executed for centuries. The Colonies are not immune to the fear of sorcery. In the Spring of 1660, the small Connecticut village of Milthorpe abruptly finds itself in the throes of a witch scare. Yarrow Pickering, the village herbal woman and proprietor of the Lanthorne Ordinary struggles to prove an accused woman is innocent but becomes ensnared in the witch hunt. Yarrow can't be sure if her relationship with the Magistrate’s son will harm or help her against her most strident opponents. The trials are beginning...but this time, what will happen when one of the accused truly is a witch?
Previous page
  1. Print length
    285 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publication date
    April 25, 2019
  5. File size
    2356 KB
  6. Page Flip
    Enabled
  7. Word Wise
    Enabled
  8. Enhanced typesetting
    Enabled
  9. See all details
Next page

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07R8G7T9B
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cynthia Raleigh (April 25, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 25, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2356 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 285 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars 9 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Cynthia Raleigh

Cynthia Raleigh

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

History and genealogy have been lifelong interests. I started pestering busy adults with questions about my family history when I was twelve years old. Over the years, I've dug through family papers and photos, squinted at faded microfilm, traveled to distant places in hopes of a few crumbling documents, and spent countless hours in cemeteries searching for stones; bugs, brambles, and all.

I was an active member of the Society for Creative Anachronism and a weekend gamer for years, getting together with friends to re-enact history, create characters, work through adventures, and enjoy our collective imagination.

After 23 years as a Registered Nurse, I'm now writing full-time. Through my books, I write about things that interest me with the goals of writing stories that are entertaining as well as bringing the past to life and speaking for those who no longer can.

Customer reviews

5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5
9 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

Veronica
5.0 out of 5 stars Bittersweet Suspense!
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2021
Verified Purchase
For eighteen year-old Yarrow Pickering, running the Lanthorne Ordinary eatery and meeting rooms and taking care of her younger sister, Tansy involves a schedule of non-stop chores. As proprietor of the Ordinary, her days are filled with cooking, cleaning and helping to keep her neighboring villager's fed at her establishment and provided with healing herbs and remedies to ease their pains and illnesses. Since her parent's tragic death, it has been up to her to eek out a living to provide for Tansy and herself. It's a harsh life at times, but Yarrow is determined to carry on.

When a young girl in the village becomes ill, Yarrow goes to the home to drop off remedies that may ease her pains. When she learns a pot of jam secretly consumed is causing the distress, she feels certain the girl will recover. The father however is not convinced, exploding in a tirade of wild accusations as to the cause of his daughter's illness, including a charge of witchcraft against a widow who will not sell him land. As the rumors fly, the respected elder is brought into the Ordinary for questioning. Yarrow has seen this vile spread of lies and hysteria before in the village they left to come to this new land. Will this evil re-emerge?

Anger and revenge bring out the worst of people as the accused is charged. Dark secrets emerge, pitting the villagers against one another as Yarrow and her friend, Jude strive to get to the truth. Will they succeed before the village is torn apart? Author Raleigh weaves an inspiring tale of a young woman's courage to risk everything in a quest for truth and decency amongst her neighbors. A bittersweet read, highly recommended!
Helpful
 Report
Dawn
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic. Highly recommended
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2019
Verified Purchase
This captured my attention from the very beginning and never lost it! A mysterious and action-packed story that will hopefully bring some light to how easy it was / is to be accused of witchcraft by the superstitious, naive, and downright mean.

Very well written and respectful. Cynthia shares just enough information without giving away all our secrets ;)
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Debby Prow
5.0 out of 5 stars Thanks for such an awesome historical mystery with wonderful characters.
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2019
Verified Purchase
Loved all of this authors works! Especially loved the historical aspect of this book. Appreciate the accuracy of the period terminology and customs. Became very attached to the main character. Want to know more! Thanks for making history so much fun and so entertaining!
Helpful
 Report
Aud Woldvik
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book!!
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2020
Verified Purchase
This is a book I want to read again, definitely!!
Helpful
 Report
Amy M. Reade
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2019
I think this is the first book I've ever read about witches (Hamlet doesn't count). And I LOVED it. The research, the pacing, the writing, the twists and turns--all of it was masterful and fascinating. The author takes the notion of witch trials and turns it on its head with this tale of a real witch in colonial Connecticut.
Yarrow, the main character and a young adult orphan, is spunky and smart, and she uses her quick wit to advantage when danger threatens her and her sister. The story delves into the murky world of spells and hexes, and the author describes sorcery in a way that makes it both believable and understandable. You can feel the storms conjured by the witch, and you can see her when...well, you'll just have to read the book to find out for yourself.
Helpful
 Report
MDS
5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting story of magic and suspense
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2019
I love historical fiction and I love stories with a touch of magic, and “Summing the Winds” is a wonderful blend of both. Cynthia Raliegh made me see and experience living in a small village in the 1600s, with all its rules of morality, small mindedness, and superstitions. The suspense kept building and I never knew which way (or witch way!) the plot would turn. Highly recommended!
Helpful
 Report

Top reviews from other countries

G.T.
5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 24, 2019
Verified Purchase
This is such an engaging and evocative read. I was 3 pages in and then couldn't put it down.

The characters are well developed and the plot is gripping. I really enjoyed the historical context along with the gender, witchcraft and societal pressure themes that run throughout the tale.

If you're looking for something to keep you reading, this is the book for you.
Report
Report an issue

Does this item contain inappropriate content?
Report
Do you believe that this item violates a copyright?
Report
Does this item contain quality or formatting issues?
Report