Secret Circle: The Initiation (Vol. 1) 256 pages
Shy Cassie and her mother reluctantly leave sunny California for New England. In gloomy New Salem, they begin caring for Cassie's grandmother, whom Cassie had never heard of. An enigmatic woman who seems to know everything about potions and herbs. As if the changes at home weren't enough, Cassie also begins attending a new school, dominated by a group of extremely charming teenagers. It soon becomes clear that the girls are no ordinary mortals.
Descendants of the original Salem witches, who survived the burnings and the Maleus Malleficarum by fleeing and founding their own town, have established a new witches' circle in New Salem. Cassie has every right to join: she's descended from witches too. In this first book of the trilogy, Cassie begins to awaken to her own power and her place within the group. To complicate matters, she falls in love with Adam, the boyfriend of the gentle Diana, whom she loves like a sister. And with a prominent position in the circle.
With plenty of action and touches of mythology, Secret Circle cements LJ Smith as the queen of young adult romance and horror.
Secret Circle: The Prisoner (Vol. 2) 240 pages
Secret Circle combines horror, fantasy, and romance. The book explores the feminine and mysterious secret world of witches and sorceresses, and promises to replicate the near-ubiquitous success of her vampire novels. In The Prisoner, Cassie is being blackmailed into stealing the powerful Crystal Skull, capable of unleashing an evil force in New Salem. The blackmail will draw her deeper into a web of intrigue and corruption. And the moment arrives for Cassie to choose between keeping her power in safe hands or preventing her secret romance from being exposed.
Secret Circle: The Power (Vol. 3) 240 pages
Black John is closer than ever. After having his energy released from the crystal skull and returning from the world of the dead, all he desires is to reunite the coven that was promised to him decades ago. To do so, he has taken human form and prepares to fight and win. Whether by killing people or subjugating the weakest thanks to his psychic power. To stop him, the circle must find a source of power as great as their enemy's. Perhaps Cassie herself is the solution.
Secret Circle: the rupture (Vol. 4.) 256 pages
A plot that blends supernatural powers and typical teenage issues. After Black John's death, Cassie and the rest of the Circle can finally relax. Everything seems to be going well: the Keys are in their possession, Adam and Cassie are officially dating, and the town generally feels like a fresh start. But while everyone celebrates the spring equinox festival, something terrible happens: for no apparent reason, Great-Aunt Constance drops dead. And it doesn't seem like a normal death. Now, the Circle must figure out what's putting everyone at risk.
Secret Circle: The Hunt (Vol. 5) 240 pages
Cassie is determined to unravel the mysteries of the Book of Shadows, which belonged to her father. Only then can she face the hunters, who are determined to defeat each member of the Circle.
And there's another threat... Scarlett, her half-sister, who won't hesitate to kill her if given the chance. But the Book of Shadows isn't just an artifact of dark magic. It's imbued with it. And darkness soon takes over Cassie's feelings, her actions, and her impulses. Soon, darkness takes over the girl's entire life. She must escape this cruel spell. But it may be too late.
Secret Circle: The Temptation (Vol. 6) 256 pages
As leader of the Secret Circle, Cassie has been constantly faced with impossible choices and new dangers. But this time, one wrong move could tear the Circle apart forever. While battling her half-sister, Scarlett, Cassie faces a terrifying new threat: the ancestors who possessed the bodies of her friends. Black John's curse has been unleashed on the Circle, and it's up to her to set things right.
With her enemies closing in, Cassie struggles to keep her heart true and her soul pure. But she knows better than anyone that all magic comes at a price, especially when Black John's Book of Shadows is involved. Can Cassie defeat the darkness once and for all, or will the circle be lost forever?
L .J. Smith tem inúmeros livros para jovens publicados, muitos deles frequentaram a lista de mais vendidos do New York Times e foram inspirados em seus próprios pesadelos. Seu primeiro romance, The night of the soistice, foi lançado no ano em que ela se formou na faculdade. É autora da série Diários do Vampiro que foi lançada originalmente em 1991 e deu origem à série de televisão Vampire Diaries, estrelada por Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley e Nina Dobrev. Atualmente, ela vive na Califórnia com um cachorro, três gatos e aproximadamente dez mil livros.
