He had an affair with Holly's aunt, Marie-Claire Anderson and was the one who killed her. Holly and her cousins discover that Michael and his son, Eli are behind this. Nicole is performing as Juliet in their school play and suddenly a fire starts. When Holly's aunt dies, they are left in the custody of her uncle, Richard. However, Nicole already knew a little about witchcraft due to her boyfriend, Eli. Bast (Holly's), Hecate (Nicole's), and Freya (Amanda's) become the three girls cat familiars. Holly belongs to the Cahor house and reveals this to Amanda. Eventually, Holly realizes she is a witch and that she carries the soul of Isabeau of the Cahors house. Bizarre incidents occur to Holly, such as strange visions and dreams. After her parents die, her aunt and uncle that she never knew of get custody of her. In Witch, Holly Cathers, the main character, is the lone survivor of the rafting trip her family took with her best friend, and later receives a small cat who is deaf, Bast. The five novels depict a family feud between a coven of witches called the Cahors and a coven of warlocks called the Deveraux. In 2009 the series was optioned by DreamWorks' Mark Sourian, with the intent to combine the first two books in the series into a single screenplay. The first book, Witch was released in 2002 through Simon Pulse. Wicked is a series of young adult novels written by American authors Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié.
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