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A series of five young adult novels by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié, depicting a [[Feuding Families|family feud]] between a coven of witches called the Cahors and a coven of warlocks called the Deveraux.
Holly Cathers moves in with her aunt, uncle and cousins after her parents die in a rafting accident. She soon encounters the Deveraux men: Jer, Eli and Michael. Michael and Eli develop a plan to eliminate Holly and her cousins, Nicole and Amanda, while Jer is intent on saving the trio.
The books in the series are:
* ''Witch'' (2002)
* ''Curse'' (2002)
* ''Legacy'' (2003)
* ''Spellbound'' (2003)
* ''Resurrection'' (2009)
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== A-H ==
* [[Abusive Parents]]: Michael Deveraux takes this [[Up to Eleven|way too far]], even going so far as plotting to kill his own son.
* [[Action Girl]]: Almost every female character displays this trope, but especially Holly.
* [[Aerith and Bob]]: Not one of the more extreme examples, but the warlocks range from Michael to Jeraud and the witches have everything from Isabeau to Amanda.
* [[
* [[Always Save the Girl]]: Inverted. Holly wants to save Jer from the island of Avalon, even though it would put the rest of her coven in danger.
* [[Ancient Tradition]]: The blind justices.
* [[Arranged Marriage]]: Isabeau and Jean.
* [[Ascend to
* [[Ascended Extra]]: Anne-Louise Montrachet
* [[Astral Projection]]
** Jer visits Holly in her dreams and tells her not to search for him.
** Sasha shows Holly the island of Avalon in another dream.
* [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other]]: Nicole and Eli have their moments at the end of Resurrection. And Jean and Isabeau, despite conspiring to kill each others' families, really do care about each other.
* Badass: Eli, Eve, Nicole, Holly, etc.
* [[Badass Family]]: The Cahors and the Deveraux.
* [[Badass Normal]]: Richard Anderson
* [[Bad Powers, Bad People]]: Warlocks
* [[Battle Couple]]: Quite a few. Holly/Jer, Jer/Kari, Amanda/Tommy, Nicole/Eli, Nicole/Philippe, the list goes on.
* [[Beta Couple]]: Tommy and Amanda
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* [[Darkest Hour]]: Jer, when he learns Holly is in thrall to Michael Deveraux. Holly, when she is possessed by demons from the Nightmare-Dreamtime.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Eli, and Eve gets in some good ones a lot.
* [[Distracted
* [[Don't Touch It, You Idiot!]]: When Holly is visited by Sasha in a dream, there is the sorcerer's hat in the chamber that Sasha warns her not to touch. We never find out what the sorcerer's hat was.
* [[Doomed Hometown]]: Seattle does not fare too well when Michael Deveraux's fury is unleashed in the form of sea monsters, fires, floods, etc.
* [[The Dragon]]: Michael Deveraux. Although he is conspiring against Sir William, he still pledged loyalty to the Supreme Coven.
* [[The Drifter]]: Jer, after he gets burned by the Black Fire but before he is picked up by Eve.
* [[Dropped a Bridge
* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]: Boy, did they ever.
* [[Enemy Mine]]: The Cathers witches are usually fairly reluctant to work with the Mother Coven, and only do so because they are united by a common enemy.
* [[
* [[Evil Is Burning Hot]]: Black Fire
* [[Evil Old Folks]]: Sir William
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* [[False Start]]: Jer and Holly in Witch & Curse.
* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]: The Black Fire times a million. Also, in Resurrection, Jean pours a powder on Catherine de Cahors that sends her to Hell.
* [[Feuding Families]]: The Cahors and the Deveraux.
* [[Field Power Effect]]: Inverted. Water is especially dangerous for Cahors and all who are beloved of a Cahors.
* [[First Girl Wins]]: Averted, in the case of Jer and Holly. Before he met Holly, Jer met Amanda, who had the hots for him; Nicole, who was possessed by Isabeau's spirit; and Kari, whom he dated. Before Holly met Jer, she met Tommy Nagai, though he clearly had something going on with Amanda.
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* [[Foreshadowing]]: Avalon is mentioned before Jer and Nicole and imprisoned there.
* [[The Four Loves]]: [[Like Brother and Sister|Storge]], played straight with the Cathers/Andersons and inverted with the Deverauxs. [[Just Friends|Phileo]], mainly in Tommy and Amanda's relationship in the beginning. [[Love Interest|Eros]], used a lot with Isabeau/Jean, Holly/Jer, Nicole/Philippe, and Amanda/Tommy. [[Undying Loyalty|Agape]], which is the biggest one. Most of the characters show willingness to die for the ones they love.
* [[Free
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Jer's identity issues spring from being the [[Black Sheep]] in a family of evil warlocks. Eli's violent nature is from being raised by a sadistic murderer who denied him fatherly affection. Eve is cruel and apathetic because she was raised by the Supreme Coven.
* [[Full
* [[The Gift]]: Holly
* [[Gondor Calls for Aid]]: The Cathers witches ask the Mother Coven for help in their feud with Michael Deveraux.
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* [[The Heavy]]: Michael Deveraux
* [[Held Gaze]]: Jer and Holly
* [[Hoist
* [[Hot Mom]]: Marie-Claire
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[[Category:Wicked
[[Category:Young Adult Literature]]
[[Category:Literature]]
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