"Ana da Silva always assumed she'd die young, she just never expected it to be at the hands of Famine, the haunting immortal who once spared her life so many years ago. But if the horseman remembers her at all, he must not care, for when she comes face to face with him for the second time in her life, she's stabbed and left for dead. Only, she doesn't quite die. If there's one thing Famine is good at, it's cruelty. And how these blighted bastards...

Essie Winterscale lives in a huge and ever-changing house in the village of Good Winter, in deepest, darkest Essex. She lives with various witches of various ages, including one who is still a bit salty about having been hanged in the 18th century, one who keeps accidentally casting fertility spells and one who knits things that create the future. Into this coven of chaos stumbles gorgeous, clueless Josh, their new landlord - and he's just discovered...