The Women of Wild Hill: A Witty Magical Realism Novel of Three Powerful Witches Reunited to Reclaim Their Legacy

By Kirsten Miller

A witty, spectacular, and timely tale of modern-day witches waging war on the patriarchy, from fan favorite Kirsten Miller, the author of The Change and Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books.

There are places on earth where nature’s powers gather. Girls raised there are bequeathed strange gifts. A few have powers so dark that they fear to use them. Such a place is Wild Hill, on the tip of Long Island. For centuries, the ghost of a witch murdered by colonists claimed the beautiful and fertile Wild Hill…until a young Scottish woman with strange gifts arrived. Sadie Duncan was allowed to stay.

Five generations of Sadie’s descendants called Wild Hill home, each generation more powerful than the last. Then, in the aftermath of a terrible tragedy, the last of the Duncans, once prophesized to be the most powerful of their kind, abandoned their ancestral home.

One of them, Brigid Laguerre moved to California and turned her dark gift into fame and fortune. Her sister, Phoebe, settled on a ranch in Texas, where women visit in secret for her tonics and cures. Phoebe’s daughter, Sybil, has become a famous chef. Seemingly powerless, Sibyl has never been told of the Duncan bloodline.

Now Brigid, Phoebe, and Sibyl have been brought to Wild Hill to discover their family legacy. The Old One, furious at the path mankind has taken, has chosen three powerful witches to turn the tide. The Duncans will fulfill their destinies—but only if they can set aside their grievances and come together as a family.

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Published Oct 7, 2025

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Nov 10, 2025
8/10 stars
“𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬, 𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬, 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐲. 𝐎𝐫 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬.” “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞.” Hmm, I started this book eager to get into another powerful read comparable to The Change. This story focuses on several generations of witches and their unique gifts. It took me a while to really get into the story because of the pacing and the introduction of so many new characters. When I start to gain interest in character's story, the next chapter would shift to another character, which always throws me off. But I kept going and I was quickly absorbed in Wild Hill. The ending alone was absolutely FABULOUS! I love the idea of women taking down the money hungry oligarchs and powerful political tyrants. Epic! I could just imagine this all playing out at a certain $250 million gaudy ballroom that's in the works!  After the slow start, the story picked up steam and gave me a jolt of hope that maybe all is not lost! Women will save the day! A perfectly timely ragey witchy read 🧙‍♀️

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