The Unbound Witch (Unmarked, #2)

by Miranda Lyn

A long, long time ago, hundreds of years, the Grimoires were not individual books, and there were not seven covens. Only one. It was used to keep record of every spell and every curse, every conjuring and every marking. The original Grimoire, then known as the Book of Omnia, was used to guide the witches. It's said, all those years ago, the book itself spoke to our ancestors as a sentient being. But as the witches became eager for more power, it seemed to elude them. More and more of us were born, and the power of the witches diluted. As if we all shared a single well, and the well was running dry. Our ancestors believed the end to be near. Out of desperation, seven elders gathered in a secret place of power. They spent an entire moon cycle inside a salt circle chanting and casting magic upon the Book of Omnia. Splitting it into the seven Grimoires. They called it The Breaking. Thirteen family lines for every book. And so, the coven's were made.”

History of the book