The Book of Magic (Practical Magic, #2)

by Alice Hoffman

When a letter comes from a character who has been missing, and presumed dead by some, I had the chance to bring back my favorite character, Vincent Owens, Jet and Franny’s brother, the one male Owens with the power of magic. Vincent appeared in The Rules of Magic, and although authors aren’t supposed to have favorite characters, I fell in love with him and his journey. He and Franny are especially close, and when the postman delivers his letter, she has hope for the first time in a long time that not everything and everyone is lost. I wish I had written an entire novel about Vincent’s lost years – not so lost after all – but at least he has returned to the family.