Paige Crutcher

Paige Crutcher writes contemporary fantasy shaped by folklore, romance, and women confronting inherited magic. The Lost Witch, published by St. Martin's Griffin, links two women across a century: Brigid Heron in 1922 and her descendant Ophelia in 2022. A bargain grants Brigid a daughter, but a century later she awakens with no memory of how she entered the future. The consequences of past choices still trouble the island of Evermore. Macmillan presents the novel as a story of Irish mythology, time travel, a dangerous coven, and a bargain that must be repaired. Crutcher had previously published The Orphan Witch, establishing her interest in solitary magical figures who must find community while learning what their powers require of them.