Sisters of the Pentacle

Five pentacle fragments. Three young female witches. One Mother Goddess and a desperate race to save the planet from destruction.

1650. In plague-ravaged Tenby, twelve-year-old Mary Harries discovers she is heir to a forbidden craft. Pursued by suspicion and fear, she learns to summon light, courage and the deepest kind of friendship, in a world where women accused of witchcraft are rarely spared.

In 1900 Tenby, inventive Harriet Gordon finds herself at odds with society’s expectations, quickly becoming entangled with a mysterious artefact. A single encounter with an occult light ring reveals visions of the twentieth century’s darkest catastrophes, visions that threaten to undo her and all she holds dear.

And in 2080 Tenby, Indigo Carmichael tends the last living species in an underground ark as the world above drowns. Using her father's portals of time, she realises she must work with her newly reunited Sisters to recover the shattered fragments of a sacred pentacle - before its power is lost forever.

Racing from plague roads to Edwardian forts to a flood-torn coast, Sisters of the Pentacle fuses historical adventure with near-future thrills. Expect daring rescues, cryptic relics, light-door jumps and a page-turning quest about what we choose to save and who we become to save it. Perfect for fans of female-led time quests!

Reviews

“The sisters embody the beautiful frailties of the Earth and of human bonds, as they scramble down the ages in pursuit of each other, themselves and the essential knowledge we all will need to survive.”

“A wonderful, imaginative novel which had me gripped from the outset. The narrative effortlessly moved between historical periods …”

"An absolute page-turner! The blend of history, folklore, and future speculation is seamless. Mary, Harriet, and Indigo feel like heroines I’ll never forget, each fighting in her own century but tied together by something bigger. The time-jump sequences gave me chills—it’s like stepping through the portal with them."

"Finally, a time-travel epic that puts girls centre stage. This isn’t just about adventure (though there’s plenty of that!)—it’s about resilience, survival, and the cost of holding power. I raced through it and can’t wait for Book II."

"Taylor-McCartney writes with such vivid detail that I felt the plague-soaked streets of 1650, the excitement of Edwardian science and the claustrophobic tension of 2080’s dystopian world. The pentacle quest kept me gripped from start to finish."