4.7 (1,084 ratings)

Pages of Shadow and Smoke: The Vesper Coven, Book 3

Name: Pages of Shadow and Smoke: The Vesper Coven, Book 3
Rating: 4.7 (1084 reviews)
Author: E.E. Holmes
ISBN: B0GQCSP1QG

by E.E. Holmes

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About this book

Beyond the veil, the deep magic beckons...

Since the earliest days of witchcraft, the source of power in Sedgwick Cove has remained a mystery. And for Wren Vesper, who only recently discovered her connection to a powerful family Coven, catching up on sixteen years of missed magical education has become her top priority. But just as she’s finding her footing, fate throws her a curveball: a mysterious young woman named Jess Ballard appears on her doorstep, grimoire in hand. Jess claims Wren’s grandmother, Asteria, wants her to have it.

But there’s a problem: Asteria is dead, and the book’s sinister past is about to spill into the present.

As All Hallows’ Eve approaches, and the veil between worlds is at its thinnest, spirit witches have lost contact with their spirit guides, and Wren is desperate to discover why. There is a connection between the elusive Ms. Ballard, the grimoire, and the silence from the spirit world—and the answer is buried within the origin story of Sedgwick Cove itself. A ghost still lingers, desperate for the power she was once promised, and her machinations might just destroy the deep magic forever, unless Wren—and Jess—can stop her.

Pages of Shadow and Smoke is the third thrilling installment in E.E. Holmes' Vesper Coven series.

Publication Date: May 25, 2026
ASIN: B0GQCSP1QG

Reader Reviews

Loved it!

May 21, 2026

It was a very fun read! After reading so many fantasy’s, which I love, this was refreshing. Not loads of characters that you had to try and remember who they were and where they came from, etc. Not 800 to 1,000 pages. I want to read them all! )

Well written

May 15, 2026

Love this series. Can’t wait for the next one to be released in June. )

Awesome as always

December 23, 2025

I am a big fan of E. E. Holmes's work, and as such, I had been eagerly anticipating this book. Having read every book in the Gateway Trilogy and the Gateway Trackers spin off series (multiple times, if I'm being honest!), I was particularly looking forward to Pages of Shadow and Smoke because of the crossover between the World of the Gateway and the Vesper Witch Coven. While for the most part I really enjoyed the book, there were times, especially during the first half, when I was a bit bored....

Pages of Shadow and Smoke

April 11, 2026

Book 3 of the Vesper Coven series was another can't-put-down, page turner. The authors characters become real in the imagination of the reader and you get swept up in the saga of the ancestral story. Can't wait for Book 4 to release this summer 2026! )

Vesper Coven book 3

January 26, 2026

Book 3 brought so many of the answers together from each book. But adding characters from the gatekeeper series was the best move of all. Truly a great read! )