Press Release: Books News—Forged

Contrarian Publishing
Apr 1
2 min read

Updated: Jul 1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PUB DATE: September 9, 2025

From author M.B. Thurman

FORGED

Book Three of The Summoned Series

In November 1662, Esther MacGregor was executed as part of the Forfar Witch Trials. She died wearing a ring infused with her family’s powers. Then the ring vanished.

Nearly 350 years later, Hadley Weston and Fitz MacGregor have just been kicked off the crusade against Lorenzo Belmonte, a powerful witch intent on using the ring’s magic for his own benefit. Desperate to recover the family heirloom that now threatens witchkind, Hadley and Fitz journey across time back to where it all began: Forfar, Scotland, 1662. But they quickly learn that the past might be even more dangerous than the present.

Through suspicious villagers, reticent governments, wary ancestors, and more, Hadley and Fitz must work together to retrieve the ring that might destroy their world and to survive the rampant witch hunts that are underway. But as Esther’s execution date looms near and they grow closer to Fitz’s ancestor, Hadley must make her most difficult decision yet: will she let time take its natural course or will she risk angering Fate to chart a new way forward?

Author M.B. Thurman weaves a magical tale of love and sisterhood across time and space in the exhilarating third installment in the Summoned Series.

Forged is available for preorder now wherever books are sold. Links can be found at www.contrarianpublishing.com/forged.

FOR FANS OF:

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

A Witch in Time by Constance Sayers

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

M.B. THURMAN traded her career as an executive assistant to fulfill her lifelong dream of becoming an author. She spends her time writing and operating her bed and breakfast, the notable Miller Tree Inn. Though her Southern roots run deep, Thurman has embraced the lifestyle of the magical Pacific Northwest with her husband and feisty feline, Midnight.

Thurman’s book settings echo her love of travel—especially areas of the world that brim with magic and echo ancient marvels. Her company, Firecracker Entertainment, is dedicated to bringing Thurman’s novels to life through immersive storytelling in mediums ranging from screen to audio and beyond.