Like Brigadoon, it was shrouded in fog and rarely came into view.” In place of Manhattan, the action unfolds in North Hampton, Long Island, a town that “does not exist on any map, which made locating the small, insular community on the very edge of the Atlantic coast something of a conundrum to outsiders, who were known to wander in by chance only to find it impossible to return so that the place, with its remarkably empty silver-sand beaches, rolling green fields, and imposing, rambling farmhouses, became more of a half-remembered dream than a memory. Instead of vampires, the main characters are witches. Having won legions of fans with her bestselling Young Adult series “Blue Bloods,” she’s heading in the opposite direction with “Witches of East End,” the first installment in a new series for grownups. Literature for young adults has become such an “it” genre that increasing numbers of big-name authors are trading on their reps to write for younger audiences.
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