The Seven Books in Order

In 1970 New Orleans, a widowed mother raises seven magically gifted Deschanel children while confronting a prophecy that one will die before year's end. Knowing neither how nor whom, she struggles against a future she cannot prevent.

Two years after losing a sibling, the surviving Deschanels seek refuge in work, study, and dangerous freedoms. Their different gifts offer little protection from grief, while the youngest carries troubling knowledge of the heartache still awaiting the family.

Scattered into new lives, the Deschanel siblings pursue love, ambition, and control over their supernatural gifts. As family expectations and hidden costs shape their choices, Elizabeth tries to alter the future that only she can see.

The Deschanel siblings navigate adulthood through difficult marriages, new beginnings abroad, and forbidden relationships. As each seeks a measure of independence, Elizabeth discovers a possible escape from her terrible visions, but relief may demand a devastating price.

Parenthood and new relationships reshape the Deschanel siblings' lives in 1975, bringing fresh purpose alongside collapsing marriages and concealed fears. As their choices determine the family's future, secrets and supernatural inheritance continue threatening the stability they seek.

The Deschanel siblings face parenthood and new responsibilities in 1970s New Orleans. Fractured marriages, bereavement and troubling visions complicate their lives as another generation discovers that wealth and influence cannot protect the family from secrets or fate.

The Seven concludes in 1980, returning to the Deschanel family four years after the previous instalment. The final volume considers the changes those years have brought to its characters and the world they inhabit.