Basically, in high school I read two books from the series and at the time they were brand new with a third book on its way. So this would have been 15 years ago. I can't for the life of me remember the name of the book nor the author and was hoping someone would know.
In the first book, a boy moves in with relatives, I believe in to a massive mansion (on the hill if I remember right?) and the aunt/woman of the house is awful to him. There is a small pub and a beach in the small town. These are mentioned in the book. The town is very dark and eerie.
The second book is about witches and witch hunts. There's a lady with longer ginger hair. Witches are burnt alive.
I'm so sorry... I don't remember much but I remember I loved the books and by the time the third book had come out I was in 6th form and forgotten about the book.
Thanks