Monday, December 28, 2020

#Paranormal Book #Review ~ Cashmere Curses by J.R. Rain and H.P. Mallory ~ Paranormal Women's Fiction ~ Wanda's Witchery, Book 1

 


A Haven Hollow Novel

Time to walk softly and carry a big stake…

I had it all.

A powerful coven. A charming Victorian mansion. A sexy car. A couture closet. Credit cards up the wazoo, and an endearing familiar.

Actually, scratch that, Hellcat would never be described as ‘endearing’. More like: the bane of my existence.

So, I almost had it all.

Then a vampire came along and ruined it when he turned me into a Blood Witch.

Now, I’ve been kicked out of my coven, kicked out of the mansion, I have no credit to speak of, the Lexus is a thing of the past and, not only am I driving something from the 80s, but it’s also unapologetically yellow. And rusted.

But the biggest kicker of all? I’m still stuck with Hellcat.

Even though my luck has too much in common with a toilet, if Wanda Depraysie is anything… it’s determined. Determined to make a go of things all by myself—determined to start over.

So, I pack up the few items I can actually call my own and I move to the only place that doesn’t fall under coven ownership—a little town in Oregon called Haven Hollow.

Imagine my surprise when I find out a gypsy has already taken up residence in this afterthought of a town. Well, no worries, witch magic trumps gypsy magic and I’ll make short work of her. After all, Haven Hollow is way too small for the two of us.

No, the gypsy won’t be an issue. It’s my new landlord who’s going to be the death of me… possibly quite literally. Why? Because he’s none other than the vampire who turned me into a Blood Witch in the first place, thereby ruining my life.

Lorcan Rowe is the most infuriatingly smug, irritatingly determined and offensively nosy person I’ve ever met and if my magic were functioning correctly, I’d hex him into oblivion.

But, that’s just it—my magic is on the fritz. And that won’t do—especially when I need to open my enchanted clothing store, Wanda’s Witchery, yesterday.

When my fabrics go missing at the same time that my magic stops working, I can only blame one person: Lorcan.

Well, that vampire is about to learn a very valuable lesson—you don’t mess with a witch, blood or otherwise, because when the going gets tough, the tough get a really sharp stake.

ASIN: B08QY7X7P8
Publisher: Rain Press
Publication Date: December 16, 2020
Print Length: 194 pages

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My Review:

Cashmere Curses is the first book in the Wanda's Witchery series and it set in Haven Hollow. Wanda is a blood witch after unknowingly receiving blood from a vampire after an unfortunate accident. Now an outcast, Wanda moves to Haven Hollow in order to escape her controlling mother, and build a new life for herself. When Wanda arrives to her new home, sight unseen, she discovers her new duplex is next to a graveyard. She also learns her neighbor in the other half of the duplex is the vampire who unceremonious destroyed her entire life. Life in her new town doesn't begin as well as she'd hoped. Her magic is on the fritz, her possessions destroyed, and all of her enchanted fabrics missing, Wanda also finds out there is a potion-making gypsy in town. She's going to have to run the gypsy out of town but then events happen that have Wanda confused and things aren't what they seem.

Wanda's character is great. She acts tough and unfeeling but that's not who she really is. It's how she was raised to be but her character learns to relax a little in her new home. Lorcan's character plays a huge and fantastic role in the story. I really enjoyed him, even when he was obsessing over Wanda. Many of the characters from the Poppy's Potions series make an appearance in Cashmere Curses. Of course, it's because both series' are set in the same town of Haven Hollow. I love them in Cashmere Curses as much as I loved them in Gypsy Magic.

Cashmere Curses is a wonderful first book in the Wanda's Witchery series by H.P. Mallory and J.R. Rain. This writing duo brings interesting stories, intriguing characters, and thought-provoking mysteries to life. The character development provides history and growth, and the world-building creates a fantastic world to watch the characters do their thing.

I was provided this book to read.

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