I first discovered Joyce and Jim Lavene’s books when I read A Touch of Gold from their Missing
Pieces mysteries. I hadn’t read any of
their other series until after their untimely deaths. When the Save Our Cozies Facebook group
posted the idea for an online “book tour” to celebrate their posthumously
published upcoming release, Putting on the
Witch, I knew I had to be involved.
To prepare for the new book, I had to get my hands on the
first two books in the series, Spell
Booked and Looking for Mr. Good Witch.
So, off to the Kindle store I went to download the books.
From the first sentence of Spell Booked, Candle flame burning bright, With your flame
on this night, Trap the evil, seal it well, in this stone, make it remain.
Never to be free again, I was hooked.
Olivia, Molly, and Elise realize that they are aging and
their powers are waning. They are working to recruit younger witches to
strengthen their coven so they may retire “to Boca”, when Olivia is murdered
and their spell book goes missing. It is
up to Molly and Elise to figure out the culprit and get their spell book back.
They need more than their waning magic powers to do so. I really enjoyed this look into the everyday
life of “normal” witches.
In Looking for Mr. Good
Witch, Molly, Elise and Olivia’s ghost are up against a sea witch who is
going up and down the coast of the Carolina’s in search of the perfect mate,
leaving young male witches who don’t measure up, dead in her wake. With the
help of a selkie (a mythical creature that resembles a seal while in the water
and a human while on land) and a mermaid that loves crème puffs, they are
determined to keep their friend Brian out of the sea witch’s clutches. The more
I read this series the more I like the main characters. Molly and Elise are so
interesting and the fact that Olivia’s ghost is involved is wonderful.
I saved the best for last…
Putting on
the Witch was released on October 4, 2016. I was lucky enough to receive an advanced
copy from NetGalley and the publisher, in return for my honest review.
The coven’s spell book is still missing. Molly, Elise,
Olivia’s ghost and Dorothy are excited to be invited to the exclusive Witches
Ball. When a member of the Grand Council
of Witches is murdered at the ball, the castle is on lock down. The ladies, and Dorothy’s boyfriend Brian,
are determined to figure out who did it, all while trying to hide Oliva’s ghost
from the Grand Council of Witches. Was it Dorothy under her father, Drago's influence? Was it Drago? Was it another Council member?
I absolutely loved this series and I can’t believe that,
along with Joyce and Jim, they are gone.
One can only imagine what other creative characters and worlds they
would have come up with together.
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