Chloe Hobbs, owner of a notorious knitting shop called
Sticks & Strings, lives amid vampires, werewolves, elves,
faeries and other unusual creatures in the village of Sugar
Maple, Vermont. The problem is that Chloe is human, born of
a human father and a sorceress mother. Both were killed in
a tragic auto accident when Chloe was six. She was raised
by her now-deceased surrogate mother, Sorcha, the town
healer. A protective charm has been placed over Sugar Maple
by Aerynn to protect the residents, and the power is passed
to the last direct female descendant. Chloe is that last
descendant, albeit with no powers.
A beautiful visitor falls through the ice and dies, which
instigates an investigation. Thus arrives homicide
detective, Luke MacKenzie, who sets up an office next door
to Sticks & Strings. Chloe, being mayor, tries to keep the
town secrets from the mere mortal. But each time they
touch, electric sparks fly. As Chloe falls in love with
Luke, she begins to come into her powers.
While hiding the supernatural powers of all the residents,
a battle of power ensues between Chloe and Isadora, a
powerful source who's trying to steal the Book of Spells
that Chloe needs to fully empower her. The protective spell
is weakening and it's now up to Chloe to restore their
shield. But Chloe could lose the love of her life if he
finds out the truth about her little "Salem."
This is a really cute story filled with flying objects,
disappearing characters that reappear without warning and
lots of lightning bolts, electricity and flashes.
Barbara Bretton has created a very lively and
imaginative read with extremely colorful characters you
will love. I look forward to more of her stories in this
new series. If you have any interest in the supernatural,
don't miss this one!
Sugar Maple looks like any bucolic Vermont town, but when
the tourists go home it’s a different story—inhabited as it
is with warlocks, sprites, vampires, witches, and an
ancient secret. And I know all about secrets. I'm Chloe
Hobbs, owner of Sticks & String, a popular knit shop where
your yarn never tangles, you always get gauge . . . and the
knitter sitting next to you comes out only after dark.
I’m also the sorcerer’s daughter—a single sorcerer’s
daughter with Sugar Maple's future in her hands which means
the whole town is casting spells meant to help me find Mr.
Right. Who’d have guessed I’d find him in Luke MacKenzie, a
cop investigating Sugar Maple’s very first murder? Bad news
is he’s 100% human which could spell disaster for a normal
future with a paranormal woman like me—in love, in danger,
and in way over my head.
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