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Two warrior angels. First friends, now lovers. Their future? A WILD UNKNOWN.


Charmed & Ready

Charmed & Ready, August 2008
Charmed #2
by Candace Havens

Berkley
Featuring: Bronwyn
304 pages
ISBN: 0425222497
EAN: 9780425222492
Paperback
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"Demons, warlocks, and witches, oh my!"

Fresh Fiction Review

Charmed & Ready
Candace Havens

Reviewed by Jacqueline Fleming
Posted October 6, 2008

Romance | Paranormal

Witch for hire Bronwyn has relocated and settled into Sweet, Texas. Loveable, misunderstood and dangerous, Bronwyn fits in with the unusual town citizens. She's one witch extraordinaire. Add in her arsenal of spells, potions, and charms; it's enough to take down near any demon, warlock or evil incarnate. She mixes everyday life with the supernatural, paranormal and magical; with a collection of unusual friends (one who sees dead people) and a coven. Life couldn't be sweeter than life in Sweet, Texas. She's got a new home, friends she likes and Sam's love. Bronwyn is still at that new, fresh stage of a serious relationship with Sam, a good warlock (yes there are some). Sam has returned to his medical practice. He is recuperating, but the healing process is slow, and he's acting very insecure. Not that she's so sure of herself either. In a steady relation is new to her. When duty calls, she's bummed, but reluctantly accepts when the Prime Minister requests her services in New York as witchy protection. Talk about the hard life, sheiks and music stars, working in the lap of the rich and famous. But she's got a past relation with Sheik Azir, and blond beauty Zane has a reputation for uncountable conquests. The summit goes well until she taps into the fatal words, "they must die.' The camera and tabloids have photographed her with Zane. Not so good for Sam's self esteem. Why can't he just believe that she truly loves him? This is her job. There's serious mojo going on and Zane is the target, maybe. Monks that are really demons have been plaguing him; leaving him with attacks of near show stopping stage fright. From New York to England trouble follows them, their modes increasing in danger at each attempt. Outside of a private club a demon spits poison at Bronwyn with near deadly results. She is forced to give the assignment over to Callie. Recuperating at home, she damns Sam's hypothetical oath. Did he really expect her to take his ministering to her every need while she laid flat on her back? Well, that was kind of what she had in mind, but how long was a good woman supposed to remain pure of heart when there was a hunk of a man to care for her? Soon enough she gets her way with Sam and good thing, because the PM calls. Because Callie has rooted out a few demons, Zane's acting like everything is fine. The PM believes differently. He convinces her to return to duty but this time in Los Angeles. Demons are causing mischief a plenty there also. Simone's leads connect that the demons and warlocks are working together. Is Black Stone behind this? Captured by a nasty nest of warlocks and demons, Bronwyn and Simone are in the trouble of their life, their death, and worse than death. I am not a fast reader. I gave up shopping to read CHARMED & READY by Candace Havens. I admit, the writing style is not for me: a journal type format, but I had so much fun reading this book and finished it in 24 hours, probably a record for me. Other viewers have explained it as a blend of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and who doesn't like Buffy?

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SUMMARY

After spending most of her life single-practically an occupational hazard for a witch-Bronwyn's finally found a sexy warlock to love. But it's going to take more than a few love spells to keep him from getting jealous about her latest gig-protecting a rock star named Zane from the creepy Goth guys in cloaks who keep showing up at his concerts and zapping his mojo. Bronwyn would like nothing better than to blow them up in an inferno of Love That Red smoke, but they're proving elusive. And in the meantime-what girl wouldn't want to hang with the hottest man in music?


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