Storie Bell is a witch, but it's something she's kept hidden
most of her life. Her mother left her when she was just a
baby, leaving her father to raise her alone. Her father was
not a witch, so Storie was raised without magic, without any
guidance -- he did the best he could, but basically taught
her to hide who and what she was. Without any guidance,
Storie never learned how to control her magic and it has a
tendency to get out of control when she is emotional.
Reid Malone has come back home. His father is in failing
health and needs help with his bar. Reid's father also has
a secret he needs his son to help him with. He has a secret
moonshine recipe that he wants to sell to a liquor company,
but he needs to find the secret ingredient before the recipe
is complete. The secret ingredient that Storie's dad
supplied to him. Storie's dad has passed away and left
Storie his convenience store. Reid needs to get in and
search the store to see if he can find the secret ingredient
before Storie remodels the place and reopens it as a café
and bookstore.
Storie and her best friend Harper have moved back to
Bloomington, TX to start over. After Storie's dad died, he
left her his convenience store and they're remodeling it
into their dream -- The Storiebook Café. Reid starts coming
over, offering to help with the remodeling; but Storie
doesn't trust him, or anybody for that matter. Slowly, she
comes to trust Reid and lets him in, starts to spend some
time with him. When she finds out that Reid was searching
for something her dad had hidden on the property, can she
forgive him? Can she get past the hurt and recognize they
still have feelings growing between them?
DECEIVING THE WITCH NEXT DOOR is a fast-paced, clever,
witty, romantic story with excellent character development
and a great plot. I fell in love with Storie, Harper,
Reid, and Harper's daughters almost from the first word.
The descriptions of Texas were spot on; I could feel the
humidity beading on my skin. Ms. Ramirez has an excellent
turn of word. I highly recommend this book and anything
else she writes!
Storie Bell has a little secret—she’s a witch. But magic
hasn’t exactly kept her life from being a complete mess—her
love life is non-existent and the town thinks she’s a total
nutter. Plus there’s her neighbor Reid Malone who runs hot
one minute and cold the next.
Reid Malone can’t wait to escape Bloomington, Texas.
Unfortunately, he’s stuck where he is unless he helps his
father hide a very illegal secret. The only key to Reid’s
freedom lies with the eccentric Storie…and he’ll do whatever
it takes to get the information he needs from her.
But Reid’s holding something back. Something big. And if
he’s not careful, he’ll find out exactly what happens when
you try to deceive a witch…
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