The Baba Yaga of the West, Bella, is in charge of keeping order and peace, and this includes trying to douse the forest fires that seem to be spreading beyond control. When the fires leave a magical trace, she soon learns they are connected to the missing Riders. Charged to find the Riders by the Queen of the Otherworld, Bella must now protect the forest and save her friends. If her life wasn't complicated enough, she meets Jazz, a runaway foster child with an aptitude for magic, and Sam, a wounded firefighter who just might steal her heart.

WICKEDLY POWERFUL by Deborah Blake is the third full-length novel in her Baba Yaga series. Fans won't be disappointed and new readers will get lost in Blake's new take on the classic Russian fairytale. The setting is vivid, and the forest fires will seem real and just as dangerous to readers as they are to the characters. In every book, Blake gives the Baba Yaga a whimsical home, and Bella's home is no different. Her caravan is described with all the right details that will have readers living there right alongside Bella.

Sam and Bella are a great couple. Their romance is steamy, and the tension between the two will have readers longing for a happily ever after. Bella's backstory gives her character a vulnerable twist that is unexpected, but helps to balance out her strong and independent nature. Sam will have the readers' empathy and respect as soon as he is introduced, and his courage and love will make him a wonderfully impressive hero. Bella's Chudo-Yudo, Koshka a large Norwegian-Forest-Cat, adds hilarity and lightheartedness to WICKEDLY POWERFUL. Jazz is a great addition to the story, adding an element of innocence and teenage rebellion, which compliments the personality of the other characters. In fact, all the secondary characters Blake has written are wonderfully developed and help enhance the story.

The climax is exciting, and the conflict of fighting forest fires and saving the Riders brings great conflicts to Bella's story. An old enemy will return as the antagonist, and Blake includes the Otherworld Queen and King in the narrative, which helps to add depth into the story. WICKEDLY POWERFUL is a wonderfully detailed paranormal love story that will keep readers turning pages, and questioning everything they ever heard about Baba Yaga.