Book Reviews

Magic in Her Touch by Kate McLay at LoveLight Press

Genre Lesbian / Fantasy / Magic / Wizards, Witches, and Mages / Romance
Reviewed by jj on 02-September-2015

Book Blurb

Mina Poole left home at eighteen, never to return.

Never is a long time, and when she finds herself back in Lewistown, Indiana her mother insists that she bind herself to a stranger in the name of duty. Mina scoffs at her mother's plans, and rushes into the arms of a beautiful, brawling woman at the local bar.

She’s the baddest witch in town...

Darby Guerin hustles pool, gets in bar fights, and wears the mantle of black sheep and screw-up with pride. No way will she consent to an arranged marriage with some debutante from a rival witch family just to satisfy her mother. A night of passion with a beautiful stranger is more her speed. Her one night stand gets complicated when sparks fly and Darby can't stop thinking about Mina.

What’s a little danger between lovers?

Necessity forces the two women even tighter together to help rescue a friend. As their lives intertwine, their hearts collide and bind them together more tightly than their families could dream.

 

Book Review

What a truly extraordinary story. In this world witches exist and have considerable power, although at remarkably variable strengths for different families or even within a family. These abilities are put through various tests during growing escalations of intensive confrontations. Additionally, witches in love tip the scale making a solid and interesting tale into a hot and sexy otherworldly romp. I most certainly recommend this intriguing, beguiling, and eye-opening book. Magic and mayhem!

Mina Poole survived her childhood which more than likely involved training with her father. After a prickly reunion with her mother after a prolonged absence from her home town, Mina seems to get the picture that drew her back to her parents’ base of operations after she had sworn she would never return. She senses some kind of alliance that had been hinted at for years seems to be a doable deal now and probably the underlying main reason Mina was drawn back into the fold. She didn't mean to not connect with this woman, but her mother forgot to tell her where she was to meet this *betrothal candidate*. So instead she meanders over to a bar she was too young to frequent when she lived in this hick community in her youth. Two curious yet quite fascinating events occur that more than pique Mina. One has her teaching a thieving witch she observes a lesson. The next truly surprises both women, first sending them into a series of sensually explosive trysts and then into a collaborative partnership to set a few things straight. Portentous enchantment!

Darby Guerin is a bit of a grifter. Her mother Stacy informs her loosely about the possibility of Darby being bound to a member of the Poole family. This is part of an important plan to maintain Guerin ascendancy and status. Darby couldn't give a tinker for this deal. Her rather clever mother promises Darby something of importance to entice her to become involved. Darby, who seems to have come up short in a good many categories, nevertheless senses this tradition the two families have agreed upon would be rather beneficial for her. So she acquiesces and prepares herself knowing she will gain something she wants even while helping the family. Darby dresses up appropriately from her point of view only to be left dangling by the non-appearance of her so-called date. She scurries away from this silly nonsense and hooks up with her partner in crime instead. That gets her to her favorite bar and an opportunity to fleece some fools. Oh my! Darby senses and salivates at the opportunity to reap a bundle only to be blocked by an astounding wielder of potent sorcery, tantalizing Darby's curiosity while attempting to unravel quizzical yet agreeable sensations. Spectacular serendipities!

Amusingly rich and lusciously engaging, this is a multifaceted delight that I think should not be missed. Fortuitous felicities!

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format ebook
Length Novella, 116 pages/30000 words
Heat Level
Publication Date 28-August-2015
Price $0.99 ebook
Buy Link https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-magicinhertouch-1876319-143.html