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I’m reading a lot of books with magic in them these days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hallows End (Book 1 of The Curse of the Blood Moon series) by Kristen Proby<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published:<\/strong> October, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Categories:<\/strong> Contemporary Romance \/ Paranormal Ghost Romance \/ Witches and Wizards Romance \/ Small Town Romance \/ Romantic Suspense Romance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Blurb: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Returning to her beloved home of Salem after a trip away, Lucy Finch can\u2019t shake the feeling of anxiety that suddenly plagues her. Nor can she shrug off her third eye\u2019s urging that she has a mission she must undertake\u2014a secret she must uncover.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a green witch, Lucy has always felt strongest and the most at home in the forest, surrounded by nature. But when a disturbing dream wakes her and sends her fleeing into the woods, she isn\u2019t prepared for what she finds. She expected her element. Perhaps a message from spirit. She didn\u2019t expect to cross paths with a sexy-as-sin man, straight out of a movie scene.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonas Morley isn\u2019t like the other residents of Hallows End. He knows the town\u2019s secrets, as well as Salem\u2019s, and it has been his honor and duty to protect them for as long as he can remember. But the gorgeous witch who graces the town\u2019s hidden border shakes him and makes him second-guess his directive. She calls to him like no other. But can he save his home and those under his care and still make her his? Or will their union mean danger and destruction for not only them but also those who live within the town\u2019s borders?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curses don\u2019t discriminate, and the curse of the blood moon is the most determined and dangerous of all.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This book weighed in heavier on the suspense\/plot side of the story then the character development side, which some will enjoy and some will not. I’m actually here for it. It was a palate cleanser. I’m all for character development and deep emotional dives and a reasonable amount of angst, but sometimes I just want to read a book about witches and magic and time travel and have it just be about breaking the evil curse while a couple fall in love. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having said that, let the suspension of disbelief begin, because sometimes that’s the funnest part. Three friends. Three witches. They live in Salem. Because of course they do. Where both non-magical people and witches live in harmony. A nightmare sends the heroine, Lucy, into the woods where she meets the hero, Jonas, a male witch capable of time traveling, sort of. He needs to break a spell he cast to shield Hallows End from the infamous witchcraft trials happening in Salem in the mid 1600s. And now Hallows End exists in the 1600s but not in contemporary times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A colourful, quick read about three friends navigating past hurts, lasting friendships and banding together against an evil entity. It that’s your sort of read, give Hallows End a chance and see what you think. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until next time…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s everyone else reading?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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