title: Witched At Birthauthor: Dakota Cassidy
series: Paris Texas #1
published: 20 August 2019
publisher: Awe Books
genre(s): paranormal, romance
pages: 195
source: bought
format: eBook
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rating:
| series rating: the blurb
Freshly sprung from witch jail, Winnie Foster just has to fulfill the conditions of her parole and she's home free.
Too bad that parole takes place in Paris. (Texas!) Where she'll work at a school for the magically inclined. (KIDS!) And be forced to endure the ex, who's one of the very reasons she landed in the pokey to begin with. (GAH!!)
Bratty tots, sexy ex, timed showers, creepy dolls, magic restrictions, and a GPS with an attitude, all wrapped in a Texas town hotter than the surface of the sun? Oh yeah. No way this could go wrong!
***Author note: Dear readers, this book originally appeared in the Twelve Shades of Midnight anthology collection released October 2014***
a few notes
keywords/phrases: parole, second chances, family, magic
mood reading: cozy mystery-esque but with a little more heat
bonus points: smart characters, witty banter
my review
This was a great take on the classic redemption arc, but with imperfect characters, humor, and a great plot, all set in a small town I’d love to live in!
In-the-beginning Winnie reminded me a lot of Paris Hilton in the A Simple Life years. Not necessarily spoiled, but self-absobed. And that is what lands her in magic prison, her abuse of her powers. Enter none other than Baba Yaga, recast as a with with a fondness for all things the 1980s. But Winnie takes her parole in good humor. She was determined, took responsibility for her bad behavior, and didn’t try to be anything other than who she was, even when in less than ideal situations. She was in a position that could have made her bitter; instead, she turned it into lemonade, which I loved.
All in all, a great story and a fairly quick read!
About Dakota Cassidy
Dakota Cassidy is a national bestselling author with over thirty books. She writes laugh-out-loud romantic comedy, grab-some-ice erotic romance, hot and sexy alpha males, paranormal shifters, contemporary kick-ass women, and more.
Invited by Bravo TV, Dakota was the Bravoholic for a week, wherein she snarked the hell out of all the Bravo shows. She received a starred review from Publisher Weekly for Talk Dirty to Me, won an RT Reviewers Choice Award for Kiss and Hell, along with many review site recommended reads and reviewer top pick awards.
Dakota lives in the gorgeous state of Oregon with her real life hero and her dogs, and she loves hearing from readers!
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Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
- 2023 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge
- 2023 Craving For Cozies Reading Challenge
- 2023 Linz the Bookworm Reading Challenge
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