Rating: 4.75⭐️
This was a really terrific story, a more emotional one, using the missing ring to move Ember’s narrative forward through this harrowing time in her life.
Aunt Hyacinth is still using Ember’s decision to make Ember and Marley’s life miserable, as Hyacinth’s vendetta against her continues. Now jobless, Ember turns to becoming her own boss and starts a private investigator business with Raoul. And the missing ring investigation becomes a case of theirs.
Ember’s breakup with Alec, who fired her, sees her reconnecting with Granger, but as friends, as she tries to find her way through her romantic relationships.
It’s multiple threads but all will eventually have a common theme and emotional connection. It takes time and some wonderful moments but Chase never fails to amaze me with how thoughtfully and consistently these stories pull together. And how Ember and her found family grows stronger and develops deeper than when they start.
It sends me happily through to the next book and stage in the series.
Ember’s life is magically transforming as is Marley’s. The Rose family itself is undergoing a new phase.
It makes for great storytelling and memorable characters. Love this!
Starry Hollow Witches series:
Box set 1-10:
Magic & Murder, Book 1
Magic & Mystery, Book 2
Magic & Mischief, Book 3
Magic & Mayhem, Book 4
Magic & Mercy, Book 5
Magic & Madness, Book 6
Magic & Malice, Book 7
Magic & Mythos, Book 8
Magic & Mishaps, Book 9
Magic & Maladies, Book 10
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Magic & Misdeeds (Book 11)
Magic & Monsters (Book 12)
Magic & Misfits (Book 13)
Magic & Misfortune (Book 14)
Magic & Marriage (Book 15)
Magic & Midnight (Book 16)
Magic & Mirrors (Book 17)
Magic & Mistletoe (Book 18)
Magic & Mutiny (Book 19) – finale
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Book 14 of 19: Starry Hollow Witches
Blurb
Welcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken.
Misfortunes never come alone. When a valuable jewel goes missing, Ember Rose is tasked with tracking it down. She quickly learns that the jewel wasn’t hidden away for its monetary worth but for safety because the jewel has the power to bring misfortune to its possessor. When the negative consequences start piling up, throwing one obstacle after another in her way, Ember turns to magic to find the jewel before it can wreak havoc on the entire town of Starry Hollow.
Will Ember locate the jewel in time or will the wheel of misfortune roll through town and crush the hopes and dreams of everyone she holds dear—including her own?
Magic & Misfortune is the fourteenth book in the Starry Hollow Witches humorous paranormal cozy mystery series.
- Publisher: Red Palm Press LLC
- Accessibility: Learn more
- Publication date: July 1, 2021
- Language: English
- Print length: 212 pages
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