Bay Winchester is at a crossroads in her life. Her powers are growing, her personal life is settled, and there’s a young witch in crisis under her care.Things are … difficult.A good witch at heart, Bay knows that the teenager she’s trying to tame is dangerous. To keep Hemlock Cove safe, she’s isolated her at the campground property she owns with her boyfriend Landon. While visiting one day, a … day, a ghost catches her attention across the lake … and when Bay crosses to investigate, she finds a fresh body and a whole lot of trouble.
It seems the new property owner is currently dating the victim’s ex-boyfriend and there’s a convoluted mess to untangle. That’s on top of the other people in town – including Aunt Tillie’s nemesis Mrs. Little – who keep showing up at the lake with an agenda.
Bay has no idea what to do. She needs to keep her teenage protégé hidden while uncovering a deadly story of an affair gone wrong and greed run amok. All the while she wonders what will happen if she can’t turn things around for her new teenage responsibility. What will she have to do to protect the people that she loves?
If that wasn’t enough, Landon is acting out of sorts. His demeanor is strange and he’s having secret conversations with her mother while trying to keep Bay out of his sock drawer. She can’t figure out why and her imagination is running wild.
It’s going to be a race to the finish. There’s an out-of-control ghost, a teenager who doesn’t want to be helped, and a man who has a plan to give his favorite witch everything she’s ever wanted.
This is the one you’ve been waiting for. The big moment is finally here.
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Loved! The perfect engagement for Bay and Landon, with a great story to boot.
I’ve loved this series, but I have to say this one irritated me to a degree where it wasn’t until the end that I was won over. I found Bay to be exceedingly irritating and since we were seeing the book from her perspective, this was challenging for me. I also figured out who the big bad was earlier than I would have liked (I mean, “yay, me”, but just added to my irritation).
There is nothing that Amanda M. Lee writes that I do not read and this is one series that is a must-read. You will fall in love with the characters and really enjoy this series.
This was an enjoyable read. And I did enjoy it despite my growing conviction that Hadley, in addition to holding the typical teenagers belief in her own immortality, is not very bright. She is old enough to know better but apparently doesn’t. Bay’s belief that the girl can be saved is very commendable, but sometimes adults need to make hard decisions. The mystery was engaging and fun.
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Bay Winchester is at a crossroads in her life. Her powers are growing, her personal life is settled, and there’s a young witch in crisis under her care.
Things are … difficult.
A good witch at heart, Bay knows that the teenager she’s trying to tame is dangerous. To keep Hemlock Cove safe, she’s isolated her at the campground property she owns with her boyfriend Landon. While visiting one day, a ghost catches her attention across the lake … and when Bay crosses to investigate, she finds a fresh body and a whole lot of trouble.
It seems the new property owner is currently dating the victim’s ex-boyfriend and there’s a convoluted mess to untangle. That’s on top of the other people in town – including Aunt Tillie’s nemesis Mrs. Little – who keep showing up at the lake with an agenda.
Bay has no idea what to do. She needs to keep her teenage protégé hidden while uncovering a deadly story of an affair gone wrong and greed run amok. All the while she wonders what will happen if she can’t turn things around for her new teenage responsibility. What will she have to do to protect the people that she loves?
If that wasn’t enough, Landon is acting out of sorts. His demeanor is strange and he’s having secret conversations with her mother while trying to keep Bay out of his sock drawer. She can’t figure out why and her imagination is running wild.
It’s going to be a race to the finish. There’s an out-of-control ghost, a teenager who doesn’t want to be helped, and a man who has a plan to give his favorite witch everything she’s ever wanted.
This is the one you’ve been waiting for. The big moment is finally here.
This author and series never disappoints. The books are always well-written with excellent plot development and interesting characters. This book continues the story from the previous book and builds on it to a surprising conclusion. I’m not going to include any spoilers, but I have to say this book affected me emotionally. It’s the first time I’ve ever cried while reading this series. It’s a tribute to Amanda M. Lee and her exceptional storywriting ability that I got so wrapped up in her characters that I became emotional. I highly recommend this series, and it’s best to read the books in order to follow the characters’ development. Then you’ll truly appreciate this book.
Amanda M. Lee’s series “Witches of the Midwest” are by far at the top of my book series! I order new books as soon as I can, read within one-two days and then am disappointed that I have to wait for the next! Her writing is snarky, funny, downright hilarious at times and her characters are an absolute hoot! Start from the beginning and read them all in order – I guarantee you won’t be disappointed (except that she can’t write them faster!)
Very enjoyable story! Bay. the heroine, is likeable and interesting.