Josephine Brevil has lived hundreds of years haunted by the horrors she experienced during the Salem Witch Trials. She takes great care to hide her powers, though serving a Root Brew Float laced with a magic potion now and again never hurt anybody. The Order sends her to Massachusetts to deal with a paranormal threat, and she meets the young and handsome widower, Clarence Watts. However, being … with him comes with a choice. How can she choose between the man she loves and the magic she holds dear?
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The cover of this book caught my eye. I love stories about witches and witchcraft, and Root Brew Float didn’t disappoint. This book has it all: a sweet romance, evil that needs to be banished, and fun magic. With just the right amount of charm and spark, this is an entertaining read you don’t want to miss.
A quick and delightful romance read from author Sydney Winward! It was the perfect blend of whimsy, witchy vibes, and sweet romance. Perfect if you’re looking for a short, fast-paced read.
Oh my gosh, such a fun read. I absolutely loved this. Fairly clean read too. Root Brew Float has everything I adore. Ghosts. Magic. Mystery. Humor. And romance. Once again, Sydney Windward weaves an intriguing plot full of beloved characters.
I loved Josephine and her furry sidekick, Jinx. Josephine’s a bit quirky, and the kind of girl who would be fun at gatherings. Her sense of humor had me smirking ear to ear. The playful banter between her and Clarence was everything. Gosh, they cracked me up. Seamless chemistry. Not a dull moment in their dialogue exchange.
While every scene was a highlight, my favorites took place at Clarence’s place. It’s a bit haunted (Yesss!) and I enjoyed being able to picture the old Victorian house as if I was there. I’m just glad Clarence could never quite master the art of locking a door. Hehe.
I am a huge Winward fan, so I wasn’t surprised I loved this one. Josephine is the magical, strong heroine I love in all Winward’s works. The system of magic is unique in this book in that witches belong to an inter-realm Order who hold all the cards. Witches are at their beck and call, with the threat of losing their magic if they refuse to move on. My favorite part was Josephine’s desire to fly on her broomstick and overcomes the fear instilled in her during the Salem witch trials.
Clarence is the love interest with a haunted house and the target of the Order. I loved his instant love for Josephine and his breaking out of his shell for her. Clarence has a limp (and a cane) due to a boating accident and a load of self-confidence issues from it. He goes on a healing journey to win over Josephine who – the best part – loves him for who he is. No magical “leg fixes” only acceptance and inclusion. Swoon!
I highly recommend this feel-good paranormal romance that promotes inclusion, acceptance, and romance.
A great read doesn’t get much sweeter and charmingly romantic than Jo and Clarence’s love story. I love this story! Jo has to make the choice of a lifetime and Clarence can’t live without his sassy witch. Very well-written and deeply satisfying!
Josephine Breville is on a mission from “The Order”. For hundreds of years since being devastated by the Salem Witch Trials, she’s devoted her life to her job. This time, though, she’s found more than things going bump in the night. To blend in she goes to work dishing out not only ice cream but she spells the treats bringing happiness to the residents of the small town. And the description had me wondering where I can get some of that ice cream. Clarence Watts has lost not only his wife but his way. Living in an old victorian house that is becoming increasingly haunted. He blames himself for his wife’s death and has shut himself away from the world. Together they help his deceased wife to the otherworld and along the way, they find a strong attraction to each other. There are several stumbling blocks to their future together. A disturbing family secret and an even bigger one- Josephine can’t stay or she’ll become mortal and lose her magic. I couldn’t help but think of Bewitched with Samantha dealing with Darren. I enjoyed the characters and the fast pace of the story This is a short, sweet, beach type read, and I highly recommend it.
Such a wonderful fun book to read. It has wonderful characters.
This is the first book I have read by Author Sydney Winward but it won’t be my last…Loved reading this book…
Root Brew Float is a sweet romance involving an adorable witch and a handsome, disabled mortal. Funny, engaging, and a perfect summer read, this story takes place on the coast of Massachusetts where Josephine Brevil is sent by the Order to complete a job and return to the realm. But while there, she learns a few things that will change her mystical life forever. Ms. Winward has created a fun, flirty, romantic read with compelling characters.
This was an okay read. I enjoyed the author’s writing style and the story and especially the start of the story but tend to prefer stories of more length (170+ pages as a guide) and this to me was short story length (66 pages). I received an ARC copy of this from the author at my request and am leaving this review voluntarily and honestly.
I really liked reading this story called Root Brew Float by Sydney Winward because it was such a sweet story about Josephine and Clarence. Josephine is a witch who is sent to Massachusetts from The Order. She is not sure why she was sent here, but she finds a job in an ice cream store. She uses a little magic in the ice cream to make people happy. She meets Clarence when she is breaking into his house. Clarence has been affected deeply by a tragedy and never leaves his house. Josephine realizes this is why she was sent here. I loved this story. I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest opinion. It was such a great book. I loved it and I highly recommend reading it!!
This is a short,fast paced paranormal romance with a beautiful story line. The characters are strong and I loved the fun banter and dialogue. It’s well written,moves smoothly and is an enjoyable read.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book. All opinions in this review are my own and freely given.
Everyone needs a little romance sometimes.
What fun dialogue this book had! Josephine had been around for hundreds of years, and yet she spoke just like any modern person would. I appreciated the fact that she kept such a close eye on current language trends during her visits to Earth. It made her feel relatable, especially when she was speaking to humans who didn’t realize she was a witch.
There were several plot threads that were left dangling by the final scene. While I totally understand why some them would be saved for future reference in possible upcoming sequels, having so many of them mentioned but not resolved in any way was a little frustrating for me as a reader. It would have been helpful if even one of them was brought to its natural conclusion.
The banter between Josephine and Clarence was truly delightful. I can’t say they liked each other very much the first time they met, but I did sense that they were pretty intrigued with each other. They had much more in common than either one realized in the beginning, including painful pasts and uncanny abilities to ignore social conventions on purpose in order to see what would happen next. Not only did this provide plenty of opportunities for them to get sucked into amusing conversations together, it also made me wonder when their mutual dislike of each other might evolve into love.
This is the third installment in a series. It can be read as a standalone work.
I’d recommend Root Brew Float to anyone who is in the market for something lighthearted.
She Thinks There’s Just a Problem to Solve…
This is an unusual, quirky novella. Our heroine, Jo, knows she’s being sent by the Order to a new town to help someone or something with a magical problem. The Order knows where she needs to go, but now she’s the one who has to figure out what she needs to do. Her normal way of determining what the problem is doesn’t work. Soon, she meets a man at his rundown Victorian. It seems like he is the one who needs a little magical help.
It’s funny that when I initially saw this cover, I thought it was going to be a paranormal cozy mystery. But actually, it’s more of a very grounded paranormal romance (no shifters or vampires). Despite the somewhat cartoon-like book cover, it actually is more serious than it seems. Themes include choosing to live your destiny and not somebody else’s idea of what that should be, hard choices, and following your heart. The book is a relatively quick-read novella. I felt like there was more of Jo and Clarence’s story that needed to be told, or perhaps the reader just wanted there to be more. All in all, though, it was still a good story.
I thought this story was going to be a quirky witch story. It is but much more. This story is a beautiful budding romance with a happily ever after. The story was beautiful and quirky. I loved it when the witch forever became a mortal to live a mortal man. I cannot express enough, the wonderful romance and …. Let’s just say it is a beautiful story.
I got a free copy of the book and is voluntarily leaving a review
This is a great book that has a great set of characters that are well developed and written for our enjoyment. The storyline has a great flow to it had me turning the pages to the very end to see what was gonna happen next.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
In these troubled times it is nice to fall into a world where Happy Ever After is a real thing.
When the Order sends Josephine Brevil is sent to Stockbridge MA on a mission, it should be like all the missions that she has dealt with before, come in find the source of the problem, fix it and leave, easy right? nahh where would the fun be in that!
This is not bad, it is a very much a novella, a short story., i felt a lot of it could have been expanded on, it was very wham bam thank you maam
However the writing was good, the characters were somewhat well fleshed out I did not understand the references to “That Room” and I would love to know more about The Order
I wonder if Sydney Winward plans to expand on this I think it could be an interesting world to explore, this would be a great jumping off point for that
If your looking for something to take you out of the real world for 30 minutes this will do so and it has the Happy Ever After that we are all looking for,
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When the Order sends witch Jo Brevil to the Earth realm to assist handsome widower Clarence Watts with a magical threat, she must choose between the man she loves and the magic she loves.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
3.5 Stars
This was a nice quick read. The characters were interesting, the story was good. There were some grammatical errors. I enjoyed this book.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
ROOT BREW FLOAT is a cute and quirky, short-story, paranormal romance. This is the third book in the multi-author One Scoop or Two series.
Jo has lived over 700 years, including having lived through the horrors of the Salem witch trials. She lives in service to The Order, assisting humans who need the skills of a witch when supernatural events – ghosts, goblins, and things that go bump in the night – disrupt the normal and expected. She is only in one town for a few days, helps, and then moves on. She has always moved on, but this time she hesitates to do so…
I loved Jo and her familiar, Jinx, from the moment they stepped off the ferry.
I loved this sweet and sassy short story. Though a short story, it was perfectly paced with plenty of hints before reveals (as opposed to info dumping). The story was fun, funny, sweet, and held a promise of steam without crossing the line (lots of flirting, a little kissing, but no sex, swearing, or anything else you wouldn’t want your teenager reading).
I liked this so much that I hunted through all of the books offered on Booksprout to see if the other authors were offering their editions. Sadly, no. If they are as much fun as this one, I would recommend them as well!
Note: While I received this book as a gifted ARC via Booksprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
Title: ROOT BREW FLOAT
Series: One Scoop or Two #3
Category /Genre: Paranormal Romance, Short Story
Recommended for: 14+ due to magical content
Grammar/editing: received as an unedited ARC / errors excused
Received from: Sydney Winward