*Short Novella – 20,700 wordsGuardian angel Leyna Angelheardt travels the world trying to guide children to their brighter futures. However, free will rules the human spirit, and after she loses three charges, her heart needs healing before she can continue her calling. Directed toward the magically protected town of Willows Haven, she faces her greatest challenge.Vithar Woodward runs the small … Woodward runs the small town newspaper with his twin brother. But his family harbors a dark secret: a century ago, an incubus cursed them to spend their days shapeshifted into animals. Now with only a few days until the curse culminates, Vithar knows his only hope is to find true love and nullify the curse. Yet he wonders who would ever love a man who spends half his days as a barred owl.
When Leyna and Vithar meet, it becomes clear that fate has drawn them together. As sparks dart between them, Leyna must decide if she should remain a guardian angel or embrace this new existence of loving a mortal.
For after all, what is more magical than true love?
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What does a guardian angel do when they are burned out?
They go on vacation. Well, that is what Leyna had planned to do until she has car issues which puts her in Willows Haven where something just isn’t right.
Vithar has been cursed along with his brother and his sister-in-law. He is doomed to dawn feathers which makes it difficult when one wants to woooooo a female.
Can Leyna deal with everything that is to come? Will Vithar finally find love?
Incredibly good story, sweet home town magical goodness.
This is book 2 of the Willows Haven series part of the Zodiac Shifters. I thought this was a well written book with great characters. The storyline grabbed my interest and kept me pulled into the story from the start. I would recommend reading.
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Delightful Paranormal Novella
Fantasy or paranormal novellas quite often don’t work because of the complex world that they reflect, which usually can’t be adequately shown in that short literary form. However, this author has made a compelling novella-length story—and without resorting to the dreaded information dump that many authors use as a shortcut. She pulls us right into the story on the wedding day of the hero’s brother. His chosen bride has a hidden past that comes back to bite them all. All three become cursed—by the way, I thought this was beautifully done with that eerie incantation. Our heroine is a guardian angel who normally helps children find their best futures, but not all are easily led. So, she’s feeling dispirited and needs a break, so she ends up where the hero is, just before the curse is about to run out (with dire consequences). Will he find true love in time, as the curse bade?
In a beginning note to the reader, the author shares that the curse was partly inspired by the movie Ladyhawke, which is one that I certainly loved back in the day, though she played around with the details to make it more to her liking. She also shares the precise sources she used for other aspects of the book, including a book on palm reading. I thought that was a lot of fun. The book is well written and is suitably tight in both plotting and pacing for a novella. Not all novella writers do this as adroitly. The non-villains of the story are decent people who are caught in bad or tricky circumstances; I always enjoy seeing such characters fighting their way to an HEA. I found this to be a particularly delightful read after just finishing a more dark series. A well-written balm for the paranormal reader’s soul.
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A very quick yet highly entertaining and action packed adventure filled with magical and engaging charters, heart racing twists and exciting turns. A great read from beginning to end.
Charming, beautifully written, and hopelessly romantic. Isn’t it just so great when you find one of those books that completely drags you in, makes you fall in love with the characters, and demands that you sit on the edge of your seat for every nail-biting moment of it? This is one of those books for me. Read this series. You won’t be disappointed.
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A Zodiac Shifters Paranormal Romance: Gemini/Willows Haven series book two. It is well written, but does not end the way I had hoped for. I want to read the next book in this series.
This is a fun, sweet paranormal romance. I liked it. It is very enjoyable to read. It is steamy and sexy..
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This well written book 2 in the Willows Haven Series which is part of the A Zodiac Shifters and has great character development. These characters are well constructed and have good chemistry. This is a good new series. Fated mates are stronger together and are gift. I cannot wait for the next book whether it be in this series or one of the other series. I absolutely adore this Author”s books. They are the perfect length for me to read. Must read if you like paranormal novellas
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This is a well written book with strong characters in Vithar and Leyna. The author does a great job building the tension while dealing with the curse that was put on Vither,his brother and sister-in-law. There’s drama and magic as well as the romance. The story moves quickly and smoothly and I enjoyed reading.
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Fantastic read
A wonderful short read for this plot ad characters. The writer makes you root for the characters. I volunteered to read an advance copy for an honest review.
The story line and character work were great. The book had a smooth flow to it. This was a quick, fun read and a great addition to the Zodiac Shifters world. I look forward to more from this author.
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Great reading I enjoyed! This was an awesome read that I thoroughly enjoyed and I highly recommend. The story and characters pulled me in from the beginning and I couldn’t stop reading until I finished. If you love hot alpha males and the heroines they love with a hot and sexy romance then this book is for you. It’s an awesome book and a definite must read for any fan and I can’t wait to read more!!!
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Vithar and Fremont were twins, Fremont married Melisande the incubus that wanted Melisande but she refused him and got away from him. The incubus put a curse on the twins and Melisande for 101 years, Fremont was a wolf from 6pm to 6am, Melisande was a wolf all time and Vithar became an owl from 6am to 6pm. The curse was in effect until Vithar found love that will only erase the curse, but he was cheating with a witch. Leyna was a guardian angel but was having problems with losing three humans taking their lives. Rafael the archangel took care the incubus and then Vithar and Leyna became owls but everyone was with the love of their lives.