There’s a new witch in town…Jealousy is rearing its ugly head in Beechwood Harbor as Holly contends with her new roommate, and popular paranormal soap star, Evangeline Loren. Especially when the new witch in town turns her flirtatious smile towards Adam St. James, Holly’s newly minted boyfriend.But before she can wrench Adam from Evangeline’s clutches, she has an amnesiac ghost begging for her … ghost begging for her help and finds herself smack dab in the middle of another murder investigation in the small town.
Holly has to track down the murderer and save her relationship … all without landing herself in a witch’s duel.
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Twice the Witch is a spunky paranormal mystery set inside the coastal town of Beechwood Harbor, where vampires, ghosts, shifters, and witches all live, work, play, and—mostly—get along. Twice the Witch is book two in the Beechwood Harbor Magic Mysteries series.
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Twice the Witch is book two in the Beechwood Harbor Magic Mystery series by Danielle Garrett. It’s an adorable fun cozy mystery.
This one picks up about a month after Murder’s a Witch. Holly is settling into her life in Beechwood Harbor. She is contemplates her life and where she wants it to go, she is leery in confiding with her boyfriend Adam about her past, and she’s also a bit jealous of the newcomer Evangeline who is another witch.
This story picks up speed quickly. We meet a newly deceased ghost and find ourselves wrapped up in the murder investigation. She is determined to help out Nick, the town’s PI. I really enjoyed the murder mystery. It’s clever and exciting. I found myself wrapped up in it, even when I was worried Holly was sabotaging her relationship with Adam; because of how much time she spends with Nick.
Besides the murder mystery, Twice the Witch explores a little of Holly’s past and the Haven system. If you really want to know the full story check out, A Witch of a Day, prequel to the series. In Twice the Witch we get little clues on her eviction from the Haven system and why she is leery in confiding in Adam. By the end we get to see her relationship solidity and we also get a great cast of characters to enjoying in upcoming titles.
Twice the Witch is a fun engaging cozy paranormal mystery. I’m really liking this series. I like how the author gives us a mystery, light romance, and great characters to enjoy.
Rated: 4 Stars
A cute, paranormal, cozy mystery
Holly and her love interest, Adam, have been dating for a month. There are no sparks between them given that the author has chosen to present their romance as a totally platonic relationship. They have yet to go so far as to exchange a kiss on the lips. The only affectionate touching that happens between them consists of a couple of hugs and a few kisses from Adam on Holly’s forehead and cheek.
In this book, the first one in this series, and the prequel novella, there has never been a description of Holly. I realize that might be difficult to adroitly accomplish since this series is written in the first person point of view of Holly, and having the heroine stare in a mirror and describe herself to herself is rather trite, but it would be nice to know what the woman looks like. We do have a fairly good idea as to what Adam looks like, basically the classic tall, dark and handsome guy. As is expected of all romance heroes, he is ripped. He is a Beta male with a very sweet, charming disposition and is very likable.
The female relationships in this particular novel are quite good, and the ghosts which play a central role in this story are sympathetic and entertaining.
Holly develops a crime-solving relationship with the new private investigator in town, Nick, and he becomes her link to a little more formal approach to her amateur-sleuth, murder solving. It is not quite out of the realm of cozy mystery and fully into police procedural, but somewhere in between. I personally found it fairly easy to guess who the murderer is, but others might not.
The audiobook is well done.
All in all, this story is a pleasant, unchallenging way to pass a few hours.