Ann Macela has given us one of the best tales I’ve ever read about witches and their powers. Add to that the fact that she seems to know a lot about family dynamics and brings the family members to life in such a great way. If that isn’t enough she adds the mystery of who’s attacking the debaters in hateful emails or posters at the sites and seems to be escalating the threats as the debates continue. One would think adding math might be a spoiler for some but not math the way Ms. Macela does it!

All of the threads of the story, all of the characters and subplots are well done, especially the romance between Gloriana and Marcus which ties it all together. They do seem to be opposites in all facets of their lives but Ms. Macela slowly builds them through the stages of attraction with mistrust into a willingness to at least look at their feeings and the possibility they may be soulmates. Their first glimmer of insight seems to be that they both have the same breed of dog. Gloriana’s dog is named Delilah, Marcus’ dog is named Samson. The pups love to steal the show periodically from their masters.

The author takes her time with each part of the story, building strong foundations and working through them with her own unique style that make reading it smooth and easy. This is easily one of my favorite books of the year.

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Sensuality rating: Explicit

Reviewer: Dee Dailey
May 15, 2008