No Rest for the Witches

The first story Majicka is good the rest suck

The Majicka by MaryJanice Davidson Ireland Shea has quite a collection of roommates. They include a vampire, a werewolf, a fairy and a spirit stuck in a car. When they find a zombie roaming around the cemetery one night, she does what any Good Samaritan does. She brings her home. Micah is looking to train the next Majicka, the guardian of all things magic. When he meets Ireland, he knows she's special. He just doesn't know how special. Full of MaryJanice Davidson's special brand of wit and sarcasm, The Majicka is a fun tale that kept me laughing. I enjoyed meeting all of the characters in this novella. They have quirky temperaments and characteristics that come together in the end to provide a spell-binding climax. Definitely a great read. Voodoo Moon by Lori Handeland FBI agent Dana "Don't Call Me Scully" Duran has been sent to Devil's Fork, Louisiana to find a serial killer. When she arrives, the sheriff tells her the only thing left at the crime scenes is a voodoo doll. Julian Portier runs the local voodoo shop. He's Dana's top suspect, until she finds out there are other forces at work. Voodoo Moon kept me up way into the night, in more ways than one. Eerie and seductive, I fell in love with the characters and the setting. I hope this short is the beginning of a series, because I loved the ending. This novella is not to be missed. Breath of Magic by Cheyenne McCray D'Anu witch Sydney Aline is fighting with her other witch sisters against Darkwolf, a warlock, who has stolen the powerful eye of Balor. Just when she thinks she has him cornered, things go wrong. That's when Conlan, a Tuatha D'Danann warrior, comes to help. Unfortunately, they lose the battle, but win each other. After that, they team up with their fellow withes and warriors to battle for the eye and keep its evil power from being unleashed on the world. Breath of Magic is an action-packed ride. I feel in love with Conlan, a warrior who definitely has a gentler side that made me tingle with delight. Ms. McCray's story is a delightful return to the world of her San Francisco witches. Any Witch Way She Can by Christine Warren Miranda "Randy" Berry is a non-magical person, even though many of her family members are "others." Or so she thinks. After being stood up, she decides to take matters into her own hands and cast a spell to find her true love. The spell sends her spiraling into her grandmother's house one day before, and into the waiting arms of Michael Devon. Randy and her grandmother don't see eye to eye, but this is Randy's chance to help the older woman overcome a huge problem, and gain favor in her sight. And it doesn't hurt that Michael is there to help her, every step of the way. Breath of Magic was a delightful breath of fresh air. Randy is a fantastic character who could be portrayed as bitter and selfish. Instead she comes across as fun-loving, adventurous and self-reliant. And Michael is drop dead sexy. This charming tale was my first experience with Ch

Bought this book because of MJD's story and never regretted it. If you want to enjoy and laugh read these stories, you will heartfully enjoy them. Will not go into a big review because other's have, but Lori's story was very intriging. Would like to see more of Scully, Agent Duran and Julian, any chance that Lori will write another story about them. I would like to see it. MJD's story The Macjicka was my favorite of the four, but in a way they were all good. Want to see another anthology with these four. If you want some light supernatural reading pick up this book.

I love books like these with one or two well known authors I read frequently. And some other well known authors I have yet to read. I especially love it when they write anthologies, I get a little sampling of their work. I have expanded my "must by authors" list from this book alone! LOVED LOVED LOVED Cheyenne McCray's story! Maryjanice Davidson is not a my most favorite author. But after this book I am going shopping for some of her books. Buy the book, you won't be dissapointed. And if you are...send it to me so that I have a spare copy to read when mine gets too dog-earred and worn! lol

"The Majicka" by MaryJanice Davidson. Micah seeking the next Majicka has come to Cannon Falls, Minnesota where he meets Ireland and her roommates (a vampire, a fairy, a werewolf, and a zombie always under foot) at the Shea family farm. "Voodoo Moon" by Lori Handeland. FBI agent Dana "I'm not Skully" Duran does not believe in magic yet the just the facts point to a serial killer practitioner. In Devil's Fork, she meets Sheriff Marcus Brody who asked Quantico to send him a Behavioral Analyst; however, the paranormal is not her expertise. "Breath of Magic" by Cheyenne McCray. As the D'Anu witches and D'Danann warriors battle Darkwolf, Sydney and Conlan battle their feelings for one another. "Any Witch Way She Can" by Christine Warren. Miranda is the unthinkable, a human in a family of paranormal. However, Randy casts a love spell personal ad answered by Miranda. These are four enjoyable romantic fantasies with each tale unique. An added bonus is that Lori Handeland and Cheyenne McCray have provides tales within their respective mythos. NO REST FOR THE WITCHES is a fabulous anthology. Harriet Klausner

A little something for everyone, this collection runs the gamut from heavily sensual to light and funny. But here's some of your favorite authors doing what they do so well, just in less space. "The Majicka" by MaryJanice Davidson - With a penchant for wacky off the wall paranormal chick-lit heroines, Davidson has a style all her own that can be hit or miss, but this story really worked for me. Ireland Shea, who comes from a long line of relatives with sanity problems, just wants to be normal in spite of her talent for bringing home strays. Which wouldn't be that weird, except that the strays she acquires aren't animals - well, at lest not all of the time. Her roommates are: a pack-less werewolf, a vampire with a taste for the geriatric and a snobby fae male who just dropped in (literally). If things aren't crazy enough, she's just brought home a zombie with a major problem and gorgeous sexy stranger Michah turns up on her doorstep, claiming to be sent to train her in the ways of the Majicka, and he wants her to play Luke to his Obiwan. In spite of the prerequisite zaniness, Ireland and Michah had a goofy charm and it was impossible not to root for them and the rest of Ireland's "family" really end up pulling through for her in the end. "Voodoo Moon" by Lori Handeland - No werewolves here, but Handeland has turned out a satisfying sexy short romance. FBI agent Dana "don't call me Scully" Duran is sent to Louisiana to investigate a rash of mysterious murders where the only clue is a voodoo doll of the victim at the crime scene and the spooky thing is there is no signs of forced entry. When Dana finds her own voodoo doll, she has only until the next full moon to find a way to defeat the killer who just maybe not of this world. Dana will just have to silence her inner skeptic, because it will take the magic of love and the help of local voodoo expert sexy Julian Portier to stop the killer once and for all. Dana and Julian really sizzle, after reading her disappointing story in the recent Moon Fever anthology I am glad to see Handleland is back to doing what she has been doing so well in her Night Creatures series - the brooding tortured hero and the spunky capable heroine, who are inexplicably drawn to each other and must use their connection to fight the hidden evil "Breath of Magic" by Cheyenne McCray, a short connected to her Magic Series. This is the only one of the shorts that I really didn't like, but I suspect that if you are a fan of the series you will disagree with me here. Along with her fellow D'Anu witches, Sydney uses gray magic to continue to fight to keep the warlock Darkwolf from bringing the evil god Balour back and destroying the world. Paired with her in the fight is Conlan, a gorgeous D'Danann fae warrior. Sydney finds him magnetic and though she tries to avoid the sensual pull of this rugged fighter, she is finding herself rethinking her stance on one night stands. After all, if the world is going to end tomorrow,