Secondhand Spirits (A Witchcraft Mystery, #1)

Lily Ivory is not your average witch Her spell casting powers tend to draw mischievous spirits while keeping normal humans at a distance But now her vintage clothing store could give her a chance to make friends in San Francisco.Lily hopes for a normal life when she opens Aunt Cora s Closet With her magical knack for vintage fashion she can sense vibrations of the past from clothing and jewelry her store becomes a big hit.But when a client is murdered and children start disappearing from the Bay Area, Lily may be the only one who can unravel the crime She tries to keep her identity a secret while investigating, but it s not easy especially under the spells of sexy mythbuster Max Carmichael and powerful witch Aidan Rhodes Will Lily s witchy ways be forced out of the closet Best Read [ Secondhand Spirits (A Witchcraft Mystery, #1) ] Author [ Juliet Blackwell ] – kino-fada.fr As a Wiccan I m always both tempted by and leery of books about witches That being said, I really like what Blackwell did in this book, how she made her main character, witch Lily Ivory, into a fictional witch with magical powers but also honored the tradition of Wicca without stereotyping Wiccans as either fluffy bunnies or evil wannabes I m always intrigued by a plot having to do with La Llorona A Woman in White It s such a sad myth and Blackwell respected by sadness while not shying away f As a Wiccan I m always both tempted by and leery of books about witches That being said, I really like what Blackwell did in this book, how she made her main character, witch Lily Ivory, into a fictional wi...Now this is my kind of a paranormal novel Real people in the real world, dealing with psychic, extrasensory or paranormal abilities and entities I intend to readof this authorI really liked this book a lot Any of my friends know I m not much for a book without romance being the key factor I am a changed woman At least for this book It is book one in the Witchcraft Mystery series and it was great Our heroine is Lily Ivory She is an incredibly powerful natural born witch who has moved around a lot in life, never really wanting to settle down But San Francisco changed her mind, and she opened up a vintage clothing shop In fact, the tagline on the cover is Love t I really liked this book a lot Any of my friends know I m not much for a book without romance being the key factor I am a changed woman At least for this book It is book one in the Witchcraft Mystery series and it was great Our heroine is Lily Ivory She is an incredibly powerful natural born witch who has moved around a lot in life, never really wanting to settle down But San Francisco changed her mind, and she opened up a vintage clothing shop In fact, the tagline on the cover is Love the vintage, not the ghosts. Lily has only been open about 6 weeks when a super sexy guy walks in and the bell above her door doesn t chime as he walks beneath it HmmAidan Rhodes is a male witch who wants Lily to, well he just wants Lily, we re not really sure...THIS IS NOT A COZY MYSTERYPuh lease If you have demons, evil spirits who drags anyone into the water and creepy houses, that means the book is not cozy If the heroine is a teenager, this would have been a YA thriller It s not a bad book though It s fun and totally ea...The Five W s of the Cozy Mystery ReviewWho is the protagonist Lily Ivory, practicing witch and shopkeeper of Aunt Cora s Closet , a vintage clothing storeWhat is the premise of the story Children have been disappearing, and the dreaded La Llorona might be to blameWhere does the story take place The San Francisco Bay areaWhen does the story take place present dayWhy does the protagonist become involved Can t tellmight give too much away C...i m pretty lucky with my books choices lately and this book was just perfect for a light reading basically, anything with, murder, female leads, and everything about magic are my auto buy The story started when Lily Ivory moves to a new town in San Fransisco because of some sign from a parrot Yep, a parrot Lily is a witch, and she was determined to make some new friend in her new town To get her life together, she opens a vintage store called Aunt Cora Closet Everything seem pretty good i m pretty lucky with my books choices lately and this book was just perfect for a light reading basically, anything with, murder, female leads, and everything about magic are my auto buy The story started when Lily Ivory moves to a new town in San Fransisco because of some sign from a parrot Yep, a parrot Lily is a witch, and she was determined to make some new friend in her new town To get her life together, she opens a vintage store called Aunt Cora Closet Everything seem pretty good, when suddenly, her store is visited by a male witch who gave her a familiar, some kind of spirit animals for witch Not long after that, she found ...Don t know why I love these short little reads from authors most folks have never heard of, but I absolutely adore them This one is a fun, quick read about a vintage clothing store owner, Lily Ivory, who has certain, shall we say, gifts when it comes to her merchandise She senses the emotions and memories within the items, good or bad, that she finds for her clothing store She runs the store with her aunt and meets quite a few very unique people along the way in ...Loved this book and can t wait to get my hands on the rest of the series.Currently reading in prep for recording what a delightful little seriesCute paranormal mystery I enjoyed this I listened to it as an audiobook and it s narrated by Xe Sands who has the most wonderful, easy to listen to voice The story introduces us to Lily Ivory A twenty something witch and vintage clothing expert and store owner Funnily enough, I actually have a bit of a thing for vintage clothing and period costumery myself There s this wonderful Facebook page I follow called Au fil des passions to get my daily fix It has photos of dresses, accessories anCute paranormal mystery I enjoyed this I listened to it as an audiobook and it s narrated by Xe Sands who has the most wonderful, easy to listen to voice The story introduces us to Lily Ivory A twenty something witch and vintage clothing expert and store owner Funnily enough, I actually have a bit of a thing for vintage clothing and period costumery myself There s this wonderful Facebook page I follow called Au fil des passions to get my daily fix It has photos of dresses, accessories and corsetry, etc from various history museums honestly, the attention to detail when you consider so much of it was done by hand is astonishing as well as elaborate modern day designs and famous Hollywood movie costumes If you have any interest in clothing as art, as I do, you should check it out Anyw...

• English
• 02 February 2018
Juliet Blackwell
• Paperback
• 313 pages
• 045122745X
• Juliet Blackwell
• Secondhand Spirits (A Witchcraft Mystery, #1)