A Match Made in Spell
By ReGina Welling & Erin Lynn
- Release Date: 2018-05-11
- Genre: Fantasy
Description
Magical matchmaking, family secrets, and wicked witches collide in this spellbinding cozy romantasy from mother-daughter writing duo ReGina Welling and Erin Lynn.
Some fates are harder to avoid than others.
When your family legacy comes with a body count and a curse that turned Grandma into a lawn ornament, believing you're normal isn't really an option.
Lexi's badass witch ancestors were long revered as Keepers of the Balefire Flame—until a family feud pitted her mother and grandmother against one another. Their infamous magical battle didn't just destroy each other; it turned the Balefire name into a punchline, leaving Lexi to tend the hearth alone.
The problem? Lexi's never unlocked more than a whisper of power, one she credits for crafting unbreakable happily-ever-afters for her matchmaking clients, but it's useless for much else. When it comes to the Balefire, her three well-meaning but troublesome faerie godmothers do all the heavy lifting.
It's a good thing Lexi's got a closet full of designer boots and a magical knack for creating romance out of thin air, because her own love life? A total dumpster fire.
That is until she meets Kin Clark, a handsome, charismatic musician with a smile that could melt steel and realizes her secret romantic fantasy might have just come true. Kin wants nothing more than to give her the happily-ever-after she's never truly believed a wicked Balefire witch deserved—no magic required.
Contented with Kin and her new romance, Lexi is almost willing to allow her looming Awakening deadline slip past, lose access to her magic, and let the fireplace grow cold.
But only almost.
When her former BFF turned arch-nemesis, Serena Snodgrass, starts dropping hints about buried secrets in the Balefire family saga, and a supposedly unbreakable match between clients falls apart, Lexi kicks the search for her missing legacy into high gear. As her magic stirs to life, so does trouble, and things go from zero to what-the-spell faster than you can say, "family drama."
With the threads of her family's past unraveling, Lexi must confront her fears, embrace her magic, and claim her birthright—or lose everything to the flames.
Because when you're Cupid's daughter, sometimes you don't just weave romantic fates—you tie them into knots. And if Lexi can't untangle them, the Balefire flame—and her future with Kin—might burn out for good.
A Match Made in Spell is the first novel in the Fate Weaver series. For fans of Danielle Garrett, Tricia O'Malley, or Amy Boyles, this is a cozy fantasy romance story featuring a matchmaking witch. Enjoy!
Reviews
A match made in spell
5By surprisendingsFun read, stand-alone story yet enough lead in to the next story to want you to continue the series.A well written brew
5By Avid Reader QCSincerity, sarcasm, petty squabbling, working together, love & hate - I fine blend of uplifting epic struggle heavily seasoned with mundane calamity.A Match Made in Spell
3By PalatableDinnerThis book is a piece of fluff that would be better off if it embraced the young adult genre. It’s well-written in that it flows well, has good word choice, and is imaginative, with only a few out of place words that would benefit from more proofreading. However, the story and characters are fairly flat, since the author doesn’t really take the time to develop feeling or depth, and there’s at least one plot hole. I also never buy into the “love in 2 weeks” narrative. The story seems to pass over events as they happen until they become relevant again, which results in Lexi taking far too long to pick things up given the predictable plot. Lexi seems like a sympathetic character at first, but it doesn’t take long to realize she’s simply an extremely privileged, self-centered, snarky brat. When she makes mistakes, there aren’t any real consequences. The one time something’s actually at stake, the problem is quickly resolved as Athena simply gives her the solution. When she says she’ll apologize to Flix and Terra, she never does. She never demonstrates any real character development.A Match Made in Spell
5By GelcarWonderfully written - fun and energetic!Wonderful
5By ducatidude10Such a welcome reprieve from all the negative reading out there! Funny, wonderful and couldn’t wait to see what happens next. A complete story and great characters. I would recommend this book even, especially, to those drawn to more conventional mysteries. A refreshing and entertaining book!A Match Made in Spell
5By PushpushStableCleverly written, combining whimsy and romance.Super Cute Story!!
4By NikksgIt’s a great read with a good story attached to a new plot! Love it!