WICKED BY ANY OTHER NAME

Author: Linda Wisdom ISBN: 9781402217739 2/2009 PARANORMAL Publisher: SOURCEBOOKS

The third in her Hex Series, Linda Wisdom's latest follows another one of the witches banned from the Witches Academy 700 years ago... Stasi Romanov owns her own lingerie shop, which sells, among other things, love spells. When one of her spells goes awry, Stasi finds herself in the middle of a lawsuit, and is being prosecuted by the very handsome wizard attorney, Trevor Barnes. To add to the mayhem, Stasi and her best friends, Jazz and Blair, find out that someone is threatening to turn their town into a modern day Salem! With her signature wit, flair and "hexiness," Linda's captivating addition to her paranormal series is sure to delight!

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

Fun and fast-moving, WICKED BY ANY OTHER NAME is a lighthearted look at what happens when witches and wizards decide to stop fighting on opposite sides. In the end, they do play very well together indeed!

Anastasia Romanov, who blows bubbles into the air when she hiccups, is the focus of a lawsuit which alleges she gave a romance sachet to a woman whose husband didn’t return to her. Of course, the fact that the woman has been married four times to cheating men has no impact on the state of her affairs—she blames her issues on Stasi. So when Stasi receives a papyrus informing her she is being sued, chaos erupts—and I don’t mean that figuratively.

If you are a reader who can seriously suspend belief, you will enjoy this whimsical romp. Magickal bunny slippers, frozen mortals and library books who open with pages that flip without being touched fill the pages. Moonstone Lake’s witchy inhabitants become the focus of mortals who suddenly find fear in those they have trusted before. Suddenly Stasi finds herself reassuring customers that she isn’t doing anything odd to anyone, and it isn’t long before the atmosphere in Moonstone Lake is reminiscent of Salem, the home of the infamous witch hunt.

Linda Wisdom pens a far-fetched romantic comedy that kept me entertained. WICKED BY ANY OTHER NAME is sure to amuse anyone who simply wants a bit of laughter with the usual romance. Nicely done!

Kay James