Sophia Rose Reviews Moonlight and Magic by Darynda Jones

Today Sophia Rose returns to bring us Moonlight and Magic #4 in Darynda Jones' Betwixt and Between women's paranormal fiction series.
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Moonlight and Magic by Darynda Jones, narrator Traci Odom

#4 Betwixt and Between

Paranormal Women’s Fiction

Publisher: Tantor

Published: 10.25.22

Time:  5 hours 22 minutes

Rating: 3.5 stars

Narration: 3.5 stars

Format: MP3

Source:  Tantor Audio

Sellers: Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/Moonlight-Magic-Betwixt-Between-Book/dp/B09FNG3RZP/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=moonlight+and+magic+by+darynda+jones&qid=1666634226&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIyLjAwIiwicXNhIjoiMC43MiIsInFzcCI6IjAuNzIifQ%3D%3D&sr=8-1

GoodReads:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59970781-moonlight-and-magic

 

GoodReads Blurb:

Forty-something Annette Osmund always knew she was psychic. She’s not, but that didn’t stop her from giving those non-existent abilities her all. What she is, however, is a very powerful witch who has just inherited magics she never dreamed possible.

Starting over in a new town with her BFF has been an adventure. Defiance’s status as a powerful type of witch called a charmling has kept Annette busy. But while Deph, a seeker, is still learning to use her magics, to control the power at her fingertips, Annette is overcome with powers of her own. Turns out, her being besties with Deph was not an accident. They were drawn to each other even before their powers emerged, and Annette learns she is also a charmling, a healer, and an alchemist. But what does that even mean?

Fortunately, there’s one way to find out. She consults the house they’re living in. Or, more to the point, the delicious entity haunting the house. Because, like her, he was once an alchemist. Maybe he will have the answers she so desperately seeks before she kills someone. The fact that he was once a stunning specimen of masculinity has nothing whatsoever to do with her desire to learn from a man who may or may not have been a powerful warlock.

 

Sophia Rose Reviews: A Good Day For Chardonnay by Darynda Jones

Today Sophia Rose is reviewing A Good Day for Chardonnay by Darynda Jones. 
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A Good Day for Chardonnay by Darynda Jones

#2 Sunshine Vicram

Romantic Suspense

Publisher:  St. Martin’s Press

Published:  7.27.21

ASIN:  B08BYBD278

Pages:  416

Rating: 4.5

Format: eARC

Source:  Net Galley

Sellers:  Amazon/ Barnes & Noble/ Kobo

ADD TO: GoodReads

 

GoodReads Blurb:

From the New York Times bestselling author Darynda Jones comes the second novel in her laugh-out-loud Sunshine Vicram mystery series, A Good Day for Chardonnay.

Running a small-town police force in the mountains of New Mexico should be a smooth, carefree kind of job. Sadly, full-time Sheriff—and even fuller-time coffee guzzler—Sunshine Vicram, didn’t get that memo.

All Sunshine really wants is one easy-going day. You know, the kind that starts with coffee and a donut (or three) and ends with take-out pizza and a glass of chardonnay (or seven). Turns out, that’s about as easy as switching to decaf. (What kind of people do that? And who hurt them?)

Before she can say iced mocha latte, Sunny’s got a bar fight gone bad, a teenage daughter hunting a serial killer and, oh yes, the still unresolved mystery of her own abduction years prior. All evidence points to a local distiller, a dangerous bad boy named Levi Ravinder, but Sun knows he’s not the villain of her story. Still, perhaps beneath it all, he possesses the keys to her disappearance. At the very least, beneath it all, he possesses a serious set of abs. She’s seen it. Once. Accidentally.

Between policing a town her hunky chief deputy calls four cents short of a nickel, that pesky crush she has on Levi which seems to grow exponentially every day, and an irascible raccoon that just doesn’t know when to quit, Sunny’s life is about to rocket to a whole new level of crazy.

Yep, definitely a good day for chardonnay.

Showcase - Summoned to the Thirteenth Grave by Darynda Jones

For fans of this long running series there's good news and bad news -  the bad news first, this is the last in the Charlie Davidson-Grim Reaper series- The good news Darynda has hinted that these characters will be back as costars in a spin-off series.
I'm not up to this book in the series yet but my good friend and fellow blogger the Caffeinated Reviewer has a fantastic review HERE
Read Darynda's interview with Crimespress Magazine HERE
Enjoy!

ISBN-13: 9781250149411
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date: 1-15-2019
Length: 304 pp
Charlie Davidson series #13 Finale
Buy It: Amazon/B&N/Kobo/IndieBound/Audible

ADD TO: GOODREADS

Overview:

Grim Reaper Charley Davidson is back in the final installment of Darynda Jones’ New York Timesbestselling paranormal series--Summoned to Thirteenth Grave.

Charley Davidson, Grim Reaper extraordinaire, is pissed. She’s been kicked off the earthly plane for eternity—which is exactly the amount of time it takes to make a person stark raving mad. But someone’s looking out for her, and she’s allowed to return after a mere hundred years in exile. Is it too much to hope for that not much has changed? Apparently it is. Bummer.

She’s missed her daughter. She’s missed Reyes. She’s missed Cookie and Garrett and Uncle Bob. Now that she’s back on earth, it’s time to put to rest burning questions that need answers. What happened to her mother? How did she really die? Who killed her? And are cupcakes or coffee the best medicine for a broken heart? It all comes to a head in an epic showdown between good and evil in this final smart and hilarious novel.

Review - Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones

Fellow bloggers know I made a promise to myself to start this series and I am so glad I did otherwise I wouldn't have met Charlie and her band of crazy friends and foes.
I hope you enjoy my review of book two in the series.

ISBN-13: 9781250005915
Publisher: St Martin's Press
Release Date: 08-16-2011
Length: 336 pp

Overview:

If you hang around with dead people, life can deliver a whole world of trouble.

Take it from Charley Davidson, part-time P.I. and full-time Grim Reaper. The deceased find her very sparkly. Demons find her irresistible. And one entity in particular wants to seduce her in every way possible…

When Charley and Cookie, her best friend slash receptionist, have to track down a missing woman, the case is not quite as open and shut as they anticipate. Meanwhile, Reyes Alexander Farrow (otherwise known as the Son of Satan. Yes. Literally.) has left his corporeal body because he's being tortured by demons who want to lure Charley closer. But Reyes can't let that happen. Because if the demons get to Charley, they'll have a portal to heaven. And if they have a portal to heaven…well, let's just say it wouldn't be pretty.

Can Charley handle hot nights with Reyes and even hotter days tracking down a missing woman? Can she keep those she loves out of harm's way? And is there enough coffee and chocolate in the world to fuel her as she does?

Review - First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (finally)

Well I did it! Yay! I promised to start this series which many of my blogger friends simply adore and now I can see why! Charlie is a delight! So if you've been living under the same rock as I have enjoy. If you're an long time fan (book 10 was just published this month) enjoy the memories!

ISBN-13: 9780312662752
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Length: 320pp

Overview

A smashing, award-winning debut novel that introduces Charley Davidson: part-time private investigator and full-time Grim Reaper

Charley sees dead people. That’s right, she sees dead people. And it’s her job to convince them to “go into the light.” But when these very dead people have died under less than ideal circumstances (i.e. murder), sometimes they want Charley to bring the bad guys to justice. Complicating matters are the intensely hot dreams she’s been having about an Entity who has been following her all her life...and it turns out he might not be dead after all. In fact, he might be something else entirely.

This is a thrilling debut novel from an exciting newcomer to the world of paranormal romantic suspense.

Showcase - The Curse of Tenth Grave by Darynda Jones

Those who know me know that I have vowed, because of all my blogger friends (you know who you are) loving this series that I WILL BEGIN THIS SERIES THIS YEAR. Well its almost July and I thought I'd better get my butt in gear. The first book is right now wining its way to me. Until I'm up to speed I'm offering a showcase and including links to some of those friends reviews.
Enjoy!

ISBN-13: 9781250078193
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date: 06/28/2016
Length: 352pp
Buy It: SMP/B&N/Amazon/Kobo/IndieBound/Audible

Overview

Part-time PI and full-time grim reaper, Charley Davidson has asked a lot of questions throughout her life: Why can I see dead people? Who is the hot supernatural entity following me? How do I get gum out of my sister's hair before she wakes up? But, "How do I trap not one god, but three?" was never among them. Until now. And since those gods are on earth to kill her daughter, she has little choice but to track them down, trap them, and cast them from this dimension.

But one of them stole her heart a very long time ago. Can a god of absolute death and destruction change his omniscient spots, or will his allegiance lie with his brothers?

Those are just some of the questions Charley must answer, and quick. Add to that a homeless girl on the run for her life, a man who's been framed for murdering a woman who is still very much alive, and a pendant made from god glass that has the entire supernatural world in an uproar, Charley has her hands full. If she can manage to take care of the whole world-destroying-gods thing, we're saved. If not, well...

Interview with Darynda Jones - The Dirt on Ninth Grave

I'm so excited to welcome Darynda Jones to the blog to chat about her latest Charley Davidson tale, The Dirt on Ninth Grave.

Enjoy!

ISBN-13: 9781250074485
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date: 01/12/2016
Length: 336pp
Buy It: B&N/Amazon/Kobo/IndieBound/Audible

Overview

I see dead people. No wait. I take that back. I see people I want dead.
—eCard

Charley Davidson is living in New York City as Jane Doe, a girl with no memory of who she is or where she came from. So when she begins to realize she can see dead people, she’s more than a bit taken aback. Strangers who enter the diner where she works seem to know things about her…Then she is confronted by a man who claims to have been sent to kill her. Sent by the darkest force in the universe. An enemy that will not stop until she is dead. Thankfully, she has a Rottweiler. And the diner’s devastatingly handsome fry cook, who vows to protect her even though he seems to be lying with every breath he takes. But in the face of such grave danger, who can Jane/Charley/whoever she is trust? She will find the truth even if it kills her…or the fry cook. Either way…