American Witch by Thea Harrison, narrator Sophie Eastlake

There have been weird things happening to Molly Sullivan for months. And it culminates on the night that she is putting together a party for her husband and finds another woman's panties in her bed. In her bed. First, she runs away, but then she confronts her husband in front of all of his business associates, including the new DA (her husband is a lawyer), and then she hightails it out of there taking clothes, jewelry, and everything in their shared safe. 

In the safety of a hotel, she discovers papers that show that not all of her husband's dealings were above board. She is also shocked to discover that the new DA, Josiah Riverdale, has followed her to the hotel. And he says that she is a powerful witch. 

While Molly is at first skeptical, she starts to realize that the past few months have all been pointing her in this direction. And that this opening to her own power coincides with a time when she might need it most.

The late middle got a little mushy with a lot of time skips but I overall really did enjoy this book. Sophie Eastlake, the narrator was top notch as well and I'm looking forward to the next one in the series. Read about this on Dear Author.

Four stars

This book came out May 23rd, 2019

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The Mésalliance by Stella Riley

At the beginning of the book, a young man meets an even younger woman and notes that she seems to be running wild. Eight years later, the man is the Duke of Rockcliffe and that young woman is the "spinster aunt" at her mother's sister. She isn't really any more beautiful but her acerbic wit catches his attention. So does the fact that her cousin is avidly chasing the duke. But when her cousin's schemes go horribly wrong, Adeline is the one who ends up being married to the duke.
I read a review of this book on Dear Author and thought it sounded good. And the first half was wonderful. But the second half suffered from So Much "if they had but talked to each other."

Three Stars
This book came out in 1990
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