Grave Mistake: A Free Cozy Witch Mystery (Small Town Psychic Sleuth)

What a fantastic start to the new series by Christine Pope. As with all her books, this one also is a “do not put down until the last page.” Selena, a self-taught hedgewitch with many clients in L.A., fears that a much stronger witch with many followers will cause her harm and decides to move to another part of the country. As would be expected of a witch, she uses magic in the form of tarot cards and a pendulum to choose her new location. She ends up in the small, sleepy town of Globe in Arizona. Although the town is small, it is friendly and welcoming. Her adventures in Globe begin and hopefully will continue in future books in the series. Of course, there is always a mystery and a touch of romance (a heart-stopping gorgeous police officer) in the book. I don’t want to give away all her adventures but suggest reading the book.

I love books written in first person, it's my thing. And there is not only a fresh start in a quaint little town in Arizona, but also a talking cat, that used to be a human (Salem, anyone?) and a hawt Tribal chief of police! Asexuals and Aro-Ace folks will be happy to see some representation. Whats not to love? Although Archie the cat made himself a little too scarce. But that's cats for ya.... hope to see more of him in the next book. Definitely recommend, so get a copy and give it a chance.

Grave Mistake (Hedgewitch for Hire - Book 1) A slight change in gears as far as paranormal romance goes, Grave Mistake is delightfully different. Working alone with Tarot Cards, crystals, and an interesting array of objects to guide her, Selena has etched out a living in the LA area helping housewives, anxiety driven professionals, even want to be stars in the performing arts foresee their futures or respond to “mistakes” of their past. However, Lucien Dumond, a powerful magical slime ball who wants nothing more than to bed down the pretty little hedge witch, makes Selena decide to simply disappear. Selena begins life a new in the small Arizona town just north of the Salt River Canyon and buys a building with a perfect space for her little store that sells cute little witchy things. The building sits on the main street in Globe and has a two-bedroom apartment upstairs which is absolutely perfect for Selena’s needs. The only downside might be her roommate, Archie, a cursed cat! Pope cleverly uses Archie to had humor to the story. Globe shares a border with the San Ramon Apache Reservation, which is protected by the outrageously gorgeous hunt, Calvin Standingbear, the tribal police chief. It does not take long for a murder to occur on the reservation and Selena finds herself as a suspect! This is a face paced story, rich in plenty of wonderful scenarios. It is an exciting introduction to Pope’s new series, Hedgewitch for Hire. She did it again, got me hooked and if you have loved Christine’s other witchy paranormal novels, you most likely will add this one to your favorites list.