Familiar Magic and a Dead Wolf (Howling Creek Paranormal Cozy
Mysteries Book 1) by Lia Davis
Blurb:
Howling Creek’s favorite local forest ranger is no
ordinary human, but she still masquerades as one. Just because she was born a
witch doesn’t exactly make Lexie all that powerful. After all, most witches
have magic they can actually control, but Lexie’s powers have been broken for
as long as she can remember. Her gifts only show up on their own terms—usually
unannounced—at the most inconvenient of times. Things have gotten so bad that
Lexie’s new familiar was compelled to take all her magic away.
Temporarily, of course.
Fortunately for Lexie, her day job doesn’t require
much supernatural skill. Working at The Ancients Agency doing forest patrol
means she just has to watch for signs that the resident shifters are
misbehaving. Keeping the wolf packs and leopard pride under control is well
above her pay grade.
Which is honestly for the best considering that
one of the wolf shifters just turned up dead.
When Lexie’s supervisor tasks her with leading in
the murder investigation, this would-be-witch finds herself face-to-face with
Kellen Rich. As the Alpha of the Howlers Wolf Pack, he wants vengeance for his
fallen pack member, and the crime is jeopardizing his attempts to forge a peace
treaty with the rival wolf pack, the Dark Fangs.
Irresistibly handsome but extremely aloof, Kellen
gives Lexie a few leads and a lot of interesting feelings. But she can’t afford
to worry about a crush when she’s working to get her magic back all while
hunting a killer. As the most cursed member of the coven, does she have what it
takes to administer justice and keep the wolves from going to war?
My review:
Lexie is from a family of strong witches yet her magic
is wonky at best. She gets by doing things the mundane way using her hands and
her brain. She is used to feeling less than but she does her best. When she
finds a dead werewolf she is assigned as lead investigator. This is as big a
challenge as her magic.
This is a delightful cozy and a tale of learning to believe
in yourself. I look forward to watching Lexie come into her own.
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