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Review / Release Blitz: Bad Luck Charm (Witch City #1) by Julie Johnson


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GWENDOLYN GOODE LIVES A CHARMED LIFE.

As owner of an occult shop in downtown Salem, Massachusetts she's accustomed to all things odd and otherworldly. But when a bloody animal sacrifice is left as a warning outside her place of business, the police seem to think Gwen might be the target of some truly evil-doers. Suddenly, her sunny existence is riddled with danger in the form of crazed pagans, rogue employees, and nefarious henchmen. And there's only one man who can protect her until the storm passes...

GRAHAM GRAVES HAS NO TIME FOR WITCHY NONSENSE.

Not in his love life, and definitely not in his line of work. Despite the ever-present oddities of his hometown, the private investigator and acclaimed police consultant prides himself on staying objective in every case that comes across his desk. That all changes when Gwendolyn — a woman who gets under his skin like no other — finds herself in the crosshairs of dangerous criminals. Graham is determined to make her safe, even if her presence tests his steely resolve. But as their mutual dislike sizzles into unexpected attraction... he becomes even more determined to make her something else:

HIS.



MY REVIEW

Gwen's finally in a good place. She's inherited a business and has her best friend. Then a killing in front of her business puts everything in jeopardy, and even worse, brings her nemesis into her orbit in such a way that she can't avoid him the way she has been. Owning a business in Salem seems to be bringing witchy paranormal twists along with her least favorite person.

Gwen is fabulous! She's sassy, sweet, and adorable. Her banter with Graham is hilarious, snarky, and had me actually laughing out loud. The steam is of the slow burn kind until the end when it catches fire. Really the only thing I don't like about this charming rom com mystery is Graham's tendency to steamroll right over Gwen's defiance. He literally kisses her to shut her up, which isn't cool even though it may sound like it should be. Plus he calls her a bitch, which is absolutely never cool, and disregards her feelings nearly all the time, when she disagrees with him. So the 4 stars are for Gwen, the awesome dialogue, and the laugh out loud shenanigans combined with a cozy type mystery.


Meet Julie Johnson


JULIE JOHNSON (born July 3, 1991) is a Boston native and USA Today bestselling author of more than a dozen contemporary romance novels. When she's not writing, Julie can most often be found adding stamps to her passport, drinking too much coffee, striving to conquer her Netflix queue, and Instagramming pictures of her dog. (Follow her: @author_julie)

She published her debut novel LIKE GRAVITY in August 2013, just before her senior year of college, and she's never looked back. Since, she has published more than a dozen other novels, including the bestselling BOSTON LOVE STORY series, THE GIRL DUET, and THE FORBIDDEN ROYALS TRILOGY. Her books have now been translated into ten different languages and appeared on bestseller lists all over the world, including Der Spiegel, AdWeek, Publishers Weekly, USA Today, and more.

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