Original Twins

Wears Valley Witches #6

by L.A. Boruff, Lorraine Cooke

Things are calm at home so Mae and Lela are finally headed to Scotland to solve the Florie mystery. And the coins mystery. And the cauldron mystery. And the sin eater mystery. And... we're forgetting something, I'm pretty sure. Things are gonna be bananas in Scotland.
First, Bertha has decided to go, which is handy because she knows someone who can portal everyone. Then Ted and Joseph decided to tag along, including Eleanor. Not that they aren't welcome but this quick trip to Scotland is turning into a circus.
At least it's a loving circus, though, right?

Kindle Edition

Published February 24, 2025

About the author

L.A. Boruff lives in East Tennessee with her husband, three children, and an ever growing number of cats. She loves reading, watching TV, and procrastinating by browsing Facebook. L.A.’s passions include vampires, food, and listening to heavy metal music. She once won a Harry Potter trivia contest based on the books, and lost one based on the movies. She has two bands on her bucket list that she still hasn’t seen: AC/DC and Alice Cooper. Feel free to send tickets.

Reviews

[Cath · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book six sees the granny witch twins, Mae and Lela, prepare to head to Scotland with the rest of their family and familiars, in an effort to break the curse on their ancestor’s ghost, Florie. They need to take Florie’s old cauldron plus the cursed gold coins with them, as they seek out their cousin Sharon. Bertha knows someone that can create a portal for them to travel and they leave the next morning. The portals take them to a vampire owned castle near their cousin’s place and they hve been guaranteed there will be no vampires on site during their stay. They do however, end up with a butler called Archibald and lots of waiting staff! The group consists of Bertha, Mae and Ted, Lela, Joseph and Eleanor, as well as last minute addition Harriet, whose magic has been going too haywire for her to stay in college. What none of them expected, was how much more powerful their granny magic would be in the birthplace of their magic and that brings a few other shocks to the Myers-Cable-Sparks-Sullivan clan. The original twins were Margaret and Agnes, with Margaret being the one who practised black magic, causing her own sister’s death and the placing a curse on the coins. After finding cousin Sharon, she takes them to see her Great Aunt Iona, who herself has been looking all of her life for the source of the original twin’s magic.

It seems being direct descendants and twins themselves, Mae and Lela, may well be the key to access the magic’s source and is the reason no one has ever found it before. The broom they brought with them is chomping at the bit to be released on its search for the source and it seems to definitely know where to go! A couple of surprising familiars join the clan, with an unusual name linked to the Scottish food they got served the first night, and a smaller version of legendary creature, which adds to the fun. They have to take the cauldron and the coins with them and will need to put them into the source of their magic, along with Mae and Lela, where more ghostly greetings will come to them all. Florie can finally take her final journey and the original pair of twins and their mother will come to an understanding and forgiveness, all tied to how and where the twins were born all those years ago, affecting how they turned out! A lovely end to the tale and a sudden windfall that they must decide what to do with. It will be interesting to see if their additional powers end up sticking with them all when they return to the Wear Valley. I laughed so much as they faced a load of Scottish courses for their first meal, each described in full by the butler, especially when they asked what the Haggis was made of! Lots of amazing new magical abilities and some surprises from their old familiars as the magic of Scotland brings new skills. Great to see Florie finally able to go to her rest and the parade of ancestors they all got to see and some they could talk to at the end.

I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout, and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.

[CelticMoonGoddess · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally after much planning and delays the twins (along with their family, other halves and familiars) get to travel to Scotland, home of their ancestors and in a bid to break a curse passed through the generations.
Although each book has a full complete story/adventure and can in some way be read as stand alone it makes more sense, gives more depth and understanding to the twin's life, loves and background if you have followed their adventures and discoveries from book 1.
Mae and Lela are great characters and this time around we also get a POV chapter from Harriet (Mae's daughter) but other wise the twins provide the POV narrative for the story and there is a wonderful cast of characters to join in their colourful and eventful adventures.
Clean, cozy, adorable and fun magical adventure of twin witches who overcome the joys of coming into and learning about their magic and magical family heritage.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Stan Hutchings · Rating 5 out of 5]

A cozy, paranormal continuation of the magic-wielding granny-witch twins.
Mae, Lela, Harriet, Aunt Bertha, and the gang go to Scotland (with their familiars) to lift the curse on the gold coins and free Florie from the spell that is binding her ghost to the cauldron. They stay in a luxurious vampire’s castle and meet their Scottish relatives. Their magic is magnified several-fold because they are near the ancestral source of their magic, some really impressive. A few more familiars are picked up, and new friends are made.

[Kristen Lewendon · Rating 5 out of 5]

A whirlwind family vacation to Scotland? Yep, that’s essentially what Lela and Mae ended up with. Don’t forget to pack your ancestral ghosts and magical artefacts. That was so much fun. Though, keep the tissues handy because the resolution to the family curse was a bit of a tearjerker. There was new family, new powers, new familiars, and all kinds of new possibilities. While Mae and Lela have finally vanquished the family curse, it sounds like there are lots of adventures ahead of them still.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through Booksprout.

[LizJ. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Original Twins Book 6 of Wears Valley Witches series by L.A. Boruff and Lorraine Cooke is a wonderful continuation of the series. I have been waiting for what feels like forever for this book to come out and it is totally worth the wait!! Mae and Lela are finally heading to Scotland and of course the whole motley crew is going too! The storyline is perfect, the characters as always quirky and wonderful but come on we have to wait a year for the next book?!.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Phthon · Rating 5 out of 5]

If I were Mae and Lela, I would stay in Scotland! So much more fun with all the extra magic and relatives. I did love the experience of breaking the curse. That was awesome and touching. I also LOVED Harriet’s idea of a school for the Granny Witches. This is such a unique and fun series and I enjoy every book!

[Molly · Rating 5 out of 5]

beginnings and endings, as the granny witches follow their destinies to the beginnings of their family curses in the Highlands.

mysterious connections and challenges, and mythical and historical figures fill the dreams, days and nightmares as they proceed.

intense and emotional journeys in body, spirit, hearts, minds and souls.

[Debbie Benson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. I liked their adventures and discoveries in Scotland. It was really interesting in how the curse was broken an the results.

[vikki galyean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect

Great story! I have been watching for this book forever and it finally got here. I have read all the books in this series and I've not been disappointed. I can hardly wait for the next one.

[Cheryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful Series

I just love Lela, Mae and the rest of the Granny witches! Their adventures are never boring and the books are so well written. I can’t wait to see what happens now especially with Harriet and Eleanor.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mae, Lela, and the gang are back and headed to Scotland. What started as a quick trip has turned into quite an experience. I love all of the quirky characters and the magical storyline, and I can't wait to read more books by these talented authors. I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book.

[stephanie huntington · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting and entertaining

[Terry L · Rating 5 out of 5]

cute story

I believe it might be the last. I really enjoyed their travels and experiences. I cute light story. Start with the first story.