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Her Warlock Protector #5
Vincent
It's not that Amanda Kirkus doesn't want to be a witch. It's just that she sucks at it. Despite the classes, and spells, and practicing, there doesn't seem to be anything that she can really do. Though she'd resigned herself to keeping her day job as a hairdresser, everything changes when someone from her past reenters her life. Vincent Harcourt can hardly believe that the beautiful woman he's been monitoring was the girl he'd once known in high school. Though he's an immortal warlock now, all Amanda can see is that his black hair has gone completely white. Still struggling to get past the incident that gave him the silvery hair, Vincent is determined to nurture Amanda's untapped power. But when his nemesis arrives seeking to conclude unfinished business, Vincent must confront a past that he had thought to leave behind. As he and Amanda fall hopelessly in love, she becomes a pawn in a game bigger than any of them could have conceived.
- GenresParanormal
198 pages, Paperback
First published April 29, 2015
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About the author
Hazel Hunter
143 books478 followersHazel and her husband stopped being separate people years ago. They live their happy life in the always crowded, mostly sunny, and sometimes sweltering city of LA. Though they haven’t managed it yet, plans are afoot to add a kitty to the household, thereby giving the allergist fits.
Hazel has been writing full-time for several years, with some traditionally published work in other genres. But it’s her indie-published romance that fuels the creative fire. It turns out writing isn’t a job, it’s an obsession.
When you can pry Hazel’s fingers from the laptop, you’ll find her: on the elliptical watching a documentary, indulging her audiobook habit, or spending quality time with Candy Crush. Although she’s vegan, she’s a disaster in the kitchen. Luckily, potato chips and pinot noir come ready-made.
Hazel has been writing full-time for several years, with some traditionally published work in other genres. But it’s her indie-published romance that fuels the creative fire. It turns out writing isn’t a job, it’s an obsession.
When you can pry Hazel’s fingers from the laptop, you’ll find her: on the elliptical watching a documentary, indulging her audiobook habit, or spending quality time with Candy Crush. Although she’s vegan, she’s a disaster in the kitchen. Luckily, potato chips and pinot noir come ready-made.
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October 14, 2019
This book was very different from all the others preceding it in the series, which makes it deserving of four stars. However, at times it did devolve into absolute farce (like Vincent and Lionel's fight in front of the beauty salon, where Vincent river dances on the hood of Lionel's Porsche just to annoy Lionel. It's so childish!)
For the first time, we get a Templar's point of view -- Lionel. Also for the first time, a Templar isn't trying to kill anyone. He actually seemed pretty human for more than half of the book, then suddenly had a personality transplant. "Yelling, red-faced, with white spittle at the corners of his mouth" in chapter 39 (this is an exceptionally long book, with 53 chapters!). In the next breath, he's calm... But shortly after, he's screaming at Amanda. Hunter isn't very good at characterisations, and either needs better beta readers or more of them.
He and Vincent have an odd relationship. They met on a prior assignment, where they teamed up against a mutual enemy. So they're like... frenemies? Lionel's mission is to recruit Vincent to join the Templars because Vincent has an unusual gift.
Meanwhile, Vincent is dumb because he doesn't bother to explain anything to Amanda, so she gets information elsewhere and thinks he's going to kill her if she refuses to join a coven. But she's convinced she's not a witch because she has never been able to work any spells. So with her distrust of Vincent, she's wide open to real danger...
The plotting was more complex in this book than any of the others and really made the story somewhat unpredictable. I regretted there wasn't more use of the sheep (unlike Bitsy the ferret in Colin's book and Karas the crow in Sebastian's book). I was a bit frustrated with Amanda because she keeps saying she has Daddy's gun but never fires it. And I want to know if Lionel really died because after all, immortal and he didn't get his head cut off. We do in the end find out what Amanda's specific power is, and let's just say she's lucky that she'd never before encountered situations where she might need to use it... that's why she never knew she had it.
For the first time, we get a Templar's point of view -- Lionel. Also for the first time, a Templar isn't trying to kill anyone. He actually seemed pretty human for more than half of the book, then suddenly had a personality transplant. "Yelling, red-faced, with white spittle at the corners of his mouth" in chapter 39 (this is an exceptionally long book, with 53 chapters!). In the next breath, he's calm... But shortly after, he's screaming at Amanda. Hunter isn't very good at characterisations, and either needs better beta readers or more of them.
He and Vincent have an odd relationship. They met on a prior assignment, where they teamed up against a mutual enemy. So they're like... frenemies? Lionel's mission is to recruit Vincent to join the Templars because Vincent has an unusual gift.
Meanwhile, Vincent is dumb because he doesn't bother to explain anything to Amanda, so she gets information elsewhere and thinks he's going to kill her if she refuses to join a coven. But she's convinced she's not a witch because she has never been able to work any spells. So with her distrust of Vincent, she's wide open to real danger...
The plotting was more complex in this book than any of the others and really made the story somewhat unpredictable. I regretted there wasn't more use of the sheep (unlike Bitsy the ferret in Colin's book and Karas the crow in Sebastian's book). I was a bit frustrated with Amanda because she keeps saying she has Daddy's gun but never fires it. And I want to know if Lionel really died because after all, immortal and he didn't get his head cut off. We do in the end find out what Amanda's specific power is, and let's just say she's lucky that she'd never before encountered situations where she might need to use it... that's why she never knew she had it.
June 16, 2017
One of the more comical entries. This is Galveston like you've never seen it before. The Templars and Wiccans have a 'truce' going on that the human authorities enforce. No killing, regardless of the centuries-long war between the two. When Vincent and the Templar after Amanda finally encounter each other, they have to resort to fisticuffs in the parking lot of Amanda's hair salon. Yep. No elemental energies flying through the air or medieval weaponry here.
Vincent is one of the youngest Magus Corps warlocks; so young that he actually went to high school with the witch he's been sent in to recruit. Amanda doesn't really know anything about her heritage, and she's pleasantly surprised to see that Vincent's in town after he follows her to a tarot class. Taught by one of his exes. Awkward moment there!
I'm not sure just what Amanda's particular talent is, as it never really seemed to manifest. She does pull a Lazarus-type work of healing magic out of her sleeve at the very end, so perhaps that's what it is? It for sure isn't divination with tarot!
The tone of this book is completely different than the rest of the series, and since I binge-read the entire series in 2 days after I finally made it through Dominic, a lighthearted, almost whimsical entry set in a hippie heaven type of town was refreshing. I would read a spin-off about this crazy place in a heartbeat. There's a lot of potential here, especially since the normals know about the supernaturals. Well, the human authorities, at least.
Vincent is one of the youngest Magus Corps warlocks; so young that he actually went to high school with the witch he's been sent in to recruit. Amanda doesn't really know anything about her heritage, and she's pleasantly surprised to see that Vincent's in town after he follows her to a tarot class. Taught by one of his exes. Awkward moment there!
I'm not sure just what Amanda's particular talent is, as it never really seemed to manifest. She does pull a Lazarus-type work of healing magic out of her sleeve at the very end, so perhaps that's what it is? It for sure isn't divination with tarot!
The tone of this book is completely different than the rest of the series, and since I binge-read the entire series in 2 days after I finally made it through Dominic, a lighthearted, almost whimsical entry set in a hippie heaven type of town was refreshing. I would read a spin-off about this crazy place in a heartbeat. There's a lot of potential here, especially since the normals know about the supernaturals. Well, the human authorities, at least.
May 8, 2017
I liked the book, mainly because of the series as a whole. I just didn't care too much for Amanda (main female), and I did not like Vincent at all (main male).
There was too much hints of backstory and not enough details.
Amanda never figured out her specialty during this book, which bothered me slightly.
The Pros: Dalya the sheep, Aimee the Salon artist and Amanda's best friend, steamy scenes
There was too much hints of backstory and not enough details.
Amanda never figured out her specialty during this book, which bothered me slightly.
The Pros: Dalya the sheep, Aimee the Salon artist and Amanda's best friend, steamy scenes
April 23, 2018
This left me wanting......
I very much enjoyed all the other books she has written, but this one I was left very confused and wanting....... I gave almost every other one of hers 5 stars. I am, of course, going to continue reading what few are left that I haven't yet read, but I hope this isn't going to be a downward slope. There were huge gaps and a ton of things that made absolutely zero sense. Half formed thoughts and plots.
I very much enjoyed all the other books she has written, but this one I was left very confused and wanting....... I gave almost every other one of hers 5 stars. I am, of course, going to continue reading what few are left that I haven't yet read, but I hope this isn't going to be a downward slope. There were huge gaps and a ton of things that made absolutely zero sense. Half formed thoughts and plots.
May 3, 2019
The stories are not connected. That is disappointing. How does this world work? Why do the magus corps kill witches instead of letting the templars do it? I don't get that. Join or die seems kind of harsh.
May 14, 2019
Best humor in this series yet!
Colin and Amanda meet in high school, then separate for some years. The story of reaquaintance, the excitement of discovering each other, and the deadly suspense of learning how she is a witch makes a great tale. Enjoy!!!
Colin and Amanda meet in high school, then separate for some years. The story of reaquaintance, the excitement of discovering each other, and the deadly suspense of learning how she is a witch makes a great tale. Enjoy!!!
August 12, 2017
Paranormal with sex, this is the 5th story in the series. Over 50 "chapters". Some of the chapters are only a page long, a couple only a paragraph. So more a short story IMO.
This one just didn't hit me right. Rushed from start to finish. Amanda doesn't know what kind of power she has, since it's never manifested. Vincent is an exorcist with the Magus Corp, sent to bring her into the fold. They've known each other since high school, but they also haven't seen each other since then. They jump in bed WAAAAY too fast. Then it's I LOVE YOU MARRY ME. Too rushed. At one point Amanda becomes TSTL. Vincent saves her.
Lionel is the Templar sent to torment them. There's a history with Vincent, but this story isn't fleshed out, so the more interesting aspect is left dangling. Too bad.
One funny thing is Amanda's familiar is a sheep named Dayla. A sheep is something different at least.
This one just didn't hit me right. Rushed from start to finish. Amanda doesn't know what kind of power she has, since it's never manifested. Vincent is an exorcist with the Magus Corp, sent to bring her into the fold. They've known each other since high school, but they also haven't seen each other since then. They jump in bed WAAAAY too fast. Then it's I LOVE YOU MARRY ME. Too rushed. At one point Amanda becomes TSTL. Vincent saves her.
Lionel is the Templar sent to torment them. There's a history with Vincent, but this story isn't fleshed out, so the more interesting aspect is left dangling. Too bad.
One funny thing is Amanda's familiar is a sheep named Dayla. A sheep is something different at least.
July 10, 2015
5.0 out of 5 stars twisted, slippery plotted story, July 10, 2015
By sap
This review is from: Vincent: Her Warlock Protector Book 5 (Kindle Edition)
HA, killer Templar, sex ,a sheep, a hairstylist-witch, a warlock-exorcist, Unitarians, Masons, and a loan shark like agreement, Wow, what do I say that wouldn't give away the story? So many questions left at the end of the twisted, slippery plotted story! Not sure if anybody really even died completely! You think this last sentence is strange? Read for yourself and see if you can figure it out. The end result was a thoroughly fun read.
By sap
This review is from: Vincent: Her Warlock Protector Book 5 (Kindle Edition)
HA, killer Templar, sex ,a sheep, a hairstylist-witch, a warlock-exorcist, Unitarians, Masons, and a loan shark like agreement, Wow, what do I say that wouldn't give away the story? So many questions left at the end of the twisted, slippery plotted story! Not sure if anybody really even died completely! You think this last sentence is strange? Read for yourself and see if you can figure it out. The end result was a thoroughly fun read.
October 25, 2015
I really felt sorry for Amanda. She was a witch with no discernible and two men want to kill her. This is theory book in which it was emphatically stressed that, if Magus Corps could not bring her into the fold, then she was to be killed. Lionel doesn't want her per se, he wants Vincent. But he will use hey too achieve his goal. This is, perhaps, the most complicated story in the series but there are a lot of loose ends that I hope will be tied up with a later book. Still this is a very good story.
October 22, 2015
These books just gets juicier with a supernatural twist.
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