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Wears Valley Witches #1
Next of Twin
A twist of fate after forty… Probable? No. Possible? Oh, yes.
Mae and Lela Cable are identical twins. Mirror twins, to be exact.
Lela, who works as a doula and has a knack for medicinal herbs, is the adventurous sister who enjoys the single life.
Timid Mae, who pampers her house plants, is a recently divorced mom who has spent her entire adult life giving in to the desires of her family and ignoring herself.
Can someone say self-care needed, stat?
When the twins decide on a whim to travel cross-country to meet a dying, long-lost relative in the Great Smoky Mountains, they quickly realize that their entire lives were filled with curtains that hid the truth. Even their parents’ cause of death was a lie.
Now they’re sick with mysterious symptoms, water is attacking Mae as she walks through the airport, and Lela is attracting animals like she’s in the middle of an animated princess movie.
And to top it all off, their moonshine-swilling, antique-hoarding, geriatric Aunt Bertha insists that the girls are descendants of Appalachian witches.
Say what?
Trying to understand and harness their powers is the least of the twins’ worries. Just as they decide to stay a while in their ancestral Tennessee home, they discover someone wants them out of town, like yesterday. But why… and who? Can they overcome their fears and hesitations in time to prevent something terrible from happening?
Wears Valley Witches is a hilarious Paranormal Women’s Fiction Cozy Mystery series that will keep you on your toes as you learn about the Appalachian witches and their quirky magic.
Mae and Lela Cable are identical twins. Mirror twins, to be exact.
Lela, who works as a doula and has a knack for medicinal herbs, is the adventurous sister who enjoys the single life.
Timid Mae, who pampers her house plants, is a recently divorced mom who has spent her entire adult life giving in to the desires of her family and ignoring herself.
Can someone say self-care needed, stat?
When the twins decide on a whim to travel cross-country to meet a dying, long-lost relative in the Great Smoky Mountains, they quickly realize that their entire lives were filled with curtains that hid the truth. Even their parents’ cause of death was a lie.
Now they’re sick with mysterious symptoms, water is attacking Mae as she walks through the airport, and Lela is attracting animals like she’s in the middle of an animated princess movie.
And to top it all off, their moonshine-swilling, antique-hoarding, geriatric Aunt Bertha insists that the girls are descendants of Appalachian witches.
Say what?
Trying to understand and harness their powers is the least of the twins’ worries. Just as they decide to stay a while in their ancestral Tennessee home, they discover someone wants them out of town, like yesterday. But why… and who? Can they overcome their fears and hesitations in time to prevent something terrible from happening?
Wears Valley Witches is a hilarious Paranormal Women’s Fiction Cozy Mystery series that will keep you on your toes as you learn about the Appalachian witches and their quirky magic.
246 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 19, 2022
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L.A. Boruff
292 books639 followersL.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.
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October 14, 2022
It was decent, but felt pretty repetitive to other books by this author.
Also, fair warning to anyone that reads books by this author and goes to reviews of her books to decide if you want to buy it or not. She sends her ARC reviewers messages and tells them not to read her books anymore if they leave an honest review and don't like the book. So take that for what you will if you find a 5 star rating.
Also, fair warning to anyone that reads books by this author and goes to reviews of her books to decide if you want to buy it or not. She sends her ARC reviewers messages and tells them not to read her books anymore if they leave an honest review and don't like the book. So take that for what you will if you find a 5 star rating.
October 5, 2023
NOT HAPPY!
I was enjoying the story and then it abruptly ended. Nothing was solved, the danger had ramped up, two of the
main characters were attacked, and BAM, the book ended. I despise this money grubbing trend. Please NOTE: This is NOT a stand alone book. Buy this ONLY if you plan to buy book two. Of course, that probably stops in the middle of the story as well, so you will have to buy...you GET the picture. I cannot recommend this bok.
I was enjoying the story and then it abruptly ended. Nothing was solved, the danger had ramped up, two of the
main characters were attacked, and BAM, the book ended. I despise this money grubbing trend. Please NOTE: This is NOT a stand alone book. Buy this ONLY if you plan to buy book two. Of course, that probably stops in the middle of the story as well, so you will have to buy...you GET the picture. I cannot recommend this bok.
September 12, 2024
It was a cute book but seemed to drag on a bit. Giving it 2 stars because I didn’t like the ending. I have to read book 2 to find out who the stalker/mystery person is.
January 10, 2025
This was a fun and cute cozy read! I definitely need to read book 2 since this book left me with a major cliff hanger.
April 7, 2024
A great read.
June 14, 2024
The ending was really not cool.
Lela and Mae are identical twins. They discover that they have a grandmother. Only, she dies before they can meet her. Suddenly, their lives are turned upside down. They're witches. Granny witches, actually (no idea where that name comes from). Oh, also, Can they solve the mystery of who wants them dead, and save themselves? Who knows. You'll have to read the next one in the series to find out.
Thing is, I don't care enough to find out. The twins were cute, but not much more. And, nothing actually happened in this novel. Lela and Mae became witches and discovered someone wanted them dead, but neither points were actually resolved. The ending just left me frustrated.
I don't plan on reading the next one.
Content:
Innocent flirting with hot guys, one joke about not wearing a bra in the morning, they touch their dead grandmother, then later discuss her cremation, violence, murder and danger, some language
Lela and Mae are identical twins. They discover that they have a grandmother. Only, she dies before they can meet her. Suddenly, their lives are turned upside down. They're witches. Granny witches, actually (no idea where that name comes from). Oh, also, Can they solve the mystery of who wants them dead, and save themselves? Who knows. You'll have to read the next one in the series to find out.
Thing is, I don't care enough to find out. The twins were cute, but not much more. And, nothing actually happened in this novel. Lela and Mae became witches and discovered someone wanted them dead, but neither points were actually resolved. The ending just left me frustrated.
I don't plan on reading the next one.
Content:
Innocent flirting with hot guys, one joke about not wearing a bra in the morning, they touch their dead grandmother, then later discuss her cremation, violence, murder and danger, some language
October 5, 2022
This is book one of the Wears Valley Witches and the main characters are Mae and Lela Cable, mirror twins, just like their mother Lela Mae and her own sister, their Aunt EJ (Eliza Jane), who died some two years previously. Their parents, Lela Mae and Robert Cable, died in a car accident just before the sisters were born and they were luckily saved and brought up by their Aunt EJ, far away from their mother’s hometown. Lela works as a doula and is a people person, but absolutely hates all animals and is even petrified of dogs and spiders. Mae finally left her husband Peter a year ago, once their daughter Harry (Harriet) went off to college. She had been controlled and put down by him for the whole of their marriage and is only just getting her self-confidence back. She has moved in with Lela in the home of their aunt, where they were raised. They have no other family, or so they thought, until they check their aunt’s PO Box one day. They haven’t had the heart to close it and still find some letters from people that don’t know that she had passed. They find a few letters from an obviously elderly hand and find the letters are from an old lady called Susan, who says she was their mother’s mother, their grandmother!
They find out the lady is living in a care home in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and that she might not survive long. They immediately fly out to see her and hope to talk to her and find out if she is in fact a long lost relative they knew nothing about. Unfortunately, they get their too late and the nurse has to tell them she died shortly before they got there, but the lady’s sister, Bertha, is in her room with her. Bertha is their great aunt and has a few strange secrets to reveal to the sisters. Already they have had strange stuff happen, with water seeming to attack Mae as she passes a fountain at the airport and a load of animals seeming to follow Lela, as they get to their motel room. Both feel a bit funny and will soon find out that is because they are descendants of a long line of granny witches and their birth took all the magic from the mountain and the other granny witches in the area! A prophecy foretold that when self-same daughters were born of a self-same daughter, the mountains magic would wane! By self-same, it meant identical twins, or in this case, mirror twins. These daughters would absorb all the magic of the other granny witches as well, and some on the mountain got wind of Susan’s pregnancy and wanted to put an end to it, so they wouldn’t lose their own magic!
Lela and Mae have a lot to get used to and in a short time frame. Susan had tried to get rid of any other witches that might mean them harm, to keep her sister’s babies safe. They were sent away to live with EJ and everyone else thought they had died in the car accident that claimed their parents. Although, clearly now, it wasn’t an accident! They have inherited all of their grandmother’s property and funds, which looks like a very run down old cabin, close by the cabin owned by the sister Bertha. Bertha is a real character, with her homemade moonshine and property full of antiques and collectables. Mae’s daughter Harry is at college in Tennessee and the women decide to stick around for a while, having nothing really keeping them from starting afresh in their ancestor’s home. A buried horde will draw even more questions and expand the magical powers that the sisters seem to have evolving. They need to learn how to harness them fully, especially with the large numbers of animals of all kinds that seem to be attracted to Lela, wherever she goes. Now, a threat has been made and they are being told to leave town. They will need to dig deep into the history of the granny witches in the area and their family trees, to figure out who wants them dead or gone, as the threats get more dangerous by the minute. A touch of a possible romantic connection for one of the twins, but not knowing who might be threatening them, leaves everybody under suspicion! A fun read that introduces the sisters and their sudden exposure to magic and their part within it. I loved the probable familiar that foisted itself upon Lela, definitely not what you might expect. I look forward to reading the next book in this series and more about the sister’s twin connections. I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
They find out the lady is living in a care home in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and that she might not survive long. They immediately fly out to see her and hope to talk to her and find out if she is in fact a long lost relative they knew nothing about. Unfortunately, they get their too late and the nurse has to tell them she died shortly before they got there, but the lady’s sister, Bertha, is in her room with her. Bertha is their great aunt and has a few strange secrets to reveal to the sisters. Already they have had strange stuff happen, with water seeming to attack Mae as she passes a fountain at the airport and a load of animals seeming to follow Lela, as they get to their motel room. Both feel a bit funny and will soon find out that is because they are descendants of a long line of granny witches and their birth took all the magic from the mountain and the other granny witches in the area! A prophecy foretold that when self-same daughters were born of a self-same daughter, the mountains magic would wane! By self-same, it meant identical twins, or in this case, mirror twins. These daughters would absorb all the magic of the other granny witches as well, and some on the mountain got wind of Susan’s pregnancy and wanted to put an end to it, so they wouldn’t lose their own magic!
Lela and Mae have a lot to get used to and in a short time frame. Susan had tried to get rid of any other witches that might mean them harm, to keep her sister’s babies safe. They were sent away to live with EJ and everyone else thought they had died in the car accident that claimed their parents. Although, clearly now, it wasn’t an accident! They have inherited all of their grandmother’s property and funds, which looks like a very run down old cabin, close by the cabin owned by the sister Bertha. Bertha is a real character, with her homemade moonshine and property full of antiques and collectables. Mae’s daughter Harry is at college in Tennessee and the women decide to stick around for a while, having nothing really keeping them from starting afresh in their ancestor’s home. A buried horde will draw even more questions and expand the magical powers that the sisters seem to have evolving. They need to learn how to harness them fully, especially with the large numbers of animals of all kinds that seem to be attracted to Lela, wherever she goes. Now, a threat has been made and they are being told to leave town. They will need to dig deep into the history of the granny witches in the area and their family trees, to figure out who wants them dead or gone, as the threats get more dangerous by the minute. A touch of a possible romantic connection for one of the twins, but not knowing who might be threatening them, leaves everybody under suspicion! A fun read that introduces the sisters and their sudden exposure to magic and their part within it. I loved the probable familiar that foisted itself upon Lela, definitely not what you might expect. I look forward to reading the next book in this series and more about the sister’s twin connections. I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
May 27, 2023
Pacing Issues, But Some Very Funny Moments
This book kicks off a series about twin sisters who have newly discovered they are witches when they are north of 40! Their family’s history is not what they've been led to believe. I love the humor in this book, and I thought these sisters’ interactions and banter were so true to how sisters act and react to each other. The book is told from a dual point of view, alternating between the sisters. The siblings are quite different, so I appreciated both their perspectives about what was happening to them as the story developed. The book starts off well with the discovery of a letter in a nearly abandoned PO box from a long-lost relative that kicks off their new lives. But, unfortunately, it lost some steam soon after, creating an extended boggy middle as the ladies struggle to accept their new reality.. Luckily, the story picked up again, bringing humor and a few twists. The pacing certainly felt off for this book, with that long, dragging middle and far-too-sped-up end that stops short abruptly on a cliffhanger. As I have read books and series by this author before, I understand that her series’ individual books are more like extended installments of serials, each usually ending on a cliffhanger until the end of the series. So, with this author, I'm okay with that. Happily, I have the next book already queued up and ready to read. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next for these very different witchy sisters.
4.5 stars out of 5
I received a free digital copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
This book kicks off a series about twin sisters who have newly discovered they are witches when they are north of 40! Their family’s history is not what they've been led to believe. I love the humor in this book, and I thought these sisters’ interactions and banter were so true to how sisters act and react to each other. The book is told from a dual point of view, alternating between the sisters. The siblings are quite different, so I appreciated both their perspectives about what was happening to them as the story developed. The book starts off well with the discovery of a letter in a nearly abandoned PO box from a long-lost relative that kicks off their new lives. But, unfortunately, it lost some steam soon after, creating an extended boggy middle as the ladies struggle to accept their new reality.. Luckily, the story picked up again, bringing humor and a few twists. The pacing certainly felt off for this book, with that long, dragging middle and far-too-sped-up end that stops short abruptly on a cliffhanger. As I have read books and series by this author before, I understand that her series’ individual books are more like extended installments of serials, each usually ending on a cliffhanger until the end of the series. So, with this author, I'm okay with that. Happily, I have the next book already queued up and ready to read. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next for these very different witchy sisters.
4.5 stars out of 5
I received a free digital copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
October 16, 2022
Wonderful story and I loved it.
Mae and Lela are mirror twins like their mother, Lela Mae and her sister Eliza Jane. Losing their mother and father in a car accident that led to the twins birth, Eliza took them from their families hometown and moved to California. Not knowing that they actually did have living relatives besides their Aunt Eliza they grew up knowing nothing about them. Until their Aunt dies 2 years before the story starts...going through their Aunts stuff to find letters from a woman named Susan, who is old from her scratchy handwriting. This leads Mae and Lela to the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee because Susan is their grandmother, whom they thought was dead. But Susan is on her deathbed at a Nursing home when they call to talk to her. They are told to hurry to Tennessee.
Mae and Lela fly out to Tennessee and once they land they start having weird things happen...unexplained things. They get to the nursing home to late and they don't get to talk to their grandmother.
Now that is where I am going to stop about the story because I don't like giving things away...I gave away too much as it is but there is no synopsis for this book.
I have read a lot of L.A. Boruff's books to know how her writing is and it is exceptional. It keeps my interest and the next thing I know the book is done. Read this one in one sitting so it has to be good. At least I thought it was...
The characters are likable and at times quite funny.
Highly recommend if you like paranormal witch books.
Thank you to Booksprout and L.A. Boruff for allowing me to read a
copy of this book for an honest review. These are my words and my words alone
Mae and Lela are mirror twins like their mother, Lela Mae and her sister Eliza Jane. Losing their mother and father in a car accident that led to the twins birth, Eliza took them from their families hometown and moved to California. Not knowing that they actually did have living relatives besides their Aunt Eliza they grew up knowing nothing about them. Until their Aunt dies 2 years before the story starts...going through their Aunts stuff to find letters from a woman named Susan, who is old from her scratchy handwriting. This leads Mae and Lela to the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee because Susan is their grandmother, whom they thought was dead. But Susan is on her deathbed at a Nursing home when they call to talk to her. They are told to hurry to Tennessee.
Mae and Lela fly out to Tennessee and once they land they start having weird things happen...unexplained things. They get to the nursing home to late and they don't get to talk to their grandmother.
Now that is where I am going to stop about the story because I don't like giving things away...I gave away too much as it is but there is no synopsis for this book.
I have read a lot of L.A. Boruff's books to know how her writing is and it is exceptional. It keeps my interest and the next thing I know the book is done. Read this one in one sitting so it has to be good. At least I thought it was...
The characters are likable and at times quite funny.
Highly recommend if you like paranormal witch books.
Thank you to Booksprout and L.A. Boruff for allowing me to read a
copy of this book for an honest review. These are my words and my words alone
June 22, 2023
Twins living in Southern California finally, after forty-two years, visit their just-discovered grandmother in Appalachia, arrive just after she dies, thus fulfilling a prophecy, meet their great-aunt, and discover they have suddenly acquired incredible magical power over water, animals, plants, and healing. Lala, previously irrationally afraid of all animals, suddenly has an affinity for them and adopts a skunk familiar. Mae, previously withdrawn and cautious, suddenly has control of water and healing. They discover they can communicate telepathically, and Lela can “talk” to animals. They meet many friendly people, but apparently someone, or a group, wants their powers and is willing to kill to get them. Who is a friend and who is a foe becomes a matter of life and death as they are attacked. They must discover their enemies before it’s too late.
There are lots of enjoyable banter and snark, friendly animals, interesting and sometimes comical magic, endearing characters, a mysterious villain, a buried treasure, and some funny adventures. The PoV switches between the twins, so watch whose PoV it is. It’s not quite a cliffhanger, but it’s definitely the first in a series that will have fascinating, engrossing sequels I will be looking forward to.
There are lots of enjoyable banter and snark, friendly animals, interesting and sometimes comical magic, endearing characters, a mysterious villain, a buried treasure, and some funny adventures. The PoV switches between the twins, so watch whose PoV it is. It’s not quite a cliffhanger, but it’s definitely the first in a series that will have fascinating, engrossing sequels I will be looking forward to.
December 16, 2022
Promising start to a fun series!
Twins coming into their magic after forty. Dual POV, and they were noticeably different, that was well done! Lela, more adventurous and outgoing, Mae more like me. She doesn’t like peopling, me neither. A book reader, me too! I connected the most with her. After a great start, very exciting, there was a part that was a bit slower, maybe even a tad too slow, when the twins were not accepting their witchiness for a bit too long. The I-don’t-believe-it phase slowed that middle part down. But then it became awesome and fun again! Some hilarious moments. Lela can be such a dramaqueen! The genre is said to be Paranormal Women’s Fiction Cozy Witch Mystery, and yes, lots of PWF and witchiness, but no mystery to speak of. So I wouldn’t call it a mystery. A cozy mystery usually also has a wrapped up mystery and this story has a cliffy. But this is not meant as criticism, because it sure was very enjoyable! Starting on book 2 now!
Twins coming into their magic after forty. Dual POV, and they were noticeably different, that was well done! Lela, more adventurous and outgoing, Mae more like me. She doesn’t like peopling, me neither. A book reader, me too! I connected the most with her. After a great start, very exciting, there was a part that was a bit slower, maybe even a tad too slow, when the twins were not accepting their witchiness for a bit too long. The I-don’t-believe-it phase slowed that middle part down. But then it became awesome and fun again! Some hilarious moments. Lela can be such a dramaqueen! The genre is said to be Paranormal Women’s Fiction Cozy Witch Mystery, and yes, lots of PWF and witchiness, but no mystery to speak of. So I wouldn’t call it a mystery. A cozy mystery usually also has a wrapped up mystery and this story has a cliffy. But this is not meant as criticism, because it sure was very enjoyable! Starting on book 2 now!
July 30, 2025
That was a good start to a series.
I absolutely loved the relationship between the sisters, Mae and Lela were a joy to read. I loved their sisterly bond, and how much they supported each other.
I liked how they reacted to the new things that were happening in their lives and the differences between them. Their great aunt was quite the character and I want to see more of Mae's daughter.
Now, the general tone was cozy... And halfway through we have some danger, as someone wants them gone. I didn't like that much that nothing was actually solved and we were left with a cliffhanger, even if it's a series with a lot of books with the same MCs, I would have liked it more if at least we got some answers. But I really like the overall story so I will keep reading to see what happens next.
POV: dual
Tropes: twin sisters MCs, MCs over 40's, becoming witches, awakening magical powers, cozy fantasy.
Spice: none
CW: past death of loved ones, some violence, blood.
I absolutely loved the relationship between the sisters, Mae and Lela were a joy to read. I loved their sisterly bond, and how much they supported each other.
I liked how they reacted to the new things that were happening in their lives and the differences between them. Their great aunt was quite the character and I want to see more of Mae's daughter.
Now, the general tone was cozy... And halfway through we have some danger, as someone wants them gone. I didn't like that much that nothing was actually solved and we were left with a cliffhanger, even if it's a series with a lot of books with the same MCs, I would have liked it more if at least we got some answers. But I really like the overall story so I will keep reading to see what happens next.
POV: dual
Tropes: twin sisters MCs, MCs over 40's, becoming witches, awakening magical powers, cozy fantasy.
Spice: none
CW: past death of loved ones, some violence, blood.
September 6, 2022
Moving cross country and learning you have magic can be a bit of a shock for anyone. Our two heroines are certainly not immune for that, but they better get over it quickly because someone doesn't want them around and they are willing to do anything to get their way.
This is book once of the series so all good there.
This is a cozy with mystery, which is always fun. The story is well written and easy to read with a well developed setting and solid characters. I like our sisters and it was fun watching them discover their powers. There was also a nice bit of humor throughout the story, which just added to the fun. Overall, it was very enjoyable and I look forward to seeing what comes next for our heroines.
Highly recommended.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout for review purposes.
This is book once of the series so all good there.
This is a cozy with mystery, which is always fun. The story is well written and easy to read with a well developed setting and solid characters. I like our sisters and it was fun watching them discover their powers. There was also a nice bit of humor throughout the story, which just added to the fun. Overall, it was very enjoyable and I look forward to seeing what comes next for our heroines.
Highly recommended.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout for review purposes.
October 9, 2023
Granny witches?
When twin sisters, Lela and Mae, go to clean out their Aunt's mailbox, they come across letters from the grandmother they thought was dead. Deciding to head to the nursing home where she is currently ill and dying, they arrive too late to meet her but not their great aunt Bertha. Along with inheriting their grandmother's estate, they learn about their heritage as witches, the prophecy, and that their parents were murdered. They also learn that some people want them dead too or at a minimum, to leave town, but they have other plans. They want to restore the family home, learn how to use their magic, and spend time with their remaining family. They just need to catch the person(s) threatening them.
When twin sisters, Lela and Mae, go to clean out their Aunt's mailbox, they come across letters from the grandmother they thought was dead. Deciding to head to the nursing home where she is currently ill and dying, they arrive too late to meet her but not their great aunt Bertha. Along with inheriting their grandmother's estate, they learn about their heritage as witches, the prophecy, and that their parents were murdered. They also learn that some people want them dead too or at a minimum, to leave town, but they have other plans. They want to restore the family home, learn how to use their magic, and spend time with their remaining family. They just need to catch the person(s) threatening them.
June 7, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ (3.5 stars)
This was a fun and quirky read with lots of charm. Mae and Lela are totally opposite twin sisters, and their dynamic is really entertaining especially once weird magical stuff starts happening. I loved the Southern mountain setting and Aunt Bertha definitely steals the show with her wild personality.
The story had a good mix of mystery and magic, though the pacing was a little off at times, and I wanted just a bit more depth from the characters. Still, it's a cozy, feel-good story with some laughs and a fresh take on witchy tales making this a promising start to the series. A great pick if you’re looking for something light and a little whimsical.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This was a fun and quirky read with lots of charm. Mae and Lela are totally opposite twin sisters, and their dynamic is really entertaining especially once weird magical stuff starts happening. I loved the Southern mountain setting and Aunt Bertha definitely steals the show with her wild personality.
The story had a good mix of mystery and magic, though the pacing was a little off at times, and I wanted just a bit more depth from the characters. Still, it's a cozy, feel-good story with some laughs and a fresh take on witchy tales making this a promising start to the series. A great pick if you’re looking for something light and a little whimsical.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 25, 2022
Discoveries Made . . .
Lela and Mae Cable are twin sisters entering midlife where they start making discoveries they never knew about. They had been lied to about their grandmother’s death, for example. She is still alive! So they head out to Tennessee to meet new family members.
Lela is talented with medicinal herbs, while Mae loves her house plants. The two of them begin experiencing odd symptoms and unusual things happen around them. So Aunt Bertha tells them they are descended from witches! Can they stay here and learn how to harness their powers? Or will someone be impatient to get them out of town as quickly as possible? And why?
Lela and Mae Cable are twin sisters entering midlife where they start making discoveries they never knew about. They had been lied to about their grandmother’s death, for example. She is still alive! So they head out to Tennessee to meet new family members.
Lela is talented with medicinal herbs, while Mae loves her house plants. The two of them begin experiencing odd symptoms and unusual things happen around them. So Aunt Bertha tells them they are descended from witches! Can they stay here and learn how to harness their powers? Or will someone be impatient to get them out of town as quickly as possible? And why?
August 26, 2022
Super cute!
This is a cute new series about a pair of identical twins who find out that the grandma they thought was dead was still alive (kinda) in the Appalachian mountains. They go out to see her but are too late. They discover that are considered Granny Witches and they were part of a prophecy about the twins bore from another set of twins who would take so the power. And they do have power. But someone in town wants them to go pretty badly!!
Great book and I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next!! I hope that George ends up being a good guy!
I received an ARC for my honest review!
This is a cute new series about a pair of identical twins who find out that the grandma they thought was dead was still alive (kinda) in the Appalachian mountains. They go out to see her but are too late. They discover that are considered Granny Witches and they were part of a prophecy about the twins bore from another set of twins who would take so the power. And they do have power. But someone in town wants them to go pretty badly!!
Great book and I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next!! I hope that George ends up being a good guy!
I received an ARC for my honest review!
January 12, 2026
this is so cute I really like Lela and Mae. afyer they find out they have a grandmother that is dying and a aunt Bertha. the twins go to Tennessee to find out more. when they arrive strange things start to happen to them and they find out they come from a long line of Granny Witches. and that they are apart of a prophecy saying they will take all the magic away from the Mountains. I really wish I had Lela's powers over the animals that is so amazing and her little skunk familiar so adorable. George has me curious. I cant wait to start book 2 Mae's water powers and plant powers are really amazing as well. I also cant wait to find out more about Harriet Mae's Daughter.
August 23, 2022
This was such and interesting beginning to a fascinating new series. It’s opened up several avenues of thought I’d never considered before. Lena and Mae were a lot of fun. Being twins and complete opposites sounds like it shouldn’t work, yet they’re the perfect complement to one another. I feel like they’ve just started to scratch the surface of all the mysteries surrounding their heritage, and I can’t wait to find out all the things they don’t know yet.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through Booksprout.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through Booksprout.
August 31, 2022
Lela and Mae are identical twins who find out about a long lost relative who is dying so they head out to meet her. These two find out so much about themselves, and their family and things take some interesting turns. This is a great start to a new series packed with humor, magic, danger, and quirky characters that made this a fun read. Next of Twin is book one and after that ending I look forward to reading the next book in this series to find out what happens next. I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book.
August 24, 2022
Mae and lela are going through their aunts point box and find letters from someone who is supposed to be dead so they get on a plane to go see her before she does but they miss her. They do find out they have property and a farmhouse that needs a lot of work and another little surprise that the twins have to figure out.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
June 9, 2023
I received this book as a freebie in return for an honest review.
I really enjoyed this story, I didn't want to put it down. Was gutted when it stopped when it did, I'll have to find the next instalment.
The story follows mirror twins, who find out they're the daughters of a mirror twin. Once they travel to their ancestral home, the magic starts to happen. Couldn't we all do with a bit of that!
I really enjoyed this story, I didn't want to put it down. Was gutted when it stopped when it did, I'll have to find the next instalment.
The story follows mirror twins, who find out they're the daughters of a mirror twin. Once they travel to their ancestral home, the magic starts to happen. Couldn't we all do with a bit of that!
October 30, 2023
This book was good until the end! It was a quick read for me only a couple of days, a great little story especially since I'm from the area that this book is set. But it just stops there is no resolution in the book. I may get book two just to solve the mystery but if it ends the same way I won't read anymore of them. If you like cozies then you will like this book, not a lot of language and pretty clean.
February 24, 2024
Cute but cheesy
Overall I thought the book was cute but just kinda cheesy. I like the concept of these women just learning they are witches and how to use their powers but the situations they are in just are not believable. And the way that they kept forgetting about Harriet.... not a typical mom move.
On top of everything, the book didn't really end. There was no resolution. Just a cliff hanger.
Overall I thought the book was cute but just kinda cheesy. I like the concept of these women just learning they are witches and how to use their powers but the situations they are in just are not believable. And the way that they kept forgetting about Harriet.... not a typical mom move.
On top of everything, the book didn't really end. There was no resolution. Just a cliff hanger.
August 27, 2024
Captivating & Entertaining
This may be the same old tale, reworked - a mother and spinster sister who happen to be twins receive the obligatory inheritance and off they dash to adventures new, I nearly forgot the drop dead hunk of a man as well. The one thing that sets this series apart from all others is the twin thing, it really is well thought out and told. The twin happenings are the item that tells me to buy book two and the rest of the series. Go on give it a try…..
This may be the same old tale, reworked - a mother and spinster sister who happen to be twins receive the obligatory inheritance and off they dash to adventures new, I nearly forgot the drop dead hunk of a man as well. The one thing that sets this series apart from all others is the twin thing, it really is well thought out and told. The twin happenings are the item that tells me to buy book two and the rest of the series. Go on give it a try…..
September 4, 2024
I really enjoyed this experience. It was fascinating to read the distinct approaches of both sisters. The difference of their perspectives was a delightful element. However, I wished the story had been longer. The lingering questions were appealing. I appreciate books that force me to return and complete the series.
For my first book by this author, I would give 4.5 stars. L.A. lost half a star for being short. But the story was still good for me.
For my first book by this author, I would give 4.5 stars. L.A. lost half a star for being short. But the story was still good for me.
October 5, 2024
I was sitting at a 3 to 3.5 star until the end. Writing is a little cheesy but I kinda liked it. However, the voices of the twins are way too similar to have a dual POV - I couldn’t keep them straight and I didn’t care enough to try harder.
The awkward af ending was infuriating. I don’t mind a bit of a cliffhanger but absolutely nothing was resolved. It just…ended. It felt like an old fashioned serial: TUNE IN NEXT WEEK! Nah. I’d try the author again if I knew it wasn’t in this style.
The awkward af ending was infuriating. I don’t mind a bit of a cliffhanger but absolutely nothing was resolved. It just…ended. It felt like an old fashioned serial: TUNE IN NEXT WEEK! Nah. I’d try the author again if I knew it wasn’t in this style.
August 22, 2022
I really enjoyed this beginning to a new midlife/ PNR series. Lela and Mae both seem to need a break from the hardships of the day to day grind. Cue a long lost grandma, magical heritage and a few mysteries. This is a fun, quirky read that kept me engaged from start to finish. Bertha is an absolute str, as is Lil Stinky.
August 23, 2022
Lela and Mae begin this series with finding out they have family in Tenn and off they go. But while there they meet their Great Aunt and find out they have powers and the fun really begins. Lots of hilarious scenes, interesting characters and secrets to discover. And a mystery or two. Loved it and laughed through most of it.
January 20, 2023
What an exciting new series! I definitely enjoyed the Granny Witchcraft heritage and look forward to more of that! I loved how the twins had magic that complemented the girls’ chosen careers. Nice touch! I have a few suspicions as to who their mysterious nemesis is…can’t wait to find out if I am right. I really enjoyed reading this book!
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