Playing With Magick

by Kiki Howell

Amara, a powerful witch, loses the love of her life in a horrible accident. A month later, she’s finds herself still living in their 'fixer-upper house,' Kyle hadn’t gotten around to fixing up much before he died. While it had looked haunted before, now it truly is.Her grief giving rise to something just short of insanity, Amara is hell bent on resurrecting her soulmate. She plans a mix of many spells, intent on achieving her goal, despite the echoes of her elders in her ears about how he will come back different, something sinister and dark. The ghost of her boyfriend protests the loudest among the voices swirling about her, pushing her even farther over the edge.How far will she go? What lines she will cross, or not, remains to be seen as she is literally playing with magic.

159 pages, Paperback

Published March 9, 2019

About the author

Ever since she was young, Kiki Howell has loved to listen to a well-woven tale with real characters, inspired plots, and delightful resolutions. Kiki could spend hours lost in a book, and soon she knew that creating lives, loves, and losses with just words had to be the greatest thing that she could do. To that end, she pursued her study of literature and writing, earning a bachelor’s degree in English from Kent State University.
“After a long break having my boys, I finally just had to write again. And, as soon as I gave the stories the space, they entered it. It’s both awesome and humbling to find the words in my mind become characters on a page and create their lives.”
Kiki is a multi-published author residing in Northeast Ohio with her incredibly handsome and talented, singer/songwriter husband and two children.

Reviews

[Sue Wallace · Rating 5 out of 5]

Playing With Magick by
Kiki Howell.
Amara, a powerful witch, loses the love of her life in a horrible accident. A month later, she’s finds herself still living in their 'fixer-upper house,' Kyle hadn’t gotten around to fixing up much before he died. While it had looked haunted before, now it truly is.

Her grief giving rise to something just short of insanity, Amara is hell bent on resurrecting her soulmate. She plans a mix of many spells, intent on achieving her goal, despite the echoes of her elders in her ears about how he will come back different, something sinister and dark. The ghost of her boyfriend protests the loudest among the voices swirling about her, pushing her even farther over the edge.

How far will she go? What lines she will cross, or not, remains to be seen as she is literally playing with magic
A fantastic read with some great characters. I loved the story and I loved the cover too. Brilliant. 5*.

[Leanne ~ Tales From The Heart · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short tale of eternal love. Amara is a witch desperately wanting her soul mate back after he was killed in an accident. This young witch is playing with fire, exploring different magics to bring him back. Is it possible? Will he come back a zombie? Will it even work? Amara is not living without Kyle, she is barely existing. She is bordering on madness and the ghost of Kyle is screaming in her ear not to do it. How did it work out? Well I recommend you read it and find out.

[Nina Campbell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Playing with Magick by Kiki Howell is a intriguing short story about a witch strives to overcome the death of her love by bringing him back. The story develops as the witch studies all types of magic both black and white to bring her lover back. This story was a short, sad, and tragic read that reminds the reader its important to treasure every day. I found it a good short story that does not end with your standard happy ever after.
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[Caroline Doig · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amara who is a powerful witch is devastated when she lost the love of her life in a shocking accident. She studies all kinds of magic and spells to bring him back from the dead but she’s been warned that Kyle won’t come back the same man. Wow this story broke my heart and I could feel Amara’s loss it was very sad but it’s an amazing story so thank you Kiki for this heart wrenching story, be prepared to get the tissues handy because your going to need them. This is a 5 plus ⭐️ read and I highly recommend this book it’s definitely well worth the read.

[Brenda Moser · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a well written book with strong characters and an interesting and intriguing plot. It's a story of a love so strong Amara,a witch, can't let go when Kyle dies in an accident. Will her magic bring him back? Would he want her to? I recommend reading to find out.

I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book. All opinions in this review are my own and freely given.

[Scarolet Ellis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Playing With Magick by Kiki Howell is an awesome read to add to your collection of stories. I lvoed reading this awesome story cause it has strong charcters with an awesome story line about a witch and I highly recommend this story to everyone who loves reading about witches.

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[Ritu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, this book is incredibly moving. Amara lost the love of her life. Amara does not want to let go of Kyle, and find someone new to love. Their love transcends time and space!

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[Tina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this story. Really good plot to the story. Very well written. Would highly recommend it to anyone who likes this kind of stories. Can't wait to read more from this author.

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[Jennifer Ehninger · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fun little story about the lengths someone would go to to bring back the one they love! Really enjoyed it!

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[Teri Ruscak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Playing With Magick
Kiki Howell
Short and sweet with the love Amara had for her lost Kyle, (this) book shows how far this witch would go to bring him back from the dead.

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