The Witching Pen by Dianna Hardy
My rating: 5 of 5 stars


(May contain a few spoilers)

BRIEF SUMMARY
Elena is a thirteenth generation witch. At a young age, her mother told her being a witch comes with responsibilities; she will not be able to have a normal relationship or sex. She comes into possession of a pen, the witching pen that allows her to write anything that comes true. With the pen comes a dark demon, Nathaniel. Nathaniel haunts Elena's dreams and watches her from the dark until he makes his true intentions known. With the help of friends and family, Elena will uncover secrets as well as a way to prevent a demon portal from happening.

THOUGHTS
The product preview for this book is good but I don't think it does this book justice. I thought the story would be a certain way from reading the preview but it turned out to be a great start to a good series. The book had a certain simplicity to it in the beginning but later on as the story progress the characters and plot spoke volumes. The characters were all interesting for me. Katherine, Elena's mother seemed a bit cold but has a few secrets of her own. Amy and Mary are very important characters, as I believe their stories will be next. Pueblo seems to be a possessive and sexy demon and I think his story with Amy will be interesting. Karl is Elena's best friend. I have to admit I was not sure what to think of Karl but scene after scene he became sexier. After Karl's ordeal with Elena before and after, previous scenes started to make sense and came together. His role within the story was truly an unexpected surprise and added some excitement for me. Gwain was an interesting character as well; I just wanted to point that out. Saying what his role is will probably give away some of the plot. Lastly, the Shanka demon, Nathaniel, he is a villain need I say more.

I enjoyed the book and I’m looking forward to book 2 to see where the author takes Amy and Pueblo's story.

Story: FAIR to GOOD
Intimacy: GOOD
Enjoyment: GOOD

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The Sands Of Time by Dianna Hardy
My rating: 4 of 5 stars


BRIEF SUMMARY
Pueblo has bonded with a witched named Amy before she disappeared. He is trying to find her along with the others such as demons, witches and angels that he has befriended. Somewhere else, unknown, a woman called Elizabeth tries to commit suicide and is found by her husband. As time goes on, Elizabeth put the pieces of her life back together to reveal who she really is.

THOUGHTS (May contain spoilers)

This was a good continuation in The Witching Pen novella series. The Sands of Time was more in depth with the characters from the pervious book, as a lot of questions were answered. Elena and Karl from book 1 were involved in book 2 as well as Gwain and Mary. The author periodically gave us scenes with each character and couple as each of their plots develops as we learn more about angels, demons and witches. I would advise the reader to read book 1, The Witching Pen first to get a better feel of the characters.

The Sands of Time picks up from book 1 as Amy, Pueblo's bonded is missing and Pueblo tries desperately to save her. Pueblo is half dessec, half human and a shapeshifter and is working with Elena, Mary, Karl and Gwain to find her. Finding Amy won't be easy, as she is trapped in time. Both Pueblo and Amy's story was good and interesting the way the author shows them separately as well as their union. The only flaw I will say is that I wanted to see them together more within the story. However, make no mistake on how interesting the other story lines are that cohesively worked well as the story becomes darker. For me personally, I felt as though this book showed maturity with each character's charisma.

The other characters have my attention as Gwain and Mary's story is one I am looking forward to as the author began piecing their storyline together. My excitement grows with each book created within The Witching Pen series and I eagerly await book 3.

Storyline: GOOD
Intimacy: GOOD
Enjoyment: GOOD

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'Til Death Do Us Part by Dianna Hardy
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



BRIEF SUMMARY
Aria, was a mermaid who has made a choice to be completely human. A witch has granted her what she desires but this could cost her her happiness.

THOUGHTS

This was an interesting tale with a twist of 'The Little Mermaid'. The best way to describe my take on this story, it was happily sad with a love that was lost and found; It's a story of love, sacrifice, and choices.

Aria makes a choice with a witch some years ago that left her with amnesia that lets her forget what and who she was. This choice lets her be with the one she wants, but at a price. With that choice, it had an affect on the people around her who included a God that has come for her and wants to possess her after many years of trying to find her.

This was a fast pace novella with an interesting twist, an old fairytale concept, along with the author's imagination that allows you to view The Little Mermaid differently. I'm not sure how other readers will receive this book, but I really liked it.

Story: GOOD
Intimacy: GOOD
Enjoyment: FAIR to GOOD

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