Forty-something Defiance Dayne only recently discovered she comes from a long line of powerful witches. Added to that was the teensy, infinitesimal fact that she is what’s called a charmling. One of three on the entire planet. And there are other witches who will stop at nothing to steal her immense power, which would basically involve her unfortunate and untimely death.

No one told her life after forty would mean having to learn new lifeskills—such as how to dodge supernatural assassins while casting from a moving vehicle—or that the sexiest man alive would be living in her basement.

Whoever said life begins at forty was clearly a master of the underappreciated and oft maligned understatement.

The second book in the Betwixt & Between series, this book was as fun and engaging as the first book. The same cast of characters returned, plus a new friend, as Defiance continues to struggle with her new found magic/identity.

This book is very much classic Jones–the humor, the trauma, the steamy scenes, and the story development. I will admit I was a little unclear as to why Defiance insisted she was having “issues” through most of the story (couldn’t her grandmother have helped her with some of that?), but it did make for some good conflict.

As always, I continue to be amazed by Jones’s creativity as she creates these supernatural characters and situations. This serious does involve/revolve around witchcraft, so if you’re uncomfortable with that you may want to avoid it.

R-rated for some language and sex. Get your copy here.

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