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Ancestral Magic

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What if everyone knows you have a secret except you?

Life hasn't been easy for Sky. She's struggling to pay the bills on her waitress salary and her son Drake is blind. When she hears she's inherited a large house from a relative she doesn't remember, she thinks her fortunes might be turning around. The whole situation is very mysterious, so she invites her best friend Meg to move with them. Meg has secretly loved Sky for years, but has watched her move from one bad relationship after another. Meg doesn't believe Sky will ever love her as a partner, but she'll do anything for this woman and her son. When they arrive in Green Grove they are bombarded with surprises. Sky comes from an ancient family with magic in their blood and her new home is a portal which she is destined to protect. A dark magic group called the Sect is trying to take it over and Sky has to muster all of the forces she remembers nothing about to fight them off. All is not hopeless because Sky begins to realize what exactly she feels for Meg. All they have to do is survive to enjoy their new relationship.

Ancestral Magic is light entertaining reading that features a good story and strong characters. Sky is a strong woman who is buffeted by situations she doesn't want to be part of, but can't control. The reader can sympathize with her as she struggles to understand how the pieces of her life are finally fitting together. Meg's struggle to be the "best friend" to the woman she loves can have a familiar ring to women who think they can't reveal how they truly feel to their straight friends. The atmosphere of Green Grove rolls off of the pages, drawing the reader in and casting a spell that will make you wish there is going to be a sequel to this story.

Anyone into wizards, witches, Druids and such will like this book.

This is the first book I read by this author and I was NOT disappointed. Each character is drawn in caring detail, making them all the more real to the reader. She has created characters you could meet anywhere and I don't just mean her protagonists either. The plot is brilliant and, for me, there was never a moment throughout my reading of the book when I had to convince myself to suspend my disbelief. There simply was no disbelief to suspend. The elements of the story were so convincingly laid out and the framework so well built that it simply makes sense. I absolutely loved the detail included with the magical and ritual elements of the story. It gave the whole book a richer, more personal feel; it was almost as if you were being permitted to see something special, something not everyone was allowed to view. Once the last page was turned, the memory was etched in place and you knew it was an experience you knew you would not soon forget.
Writing believable paranormal stories takes more than skill, it requires a genuine gift and this author clearly has it. Not only has she been kissed by the muse, I suspect she bakes her cookies and serves her secret recipes during the night when no one is watching. One thing is sure, this is an author whose work I will watch for and seek for as long as she continues to grace us with it.