Something About Witches (Berkley Sensation) [Kindle Edition]

Joey W. Hill (Author)

Book Description

Joey W. Hill thrills in a dazzling new spellbinder of modern-day witchcraft, ancient evil, and the magical tricks men and women play in the name of love . . .

 

Ruby Night Divine is a gun-shop owner. She’s also a witch who knows magic can fail. She’s experienced it firsthand, with full-blown tragic consequences. Smith & Wesson is a whole hell of a lot more reliable, and nothing’s as cathartic as the ability to put a few holes in the things that piss you off. Like Derek Stormwind.

 

A powerful sorcerer, Derek is determined to get to the bottom of why Ruby pushed him away and ran three years before. He also needs her help.  A coven needs training to fight a demon and his minions. While Ruby is willing to do it, she’s sure it’s just a ruse to get back in her heart—and her bed. The thing is, that’s where she wants him. Unfortunately, her bed’s already made, she’s this close to losing her soul, and she fears nothing can save her. Not Derek. Not even Smith & Wesson.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Have you ever read a novel that was so good, so right, so perfect that it leads you to hate the novel? Because you’ll never be able to experience that exact book again, you’ll never be able to get to read that book for the first time again. I loved this book so much that I hate it. I hate that it’s over….A fantastic book…wonderful, beautiful, and completely gripping. Overall Rating: A+” --Romance Books Forum

"Everything Joey W. Hill writes just rocks my world." --Jaci Burton

"Ms. Hill's writing is (ahem) bewitching....This [is an] exciting, emotionally wrenching, wonderful book...I can't recommend SOMETHING ABOUT WITCHES highly enough." --All About Romance (Desert isle Keeper)

Product Details

• File Size: 481 KB
• Print Length: 339 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0425246132
• Publisher: Berkley; Original edition (February 7, 2012)
• Sold by: Penguin Publishing
• Language: English
• ASIN: B005GSZZEC
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Not Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,232 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Not to be Missed.... February 11, 2012

By L. Finder

Format:Mass Market Paperback

This book was simply amazing. It is Ms. Hill's first "mass market" paperback. I had mistakenly thought the "mass market" might result in less of an emotional impact compared to her other work. Boy was I wrong!

As you may have read in the publisher's description, the main characters of this novel are Derek Stormwind and Ruby Night Devine. Derek is the embodiment of strength and unconditional love. He is wonderful, but it is Ruby that I expect will come back to my thoughts for many days, weeks, and months to come. Her flaws, her strengths and her loss are so real and so true. I want to invite her to my kitchen table, have a cup of tea, and give her a hug! That said, there are also some incredible hot interactions between Derek and Ruby that you won't want to miss.

If you want a book that will have you laughing, have you crying, and have you thrilled to be in the company of strong, smart sexy characters, buy this book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars 4 1/2 Kisses, TwoLips Reviews June 26, 2012

By Linda D. Crooks

Format:Kindle Edition

Reviewed for TwoLips Reviews
4 1/2 Kisses
2 1/2 Peppers (implied hardcore BDSM, oral sex, violence, D/s)

You think you've got problems? Ruby Night Divine will show you what real problems are. She's a witch who owns a gun shop. Her rationale? "Sometimes magic comes through; sometimes it doesn't. But superior firepower never lets you down." Ruby and Derek Stormwind have a history, and it's not pretty. In fact, she did everything in her power to make it difficult for him to find her, including using soul magic on him. He wasn't there when she needed him, so she cut him out completely. But when she's truly honest with herself, the only thing she wanted more than for him not to find her was for him to find her.

It's been three years since she left him, and she feels a stab of disappointment when she realizes he only found her because he has a job for her. A coven in Florida is sitting on a magical fault line that needs repairing and reinforcement and they need her to help train them. Meanwhile, Derek delves into the dark issues Ruby is having and lets her know that no matter what she does or has done, he's not letting her go again.

Something About Witches is vivid and smart, and Joey W. Hill is a breathtakingly sensual writer. Complex, gut-wrenchingly emotional, and jam-packed with action and angst, you won't want to put this one down. This is one intense read; it will grab your heart, shake it around a bit, and not let go until the very last page. I spent part of the book feeling very frustrated with Ruby, but when her secrets are finally revealed, it all comes together and makes sense. Recommended.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars LITERAL ADDICTION's Review of Something About Witches April 27, 2012

By LITERAL ADDICTION

Format:Kindle Edition

Our Review [by Debbie - LITERAL ADDICTION's Associate Reviewer]:

I read this book the day it came out. I was excited but apprehensive because I LOVED Joey W. Hill's Vampire Queen Series, and had wondered about Derek. The biggest worry I had was that by making this a mass market PNR, it wouldn't have that perfect balance of heat and heart and pain and pleasure that I have found in her other books. I really shouldn't have worried; she grabbed me with the very first line of the book and kept me there to the end. So when I heard that Michelle still needed to read and review it for her upcoming event I told her that she HAD to get to it because I knew how much she would love it but, that I would re-read it and write one also. After setting aside my new releases, I started Something about Witches and was again struck by the magic that is Joey's writing. I was swept away into the story and saw so much I missed that 1st time reading it. I think I might have enjoyed it even more this 2nd time...

If you've read Joey's Vampire Queen series, then you might remember the hero, Derek. He is the sorcerer who helped Mason set up the tomb for his late wife and also helped Mal set up his island. Derek is a Guardian of the Light and has been alive more years than some of the Seven Wonders of the World. He is the Hero of Hero's, a Dominate Alpha man, a modern day knight, a cowboy - complete with jeans, boots, hat and a duster over his broad shoulders that seem to be able to hold the problems of the world.

He had been a part of Ruby's life since she was a small child; always showing up when she needed him and always giving her that support by being exactly what she needed at the time. Well almost always, except for the one time she really needed him and he was gone saving the world. He's been trying to figure out what happened to cause her to use magic to send him away since that day, but with a coven in need of magical education to repair a fault line, he as the perfect reason to try to get back into Ruby's life.

Ruby is a survivor. She has been running her gun shop, Arcane Shot, for 3 years since breaking things off with Derek. She cut herself off since that horrible day with Derek and hasn't allowed anybody to get into her heart. Her best friends Raina and Ramona don't even know what really happened. Her years of being in her mother's shadow and the neglect she experienced, have just added to the pain from that day and the loss of Derek. She's dealt, by feeding that emotional pain with physical pain from a man she met at a gun show named Mikheal. When Derek walks into her shop with a job for her she almost turns him down, but when she realizes that she might bet the chance to get vengeance for what happened 3 years ago, she agrees to help.

Derek and Ruby have a sexual chemistry that burns the page. I was so drawn into their relationship that even when the sexual experiences were tamer than other books I have read by Joey I still was extremely affected by them.

Throughout the book you get to see a lot of what a "modern day" coven might be like. The women in this story are amazing and you want them to be your friends too. I loved reading about the different parts of witchcraft that aren't all sparkly and exciting and the history of women and magic. I was amazed though by how exciting Joey made the magical fights. I think it might have some of the most exciting magical fights that I have read, at least lately.

BDSM was a large part of the storyline of her Vampire Queen series. I wasn't sure if it would have a part in this one but it was, just in a softer way. She showed the feeling and emotion that can come when it is a part of a relationship. Joey in my opinion showed that BDSM doesn't always have to be as extreme as it was in her Vampire Queen series. One quote from this book that really stood out showed this... Ruby is thinking about Derek and his dominance, "every time he won her surrender, that boulder of responsibility, guilt and insecurity was removed, letting her breathe"

I tried not to give too many spoilers out in this review, but I had to give a bit to give a good overview. I have to say that this book was a surprising fave of mine this year. I am looking forward to May 1st when In the Company of Witches comes out. I'm excited about Raina's story and look forward to how Joey will have Mikheal redeem himself. I gave this book 5 skulls and would recommend this to any Paranormal Romance or Erotic reader.