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Curse the Day (Spellbound Paranormal Cozy Mystery Book 1) by [Annabel Chase]

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Welcome to Spellbound, where paranormal is the new normal.
The only magic Emma Hart believes in is caffeine and the power of the dryer to lose one sock per load. A public interest lawyer buried under a mound of student debt, Emma’s whole life has been one turn of bad luck after another. Her streak seems to continue when she gets lost on the way to see a client in the remote Pocono Mountains. A chance encounter with a suicidal angel lands her in Spellbound, a town where supernaturals have been cursed to remain for centuries--probably not the best time for Emma to discover that she's actually a witch.

Between the recent murder of the town’s public defender, a goblin accused of theft, remedial witch classes, and the attention of one smoking hot vampire, Emma struggles to navigate this unfamiliar terrain without losing her mind...or her life. Curse the Day is the first book in the Spellbound paranormal cozy mystery series.

This is a full-length, humorous paranormal cozy mystery novel.

This series is now complete and includes books 1-10 of Spellbound as well as books 1-9 of Spellbound Ever After.

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January 7, 2017
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The Bloomin' Psychic Get to know forty-two-year-old Mia Thorne as she gets in touch with her inner psychic and solves small town mysteries along the way.	Pandora's Pride An exciting 4-book urban fantasy series. Start your supernatural adventure with Double Down on Demons.	Federal Bureau of Magic Eden Fury is a law-abiding federal agent In a family of wicked witches and vengeance demons. What could go wrong?	Starry Hollow Witches Ember Rose is just a Jersey girl living in a paranormal world.

About the Author

Annabel Chase is an author who writes paranormal cozy mysteries. Her books include the Starry Hollow Witches, Saints & Strangers, and Spellbound Paranormal series.

Emily Lawrence, an actor and writer, is passionate about bringing stories to life. She has narrated more than 190 audiobooks, half of which were USA Today or New York Times bestsellers, and has also worked in film, television, and theater.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01N6I68ZR
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Red Palm Press LLC (January 7, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 7, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2220 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 290 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #12,315 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #47 in Vampire Mysteries
- #61 in Werewolf & Shifter Mysteries
- #77 in Psychic Mysteries

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Annabel Chase is the author of urban fantasy, PWF and paranormal cozy mystery novels. She would love to live in a magical town where she can shop at Ready-to-Were for the the perfect outfit, flirt with hot angels and vampires, and cook gourmet meals without exerting any effort. Visit her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Annabel-Chase-1759782881016544/ or on her website at www.annabelchase.com.

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Fudge Brownie

I feel blessed

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2017

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This story was awesome. The main character has a wonderful inner dialogue and is very relatable. I found her reactions to her crazy circumstances rang true and were very funny. I loved that the author borrowed a bit from Harry Potter but in ways that were like insider jokes rather than pathetic imitation. The town of Spellbound is a wondrous place to be.

I would love to share this series with my 12 year old daughter but some of the humor is not quite age appropriate. Maybe when she's 13 or 14. I'm just not ready to explain what an incubus is to a kid who still collects Legos, after all.

So this is kind of like a Harry Potter world for adults and teens. But don't worry, there is much that is different and fresh to keep it from feeling like a cheap wannabe Potterverse.

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Kay Hudson

Delightful tale of an unsuspecting witch

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2017

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Curse the Day, by Annabel Chase, is a delightful paranormal cozy mystery, first in a series, set in the small town of Spellbound. Spellbound isn’t just any small town in rural Pennsylvania. It’s populated entirely by paranormals, everyone from angels to vampires, witches to were-ferrets. And none of them can leave—no one is entirely sure how or why, or even when the town was cursed, but cursed it is.

When underpaid and overworked lawyer Emma Hart stumbles into town (in the arms of a morose fallen angel), she has no idea that she’s anything but an ordinary human being. But when she tries to leave, she walks into an invisible but unbreakable barrier. The curse on Spellbound won’t release her, and the witches of the town recognize her as one of their own—and one badly in need of training. Before she can say abracadabra, Emma finds herself trying to learn the art of spell casting and trying to fill the now-empty shoes of the town’s public defender, a recently murdered vampire.

Emma is a snarky, self-deprecating, very funny narrator, and the supporting characters, from the apprentice witches (who are sharper than their elders realize) to the cranky centaur sheriff, night-golfing vampires to flea-conscious werewolves, are a hoot. I thoroughly enjoyed Curse the Day, and there are several more installments waiting to be read.

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Cathy S.

An Unexpected Pleasure

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2017

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This was a really fun book to read! It was whimsical, magical and entertaining. It was an unexpected pleasure. If you enjoy fantasy and the metaphysical but want something fun and light to distract you from the hard realities of life, you will enjoy this book. I found the assortment of characters to be interesting, but Emma captured my heart as she faced the upheaval of her life with feistiness and grace.

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Sandy

Good

Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2021

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This book was cute it definitely seem like it was meant for a younger crowd. It was interesting how Emma ended up in this town and now she finds out she is a witch. Now along with her witch classes she is also trying to solve a murder of a vampire. I’m not sure if I’m going to read the next book in the series or not. Yes it was interesting but it’s definitely more on the ya side.

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Jane Hoagland

A fun, clean, paranormal read

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2018

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Five stars for:
• writing, action, plot, and characters that drew me in from the first page and kept me in Spellbound to the last page
• great humor seasoned with just the right amount of snark and balanced by a measure of more serious issues
• a mystery, not complex, but fun to puzzle over
• my favorite paranormal theme: discovering and learning to use unexpected paranormal abilities
• an original paranormal world and one that manages to gently spoof the paranormal genre
• Emma being an intelligent, imperfect main character I would enjoy spending time with in the real world, along with many of the other characters
• great writing: well done pacing, plot, world building, character development, and editing
• a most refreshing absence of crude language and graphic sex
• delightful twists, turns, and a snarky owl
• emerging from Spellbound to find myself smiling and content.
I look forward to returning to Spellbound via this book and the others in this series!

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ysing

Love this book!

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2020

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Elves, suicidal angels, gnomes, witches, and a whole variety of magical folks....A vampire death and a jewel heist, what more could you possibly ask for. This is a fun book and I look forward to reading more in the series. One reviewer wrote that it was “fluffy” like that was a bad thing. But, I always read for awhile just before sleep and light and fluffy is the perfect bedtime book. But, don’t wait til bedtime to read this book, it’s fun no matter what time of the day it is. ENJOY!

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gingerwolf46.

Fun

Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2017

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Very enjoyable read. I love the descriptions of who, what and where. My one problem was when Emma hired two sets of cleaning fairies. She had a completion between them and would hire the best set of cleaners, for her big dark mansion. It wasn't until I was through with 80% of the book and I don't know how many days, into the life of Emma did she mention how the fairies worked out and who won. I would have like her reaction when she returned the day of the cleaning. I kept waiting for it and wondered if I had somehow missed it.

The story was fun, funny and clean!

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One minute Emma was a human and next a witch! Wow!!

Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2022

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I really enjoyed this book! Emma is both a human and a witch. Now in Spellbound learning how to be a witch! Annabel Chase thank you so much for such a great new series. I can't wait to read the next in this series.

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Kindle Customer

The new witch in town starts to spread her wings.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 15, 2017

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Terrific light read. A lawyer on her way to a meeting tries to save someone from attempting suicide only to find herself trapped in a cursed town. A town full of supernaturals and being told that she is one too. Why does the label witch sit uncomfortably on her shoulders? A robbery and murder has her taking over the role of public defender. Her natural curiosity and feeling of fair play has her looking further into the circumstances of the crimes and the person accused. Even when it puts her head to head with the local police department. A gentle read full of a magical place and a plot that although a mystery does rely a lot on the interaction of the characters. Mix in some romance and gentle humour and you have a read that really does transport you to another place.

2 people found this helpful

slow train

Harmless teen hokum

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 13, 2018

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Mildly entertaining teen magic piffle, no more irritating than any other American YA. (Amazon still can't, or won't, tell the difference.) There are some entertaining characters (watch out for the owl) and a few nicely knowing jokes, and the pace and brio of Chase's writing makes this an easy way to pass an hour.

Kindle Customer

Great read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 27, 2019

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I chose four stars as I really enjoyed this fun read, the characters were all diverse and believable, great, fun and thoroughly enjoyable read.

An enjoyable light read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 26, 2017

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The mystery part of this book is really inconsequential as it is quite simple and not that necessary for the story. More enjoyable is the town, it's inhabitants and how the new girl finds herself fitting in and coping. The characters are all quirky and the interactions humorous. It is a nice little book.

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Maud74

Good nice easy read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 13, 2017

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I really enjoyed this book, nice characters and it had a bit of everything, thriller, suspense, murder, but also niceties and good one liners which made me laugh out loud occasionally.
Am looking forward to reading the second book in the series.

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