A Spell for a Duke
Amy Quinton
Historical Fantasy
Josie Bell is all about her job…
Miss Josephine Bell, witch, is tasked with apprehending a rogue demon before he obliterates London. But the Lycan assigned to assist her isn’t, strictly speaking, available…since she just arrested him.
Worse? Said incarcerated Lycan believes she’s his mate and isn’t exactly delighted by that unfortunate turn of events.
Her foolproof plan? Break Lycan out of gaol. Capture demon. Return Lycan to gaol.
Also: Don’t get caught. Fend off wolfie Mating Instinct. Ignore the man’s indecent smile.
But that kiss…
The MacKeane is all about his clan…
Lachlan Connor Daire MacKeane, The MacKeane, 7th Duke of Skye, and involuntary guest of Marshalsea Gaol has been arrested for murder. If he hadn’t been hoodwinked by a saucy witch, he’d be prowling the streets, hunting the real assassin.
Worse? Said impertinent witch is his mate, a more unsuitable lover he cannot conceive. She isn’t Lycan. A female wolf would never be so… devious.
Uncaged Review: I’m a heavy reader in both historical and fantasy genres, so this is a great way to spend an afternoon, with both of those genres together. For the beginning, this started a bit slow because of so many different characters and backgrounds that are involved and the two main characters in this book don’t truly meet until you are over 25% into the book, and then it’s in a fighting ring. In this world, Spellmaidens are the ones tasked with bringing in the supernaturals that have committed crimes and Josie is one of the best, although she doesn’t always follow the rules. And when she is tasked with bringing in a lycan name Lachlan, the trouble has only just begun.
After the two meet in the fighting ring, this story really gets going. Lycans and Spellmaidens are not supposed to mix, but the two will have a hard time remembering that. There is a lot of humor and both main characters are easy to like. This has plenty of action, romance and hot sex scenes and if you like the two different genres, this may be a great book to read.
Reviewed by Cyrene
4 Stars
