A Magical Match

Name: A Magical Match
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Juliet Blackwell
ISBN: 9781541474406

Author: Juliet Blackwell

Series: Witchcraft Mysteries #9

Narrator: Xe Sands

Unabridged: 8 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/03/2018

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Contemporary, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths, Cozy

Synopsis

Lily Ivory and her friends are planning a 1950s-themed brunch to benefit the local women's shelter. When a figure from her past shows up unannounced, threatening her unless she returns something that belonged to him, Lily's fiancé, Sailor, steps in to defend her. After the same man is found dead later that day, Sailor is the primary suspect. He swears he's innocent, but multiple witnesses ID him as the perpetrator of the assault. Lily vows to clear his name . . . only she's not sure where to start with the mounting evidence against him.

When she sees Sailor in the neighborhood despite knowing he's in jail, Lily starts to wonder if there could be a doppelganger in San Francisco. When she's not busy helping customers find matching outfits for the upcoming event, searching for a vintage wedding dress for her own nuptials, and dealing with an ill-timed magical cold, Lily begins to suspect one of her magical foes is targeting her loved ones in an attempt to weaken her.

About Juliet Blackwell

Juliet Blackwell was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, the youngest child of a jet pilot and an editor. She graduated with a degree in Latin American studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and went on to earn master's degrees in anthropology and social work. While in graduate school, she published several articles based on her research with immigrant families from Mexico and Vietnam, as well as one full-length translation: Miguel Leon-Portilla's seminal work, Endangered Cultures. Juliet taught medical anthropology at SUNY-Albany, was producer for a BBC documentary, and served as an elementary school social worker. Upon her return to California, she became a professional artist and ran her own decorative painting and design studio for more than a decade. In addition to mainstream novels, Juliet pens the New York Times bestselling Witchcraft Mysteries and the Haunted Home Renovation series. As Hailey Lind she wrote the Agatha Award-nominated Art Lover's Mystery series. She makes her home in northern California, but spends as much time as possible in Europe and Latin America.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lauren on April 06, 2018

I liked it, but not as much as the previous books. I felt like there was very little actual plot and way too much talking about and planning for Lily’s wedding, which is the least interesting thing about her. (It doesn’t help that I’m not really that big of a fan of Sailor. I find him boring and don......more

Goodreads review by Karen on March 18, 2018

Such a wonderful treat to get to read A Magical Match by Juliet Blackwell. This is one of my most favorite paranormal cozy mystery series and one of my favorites so far in the series! Lily has such a great storyline in this book, an unlikely alliance, and a wedding to get ready for, oh and she is ho......more

Goodreads review by Abigail on June 22, 2019

This is a mystery series that has slipped into a comfortable groove, like a marriage that has lasted 30 years. There may not be a lot of surprises, but it's not worn out yet. That's actually not an easy level to maintain at book 9 in a series--a testament to the author's skill and professional stand......more

Goodreads review by Kati on June 26, 2018

I want to give this more than 3 stars, kind of want to give it 4, but there are so many inconsistencies in this story that I just can't do 4 stars. But let's start off with the fact that the author goes back to giving full histories of each and every character, sometimes multiple times, in this book......more

Goodreads review by L.A.L. on April 07, 2018

I had a bit of a time getting into this one. Something just wasn’t working for me, although Im not quite sure exactly what the issue was. Maybe it was that there was a lot going on story-wise (tea party planning, wedding planning, nemesis bakers, missing spirit guides, doppelgängers, mother drama, f......more