Blood and Magic
Paranormal Romance With a Steampunk Edge

Luke lost his parents many years ago to a Wraith. Until that time, he had sworn off learning magic. But using magic helped him to kill the Wraith. From that point forward, he learned everything there was to know about magic, later becoming a Coven Enforcer. Abigail is a witch that also worked for the......more

This was my first historical paranormal but it won’t be my last. The tale begins with Luke’s rather heartbreaking backstory filled with wraiths and magic. Jump ahead about thirty years and we meet a very powerful witch, Abigail, who has the thankless task of escorting a rather bratty young lady acro......more

This book is a departure for Ann Gimpel in some ways because it is a stand alone book - most of what she has written lately has been series'. This departure allowed her to focus more on the "Happy Ever After" ending that is often missing in a series book, at least until the last book. They usually h......more

I was pleasantly surprised by this book, it's set in the 1800's which is not a time period I've read much of, and to be honest, if it hadn't been an Ann Gimpel book I probably would have bypassed it but I'm so glad I read it! Ann really has proven her talent with this novel, I have enjoyed everythin......more

Blood and Magic by Ann Gimpel was quite a compelling story that brings mage and witch togther in a very interesting adventure. I must admit the story did start off kind of slow. At first I did not appreciate the slowness, but after reading the entire novel it makes sense. The plot needed to develop......more