Review: A Paranormal Fantasy Retreat--In More Ways Than One
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 4, 2012
This is the fourth book in the Wiccan Haus series. I have not read the first three, so I can honestly say that this novella stands on its own. The characters were easy to follow and I didn't feel there were "holes" in the story that reading the earlier books would have filled.Wiccan Haus is a retreat where humans and paras can go to mend and/or find themselves. It feels a lot like a paranormal version of Asilomar or Esalen. It's a place I'd love to go and have my cards read or sit in the hot springs. The men are yummy. The women strong and sensual. The paras intriguing.In this particular Wiccan Haus book, the protag is Serena, a mermaid. Her problem is she's the heir apparent to the mer-queendom, but she's very resistant to capturing and killing human men so she can get pregnant. There are no more mermen, however, so the only way the mermaids can keep their line going is by singing a Siren song, mesmerizing a likely candidate and stealing his soul along with the impregnation process. Serena's mother gives her a year to figure out how to get herself pregnant and the year is nearly up when the story opens. Enter Kaleb, a hunky rescue swimmer who's been traumatized by seeing his best friend stolen by a mermaid. His employer sends him to Wiccan Haus to recover his equanimity. There he meets Serena, and . . .Ms. Eastwick writes with a deft hand. I'll certainly pick up the other books in this series.