The Janus Witch

De: Michael Scott Clifton

Narrado por: Kendra Murray

A beautiful witch with a violent past has an unlikely love affair with a compassionate young doctor...until she fears she may end up killing him.

Tressalayne is a member of a murderous witches’ coven. An attack by witch hunters forces the coven to escape through a hastily constructed portal of magic. Ripped from her medieval world, the portal hurls Tressalayne and the coven’s leader, Morganna, into present-day East Texas. Critically injured in the passage, Tressalayne awakes in a hospital with no memory of her previous life.

Lucas Beckett finds himself in charge of the mysterious patient’s recuperation, and soon develops more than just a medical interest in her recovery. However, their blossoming relationship is marred by Tressalayne’s nightmarish flashbacks and uncontrolled manifestations of magic.

Can their life together survive this collision of past and present? As Tressalayne’s struggles continue, other threats emerge to loom over the young couple, and the stage is set for a final confrontation.

Murderous intent, or love and devotion? Only one can survive, and the Janus Witch must decide.

"Michael Scott Clifton weaves and casts a magical spell in his fantasy romance The Janus Witch. A must-read for any fantasy romance, urban romance, or paranormal romance enthusiast!" (Ranay James, author of the McKinnon Legends, a time-travel series)

©2018, 2019, 2020 Michael Scott Clifton (P)2020 Michael Scott Clifton

enjoyable

I am glad I met Michael at the con in Shreveport. got his book and enjoyed it very much.

Great narration and story.

I rarely listen to audible books but when a road trip was on my schedule, I quickly leaped at the chance to listen to this book. Hubby and I were cruising down the highway with the narrator's voice coming out the car speakers. After adjusting the speed to 1.5 (book not car!) we hit that comfortable level where we could listen. Anything less than that felt like it was taking too long to get into the story. The narrator did a very good job of using tone and inflection to help you feel the story. She was also great with the banter that happened between characters and changing accents slightly with different characters.

With her past mistakes looming in her mind, the main character, Tresselayne has a lot to deal with. I am always leary of audiobooks being able to keep my interest, especially when the story line is evolved but I had nothing but enjoyment with almost all of this story. It may be an age-old tale of good versus evil but the author gave it a new brush, and it was a great way to travel the highways of Texas! I just might reconsider reading some witch stories as this one was amusing and absorbing.

An absolutely interesting tale

I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Michael Scott Clifton. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.


What an absolutely interesting tale.

4 Reasons why this audio book deserved 4 stars:

In a world where there are only so many different story lines and so many tropes being used over and over again – this was a nice change of pace. Not a unique story line, but told in a very unique way by what in my opinion is a very talented author.
Tresselayne is an amazing character. Obviously struggling with a lot – slowly being tormented by her past coming back she has to make peace with the person she was becoming before her accident. Add onto that falling for a man who she could end up hurting makes for a really great character arc.
The struggle between good and evil is excellently written by Michael Scott Clifton. He highlights the balance between the two so well and in such a manner the reader feels the moral struggle themselves.
Absolutely amazing narration. Kendra Murray is absolutely amazingly picked for this role. Her voice, inflection and speech completely lends itself to the story.
So why not 5 stars you say?

I get that we had to set up the story with a looksy in the past – I did however have some trouble getting into the story and had to start it a few times before I could sink it to it properly. But once I did – I couldn’t stop at all.

Good Entertainment

When reading or listening to this story one can't help but think about other fictional witches. For me, that was the two in The Wizard of Oz, mainly because the contrast between Morgana and Tressalayne in this story was as distinct as that between the Wicked Witch of the West and the Good Witch in the Oz story.

I don't have a lot of experience with reading about witches, whether fiction or nonfiction. Although I do have a few friends who are Wiccan, and we've talked about the differences in how our belief systems dictate the way we live our lives. I don't think any of my Wiccan friends would appreciate the way the witches are portrayed in fiction. In fact one of them told me just that.

Still, we do have to separate fiction from reality and an effective tale of the battle between good and evil has to have these kinds of extremes. Of course I really liked Tressalayne the best. I think we're supposed to. She is guileless in her way of living. And that attracts the doctor, Lucas, as much as her physical beauty.

The only thing that didn't work so well for me were the graphic sex scenes. I'm kind of a curmudgeon, and I don't think a reader needs to have every detail. Additionally, because Tressalayne was such a sweet character who came across with an air of innocence. it would have been nice, in my estimation, for her to stay that way. However, other readers will not have a problem with the sex scenes, and that's just fine. Different people, different tastes.

I thought the narration was very well done, and as with a lot of other books that I have listened to, a good narrator can really sell the story. This narrator did. If you're looking for some good entertainment, I encourage you to give The Janus Witch a try.

great fun

and old idea with a new twist, the Janus witch is a fun ride.