Beguiled

De: Darynda Jones

Narrado por: Traci Odom

Newly indoctrinated witch, and a charmling to boot, Defiance Dayne discovers there's more to life after forty than she'd ever imagined possible. Especially since one neighbor is trying to seduce her, another neighbor is trying to steal her house out from under her, and a third neighbor is trying to get her kicked off the planet. Oh for three, but things start to look up when a new witch moves to town, one who says she's been sent to thwart an attempt on the charmling's life.



Dephne decides she has three things to do before she can die. Find out who killed her beloved grandmother, teach her BFF, Annette, the finer points of spellcasting before she blows up the world, and figure out how serious her relationship with the Adonis living in her basement really is. If it's heading in the direction she's hoping for, she can die happy. Though, admittedly, she'd rather not.



None of that will matter, however, if she can't figure out how to foil the supernatural assassin who's been sent to kill her. Until then, it's business—and hopefully romance—as usual. Now if she can only figure out how to tame a lacuna wolf.©2021 Darynda Jones

A woman who finds magic in her forties.

I absolutely adore this series. The heroine is 45 years old!!! I love reading about characters that have life experience but can still make a positive change in their life without being down on themselves. This series has everything that I love: a hot sexy hero who happens to be middle aged, a spunky best friend, a heroine that I can relate to and magic and mayhem. I highly recommend this series to anyone who enjoys paranormal.

Darynda does it again.

Darynda Jones makes lighthearted fantasy romance stories that you love. The humor is great, some might think it is over the top, but for me it is just what the barista ordered. If you loved Charley Davidson books this is a no brainer. If you like authors like Molly Harper this is also a no brainer. Narrator is excellent.

middle aged MC with mind of a dumb teen

reading the 3rd book in series and still perplexed by the length of 'stupid' the MC would go to. I mean, if she was a teenager with a penchant for horror movie clichés, it would make sense - but a middle-aged woman who runs willy nilly into danger with no clue as to what she's doing or how she'll get out of it? it nigh on boggles the mind. how many sane people would open a door they know contains a malevolent spirit, just for the sheer curiosity of 'knowing' what it is? who'll let themselves be talked into a seance, despite knowing they could inadvertently "pull in" something dangerous?
I like funny books as much as the next person (a big fan of darynda jones), but this particular series has painted a middle-aged MC into a dumb as heck woman with the thoughtlessness and stupidity of a teenager with no ounce of the normal self-preservation life usually teaches an adult. Not the finest of Darynda Jones.

Not my favorite in the series

I love the first two books, but this one felt more contrived. I found myself getting angry with the protagonist for not using the incredible powers at her disposal to figure things out. she kept going after things that just don't matter that much instead of getting to the meet of the matter. that said, I still like the book

Love this series

I absolutely love this series. The character development is top notch and the performances is worthy of a special mention. The story develops from book to book, never stagnating or boring. I also love the sense of humor. Would recommend this book to anyone.