Don't Hex and Drive

Stay a Spell, Book 2

By: Juliette Cross

Narrated by: Johanna Fairview, Aiden Snow

Notoriously bad at peopling, Isadora Savoie spends most of her time in the greenhouse or at the local animal shelter, using her Conduit powers of growth and healing.

Content to remain in the background of the Savoie sister shenanigans, she’s reluctantly roped into the mystery of missing neighborhood girls. Now, she’s partnered with a flashy, flirty vampire to find them before it’s too late.

Devraj Kumar has seen and done it all. Three hundred years roaming the Earth as a Stygorn - a legendary vampire warrior who operates in the shadows - has its perks. But ennui has set in. That is, until he has a run-in - literally - with an intriguing witch while on a new assignment in New Orleans. Fascinated by her resistance to his charms, Devraj can’t help but push her buttons in an effort to get to know the shy witch. Fortunately for him, she’s been recruited by the Lord of Vampires to assist Devraj on the case.

Between a Bollywood marathon, supernatural dating app, secret package, and sexy driving instruction, Isadora is in over her head. And Devraj? After just one taste, he’s playing for keeps.

©2021 Juliette Cross (P)2021 Podium Audio

love this story!

The narrators for this story truly made the characters come to life! I really liked how they switched back and forth in each chapter.

Holy smolder!

“Abort! Bad decision! Very bad decision!”
The comedy to romance ratio here was a vast improvement over the first, which veered too much into teenage cringe and pop culture geekdom. I’m pleasantly surprised how much I liked this one, given that I don’t care for romances starring actors or guys driving cars worth more than my yearly salary. But, even though this features Devraj, a former Bollywood actor and current flirt, he turned out to be a genuinely good person. I also liked Isadora, a witch more comfortable with pets and plants than people.

“One smile and I was devastated, swimming in an ocean of WTF.”
Like the first book, the mystery takes a back seat to the romance, only coming into play in the beginning to bring our couple together and in the end to give him the opportunity to be the hero. But, given the smolder, and the four smoking scenes, the romance focus worked just fine. Both narrators did an outstanding job with Devraj’s Indian accent, but I think Ms. Fairview gets the biggest kudos for selling his sexy, exotic self.

Minor quibbles:
-Isadora’s angst over him being a love ‘em and leave ‘em guy drags on way too long
( even a smidge of communication would’ve cleared that right up)
-The Jerry Maguire finish was a little too high school for this couple
(but it was sweet and forgivable, considering the overall fun tone of this book)
-I wish Isadora wasn’t such a damsel; where’s her smarts? Or her formidable witchy-ness? Her role is mostly to be the bait, damsel, and tag-along to the men, who do all the sleuthing, fighting, and saving. For that matter, why couldn’t the other witch sisters have been part of the sleuthing, fighting, and saving part of the equation?

Love this book

This couple is the best. They both have so much depth, stick to their beliefs while also staying open to growth. Shy heroine without being a doormat. Love this book

great books

I've read #1 and 2 so far and really love them. so well written I'm looking forward to #3. Johanna and Aiden do such a great job.
I'll look for other books they read.

All the feels!

OMG! By far my favorite in this series so far! LOVE LOVE LOVE the characters. And hello, sexy and steamy. Wowza. The characters are mature and witty. None of the annoying angst you see in a lot of these types of books. I can’t wait to get into the rest.

Engaging story

This story has decent world building and interesting characters. It has action, heat, and family.

Narration is fabulous!

first audio book

This was my first audio book and it was very enjoyable, and I will definitely look for other titles

Great storyline!

This was a good one! I have to admit though I am skipping ahead to Jules because I can’t wait to hear more about her and Ruben so I am going out of order.

Sexy Bollywood vampire star meets plant loving witch

Devraj (vampire, hunter, and Bollywood star) and Isadora (witch, animal/plant lover, and a homebody) are different, but are perfect together. The romance is hot. They are soulmates even though Isadora tries to deny it, but they longed for each other. I liked the subplot about the missing girls and Isadora wanting to help. Highly recommend Don’t Hex and Drive (he accidentally hit her with his car is how they met).

The Best Series

I loved this book !! It was a wonderful edition. I can’t wait to began the remaining books