Flame and Ash

Witchbane Series, Book 4

By: Morgan Brice

Narrated by: Kale Williams

Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's Summary

One hundred years ago, a sheriff's posse killed dark warlock Rhyfel Gremory, but his witch-disciples escaped, and their magic made them nearly immortal. To keep their power, each year one of the witch-disciples kills a descendant of one of the men in the posse, a 12-year cycle that has cost dozens of lives, including that of Seth Tanner's brother, Jesse.

Seth rescued Evan Malone from one of the witches, and they've fallen in love despite the danger and chaos, going on the road to complete the quest and bring an end to the ritual murders. Their relationship is new, their emotions are raw, and the danger is real. It's a challenge to find their way as a couple while they're on the road together in the close quarters of Seth's RV, training in magic and combat skills to fight off a supernatural killer.

Their quest to stop a century-long killing spree takes them to a small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains. They're ahead of the sacrifice cycle, with plans to stop the murders and kill the dark witch. Only this time, the hunters become the hunted when the witch knows they're coming to get him, and has deadly plans of his own.

Contains mature themes.

©2019 Gail Z. Martin (P)2021 Tantor

Good story. Great narration.

Overall this was an enjoyable read about monster hunters protecting humanity from the supernatural. Reading about the developing relationship between Seth and Evan is enjoyable and the addition of Milo and Toby is also engaging.

This particular book highlighted the fact that the characters in this series are almost all men who are in relationships with other men. This is a perk if you are looking for that type of story, but it does add another implausible aspect to the series. Considering that approximately half the human population is women, an explanation might be in order.

Once again, Kale Williams adds an extra bit of flavor to this series with has soothing voice and masterful performance.

Fraudulent to compare to Supernatural !

Well, I only got the first book in this series done then I tried to return the rest. Still waiting to see if Audible will take these last two back. If Supernatural knew they were being used as a hook to get people to buy this there would be a lawsuit. This is nowhere close to Supernatural the TV series. This is (and I am not opposed to LGBTQ people) a gay porn. There was more extremely descriptive sex scenes in this than an actual plot. I was grossed out by the fact that these 2 guys couldn’t even begin to fight evil without talking about their cocks getting hard for each other. Supernatural, no. Supersmut yes. If you want to disguise your porn in a book then this is for you. If you want to read a Supernatural like book then look somewhere else. This is an insult to the SPN family.

Enjoyable Story

The story premise is good and the characters are likeable. The narration was good too.