Spirit of the Witch

Witches of Keating Hollow, Book 3

By: Deanna Chase

Narrated by: Gabra Zackman

Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins

Publisher's summary

Welcome to Keating Hollow, the enchanted town where love heals, friends are forever, and family means everything.

Yvette Townsend’s life was perfect...right up until her husband fell in love with someone else. Newly divorced and still reeling from her broken dreams, Yvette’s sworn off men. Now she’s determined to lose herself in her magic and her beloved bookstore. There’s only one problem - she has an unexpected new business partner who’s driving her crazy both at work and after hours.

Jacob Burton has always been an excellent businessman, but his track record with relationships is nothing short of tragic. After finding his fiancée in the arms of his best friend, he moves to Keating Hollow and invests the quaint bookstore to keep it from going under. But as time goes on, it becomes more and more clear that Yvette and the town just might be saving him. And if he’s lucky, he’ll find out what it means to love the spirit of the witch.

©2018 Deanna Chase (P)2018 Deanna Chase

Almost My Favorite, Almost Ruined

I dove into this third installment immediately after finishing Heart of the Witch having loved the teaser final chapter for this book. And well into halfway through this volume things were cruising along easily establishing this as my favorite so far in the series. Yvette is a fun confident, take no nonsense woman, having just been left by her husband for another man and now reeling from just having her first one night stand with a new guy in town who just happens to be....her new business partner at her book store, Jacob Burton. There was tons of comedy, flirtation, and drama abounding as always in Keating Hollow along with plenty of family interactions and the ongoing concerns about the Townsend sisters' father, Lincoln, who is still battling cancer. It is nice to see the other sisters and female friends from around Keating Hollow interacting and having fun as well as offering support as each woman navigates their own highs and lows. The story was almost soured for me by some predictable and reality defying conflict that arises around Jacob. I know we are already having suspension of belief because well hey magic but some of the things regarding Jacob's struggles left me shaking my head. Thankfully the way things finally come to light around these issues were actually the least predictable aspect so far in the whole series and saved my opinion of the tale. I really enjoy Keating Hollow, the sisters, and the community. We always get the happily ever after, though at times this can seem to have audiences hand waving over some deeper relationship dynamics--so no matter the behavior it's often the case that once there is a justification all is forgiven and everything is good. But overall I think Yvette and Jacob had the best chemistry so far. The book is entirely G rated no crazy sexy scenes here just the typical discussions of a kiss that leaves one on fire and weak in the knees. One interesting break from pattern however was the last chapter stayed with Yvette and Jacob and did not set up with the POV of the protagonist for the next book which I will acknowledge caught me off guard as I always enjoy this bridging and set up of the next story. Overall Gabra's dramatic narration continues to strike the perfect tone for this witchy melodrama. Those who have followed the series are sure to be pleased.

Sample narration first

Narrator used a too masculine voice for lead female. At times it was hard to tell if it was the main female or male speaking. I have read first 2 books in this series and wished I had not chosen the audible version for #3.

Spirit of the witch

These books need to be in the movies. This is the best books I’ve listen to in a long time.♥️🥰♥️😀

Fantastic series

Would absolutely love to visit Keating Hollow the author has a way of making you feel as you belong in the story with all the other characters. Yvette's story came across as so real and a wonderful love story. The Narrator does a great with this book as she has done with the previous ones.

Love Keating Hollow!

Another outstanding book by Deanna Chase brought to life by Gabra Zackman. Yvette and Jacob's story show two people searching for peace after being betrayed by those closest to them. True to form, I felt like I was there in Keating Hollow, being part of Yvette's and Jacob's lives. Feeling the new love excitement, the fear for a sick loved one, and amazed at their strength to find forgiveness in their hearts. Spirit of the Witch has you feeling the roller coaster emotions of life, while you hope and pray that Yvette and Jacob can get their HEA.

Another winner in this series.

Wedding hookups. Workplace romance. Never a good start, right? You might just change your mind after listening to this one.

Ms. Chase's world of a small town of witches--not your evil kind--these are small town people who support each other, live pretty normal lives with just a little magic to liven things up. I love each of the sisters who are very different but each with a personality you have to love. They tease, support, and love their father and each other.

Yvette's husband (almost ex) has left her for someone else. She is devastated to lose her best friend and husband. In order to keep her beloved bookstore open she has to accept a business partner to buy out her ex. They have handled all the details long distance. The first time she meets him isn't actually their first meeting. They spent the night together after his sister's wedding. Circumstances with name mixups prevented them from realizing the connection.

A rocky start changes when they begin communicating. Can they keep their feelings separate from their business? Drawing a line doesn't always keep you from crossing over. I was thrilled with their relationship changes, sad when trouble seemed to keep them apart, and cheered them on when things began to change.

The family dynamic was a joy as well. Looks like another sister down. Can't wait for number four.

This was just a pleasure from start to finish. The narrator was really good, not over the top but enough to distinguish the different characters. The storyline was wonderful. You'll enjoy this one, not too long, but enough depth to love the characters.

A great read

Poor Yvette! Gosh, so much has gone wrong for her, but what a story of redemption and perseverance! I loved Jacob and was totally exciting about this storyline. It might have been my favorite of the series so far. The story was enthralling and I really enjoyed the characters, and of course the town! The author does a wonderful job at describing the events and plot without overdoing it, and I had trouble stopping the audiobook. I look forward to listening to book 4, and would happily recommend to anyone who likes fantasy, romance, and the like! I received this audiobook to listen to and left the review of my own choice.

Loved it!

I loved this! It was so good and I am falling more and more in love with Keating Hollow!! You definitely don't want to miss this series!

RECOMMENDED ROMANCE

When starting this audiobook l was pleasantly surprised to find it narrated by one of my favourite narrators so that in itself was a big plus. I really enjoyed this well written story with its range of heart tugging emotions . I can't believe l missed the first two of this series.

Strong series

This book has kept the series going strong. I love hearing each new sister's story, while enjoying the small follow up details on the others. There is a lot of fun and quirky characters that I have learned to enjoy and like that details are dropped in about them. This story was just what the I needed.