Olive White has had a terrible
six months. It's not bad enough that years earlier she earned the nickname
"Worst Witch In Witching School," she is now being forced to watch
the love of her life, Campbell Bane, marry her sister Cindy. And she’s being
asked to do so in a pink, puke-colored bridesmaid’s dress. Vexed doesn’t begin
to describe how she feels.
Her powers pick the wedding as
the perfect moment to turn on, zapping both her ex and her to a magical island
not found on any map. Someone is bound to find them, but perhaps Olive can get
some answers, once and for all.
When Campbell falls ill, she
uses her considerable skills to save his life, but can she believe him when he
tells her he still loves her and always has? Was he hexed, or is it all a
flimsy excuse for breaking her heart?
My Review:
Hexed and Vexed
starts off with a bang, with Olive coming into her powers and transporting her
ex, Campbell Bane with her to a magical island. I found myself enchanted by the
island they were transported to. I really liked Olive and I really felt for
her. After all she had to watch the love of her life attempt to marry her
sister.
When Campbell falls ill, I gave
Olive big points for taking care of him even after the mean things he’s said
and the way he broke her heart. I also understood how she couldn’t just forgive
him right away.
I really enjoyed this book, a
great book to read in an afternoon. I enjoyed the bits of unique world that
were introduced and gave this story a unique feel. Ms. Royce has definitely
cemented herself on my favorite author list.
4.5 Books
I received a copy in exchange
for my honest review. I was not compensated for my review.
About the Author:
As a
teenager, Rebecca Royce would hide in her room to read her favorite romance
novels when she was supposed to be doing her homework. She hopes, these days,
that her parents think it was well worth it.
Rebecca is the mother of three adorable boys and is fortunate to be married to her best friend. They live in northern New Jersey and try not to freeze too badly during the winter months.
She's in love with science fiction, fantasy, and the paranormal and tries to use all of these elements in her writing. She's been told she's a little bloodthirsty so she hopes that when you read her work you'll enjoy the action packed ride that always ends in romance. Rebecca loves to write series because she loves to see characters develop over time and it always makes her happy to see her favorite characters make guest appearances in other books.
In Rebecca Royce's world anything is possible, anything can happen, and you should suspect that it will.
Contact Details:
Website:
http://www.rebeccaroyce.com/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/rebeccaroyce
Enjoy
the following excerpt for Hexed and Vexed:
“Tell
me again how we ended up here. And speak slowly so I can understand every word
you say.” A muscle clenched in his jaw.
“Well.”
She might have preferred Campbell not bringing up her tendency to rush through
speech when she felt nervous. “I think I may have, completely unintentionally
of course, zapped us here.”
“You.
Zapped. Us. Here.” He nodded in between each word like he needed to make sense
of all of them individually before he could move on. He ran a hand through his
dark hair. Strands she herself had once caressed on a nightly basis before he’d
gone and decided to marry her sister, thus destroying her life.
“Exactly.”
She hitched up her pink monstrosity of a dress and walked toward the inviting
waves. The sea air tingled against her skin.
Campbell
grabbed her arm. “Olive White, you’ve never successfully performed one spell.
Not even one.”
“Yes,
you would know that since you were with me every single time I bumbled one. The
worst witch in witching school.” She hated that phrase and obviously, she’d
made a spell work. Even if she hadn’t meant to. Maybe she could finally lose
the nickname.
“Yes.”
He smiled at her, letting her arm go. For a second, she saw his brown eyes
sparkle like they had when he used to look at her, in the days before the whole
world had shifted sideways. But then as fast as the adoration had appeared it
vanished. “Well, since you can suddenly make the gift of the ancestors work,
zap us back.”
Campbell
tapped his foot on the sand like she should hurry up and get the job done. She
stifled a laugh, covering her mouth with her hand, at the image he portrayed.
He
still wore his tuxedo. In the sand.
Dark
hair, dark eyes, and dressed in a designer tuxedo, complete with a black bowtie
that had to have been Cindy’s idea, he stood on the beach looking like a fish
that had suddenly found itself in a bird’s nest. He really didn’t belong in his
current habitat. At least not dressed like that.
Olive
covered her mouth to hide her smile. Campbell always fit in wherever he went
and even though it seemed mean to laugh, especially because it was her fault
that he’d landed on the beach, she couldn’t help but find amusement in how
uncomfortable he appeared. After her months of pain, he deserved the hours
ahead of him.
He
stood waiting for her to answer his declaration. Her sister’s fiancé wanted her
to bring them back immediately if not sooner.
“I
can’t undo the spell, Campbell. And I’m not sorry about it. Not even a little
bit.”
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Rebecca's on my fav author list as well. She never disappoints.
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