Nola Leary would have been content to stay in Kilcairy, Ireland, healing villagers at her family's clinic with a mix of magic and modern medicine. But a series of ill-timed omens and a deathbed promise to her grandmother have sent her on a quest to Half-Moon Hollow, Kentucky, to secure her family's magical potency for the next generation. Her supernatural task? To unearth four artifacts hidden by her grandfather before a rival magical family beats her to it.
Complication One: Her grandfather was Mr. Wainwright and the artifacts are lost somewhere in what is now Jane Jameson's book shop. Complication Two: her new neighbor, Jed Trudeau, who keeps turning up half naked at the strangest times, a distraction Nola doesn't need. And teaming up with a real-life Adonis is as dangerous as it sounds, especially when he's got the face of an angel and the abs of a washboard-can Nola complete her mission before falling completely under his spell?
I loved Molly Harper's Nice Girl's series - the characters were people I wanted for friends. If I could live in one of the fictional universe's in my books, Half Moon Hallow would rank in my top 5 list - IF I could work at Specialty books.
So having said all that, of course I loved this book. While Jane and Andrea aren't center stage, they are a major part of the book and plot - as is Dick. Nola isn't quite as left of center as these loveable members of HMH, but she plays a great straight-man to many of their antics.
I'm a sucker for treasure hunts, so the plot of this book appealed to me: searching for four objects necessary for the continuation of her family's magic. Ms. Harper tried to keep each artefacts search a little bit different, nothing too clichéd. I loved the scene at Jane's parents house - very funny.
Overall, a great addition to the Half Moon Hollow Universe. I hope Ms. Harper continue's to spin her tales in that little town in Kentucky for some time to come.
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