Veiled Enchantments by Deborah Blake – a Review
Description:
Still reeling from her unwitting involvement in murder and subsequent break up with a half-Dragon art forger, Witch-cop Donata Santori is grateful for the distraction when her ex-lover requests her help. Not only are Magnus’s beloved dead suddenly haunting the Ulfhednar shapechangers in his tiny rural hometown in Maine, their patron god Odin has turned his back on them, and the members of their once tight-knit enclave are at each other’s throats. Literally.
Magnus is relying on Donata’s experience in dealing with the gods, along with her magical ability to summon the dead, to help him unravel this mystery in time to save his clan. Donata only hopes to survive the ordeal so she can return home to the city and her quiet job at the precinct.
But first, she must discover who or what is behind the terrible attacks on the Ulfhednar. And the clock is ticking, in more ways than one…
Review:
Veiled Enchantments by Deborah Blake is the 3rd book in her Veiled Magic series. Donata Santori, our heroine in this series, is a witch, who talks to the dead, and a police officer. She is coming off of a difficult case, when Magnus (shapechanger), her ex boyfriend returns to ask for her help. She hasn’t seen him since he went home to Maine to rekindle with his family. Now Magnus needs Donata’s help, since he and his fellow Ulfhednar’s are being haunted by the dead during their training. He tells her that her witch abilities would help try to find out what is happening; as well as helping them find out why Odin, their god hasn’t had contact with them for a long time.
Donata decides to take a needed break, and goes to Main with Magnus. Donata and Magnus still care for each other very much, but his family responsibilities have kept him away. Now with him bringing Donata home, she will have to face the brunt of his family and Ulfhednars who are not happy with her arrival.
Magnus’s mother welcomes her, and slowly the rest of the family will come to accept her and realize that she is the only one who could help them. Donata will meet all the members of the team who are in training to be Berserkers and protect all Ulfhednars. At first she will have a hard time getting information about the ghosts, but after some new accidents, some will open up to Donata with descriptions of what they saw.
While Donata tries to solve the problem, she will need expertise from her aunt on how to handle things that have gone wrong. There are a few surprises that Donata will have to face along the way that she did not expect. When she manages to summon Odin, and finds the truth of his not responding to the clan’s call for help, Donata will gain the respect of most of the town.
What follows is an exciting and romantic storyline that keeps our attention throughout the book. Magnus and Donata are great together, as they both love each other, but can they stay together, especially when she returns home to her job. Will love prevail?
The secondary characters, mostly from Magnus’ family were very likable. It was an exciting last 1/3 of the book, which I cannot tell too much more, as it would be spoilers. The truth of who is behind the ghosts, and why will be revealed. Veiled Enchantments was a fun, entertaining story, with a hot sexy couple that you can’t help but love. I am not sure if this is the end of the series, but I do hope it continues.
Reviewed by Barb
Copy provided by Publisher
