Waltzing with Witches by Hazel Mack

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Keeper

Morgan Hector is mine, but for her safety, I can never claim the pretty witch. I can never sate myself on her blood or bring her to bliss with my teeth. We’ll never be anything more than friends.

When I discover she’s homeless and living in my office, I do what I shouldn’t—I bring her home. Being in close proximity with the mate I hold at arm’s length is the most devastating torture. She’s smart and kind with the mouth of a sailor. Plus, she smells good enough to eat, and I’d give my right fang to devour her.

The longer we spend under the same roof, the more my control begins to fray. But the secrets I harbor protect innocent lives—including Morgan’s. No matter how much I long for her, I can’t give in to temptation.

Just when I think I’ve wrestled back my desire, a dangerous warlock makes his final play against me. When Morgan ends up in his crosshairs, I have impossible decisions to make. In a war between duty and love, can I make the choice that’s right for her? Or will I doom us both to loss in the name of protecting Ever?

Waltzing with Witches

Strange and Steamy!

The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 🩵🖤❤️💜
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📙📘
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌏
Character development: ☹️☺️😍😄🥰
Narrator(s): 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙
Narration type: Dual Narration

The heroine: Morgan – she is one of the triplets that recently moved to the town of Ever. The town is a haven for monsters and Morgan and her sisters recently learned that they are witches that were called to the town because Morgan is the Keeper’s mate. Though the Keeper only called her to their haven to get people off his back about getting married, so he has not been treating Morgan well and doesn’t plan on ever doing anything about the fact that they are mates. Morgan is a black witch and her magic hasn’t come in yet like the green and white magic her two sisters have.

The Hero: The Keeper – he is a vampire whose parents are part of the Harth council. His mother is overly concerned with keeping up appearances and is afraid that the Keeper will disappoint her in his duties. The keeper used to be a fun guy, but when he became the Keeper, the training does something to Keepers, it turns off their emotions, so he is only concerned about the safety of the haven and his is singleminded about his duties. He takes mood dampening potions so he can stay as he is and be good at his job, but since Morgan arrived in town, the potion has not been working as well as it used to.

The Story: Morgan has been staying at the Annabelle bed and breakfast inn since she arrived in Ever. The homes and buildings in Ever are sentient beings and the Annabelle has been contrary when it comes to Morgan. Annabelle has tripped her, pushed her, and done some other things, so Morgan isn’t too surprised when the B&B kicks her out in the middle of the night. She ends up going to the Town Hall because she knows it isn’t kept locked and falls asleep in the Keeper’s office. When the Keeper gets a notice that someone is in his office, he heads to town and finds Morgan. He ends up taking her to his castle to stay.

I really enjoyed the first two books in this series about the other two of the triplet sisters. They are fraternal triplets, so they all look different including different hair colors and body types. They even call themselves the Sanderson sisters since they love Hocus Pocus and one has brown hair, one has blonde, and one is a redhead. I love the monster filled town with all the whimsical and magic things, like sentient houses and wards that keep the bad element (the thralls) out. There are gargoyles, trolls, pixies, vampires, witches, werewolves and much more. The story was good, the romance was sweet and steamy. I will have to admit though, that some of the intimate scenes got very strange.

This audiobook was in multiple points of view via dual narration and was narrated by Mason Lloyd and Mia Barrow. Both of these narrators are very good and perfect for this series. Mason has a deep voice, and he has a way of talking that is perfect for the staid vampire. Mia Barrow has a nice, soft, feminine voice that I really enjoy as well.

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