Resting Witch Face

Widow's Bay, Book 1

By: Rebecca Regnier

Narrated by: Traci Odom

Between her cheating husband and her on-air meltdown, Marzie Nowak is going through a bit of a bad spell and a heck of a midlife crisis. Her kids have flown the coop to college, and her husband has opted to trade her in for a younger model. With nowhere else to turn, the ex-big-city journalist crawls back to her superstitious hometown of Widow's Bay just in time for their annual pagan festival. Her new, much less glamorous gig has her reporting for a local news website. It doesn't take long for her to realize the legends surrounding Widow's Bay may be more practical magic than fanciful myth.

Soon, Marzie is forced to contend with an invasion of flirty furry tourists, a sun-shy billionaire, and her suddenly chatty cat's fashion advice. When an unsolved murder sparks her own mystical powers, Marzie comes face-to-face with the fact menopause is a real witch and so is she!

With a killer on the loose and magical mysteries around every corner, can Marzie crack the case before her next meltdown? Or hot flash? Because in Widow's Bay, a hot flash means your magic is just getting warmed up!

©2018 Rebecca Regnier (P)2020 Tantor

Loved Agnes

This new series started a bit on the slow side with a smart, recently divorced news woman who returns to her hometown. She’s unwilling to believe her own eyes & accept her own truth but this progresses well by book’s end & shows promise of becoming a good series. I liked the characters & loved her snarky cat, Agnes.

Light Reading

I liked it enough to continue the series, but consider it light reading. Needs more depth, deeper character development for support characters.

Fun

This is a quick and delightful read with interesting characters. I appreciate the focus on women post death and divorce in a culture where most of our media is focused on 20 somethings.

Skepticism vs Denial

While I appreciate skepticism in my main characters, this book went too far for me. When you see the impossible and do the unbelievable, the skepticism becomes tedious and annoying. I enjoyed the other characters so I’ll try book 2 but if she doesn’t improve I’ll have to walk away from the series.

Good clean adult fun

So nice to read a book where the heroine is not a total idiot! This book was a lot of fun.