Books like Casting Spells by Barbara Bretton

Name: Casting Spells
Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Author: Barbara Bretton

In the idyllic town of Sugar Maple, Vermont, the ordinary and the supernatural collide. Chloe Hobbs, owner of the knitting shop Sticks & String, is a sorcerer’s daughter secretly seeking love. Her path crosses with Luke MacKenzie, a human cop investigating the town’s first murder. As Chloe and Luke grow close, the reality of their very different worlds threatens to pull them apart, and the town’s ancient mysteries loom closer.

First publish date: 2008

Genre: Romance/Paranormal Romance

Authors: Barbara Bretton

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