Review: The Spell of Summer by Dianna Hardy

Title: The Spell of Summer (Once Times Thrice #1)
Author: Dianna Hardy
Source: Author Request
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Length: Novel
Release Date: June 17, 2014
Reviewed by: Jasmyn

Rating - 4
Sexual - 3

Words can change everything, but can they change your destiny?

Meredith is leading a straight-laced life in London with her straight-laced fiancé, determined to forget her reckless, wild-child past. They're about to get married.

Jamie is an old, poetic soul with a broken heart returning home to Cornwall to get his life back in order.

What binds them?

One chance meeting thirteen summers ago; one innocent spell spoken after one perfect night...

And now history is unravelling; the past and present, merging...

Words can change everything, but can they change your destiny?

And in the messy world of magic, what part does love play?

It's summer all over again, but the spell has only just begun.

Full length, contemporary romantic fiction, written in British English.

This was very different than Dianna Hardy's other novels.  I am used to a fairly dark paranormal feel from her, and this was much more light and airy (I know it sounds weird, but that's what it was).  The paranormal aspect was possibly there - depending on what your definition of magic and fate are.  Meredith doesn't really believe in either one, but finds her life caught up in it just the same.  This is a story of her finding herself and remembering who she really is and wants to be.

There are several female characters that we grow close to along the way, all fighting their own battles.  It looks like their stories will be told in the next book(s).  I love how their lives were so important to the telling of Meredith's story.  Nothing would have turned out the way it did without them, and Meredith would have been a very different person.  I can't wait to read more about them.

Jamie was just a tad lacking in depth for me.  While everyone else seemed to have some deep buried secret clouding their lives, he swept in like a ray of saving sunshine to make things better.  While it did make him stand out from the other characters, it wasn't always in the best way.  How could he ever hope to understand what everyone was dealing with when he wasn't dealing with much himself.  That small piece of his history aside, he was quite the dreamy hero.  Calling him a "poetic soul" is a perfect description.  Somehow the right words always seem to find him at just the right times.

Meredith and Jamie struggle a little - like most people do.  But their romance was actually very very sweet and classic.  It wasn't super exciting or overy dramatic - it was just very real, and sometimes that's the best kind there is.

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Review: The Last Dragon (The Witching Pen #4) by Dianna Hardy

Title: The Last Dragon (The Witching Pen #4)
Author: Dianna Hardy
Source: Request
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Length: Novel
Release Date: December 3, 2013
Reviewed by: Jasmyn

Rating - 4
Sexual - 2

The Earth is in a state of shock after the apocalypse. The veil between dimensions is no
more. Demons and fallen angels walk among humans, and everyone is trying to find their place in the new world - Morgan le Fey's world.

But the fairy queen finds herself cemented within humanity and struggling with human emotions, and her right-hand-man, Lucifer, has secrets which are causing fissions among every race.

Meanwhile, Karl and Elena struggle with their powers, Katarra delivers an important message, and two men will stop at nothing to protect their unborn child - the Messiah of the New Age - and the woman they love.

Far to the east, the fallen Archangel Michael is fighting for the one he holds above all others.

The Last Dragon is about to rise and seal everyone's future, which depends solely on its survival ... or its extinction.

Book Prequel: Wilted - Review
Book One: The Witching Pen - Review
Book Two: The Sands of Time - Review
Book Three: The Demon Bride - Review

I was sooo glad that there was another book after The Demon Bride.  There still seemed to be more story to tell, and while The Last Dragon isn't a romance, it really completed the series and the romances from the first three books as well.  The story tells us of the coming of the dragons, what it means to all the races, and the history of earth, hell and heaven.  Quite a lot to fit into one book.

Since there is so much going on there was a lot of jumping around.  There were a few times that it got confusing, but Dianna Hardy did a great job of merging the stories together in an easy to follow type of way.  I was surprised at how everything was wrapped up and amazed at how inventive her story ended.  It was not what anyone in the book (or the reader) expected.

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Review: The Demon Bride (The Witching Pen #3) by Dianna Hardy

Title: The Demon Bride (The Witching Pen #3)
Author: Dianna Hardy
Source: Self-Purchased
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: Novel
Release Date: December 3, 2014
Reviewed by: Jasmyn

Rating - 5
Sexual - 4

Two thousand and eleven years after the birth of the Failed One, the Witching Pen will be
made manifest on Earth by the Great Shanka Witch of the Old Scrolls. By her hand, the Earth will rumble and shatter, and all dimensions will bleed into one.

The true purpose of the Witching Pen has been revealed, and it must be destroyed before an apocalyptic prophecy comes true. There's just one problem -- the Pen is indestructible.

As everyone searches for much needed answers, Elena lays down plans for a radical mission to save her mother from the Shanka's shadow world.

Meanwhile, Mary has finally discovered who she really is, and what that means for the human race.

What Mary doesn't know, is that Gwain has been searching for her for over ten thousand years, and had lost all hope of finding her. Now that he has her, he's faced with an impossible choice: does he save the woman who altered his very existence, or does he sacrifice her to save mankind?

Book One: The Witching Pen - Review
Book Two: The Sands of Time - Review 

The Demon Bride was an amazing book.  Mary has been sucked through a strange portal and Gwain took off after her without consulting with anyone.  He senses that she is something more that what she seems and is shocked to discover who she really is.

We get to meet a lot of new big players in this one - Abbadon, Archangel Michael, and some of the mysterious fae themselves.  As prophecies begin to unfold and new ones are brought to life, the entire world as we know it is in for quite the wake up call - and Mary and Gwain seem to be at the heart of it all.  Their romance is an interesting one that has been unfolding for far longer than anyone realizes.  Their history and future is one of the most romantic things I've ever seen.  And at the end I wanted to scream, cry, and cheer for them.

We can't forget about Elena and Karl, and Amy and Pueblo though.  They all have an important part in the story as well.  Amy has been feeling out of sorts since she was returned, and the reasons why are exciting and a little disconcerting.  Her part of the story plays almost as important a role as our main characters.

Karl and Elena are on a mission to save Elena's mother from the Shanka realm.  This is a more minor part of the story, but triggers many of the other events.  I loved how Dianna Hardy keeps all the players in active roles throughout each book.  We never have to really say good-bye to them at the end.  There is a spin-off that is more of an urban fantasy that I just started, and I'm hoping that it can live up to the standard this book just set.

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Review: The Sands of Time (The Witching Pen #2) by Dianna Hardy

Review: The Sands of Time (The Witching Pen #2)
Author: Dianna Hardy
Source: Self - Purchase
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: Novel
Release Date: December 3, 2013
Reviewed by: Jasmyn

Rating - 4
Sexual - 3

Seven days ago, Elizabeth May tried to commit suicide. She was found by Paul, her
husband, who took her under his wing and back to their home. But the attempted suicide is not Elizabeth's main problem - Elizabeth can't remember who she is, or a single thing about her life beyond the past week.

Plagued by nightmares about a familiar black panther, and a terrifying snow leopard, she is convinced that the dreams are trying to show her something important, and is determined to regain her memories, one way or another.

Meanwhile, Pueblo - the demon blood-bonded to the witch, Amy - is going insane trying to find her. Amy disappeared one week ago, and it seems not even their bond is strong enough to penetrate whatever magic hides her.

As Pueblo enlists the help of angels and demons alike, Elizabeth begins to piece together parts of her forgotten life. But what she uncovers may just have her wanting to turn away from who she really is ... for good.

Book One: The Witching Pen - Review

I was really excited to see the Pueblo would be one of the main characters in Sands of Time.  I fell in love with him in The Witching Pen and couldn't wait to see what happened with him and Amy.  Amy was kidnapped right at the end of book one, and now everyone is on the hunt to find her.  Pueblo shouldn't have a problem tracking her down by their blood bond, but where ever she has been taken, hides her even from him.

Most of the story seems to be told by Elizabeth May - she is the piece of the puzzle that holds everything together in this story.  She knows that something isn't right - she's knows that the life she is living isn't her own, but she's not sure how it happened or what to do about it.  Her struggle was hard to watch at times as she tried to make her current feelings match what she had been told about her life.

There is a lot happening around Elena as well.  She is still new to her new powers, and needs Karl to help keep her balanced.  But when something happens to Mary as well, we find a new hero ready to save the day.  While this was a great story, there is a time paradox involved and I always struggle with those a little bit.

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Review: The Witching Pen (The Witching Pen #1) by Dianna Hardy and Wilted (The Witching Pen Prequel)

Title: The Witching Pen (The Witching Pen #1)
Author: Dianna Hardy
Source: Self Purchased
Length: Novel
Release Date: December 3, 2013
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Reviewed by: Jasmyn

Rating - 4
Sexual - 3

It's hard being the most powerful witch on the planet. It's even harder when you're a
twenty-five year old virgin who'll lose all of that power the moment you sleep with someone ... that's why Elena's never slept with her best friend and flatmate, Karl, despite the true feelings they harbour for each other.

Elena's about to discover that there are even more difficult things in life to deal with. One of them comes in the form of a pen she discovers one day, a pen that allows anything she writes to come to pass...

Suddenly, it's not just her powers or her heart that's at stake, but her very soul, as a dream demon with a seductive pull uses the pen to try and turn her away from her reality, and from Karl.

But the pen is just the beginning. Everything Elena has believed in is a lie, and her world is about to fall apart...

Poor Elena - the most powerful witch in existence and she can't have the one thing she really wants.  Her best friends Karl has been in love with her since they were kids and she thinks she may be in love with him as well.  Too bad she can't do anything about it.  But that's nothing when a demon starts to visit your dreams and uses your body to do horrible things while you're sleeping.

Elena and Karl need to figure out what is going on - and fast - before Elena is forced to give herself to one of the creepiest bad guys I've read.  He's determined to make Elena his, but not for any good reason.  Elena and Karl begin to dig into Elena's past and find some pretty amazingly scary stuff.  And it's no longer just Elena that's as risk - if the demon gets what it wants, the whole world could be in danger.

There are some witchy friends and some other demonic types that  play a big role in the story - I really loved Pueblo and was happy to see his name mentioned on the blurb for book two.  Lots and lots of stuff happens for such a short novel, and there were a few times it got a little too rushed for me - especially the part right after the explosion (you'll know it when you read it).  The ending is one big massive cluster of awesome though.  I had to read it a couple times just to let it all sink in.

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Title: Wilted (The Witching Pen #0.5)

Author: Dianna Hardy

Source: Amazon Free

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Length: Short Story

Release Date: December 3, 3013

Reviewed by: Jasmyn

Rating - 4

Sexual - 1

(This story takes place ten years before the events of The Witching Pen.)


Fifteen-year-old Elena hides her magical abilities from everyone, except her best friend, Karl. Inseparable since they were very young, they've always shared everything together, including the darkest parts of their lives.

Elena's beginning to realise that her feelings for Karl are growing into something more. But her mother's about to drop a bombshell on her – one that will change the course of her life, and heart, forever.

This was a nice little addition to The Witching Pen.  It covers a short, but very important,  period of time in Elena and Karl's past.  The events are referenced several times in book one and it was fun to see how and why they became so important to both of them.

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Review: Heart of the Wolf (Eye of the Storm #3) by Dianna Hardy

Title: Heart of the Wolf (Eye of the Storm #3)

Author: Dianna Hardy
Source: Author Request
Genre: Paranormal Romance, Menage
Length: Novel
Release Date: January17, 2014
Reviewed by: Jasmyn

Rating - 5
Sexual - 4

The third book in the erotic, dark paranormal fantasy series, Eye Of The Storm.

Lydia becomes ever closer to her three mates. However, with unrest all around, she is struggling to keep her wolves together for her first full moon, just twenty-four hours away.

A trip back home for Ryan could bring much needed support for them all, but at what cost?

As The Trident close in on Ryan's pack, the pack itself becomes divided over Lydia's presence and Lawrence is encouraged to return as the Alpha. But they don't know his secret, and he's doubtful of his ability to protect them. Can he fulfil his rightful role, or will his efforts prove fatal?

Meanwhile, among the arid plains of Egypt, in a long-forgotten city, one man is pitting himself against the beast inside him in order to find salvation, only to realise, so much more is at stake than his soul.

(Notes: Book three of a series - it is highly recommended that the books are read in order. This is an adult, paranormal fantasy containing scenes of explicit sexual content and some violence, entwined with romantic elements. Written in British English.)

Book One: Releasing the Wolf
Book Two: Cry of the Wolf

In book one we get to watch Lydia fall in love Ryan and are introduced to the werewolves of Surrey.  In book two we get to watch Lydia fall in love with Taylor and learn more about his very sad past.  In book three we get to know Lawrence better.  Lawrence is the hard ass that has been resisting the mating bond with Lydia throughout the series so far.  His past is incredible tragic - but Lydia knows that if she just keeps trying she can break through his walls and set him free - she hopes.

But all is not well in the Surrey pack.  Lydia's presence is causing rifts that lead to a few wolves making horrible decisions.  I really wanted to yell at them through the pages and tell them it just wasn't going to end well for them!  This book brought out a gazillion different emotions for me.  Please be warned that it is much darker compared to the first two and pushes the limits a few times, but it never really crosses any lines.

On top of the pack turmoil, the Trident is determined to take the pack out.  The side story of Amil from book two continues, but I'm not sure where she was going with it, but she definitely has me wondering what's going on with him.  I'm sure we'll find out more in book 4 (October 2014).  With the Trident's very clever plan falling into place, Dianna Hardy had my heart racing wondering if all my people were going to make it!!!  It was incredibly suspenseful and very memorable climatic scene.

At the end of the book I literally had to take a moment and just sit and think "Holy crap!"  This was a brilliant addition to the series and I am desperately wanting more.

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Book Tour and Giveaway: The Witching Pen series by Dianna Hardy

Dianna Hardy combines a titillating mix of paranormal romance and urban fantasy into her writing to bring you stories that are action-packed, fast-paced and not short of heat, with the focus on both character development and the plot. She writes both full-length novels and short fiction. All further info can be found at diannahardy.com

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In the Witching Pen series, witches, angels, demons, Heaven and Hell all come together in a dizzying story of friendship, love, forgiveness and trust.

The Witching Pen (Book One):

It's hard being the most powerful witch on the planet. It's even harder when you're a twenty-five year old virgin who'll lose all of that power the moment you sleep with someone ... that's why Elena's never slept with her best friend and flatmate, Karl, despite the true feelings they harbour for each other.

Elena's about to discover that there are even more difficult things in life to deal with. One of them comes in the form of a pen she discovers one day, a pen that allows anything she writes to come to pass...

Suddenly, it's not just her powers or her heart that's at stake, but her very soul, as a dream demon with a seductive pull uses the pen to try and turn her away from her reality, and from Karl.

But the pen is just the beginning. Everything Elena has believed in is a lie, and her world is about to fall apart...

BBPR review of The Witching Pen:  Book One

The Last Dragon, which is released on 4^th October, concludes the wild adventures of these characters.

BBPR review of The Witching Pen:  Book One

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Review: Cry of the Wolf by Dianna Hardy

Title: Cry of the Wolf - Eye of the Storm #2
Author: Dianna Hardy
Source: Author Request
Genre: Paranormal Romance - Werewolf
Length: Novel
Release Date: April 18, 2013
Reviewed by: Jasmyn

The full moon is a week away, and although Lydia is as excited as it gets to run as a wolf for the first time, she is also fighting to keep her independence while trying to understand her role in the lives of the three males that have come to rule hers: compassionate, tender Taylor; impetuous, fun-loving Ryan and distant, cold Lawrence.

There's also a fourth man in Lydia's life.  Brendan, her previous "friend with benefits", is tirelessly searching for her.  He's about to uncover things that should be kept hidden.

However, the testosterone surrounding her is the last thing she should be worrying about.  Her family bear truths about her heritage she's not ready to face...she may not have a choice, because the greatest danger to them all comes from within.  The past never stays buried for long, and among the shadows of their species it is rising with a vengeance, threatening to tear their pack apart for good.

Review: Releasing the Wolf by Dianna Hardy

Title: Releasing the Wolf
Author: Dianna Hardy
Source: Author Request
Genre: Urban Fantasy with some romance
Length: Novella
Release Date: November 27, 2012
Reviewer: Jasmyn

Lydia Martin has always had dreams, the weirdest and hottest of the all involving a faceless, muscle-bound man that speaks like sin and smells like sex.  Like any sane person, she always put the dreams down to an overactive imagination, coupled with a higher than average libido.

One night, however, instead of their usual, erotic encounters, she finds him in her dream, chained to a wall and screaming in pain.  Not only that, but she thinks she recognizes the building he's being held captive in as one that's just a few streets away.

Awaking with an irrepressible need to save her fantasy lover, Lydia decides to humor her dream self and head on over to where she thinks he's imprisoned.

What unfolds is beyond even her wildest imaginings, as she's sucked into a dangerous and deadly world she never knew existed...and it turns out that the man who inhabits her darkest fantasies, isn't the only one that needs releasing.

Guest author Dianna Hardy

The Journey of The Witching Pen

by Dianna Hardy

www.diannahardy.com

When I first wrote The Witching Pen, I wrote it for no one but me. I published it because I wanted to publish a whole story. It was in my mind that there would be at least three books to this paranormal romance series, but in my head, I was writing it for my enjoyment only. I sent it off to review sites, but in all honesty, I never thought anyone would like it that much. Karl and Elena (book one) are lovely, but not the norm for paranormal romance nowadays – certainly not adult paranormal romance – they’re far too sweet! Lol.

I was pleasantly surprised at the response to this book, and to this couple. Actually, I was blown away. People still liked “sweet”?

When I began to write the second book, The Sands of Time, I had an unexpected small fan base. I was no longer writing a book just for me. Amy and Pueblo (book two) were always going to be much more spicy and hot than Karl and Elena – that was clear from when we meet them in book one – but I knew I wanted a hell of plot for book two, and I also knew that their relationship would never be clear-cut. In order for book three to work, I also had to develop yet another couple in book two, and kick-start their relationship. I didn’t know how people would take to any of that. This series was turning into … not completely a romance, although at its core it still was.

I was once again taken aback by the response I got for The Sands Of Time. The plot took readers by surprise, my fan base grew a little bigger and people really took to the third couple, Mary and Gwain. I only gave them a taste of Mary and Gwain in book two, but now I had more people waiting for book three.

Guest romance author Dianna Hardy + giveaway!

The Time To Be Independent.

by Dianna Hardy

www.diannahardy.com

Whatever you think about Fifty Shades Of Grey, it cannot be argued that its success has brought, not just romance, but super-steamy / erotic romance into the limelight. Something that was closet is now mainstream.

As an independent author, I have to say that I’ve noticed a difference in attitude and my readership since that book was picked up by commercial publishers. Friends and acquaintances, who would never have asked about my books before, suddenly are asking.

When I wrote The Witching Pen (paranormal romance) one year ago, the fact that I wrote sex scenes in a book that would otherwise have been mainstream, simply counted it out of the running for any kind of acknowledgement from general readers. Now… there’s never been a better time to be an independent author. One by one, self-published authors are finding themselves picked up by big publishers, but more than that, they are finding that their readership is growing because of a new acceptability and accessibility within the mind and public consciousness, that wasn’t there before.

Laurie’s upcoming Indie Romance Convention is another example of how now is the time to be independent, if you were ever going to try.

From The Witching Pen (book one of The Witching Pen Novellas) to this third book out today, The Demon Bride, my writing life has been one fast-paced, amazing journey that I hope continues to grow stronger every day.

The Witching Pen Novellas are available in digital and paperback format. All info and buy links can be found on the series website The Witching Pen Novellas.

The Demon Bride

(Book Three of The Witching Pen Novellas)

Two thousand and eleven years after the birth of the Failed One, the Witching Pen will be made manifest on Earth by the Great Shanka Witch of the Old Scrolls. By her hand, the Earth will rumble and shatter, and all dimensions will bleed into one.

The true purpose of the Witching Pen has been revealed, and it must be destroyed before an apocalyptic prophecy comes true. There's just one problem – the Pen is indestructible.

As everyone searches for much needed answers, Elena lays down plans for a radical mission to save her mother from the Shanka's shadow world.

Meanwhile, Mary has finally discovered who she really is, and what that means for the human race.

What Mary doesn't know, is that Gwain has been searching for her for over ten thousand years, and had lost all hope of finding her. Now that he has her, he's faced with an impossible choice: does he save the woman who altered his very existence, or does he sacrifice her to save mankind? 

The Demon Bride eBook is released TODAY in Amazon stores and Smashwords (other retailers to follow). All download links can be found at Dianna’s website.

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Dianna Hardy is a multi-genre author of paranormal things, dark things, poetic things, sexy things, taboo things, and sometimes funny things. She writes about witches, demons and angels. All info about her books can be found on her website DiannaHardy.com

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ARC Review The Demon Bride by Dianna Hardy

Title: The Demon Bride (The Witching Pen Novellas, #3)

Author: Dianna Hardy

Source: Request

Genre: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance

Length: Novel (approx 280pgs)

Published by Satin Smoke Press

Release Date August 31, 2012

 Two thousand and eleven years after the birth of the Failed One, the Witching Pen will be made manifest on Earth by the Great Shanka Witch of the Old Scrolls. 

By her hand, the Earth will rumble and shatter, and all dimensions will bleed into one.

The true purpose of the Witching Pen has been revealed, and it must be destroyed before an apocalyptic prophecy comes true. There's just one problem -- the Pen is indestructible.

As everyone searches for much needed answers, Elena lays down plans for a radical mission to save her mother from the Shanka's shadow world.

Meanwhile, Mary has finally discovered who she really is, and what that means for the human race.

What Mary doesn't know, is that Gwain has been searching for her for over ten thousand years, and had lost all hope of finding her. Now that he has her, he's faced with an impossible choice: does he save the woman who altered his very existence, or does he sacrifice her to save mankind?

Review The Witching Pen by Dianna Hardy

Title The Witching Pen (The Witching Pen Novellas)
Author Dianna Hardy
Source Author requested review
Genre Paranormal romance- witch
Length Novella

Book One of The Witching Pen Novellas

Elena is a witch with a very special gift. She can make stories come to life with a pen. When she discovers that imagination can become reality at the stroke of her nib, she thinks it's the best thing to have ever happened … until she meets Nathaniel. With an inexplicable hypnotic hold over her, he is a demon with a familiar face that lurks in the shadows of her world, impervious to her 'witching pen', and determined to make her create the world as he would have it – with her at his side.

In order to prevent the creation of a demon dimension on Earth, and to keep her soul intact, Elena must uncover all of Nathaniel's secrets to overcome him. But what she uncovers only seems to draw her further into his world and to the demon himself, and when the final stone is turned, what she discovers could be the very thing that ends up killing her...

Publisher's Notes:-

Book length: novella (37,000+ words)

The Witching Pen is a quirky, fast-paced, adult paranormal romance, with a "Buffy-esque", urban fantasy undertone.

Rating 4 1/2

Throw everything you think about novellas out the door on this one. I was really impressed with this story.  You get a huge storyline with surprises spite the 67 pgs. You also get a good romance and one sex scene. Oh, I almost forgot you get a lot of sexual tension between these two also so you don’t miss out on the romance. I really like how the author went about writing how the pen works and the demons. This is an excellent story and quite differs from most paranormal romance stories. The book blurb really doesn’t do it justice so please don’t pay it too much mind . 

Elena is a witch that lives with her best friend which by happens to be a guy named Karl. Karl has loved Elena since they were teens. He knows her secrets inside and out. He just has to make her see that she can trust him with her power. These two have to learn how to love and trust each other in order to stop the demon Nathaniel from getting Elena’s power. Before the end Karl finds out he is something special too. 

Karl and Elena are great together the only thing I wished would have happened was the sex scene would have went a tad slower with Elena being a virgin.

Great characters and a great romance story, I highly recommend this one to anyone who loves witches and surprises.