by: C.S. Edwards
Series: The Witch Doctors
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: June 20, 2022
Publisher: C.S. Edwards
Did you hear what happened when a witch doctor met a witchologist in a bar? Well, mayhem ensued! What else did you expect? It's all because everyone had too many Gnome Island Iced Teas, not to mention the cloud of intoxicating glitter that put everyone under the table even if they didn't drink a drop. But the real punch line in that fateful tale were the two potion-filled arrow toting cupids. For one witch, after that night, stuff got real.
You see, the witch doctor was none other than the famous apothecary and alchemist, Betsy Babington. She's a celebrity! Famous, successful, single, and... bored. Before she walked into that bar, Betsy was itching to change things up. So, she enlisted her coven of misfits and two mischievous cherubs to make a rogue love potion recipe — destined to be the next big thing in her famous potions brand. She never once thought about making Love Potion#999 for herself! Definitely not! Well, maybe she did, just a little...
For the whole truth, you'll have to read the story. All I can really say is some magical historians have said Betsy Babington's tangle with the trouble of Love Potion #999 was like opening Pandora's box. Now that was a little extreme. For the folks who were there, it was more like a weekend in Vegas.
With A Witch & A Smile, the first tale of the series, is the story of a single mom, Betty – who just happens to be a Witch Doctor Dentist. She’s dedicated her whole life to her daughter, Birdie, and recovering magical teeth from all the creatures in the magical universe. But she’s an outcast of sorts. The dentist who didn’t exactly live up to her Witch Doctor family’s famous name. So, she disappeared and settled down in the sweet sanctuary of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, where rabbit shifters, gnomes, and the ‘real’ tooth fairies live in peace. Betty is trying desperately to keep her tiny witch doctor daughter safe and small forever. But, of course, along comes trouble in all the unexpected places! Together, with her odd-ball crew – which includes Ginger, her goldendoodle familiar, who is honestly no help because she only communicates by singing songs; Gnomelder, King of the rock gnomes, has only one slight disadvantage, no one can understand what he’s saying; and Molar the actual King of the tooth fairies—he’s a King so, yeah, enough said – they have to prevent a magical world tragedy.... and maybe, just maybe, Betty - the outcast witch doctor dentist changes her life... and gets another chance at love - yeah, there’s this guy, it’s a long story.
Love Potion #999, book 2 in the Witch Doctors Series is a fun romp with a sassy cast of characters; a whole lot like my twenties. You see, Betsy Babington hales from the same famous witch doctor family as Betty (her sister). But Betsy’s not an outcast. She’s has risen to the height of success and fame. She’s the brains and name behind the famous Babington’s Best brand of potions, which are more like beauty products than life altering magical mixtures. Together with a circle of misfit friends, that are also her co-workers, and a couple of troublesome cupids, Betsy seems to be headed for nothing but trouble. The bigger problem is she’s bored, single, and lonely. Being a good witch, Betsy has never stepped out of line. She’s followed every recipe in her father’s master potions book to a tee… until she finds a forbidden love potion and can’t resist the thought of adding it to her collection; and testing it out for herself. That my friends, was a bad idea and causes all sorts of mayhem; including not knowing if she is really in love with the hunky witchologist she met in Arnold’s Bar! Thinking her rogue potion has possessed the man she may or may not love, Betsy and her band of wacky tag-a-longs go on a journey to set things straight!
I’m working on the third book in the Witch Doctors Series – This one is focuses on the brother, Bart! It’s going to be another crazy, fun adventure – just this time from a male perspective. Writing from the viewpoint of the opposite sex is tricky. But I do live in a house with 5 guys (1 husband and 4 sons) – where the girls (1 daughter, myself and Ginger the Goldendoodle) are seriously outnumbered! So, let’s just say I know a thing or two about how men think, act, feel, and talk. I’m having a ton of fun stepping into the mind of a man! This book is bound to be wilder, sexier, and definitely funnier – if you like guy humor. Of course, Bart – the Witch Doctor Cosmetic Surgeon – loves his work more than anything and is happily wedded to his bachelor lifestyle; until he finds the perfect witch that turns everything upside down!!
All the stories in the Witch Doctor series are connected to the Magic and Mayhem Universe by small references to the places, characters and paranormal world in Robyn Peterman’s original Magic and Mayhem series! There’s a whole bunch of authors who write under the M&M world – and they are all funny, romantic stories. If you love this genre, you have to check them out!
She was tired of the same ole same ole. The truth was, Betsy Babington was tired of a lot of things in her life. She was tired of working so hard. She was tired of being famous. Some days, she was tired of being a witch doctor. But most everyday Betsy was tired of being alone. Of course, she had her coven, Ron, Lola, April and Jessica—which she loved. Charles, her ogre bodyguard, was truly like family. Her baby boy cherubs were total stinkers, but she totally adored them. But that one true special someone in her life was missing. She was 135, and single. That fact, coupled with the news of her younger sister falling for a hunky, mysterious, mystic angel, made Betsy jealous. Jealously was not an emotion she was used to having or liked. She’d never been jealous of either of her siblings. Bart and Betty Babington were awesome witch doctors, in their own right. But she had the life to be jealous of—that’s what she used to think. Lately, Betsy Babington felt green with envy at the mention of Betty and Gates, or any couple, and that icky feeling was stuck in her crawl.
A red blush crept across her face — brought on by envy and jealousy. She rubbed her cheek, desperate to temper the color before any member of her coven caught a glimpse of it. Ron, Lola, April and Jessica never noticed. They were oblivious, busy arguing about measurements.
“Not too much honey, that’s the key.” Ron measured the thick gooey liquid in a beaker.
“And just a drop of artemisia. We wouldn’t want to poison anyone.” April fussed. “It’s only for the silver color, anyway.”
Betsy strolled across the room to join her team as she gently folded the loose-leaf paper and tucked it in her lab coat pocket. “April’s right. Artemisia can be dangerous. But not the way we use it to tint the potion. Just a drop and a quarter should be all you need to make the Mirror Me potion sparkle.”
A red blush crept across her face — brought on by envy and jealousy. She rubbed her cheek, desperate to temper the color before any member of her coven caught a glimpse of it. Ron, Lola, April and Jessica never noticed. They were oblivious, busy arguing about measurements.
“Not too much honey, that’s the key.” Ron measured the thick gooey liquid in a beaker.
“And just a drop of artemisia. We wouldn’t want to poison anyone.” April fussed. “It’s only for the silver color, anyway.”
Betsy strolled across the room to join her team as she gently folded the loose-leaf paper and tucked it in her lab coat pocket. “April’s right. Artemisia can be dangerous. But not the way we use it to tint the potion. Just a drop and a quarter should be all you need to make the Mirror Me potion sparkle.”
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I was born in Ashland, Kentucky, the youngest of three children, and grew up in the small Eastern Kentucky town of Inez. I moved to Lexington to finish high school. Attending Transylvania University for two years, before graduating from Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia - with a degree in Economics - go figure! After a stint in New York City, I moved back home to Kentucky and have since built my life around family.
Living just outside of Cincinnati with my husband, Sean, and our five amazing kids, and a precious goldendoodle, I work hard to find time to balance family, work, and writing.
My first passion is weaving mysteries and I'm working on several new fiction projects now. This past year, I also found great joy in creating useful journals, trackers, and planners. I have big plans for publishing more of these creative notebooks in the future! As always, I cannot wait to share my next novel with you. I hope you enjoy, and welcome hearing from you!
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