Review Tour + #Giveaway: The Winter Sorcerer and the Summer Witch by D. Lieber @AuthorDLieber @GoddessFish

THE WINTER SORCERER AND THE SUMMER WITCH

D. Lieber

GENRE: Fantasy Romance

BLURB:

Modern witches from rival factions. A marriage of convenience. Spells and sparks fly in this slice-of-life fantasy romance.

Whittaker Crawford is the perfect winter sorcerer—practical and self-reliant—but his quiet life is turned upside down when his grandfather gives him an ultimatum. If he wants to inherit the ancestral home he’s spent years restoring, he has to get married. In need of cheering up, his friend convinces him to do something dangerous: crash a summer witch party.

Clover Bronwen is an average summer witch—free-spirited and optimistic. But lately she has longed for a change. A masked stranger at a Halloween party is just the sort of intrigue she’s looking for.

The centuries-old feud between the summer and winter factions may no longer be an all-out war, but their rivalry and disdain are still very much alive. As Whit and Clover adjust to one another, their bonds with family and friends fray. How much are they willing to sacrifice for an enemy they just met?

Excerpt:

With a sudden gust of wintry wind, the warm campfire was blown out, and everyone was plunged into darkness.

Gasps and murmurs traveled through the group. “A bad omen,” someone whispered near Whit over the sound of Alexandre’s snickering.

Of course, Alexandre wasn’t about to let an opening like that go.

“Don’t worry,” the Swedish Chef said. “Even the darkest night comes to an end. Take the hands of those on either side of you.”

Whit took Alexandre’s hand and squeezed it in warning. That’s enough. Even if their magic is waning, they could mess us up with this many of them here. We aren’t at full power either.

Whit stiffened as a jolt ran through him when the woman on his other side slipped her hand into his.

Her hand was small and thin but warm.

“Fear not the darkness, fear not the night,” the Swedish Chef said.

Everyone else, including Whit and Alexandre repeated his words.

“We spark this fire with inner light.”

As everyone repeated the spell, the magic of the summer witch holding Whit’s hand flowed into him. It was heady and intoxicating like a humid rain in a garden bursting with violets, lilies, orchids, and gardenias. The sweetness of honey and plum were mellowed by the depth of amber and vanilla. Whit’s head spun as her magic filled him with giddiness.

He turned his head toward her while the fire sparked back to life, reawakened by the collective magic.

Her face tilted up at him, and their eyes met in the dim flicker of the fire’s glow.

My Review:

The Winter Sorcerer and the Summer Witch is a very engaging story that kept me glued to the pages as I followed Clover and Whit’s journey. The union of a Winter Sorcerer and a Summer Witch getting together could spell significant trouble for both. Since Winter and Summer witches do not get along, this makes for an intriguing tale. 

Whit loved his grandfather's house and believed when the time came he would inherit it. But his grandfather informed him that this would not happen. Whit had spent many years learning about the house and how to maintain it. 

The reason is that Whit is not married and, therefore, has no heirs. He has dedicated considerable time to learning everything he can about the house and how to maintain it.

His grandfather eventually relented and told him that if he married before returning from his vacation, he would leave him the house. Whit had no idea how he would ever convince someone to marry him that quickly, but he was determined to try.

His friend convinces him to attend a summer witch party. Clover and Whit stand beside each other at the party and are instantly attracted to each other as the magic begins to flow between them.

I highly encourage you to obtain a copy of The Winter Sorcerer and the Summer Witch today!

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

D. Lieber has a wanderlust that would make a butterfly envious. When she isn’t planning her next physical adventure, she’s recklessly jumping from one fictional world to another. Her love of reading led her to earn a Bachelor’s in English from Wright State University.

Beyond her skeptic and slightly pessimistic mind, Lieber wants to believe. She has been many places—from Canada to England, France to Italy, Germany to Russia—believing that a better world comes from putting a face on “other.” She is a romantic idealist at heart, always fighting to keep her feet on the ground and her head in the clouds.

Lieber lives in Wisconsin with her husband (John) and cats (Yin and Nox).

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Giveaway:

$10 Bookshop gift card

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