Reviewed by Carol Crigger, November 2016.Īuthor of Three Seconds to Thunder and Four Furlongs. Well-written, with intriguing characters, I think you’ll find this a fine story to while away an evening or two. It will take all the Catalain women and their collective powers to finally put the murder to rest and save their family. Lastly in this story, although certainly not the least, is Tara, Jasmine’s daughter.ĭanger gathers around these women as a swarm of serpents awakens in an earthen hideout and prepares to take over the city to complete a twenty-five year cycle. Jasmine, who, due to a traumatic incident in her childhood totally refutes her magic, and Katrine, who ran all the way to England to escape it. First is Velda, where the story begins, then Ursula, who is central to the murder. And the twelve-year-old murderer, though innocent in intent (remember the power of persuasion aspect) has lived almost her whole life consumed by guilt.Įach woman in this story has her own chapters, so readers are brought into the plot with varying viewpoints. The problem is, the one murdered won’t stay dead. Sometimes it seems as small as an overdose of charming sexuality, sometimes a capability to see the future, and sometimes, as we see as the story opens, it is the power of persuasion strong enough to cause murder. Each woman, whether the eldest, now a great-grandmother, or the youngest, a teenager not yet understanding her inborn powers, has a particular magic.
The Catalain women share more than a bloodline.
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