Petra W. Field has a problem. Her guests are to arrive within the hour, but her rug is covered in enchanted magic blood. She cannot let people see it; she doesn't even know how it got there and certainly couldn't answer the questions that would be asked. No amount of scrubbing has gotten rid of the stain, so Petra decides to call in the professionals - a cleaning company specializing in magic. There should be plenty around. Seattle is magic central, after all. Someone should be available to help her, that is, if she can navigate the automated call system and talk to a real person. But will even magic remove the stain? What is magic blood doing on her new rug and how did it get there? And what does the wizard Vorador have underneath those flowing emerald robes?

Vorador has never had his magic go astray as it does in Petra's presence. He has never felt so inept since he began his training. Every spell he conducts has the potential to go wrong. Yet, he cannot wish that they had never met, for he is drawn to Petra in a way he has not been drawn to any other. Besides which, her rug may be the key to help solve the mystery of Medora's attempted murder – as well as potentially providing the ingredient to bring Medora back to the land of the living, rather than the limbo plain he is currently sustaining her on. Can he trust Petra? Who is the murder culprit? Can Vorador stop Petra from continually setting his body ablaze – in more ways than one?

Garthia Anderson's Spellbound In Seattle is a marvelous mixture of magic, mystery and mayhem! Whilst Petra is a non-magical individual, she has an amazing ability to affect others' magic – detrimentally! Thanks to Vorador's affinity with fire, Petra also keeps setting Vorador alight whenever she speaks a 'flaming' curse. How many can you think of? All of the characters in this novel are fabulously and fully developed, even Medora who is mostly absent (she's in a coma) and the villain. There is a plot twist or two, and magic is interlaced throughout. The storyline is well thought and excellently paced, and engages the reader. You will not find yourself bored; just the opposite. You will keep reading; you won't be able to do anything but. Spellbound In Seattle is a fun, original read that is a must for any paranormal lover. Garthia Anderson has written a simply magical tale.


Reviewed by: Elizabeth