When the Moon is New is one of three short stories in the anthology Para-Naughty, a collection of tales about curvy woman and the men who adore them.

Grant Evans is hopelessly lost. His seemingly clear directions have confused and befuddled him, and he is close to giving up hope when he spies a small house. Perhaps inside he can find someone to point him in the right direction so that he can make his way to town to cover a vacation for his bakery-owning relatives.

Herbalist and witch Morlana is intrigued and very interested in the hunky, lost man who shows up on her doorstep one evening. So intrigued, in fact, that she makes him the object of her affection and casts a love spell on him. But she’s got to kiss him for it to work, and soon, she finds that binding him to her by deceitful means isn’t really what she wants...

Misty Simon’s When the Moon is New is a sexy and sweet erotic tale about a man, a witch, and a nosy, affectionate cat with a penchant for interrupting private interludes. This story is well-written and entertaining, and has enough quirky happenings and sidebar characters to make it interesting. Witches and bakers of the world, unite!

Reviewed by: Michelle