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Never Been Witched (Starfall Point 3) by Molly Harper-review

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Never Been Witched (Starfall Point 3) by Molly Harper-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 12, 2025

Shy, sunshiney small-town antiques expert and full-time witch-slash-ghost wrangler catches feelings for the charming, perfectly polished customer in an expensive suit as they work together to renovate his family’s historic (and definitely haunted) hotel.

Alice Seastairs is in a precarious position for a witch—isolated from her coven and regretting a lot of her choices. Keeping herself from her sisters is the only way she can protect them from a threat only she knows is coming. While Alice should be searching for the final missing Welling locks and protecting the ghostly residents of Shaddow House, she distracts herself with a job offer from Collin Bancroft. Handsome, surprisingly sweet and filthy rich, Collin needs her expertise to restore his historic Duchess Hotel from the previous owner’s ghastly citrus-toned taste. Little does he know, Alice is also the perfect consultant for what to do when you discover a ghost running nightly through the hotel hallways. Spoiler alert: The solution is almost always late night snacking and smooching.

The weight of Alice’s secrets only gets worse when her manipulative grandparents threaten to ruin her relationship with Collin. And because her life isn’t complicated enough, Collin’s delusional ex walks back into his life like she never left. And then there’s the minor problem of an ancient magical family trying to take over Shaddow House, using the ghosts within for who-knows-what to further their nefarious agenda. Alice can only avoid her coven for so long before they come looking for her… She could really use a friend—or a house full of family, both living and dead.

Will Alice break from generational toxic patterns and claim the joy that she deserves? A witch doesn’t kiss and spell…

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REVIEW: NEVER BEEN WITCHED is the third instalment in Molly Harper’s contemporary, adult STARFALL POINT paranormal, mystery series. This is thirty-five year old, witch Alice Seastairs, and hotelier Collin Bancroft’s story line. NEVER BEEN WITCHED can be read as a stand alone but for backstory and cohesion, I recommend reading the series in order as there is an ongoing premise throughout.

SOME BACKGROUND: Months earlier, witch Riley Everett inherited a haunted mansion known as Shaddow House, on Starfall Point, in the Upper Peninsula of Northern Michigan, where she will meet a coven of witches, each with different powers. Each successive generation of witches is tasked with housing/collecting and locking down an assortment of items attached or possessed by its’ late user, eventually housing the antiquities at Shaddow House, where the ghosts of the past will ‘live’ out their ghosthood until it is time to move on.

Told from dual omniscient third person perspectives (Alice and Collin) NEVER BEEN WITCHED follows in the wake of the return and arrival of Collin Bancroft to resume control of the historic Duchess Hotel, previously owned by his late ancestors but Collin never expected to come face to face with Alice Seastairs, in his search for historical oddities and antiquities for Starfall Point island hotel. Alice Seastairs works at her grandparents’ island shop but her life is about to implode with their arrival , and the arrival of several more ghosts. Collin and Alice’s families have a tempestuous history, and in this, our heroine finds herself on the outside looking in as the reality of the supernatural becomes dangerous and dark. Lives are threatened, secrets are revealed, and old loves, desperate to be reunited, reveal a chilling tale of murder and greed.

The world building is detailed and complex as the number of ghosts grows as the coven begins to unearth the truth. Hidden locks and magical powers combine to reveal hundreds of years of madness and death.

The relationship between Alice and Collin begins as a business arrangement turned friendship and more. Collin finds himself pulled between what was and what may be, and in this, Alice is once again, on the outside looking in until Collin comes to terms with his past, betrayal and greed. There are no $ex scenes, everything is implied.

The colorful and supernatural secondary and supporting characters include the return of Alice’s coven: Riley (Edison), Caroline (Ben); ghost mentor and house butler Bert Plover; fountain ghost Eloise; bureau ghost Arthur; attorney Clark Graves; an assortment of ghosts both good and evil, as well as Ben’s children Mina and Josh, handyman Cole, and the introduction of Collin’s hotel assistant Julie, his insufferable ex fiancée Paige, and grieving ghosts Victoria and Samuel. The appearance of Alice’s questionable grandparents Franklin and Marilyn Proctor push Alice towards a different future, and into the arms of our story line hero.

NEVER BEEN WITCHED is a story of magic and murder, power and control, betrayal and vengeance, friendships and family. The character driven premise is entertaining and captivating; the romance is limited , the palpable sexual attraction is missing. The characters are magical and determined.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Witches Get Stuff Done
Big Witch Energy

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Big Witch Energy (Starfall Point 2) by Molly Harper-review

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Big Witch Energy (Starfall Point 2) by Molly Harper-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 12, 2024

If only true love’s kiss could break this curse…

Caroline Wilton is dying to get off Starfall Point, but if she leaves, there’s a good chance she’ll literally die. For centuries, any Wilton who ventured off the island immediately perished in some freak accident. While Caroline has begrudgingly obeyed her family’s curse, she’s never forgiven all that it has cost her. After all, her high school sweetheart left for college and never came back. Until now.

Although Dr. Ben Hoult returned to take over the med clinic, in his heart, he came back for Caroline. Practical, sensible Ben was too stubborn to believe in her curse. But when his own two teenagers meddle their way into coven business, Ben’s eyes are opened to the world of magic. He quickly learns that Caroline and her friends have the power to see ghosts—like the angry woman in eighteen-century garb occupying her family’s tavern with a menacing glare—and boy, do they need managing.

As the witches dig through old spell books for insight, they discover the angry tavern ghost as one of the island’s most sinister legends—information that could be the key to breaking the Wilton curse and giving Caroline the life she’s always wanted with the man she’s always loved.

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REVIEW:BIG WITCH ENERGY is the second instalment in Molly Harper’s contemporary, adult STARFALL POINT paranormal, mystery/suspense series. This is witch Caroline Wilson, and doctor/single father Ben Hoult’s story line BIG WITCH ENERGY can be read as a stand alone but for backstory and cohesion, I recommend reading the series in order as there is an ongoing premise throughout.

Told from dual omniscient third person perspectives (Caroline and Ben) BIG WITCH ENERGY follows the second chance relationship between our story line couple. Caroline and Ben were childhood sweethearts but a curse threatens the Wilson family, and Caroline was unable to leave Starfall Point, sending the man that she loved towards a future with someone else. Fast forward to present day, Dr. Ben Hoult returns to his home town with his two teenaged children in tow, a return that pulls the family into a world of mayhem and magic. Dark magic is taking aim at our story line heroine, and with the help of Ben’s children Mina and Josh, Caroline will discover the truth about a family curse that goes back hundreds of years. What ensues is the rebuilding relationship between Caroline and Ben, and the potential fall-out as the past refuses to let go of a perceived betrayal.

The world building follows the rekindling relationship between our story line couple, and the revelations that Ben’s children discover the truth about their connection to Starfall Point

The relationship between Ben and Caroline is one of second chances. Unable to leave Starfall Point, Caroline pushed Ben Hoult out of her life but never out of her heart or mind
Ben’s return home comes with the addition of his children, and the position of Starfall Point’s new doctor, and the possbility of a new chance at a happily ever after. The $ex scenes are all implied.

The secondary and supporting characters include Caroline’s coven: Riley (Edison) and Alice; ghost mentor and house butler Plover; attorney Clark; an assortment of ghosts, as well as the introduction of Caroline’s parents Gert and Denny; brothers Will and Wally; Ben’s children Mina and Josh, and handyman Cole.

BIG WITCH ENERGY is a story of magic, betrayal and vengeance, family and forgiveness, acceptance and love . The character driven premise is enchanting and magical; the characters are determined and dynamic; the romance is subtle.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one WITCHES GET STUFF DONE

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WITCHES GET STUFF DONE (Starfall Point 1) by Molly Harper-review

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WITCHES GET STUFF DONE (Starfall Point 1) by Molly Harper

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 5, 2023

Juggling newfound witchy powers, a house full of ghosts, and verbal battles with the handsome local librarian is almost too much for a new witch to manage. A new witch with a coven, however, can get so much more done…

From the moment Riley Everett set foot in Starfall Point, magic bubbled inside of her. But with only her late aunt’s journals and a cantankerous live-in ghost butler to instruct her on all things witchy—including her newly inherited Victorian haunted house—Riley seeks out a coven for sisterhood and support. The last person she expects to be drawn to is the town’s frustrating, yet ridiculously attractive head librarian.

Edison Held knows almost everything there is to know about Starfall Point, but Shaddow House was always off-limits, thanks to its elusive owner. If he can convince the new owner, Riley, to let him take a peek inside, there’s so much he could learn. But as he gets closer to Riley, he’s fascinated by her dazzling wit and fiery spirit. Edison will do whatever he can to help Riley keep her family legacy alive, especially if it means spending more time with the captivating new witch in town.

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REVIEW: WITCHES GET STUFF DONE is the first instalment in Molly Harper’s contemporary, adult STARFALL POINT paranormal, mystery/suspense series focusing on Riley Everett, librarian Edison Held, and the newly formed witch’s coven of Starfall Point.

Told from omniscient dual third person perspectives (Riley and Edison) WITCHES GET STUFF DONE sets the tone for the Starfall Point Series. An invite from her aunt Nora, sends Riley Everett to the Upper Peninsula in Northern Michigan where our heroine will discover her aunt has passed, and she is the sole heir to a haunted mansion known as Shaddow House. Riley Everett will learn she comes from a long line of powerful witches, and each successive generation is tasked with housing/collecting and locking down an assortment of items attached or possessed by its’ late user but Riley is unaware of her heritage, and is about to be thrown to the proverbial wolves as she encounters a house full of objects, each with an attachment to someone dead and gone. Meanwhile, a chance and sickly encounter on the ferry to Starfall Point with a stranger is the beginning of a new relationship when said stranger is the man with whom Riley will fall in love. What ensues is the building relationship between Riley and Edison; the introduction of Shaddow House ghost butler and Riley’s mentor Plover; Riley’s new coven members- Caroline, Natalie and Alice; and the potential fall-out as someone is targeting Riley, and the house in which she will come to love.

The world building reveals some of the background of Shaddow House: its’ purpose, its’ inhabitants; and Riley’s job to oversee the attachment objects and the ghosts to which each belongs, and to free the ghosts who wish to move on. As the story unfolds, Riley will be tasked with locating nine ‘locks’, locks that someone else is desperate to find.

The relationship between Riley and Edison begins acrimoniously. Riley struggled with severe motion sickness, and the ferry ride to Starfall Point leaves much to be desired but someone else has occupied the lone bathroom stall, and Riley is about to come face to face with her future in the guise of Edison Held. Edison has loved and lost but struggles to move forward from the ghost of his own past. The $ex scenes are passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Riley’s coven: Caroline and Alice; ghost mentor and house butler Plover; ghost Natalie; library employees Margaret and Kyle; attorney Clark, and an assortment of townies and ghosts who come in and out of Riley’s life.

WITCHES GET STUFF DONE is a story of ghosts and magic, secrets and revelations; obsession, determination, greed and power. The slow building premise is intriguing, entertaining and engaging but dragged in spots as the author set the stage for future story lines; the characters are energetic, sassy, determined and interesting; the romance is a bit of an issue. I didn’t feel any palpable attraction, sexual or otherwise. There was no longing, yearning or desirous actions-the relationship went from zero to ten at the turn of the page. WITCHES GET STUFF DONE ends on a bit of a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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