Shortbread and Shadows

Amy Lane

Jul 2020 · Hedge Witches Lonely Hearts Club Book 1 · Dreamspinner Press

About this ebook

Hedge Witches Lonely Hearts Club: Book One

When a coven of hedge witches casts a spell for their hearts’ desires, the world turns upside down.

Bartholomew Baker is afraid to hope for his heart’s true desire—the gregarious woodworker who sells his wares next to Bartholomew at the local craft fairs—so he writes the spell for his baking business to thrive and allow him to quit his office job. He’d rather pour his energy into emotionally gratifying pastry! But the magic won’t allow him to lie, even to himself, and the spellcasting has unexpected consequences.

For two years Lachlan has been flirting with Bartholomew, but the shy baker with the beautiful gray eyes runs away whenever their conversation turns personal. He’s about to give up hope... and then Bartholomew rushes into a convention in the midst of a spellcasting disaster of epic proportions.

Suddenly everybody wants a taste of Bartholomew’s baked goods—and Bartholomew himself. Lachlan gladly jumps on for the ride, enduring rioting crowds and supernatural birds for a chance with Bartholomew. Can Bartholomew overcome the shyness that has kept him from giving his heart to Lachlan?

Ratings and reviews

This is a fun, light-hearted read. The characters grabbed my attention and the story drew me in from the start. Bartholomew and his friends are a coven of hedge witches. Lachlan is a woodworker and frequently has a booth near Bartholomew’s at local fairs. There is an attraction and longing on both sides. Bartholomew and Lachlan are (finally) brought together while trying to sort out a heart’s desire spell that has gone wrong. I am looking forward to reading more books in this series to find out how the other friends fare at getting their heart’s desires.

Magic and romance what could be better? Magic, romance and baking! Amy Lane tells a terrific story with these great ingredients ( characters). I have always enjoyed her ideas of magic and those with magical powers! Just wish the story was longer this was a one sitting read for me!

Bartholomew and Lachlan are just delectable! A dash of paranormal and a whole bushel of sweet, Shortbread and Shadows is just perfect from start to finish. I can’t wait to see what Tolly’s friends wished for! I gobbled this story down just as fast as I could, and it’s a great read if you need a lighthearted happily ever after in these troubling times!

About the author

Amy Lane lives in a crumbling crapmansion with a couple of growing children, a passel of furbabies, and a bemused spouse. She’s been a finalist in the RITAs™ twice, has won honorable mention for an Indiefab, and has a couple of Rainbow Awards to her name. She also has too damned much yarn, a penchant for action-adventure movies, and a need to know that somewhere in all the pain is a story of Wuv, Twu Wuv, which she continues to believe in to this day! She writes fantasy, urban fantasy, and gay romance—and if you accidentally make eye contact, she’ll bore you to tears with why those three genres go together. She’ll also tell you that sacrifices, large and small, are worth the urge to write.

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