Found Objects: A Paranormal Witch Urban Fantasy (Supernatural Psychic Warlock Romance)

Christine Pope

Jan 2022 · Unexpected Magic Book 1 · Dark Valentine Press

About this ebook

Penny Briggs is a perfectly ordinary woman. Until her life takes a left turn at Albuquerque…

I thought my marriage would be a fairy tale. Instead, I’ve put a thousand miles between me and my broken dream, starting over with temp job in Albuquerque. Prop shopping for a TV production takes my mind off my troubles — until I buy an old pair of glasses no one on the set can wear.

Curious, I look through the lenses myself — and they show me a wild vision of a lonely desert canyon I’ve never seen before.

A friend directs me and my weird glasses to her cousin, a brujo — a male witch — who specializes in weird. He’s also the most spectacularly handsome man I’ve ever seen, with black hair, dark eyes, and a flashing smile so dazzling, I almost miss his casual remark that my magic is powerful.

Magic? What magic? I’m just an ordinary woman from an ordinary family.

Yet as the two of us explore the mystery surrounding those supernatural glasses — and give in to our growing attraction — I discover a past I knew nothing about. And that there’s a dangerous reason it’s been hidden from me all these years….

Ratings and reviews

Another new series by Christine Pope that I happily enjoyed. Found Objects is the start a new story, Penny Briggs is recently divorced and moved to leave her old life behind. As she works on her new job, she has an odd encounter that leaves her spooked. Penny meets Isaac, a brujo, a male witch who tells her that she is a witch. I have to say that as a new book series, I enjoyed this. Penny was not at all what I expected but I have enjoyed her so far. The book ends in a cliffhanger and I am very much excited for book two. I did receive an ARC but it has no effect on my thoughts.

Another cracking series starter! A great blend of magic, mystery and a gentle romance. Penny is new to New Mexico. After her marriage imploded due to her husband's adultery she was ready for a new start. But things start to go wrong when she purchases a set of antique glasses. When a newfound friend on the set of her latest job directs her to her cousin, a bruja, for some magical help Penny wonders if she is about to get punked! Now she is seeing things through the glasses that make no sense and she's been told that she is a witch. This is all getting a bit much for Penny. Just wait till her unexpected visitor turns up! Fab new series. Loved Penny - she could have come across as rich and spoiled from her family but she is down to earth, hard-working and just a little bit lost in this new world of magic. Learning more about her family and her unusual magic was brilliantly laid out. The romance is definitely secondary to the mystery and whilst it's part of the overall story, it's not front and centre and is very much in the beginning stages - no insta-love here, more of a subtle attraction with potential! I must say I am not enamoured by mommy dearest and daddy really needs a bit more backbone to standup to her. Can't wait to find out just who grandma is and what her plans are for Penny!

This seemed to drag a bit and very little happened, and then everything happened at once. It would have been nice to have more storyline related to the title, and less filler. 7/10

About the author

USA Today bestselling author Christine Pope has been writing stories ever since she commandeered her family’s Smith-Corona typewriter back in grade school. Her work includes paranormal romance, cozy paranormal mystery, and urban fantasy, among others. She makes her home in New Mexico.