The Witching Moon

This historical romance depicts Sheen O'Reilly escaping from her home land of Ireland, to the Americas, leaving the dreadful rumors and her mother behind. Sheen is now a young woman, enjoying her solitude and farm life with her animals. That is until Guthrie Tanner kidnaps her to help save his daughter. He's heard of her witchy powers and assists on her help in locating and rescuing Rachel from Otakay, a Native American who's known for his many kills. While journeying to find Otakay's hideout, they find their attraction for each other isn't entirely unwelcome.

Can I just say that I'm a sucker for historical romance and the hint of fantasy makes it a must read for me! I adore these type of novels, and even though it's a type of cliche story, with some expected outcomes, it doesn't make it less than enjoyable. The story starts off with Sheen and her father fleeing to the Americas after the murder of her mother, then forwards toward her womanhood, and Guthrie searching for his daughter. With the reluctant help of Sheen, through her witch senses, they discover where to locate Rachel. It's a very simple story of reconnection and them two trying to deny their gravitation to one another.

Sheen is kind a woman, who likes her privacy and after what happened to her mother, the rumors of her witch powers still come through even in her teens. She denies to Guthrie every time that she's no witch, that in Ireland they would call her a fairy doctor, even though it's all the same to him. They have a cute banter and it doesn't help that he kidnapped her in the first place. She soon realizes how much guilt is consuming Guthrie and the kidnapping of his daughter, slowing opening to her visions and letting her powers take over. She's a likable character and while thrown into such a situation, she's tough enough to help Guthrie along the way.

Now Guthrie is a complex character, in that he had no qualms in kidnapping a woman and force her into using her witch powers. Well, his wife was killed in such a brutal way that left him desperate to search for his child, so I think we can give him some leeway in some sense. His wife is always in his thoughts and thinking about Sheen shouldn't even be in his mindset but he can't help thinking about the beautiful woman. He does apologize to Sheen and what he's done, while also figuring out a way to move on with his life. I like him as a hero too, because readers can see what he would do to get Rachel back, but he also betters himself as a character and has an understanding to Sheen's own circumstances as a fairy doctor.

Overall the story is cute, and even though the steamy parts aren't till the end, I think it works well with their relationship, and it not being based on sex. I can see people being offensive that the Native Americans are the bad people, but the author lays out that Guthries’ prejudice is only on those that have hurt him, not on the whole race. I recommend this to those who enjoy these type of novels, with a sprinkle of fantasy to highlight it.

This novel is set I the Wild West with a supernatural twist. Sheen O'Reilly has been called many things but she prefers to be called a "fairy doctor." After watching her mother burned as a witch and her father killed for trying to protect her, Sheen lives on her own with the animals she has an affinity for and prays that her gift will be for hearing other's thoughts and seeing visions stays quiet. Enter Guthrie Tanner, a man on a mission. When his wife was killed by Indians and his daughter was kidnapped, he swore he would get her back and get revenge for his wife. After hearing about the "witch" that lived by herself, he kidnaps Sheen for her help in finding his daughter. Their relationship, while starting off rocky, becomes a grudging friendship, and then more as they face the danger of their quest together. This book was exciting at times but seemed to have too many unnecessary stops and starts. A solid book.

The Witching hour by Lorretta C Roger's.
A slow but ok read. I liked the story but just couldn't get into it. 3*.