Hmm! Which life should I tell you about? The one where I was Lexie Greene for nearly 30 years or my current one where I’m Alexandra Ravenscraft?
As Lexie, I lived in Chicago and worked in a chichi boutique on the Magnificent Mile where I sold overpriced clothes to women who already had overstuffed closets. I had an ex-boyfriend, who turned out to be loony tunes, and a mom that turned out to be a liar. Other than that, I was pretty happy.
Then I received the call. Actually, it was a letter. And I ended up in Echo Springs, Kansas. A small town only special people can enter.
Sounds nice right? We all want to be special. Or do we?
Here in Echo Springs, my day job is running Pandora’s Candy Box. But as it turns out, the candy store is more of a front for me to give people what they need.
No. What they need isn’t chocolate, which sort of makes me sad. Although, we do sell a lot of that too.
So what do I give them? Magic charms that solve their most pressing problem. Be it a tree that’s dying or incredible chronic pain.
It was hard enough believing that I was someone else. Then I had to come to terms with the fact my family possessed magical powers. But the real kicker was finding out that the other side, the dark magic, intended to kill me.
My father had been murdered the day after I was born and now it looks as if I have to find his killer before I’m the next victim on the murderer’s list.
Giveaway: Tell us, what is your favorite lucky charm? Leave a comment below for your chance to a print (U.S. entries) or e-copy (Kindle or Nook) of A Call To Charms. The giveaway ends September 10, 2019. The winner will be notified by email (so check your spam folder). Good luck everyone!
You can read more about Alexandra in A Call to Charms, the first book in the NEW “Forever Charmed” cozy paranormal mystery series, released September 3, 2019.
Chocolate, men, and magic. Who can turn down that inheritance?
If life had gone as she planned, Lexie Green would have been teaching English at a prestigious university, not persuading spoiled, rich women to buy overpriced clothes they didn’t need and often looked ridiculous wearing. Can you say electric yellow see-through skirts and Torn jeans with unfinished hems?
Still, although this isn’t the life Lexie would have chosen, all is going well. At least until Lexie is fired and her deranged ex-boyfriend tries to kidnap her.
Deciding that it’s better to accept a mysterious inheritance from a great aunt she’s never heard of rather than end up kept in a cage as her ex’s pet poodle, Lexie packs up and heads to Kansas. So, what if she has to go by a new name and live in a town that she can’t find on a map?
Unfortunately, once she arrives in her new hometown, everyone there seems just a tad off-kilter and Lexie’s cousin insists that the citizens are magical. At least there are a couple of hot guys hanging around for eye candy.
Even though Lexie doesn’t believe the nonsense about her being the Ravenscraft Shield, she does believe her father was murdered—a father she never knew existed, and she investigates his death.
Too bad, whoever killed her father, now wants Lexie dead as well.
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About the author
New York Times Bestseller author Denise Swanson was a practicing psychologist for twenty-two years. She writes the Scumble River, Devereaux’s Dime Store, Chief-to-Go, and Forever Charmed mysteries, was well as contemporary romance. Her books all feature small-town heroines with lots of heart.
Denise’s books have been finalists for the Agatha, Mary Higgins Clark, RT Magazine’s Career Achievement, and Daphne du Maurier Awards. She has won the Reviewers Choice Award and was a BookSense 76 Top Pick.
Denise Swanson lives in rural Illinois with her husband, classical composer David Stybr.
For more information, please check her website at deniseswanson.com, or find Denise on Facebook, or follow her on Twitter.
All comments are welcomed.
My lucky charm is the kidney I was gifted with 9+ years ago….
Thank you for the giveaway…
I really don’t have a lucky charm, but I feel more vulnerable without my wedding set.
I love the cover of this one!
My favorite lucky charm would have to be my little opal turtle necklace! It’s brought some good fortune a few times 🐢💚
My favorite lucky charm is a cameo that has been past down from my great aunt to my mother and now to me. I wore it on my wedding dress 34 years ago and I was blessed with two beautiful children and a loving husband. The cameo will be passed down to my daughter on her special day or when I passed.
I don’t have a lucky charm per se, however I do have a 1″ square picture frame that opens like a locket. I carry it in my purse and look at it when I need comfort or guidance. Inside is a picture of my parents on their 42nd wedding anniversary at a surprise party I threw for them. There is also a picture of my husband and me with my sister. A year later my dad died suddenly. I felt fortunate we had that party and didn’t wait until a more traditional anniversary. It reminds me of my good fortune.
I don’t really have a lucky charm, but I do have a painted rock I found that I keep on my desk and admire often.
My favorite lucky charm would be a charm ring gifted to me by my sweet Mom for my 45th birthday.
my favorite lucky charm is a beautifully polished stone wrapped with wire that hangs from my car’s rearview mirror. It was gifted to me by a friend many moons ago!
My lucky charm is a key chain that has a dream catcher on it. I carry it with me at all times.
I have a dreamcatcher and some Chinese coins hanging off my rear view mirror. It couldn’t hurt, right?
The number 13 is my lucky charm.
Wow. Don’t know if I really have a lucky charm. But I do have many a gels watching over me. Otherwise I wouldn’t be here today. Love the book idea!
My favorite lucky charm is my Kindle because it brings me such wonderful books.
I like four leaf clovers. Thanks for the giveaway and congratulations on the new series. It looks very intriguing!
I have stones that I carry in my purse everyday that are supposed to enhance or ward of certain things depending in the stone.
I don’t really have a lucky charm
I have a special chain which I wear when I travel. It brings me comfort.
a pendant I received from my parents
My lucky charm is my kitty. She keeps me going through it all and gives me a smile every day!
I have many items I love but don’t think I have a lucky charm. I’d love to read your new series. Thanks for the chance to win a copy!
My lucky charm seems to be the number 9!
I don’t think I have a lucky charm.
Yes please Dru, I’d really love to be the lucky winner.
I don’t really have a lucky charm. Sounds like a great start to a new series.
I don’t realky carry any lucky charms around. But I love numerology. My lucky lifes number is 7. You figure it out by adding numbers of yout birthday. So I always incorporate 7 into things. Looks like a great series.
I have a little ring I bought in Ireland when I went on vacation 6 years ago that I think brings good luck.
I have a bunch of lucky charms..4 kids, 14 grand-kids and a James Avery charm bracelet filled with charm from all of them. Thanks for this giveaway!
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A Call To Charms is Lori B.
Congratulations!