I've been charmed...

A couple of nights ago I finished reading the second installment of the Ophelia and Abby Mysteries, Charmed to Death, by Shirley Damsgaard. I was a bit hesitant about buying it because I'm usually disappointed with the sophomore books of a serie. But the totally awesome cover charmed me. And after reading the blurb, I figured I could give it a shot. Boy, am I glad I did! What a great read! I couldn't put the book down. It had everything. A dash of action. A good measure of romance (I hope detective Comacho shows up in the third book!). And a tickle of magick and good humor. Best of all it brought a sense of closure to the heroine. I won't get into details because I don't want to spoil it for you. *winks* If you want to find out what I'm talking about, you'll have to read the book. However, in case you're thinking about reading this book, I suggest you read the first one, Witch Way to Murder, first. Have I peaked your curiousity? Okay, here's the story in a nutshell. Ophelia has psychic powers, which is kind of hereditary in the women of her family, particularly from her mother's side, but she denies the powers after she forsees her best friend death and is unable to stop it. So after suffering one major nervous breakdown, she moves to the small town where her grandmother, Abby, a hereditary Appalachian healer, lives, so she can live a normal life. Of course, if Ophelia thought she could escape her heritage, well, she's got another thing coming. Abby is the adorable 74-yrs-old granny we all would love to have. Funny, strong, sensitive, wise. With her guidance, Ophelia, the reluctant student, has to learn to come to terms with who she is - a psychic and a witch. Easy, right? Nuh-uh. Not when, thanks to her psychic powers, she finds dead bodies before the police does, and somehow she gets involved in mysterious cases when all she wants is to be left alone to be normal. *lol*