Oh My Books!

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. My pick: It Takes a Witch (A Wishcraft Mystery #1) by Heather Blake Darcy Merriweather has just discovered she hails from a long line of Wishcrafters-witches with the power to cast spells by making a wish. She's come to Enchanted Village to learn her trade but finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation... January 3rd 2012 by Signet I looove Heather Webber's (also Heather Blake) Lucy Valentine cozy mystery series, so I can't really wait for this one. Besides, it's such a cute cover!!

Title: Absolutely, Positively Author: Heather Webber Series: Lucy Valentine #3 Release Date: February 2011 Publisher: St. Martin's Press “Exposed” by a Boston Herald reporter, Lucy is suddenly the talk of the town. Long back-story short: Even though the rest of her Valentine ancestors were blessed by Cupid with psychic abilities, Lucy’s only special power lies in her ability to find things. This skill has proven quite a blessing for those who come to her matchmaking agency in search of finding their long-lost loves. Now that Lucy’s secret is out, she has more new clients than she knows what to do with. But soon a certain man of mystery steals Lucy’s spotlight… No, it’s not Sean Donahue, the sexy fireman-turned-private-eye who’s stolen Lucy’s heart. It’s a masked man in a cowboy hat, dubbed “The Lone Ranger,” who’s been throwing handfuls of cash across the Common. Now all of Beantown’s abuzz. Can Lucy unmask the mysterious money man, track down all her clients’ old flames,...

Deeply, Desperately Author: Heather Webber Series: Lucy Valentine #2 Release Date: August 3rd, 2010 Publisher: St. Martin's Press The irrepressible star of "Truly, Madly" is back in business. This time, Lucy Valentine will go to the ends of the earth to find true love for her clients...and maybe even herself. Lucy wants to breathe new life into her family’s Boston-based matchmaking company. But how? Even though she comes from a long line of ancestors blessed by Cupid with psychic abilities, a freak accident left Lucy with only one special skill: finding things. Car keys, socks in the dryer, needles in haystacks...and now, in a stroke of professional genius, lost loves It’s not long before Lucy’s on a winning streak, helping old flames reunite and create new sparks. Business is booming. But when Lucy finds herself involved in a possible case of murder, she realizes she’s in too deep. Enter Sean Donahue. Lucy’s handsome fire-fighter turned private-eye neighbo...

Title: Truly, Madly Author: Heather Webber Series: Lucy Valentine #1 Release Date: February 2nd, 2010 Publisher: St. Martin's Pages: 305 Lucy hails from a long line of matchmakers known as Valentine INC. According to family legend, the Valentines have been blessed by Cupid with the ability to help couples find true love. Trouble is Lucy’s powers were zapped away by an electrical surge and now all she can find are lost objects. But what good is that in the matchmaking world? Lucy is about to find out when she tries to solve a murder and winds up falling into a romance of her own. Lucy's a young women whose family runs a match-making service. She has to run the family business for a couple of weeks but she isn't sure she can do it. Her family can see auras and that's why their business is so successful. But she doesn't have the same powers. So what happens when she uses her powers to help her first client and sees a dead body? And what about t...