This month, the library goddess has been quite determined that I should read memoirs and romances. I have learned that I don't want a steady diet of either. So I may be a bit jaded by romance novels right now, but this one seemed awfully basic. I prefer a mystery and/or fantasy plot to take the lead and the romance to be a secondary characteristic. The Ex Hex has a very simple paranormal mystery running in the background. Things proceed far too easily, solving complex problems far too quickly for my taste.
This is a witchy second chance romance between Vivienne Jones and Rhys Penhallow, both descendants of the original settlers in Graves Glen. The Penhallow ancestor is remembered as the town founder and one of his line must periodically return to Graves Glen to recharge the ley lines that power the community. This year, it is Rhys' turn, bringing him back into Vivienne's life after a nine year absence. They both remember that long ago summer with fondness even though things didn't end well between them. In fact, Vivi may have consumed a bit too much vodka and her broken hearted curse on her ex seems to have acquired extra oomph from somewhere.
So, can Vivi change her mind? Can she somehow lift the curse, which has become tangled with the ley lines, disrupting magic all over town? Can she let Rhys go again? It was cute, but not very substantial. I'm unlikely to read farther in the series.
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