Review: Ruined - Book #7 - Witches of Santa Anna Series - Lauren Barnholdt and Aaron Gorvine - March 2011 Ruined, brings us to Book #7 and the end of the first Season per se of the Witches of Santa Anna series which of course ends on a major cliffhanger like the previous books. Ruined took us to Homecoming dance night where the group had a limo hired to take them to the dance. Brody kept Natalia occupied, while Raine and Becca disappear with Cam and Aiden. She finally breaks off despite Brody's warnings over and over that she will ruin everything and cause a major war if she interferes. She runs into the woods and saves Cam and Aiden just as they are about to be sacrificed by Raine and Becca. Ruined finishes with Cam and Natalia being together and hopefully living a HEA for now, but Brody turns up and it seems that these pairs are destined never to be together as if they are it could by the sounds of it destroy humanity as they know it.  I am still I have to be...

Review: Enticed - Book #6 Witches of Santa Anna Series - Lauren Barnholdt and Aaron Gorvine - March 2011 This series is still very confusing in a way where you have a slight idea of what is happening but not the full picture as I bring you Enticed - Book #6.  In Enticed, Natalia is slowly learning about her capabilities with her white necklace which is similar to Raine's black butterfly necklace. Cam and Aiden seem to be still under Raine and Becca's spell as they prepare for the Homecoming dance and it seems that Brody knows more than he is letting on. I still am unsure of what Brody's part in everything is but it seems that Raine needs Cam and Aiden to be sacrificed for some greater good to prevent a war from happening and Natalia keeps putting spanners in their work as she is determined to save Cam from the evil clutches of Raine and her Triad of witches. Enticed, like the previous books in the series was a quick read novella and ended on ...

Review: Pursued - Book #5 - Witches of Santa Anna Series - Lauren Barnholdt and Aaron Gorvine - February 2011 In Book #4 Hushed we learned that Raine has a black butterfly necklace that has something to do with her witchy powers and that Derek wanted to talk to Natalia and it was urgent as he has been texting her non-stop. In Pursued we learned that Brody's sister who is supposed to be in rehab is now out and knows Derek as on a stakeout of Derek's house - Cam and Natalia see Brody's sister coming out. What is she doing here when her family thinks she is in a facility? After a brief meeting with Derek, Natalia is now confused and doesn't know who exactly to trust as everyone around her seems to be speaking in riddles and not making much sense. In her bag, Natalia finds a white butterfly necklace that gives her the same powers as Raine but because it's white - does this mean she is a good witch, not a bad witch? We also learn that Brody is immun...

Review: Hushed - Book #4 Witches of Santa Anna - Lauren Barnholdt and Aaron Gorvine - February 2011 Moving onto Book #4 Hushed, at the end of Book #3 Rumoured we read as Cam watched Raine and the girls perform their witchy spells. Hushed continues with Cam involving his friend Aiden from the first book - the friend who was left out and telling him that he is right about the Triad that they are witches. Cam finds a black butterfly necklace in Raine's locker and knows that this has something to do with her magic. With Aiden now knowing, things are heating up as Raine gets Becca to handle Aiden so he can stop snooping around and fall in line with her plans. Homecoming is coming up and Raine and Cam are going together which leaves Brody and Natalia to dance the night away together. Natalia is unsure about attending but her friend Anastasia pushes her to agree and say yes. Natalia also has been getting creepy texts from Derek and it has something to do with the bu...