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SERIES REVIEW: Signs and Wonders & Cursed (Witchbane Books 7 & 8) by Morgan Brice

Witchbane: Signs and Wonders – Morgan Brice
When a coven of dark warlocks killed Seth Tanner’s brother, Seth became a man driven by vengeance, sworn to stop the cycle of ritual killings, willing to die for the cause. He never expected to fall head over heels in love with the witches’ next intended victim. Evan Malone didn’t believe the supernatural was real until Seth swept in with his magic and motorcycle to save him from being the next sacrifice.
Now they’ve gone on the road together, hunting the rest of the coven while they figure out how to keep the white-hot, once-in-a-lifetime bond between them. Days are filled tracking their paranormal quarry, honing their monster hunting skills, and gaining control of the small magics that have made a life-or-death difference. Nights are spent together, entangled in adrenaline-fueled passion, learning how to make this love last forever despite the odds. Seth fears that if they don’t eliminate the rest of the coven, they’ll be on the run forever, and more people will die. Evan is afraid that Seth’s obsession with revenge means they might not survive to get a happily ever after.
Seth and Evan head to West Virginia to confront one of the dark warlocks, a master con man running a cybercrime empire. Can Seth and Evan save the warlock’s next target, bring down his crime syndicate, and live to tell the tale?
Signs and Wonders is a thrill-packed supernatural thrill ride with plenty of paranormal suspense, hurt/comfort, hot nights, found family, deadly magic, immortal witches, determined hunters, haunted places, creepy ghosts, impressive explosions, spooky chills, and sexy thrills, and features an evolving, established romantic relationship with all the feels.
Rating:
4 Stars – minor quibbles but I loved it to bitsSoundtrack: Vigil
Artist: The Mars Volta
Album: The Mars Volta

Witchbane: Cursed – Morgan Brice
Seth Tanner and Evan Malone head to Savannah, Georgia, to hunt the seventh of the coven members responsible for the death of Seth’s brother and so many other victims over the past hundred years.
Seth and Evan fell in love when Seth rescued Evan from one of the dark witches, and they went on the road together to stop the murders. Their relationship is new and intense, growing deeper with the danger, giving them both a reason to survive and gain vengeance.
Sterling Vernon is a prominent restaurateur with a thriving array of businesses, and he’s also the seventh witch-disciple with a new victim in his sights. His reputation and wealth protect him, and his dark magic enables him to evade consequences. Vernon needs to work his ritual to replenish his power soon, and that requires a new sacrifice.
Paxton Miller is Vernon’s next intended victim. When Vernon puts a killing curse on Evan to force a confrontation with Seth, it’s going to take all of Seth’s courage and cleverness, as well as help from their friends with supernatural abilities, to save Evan and Paxton and stop Vernon once and for all.
Rating:
4 Stars – minor quibbles but I loved it to bitsSoundtrack: The Curse of the Fold
Artist: Shawn James
Album: The Dark & The Light
Witchbane by Morgan Brice has become my comfort read, and by now it’s easy to see how the series has evolve while still delivering everything we love about Seth and Evan’s scenic paranormal quest.
Signs and Wonders, the 7th book and possibly the shortest installment so far, takes our boys to West Virginia’s National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ), where radio transmissions are heavily restricted due to scientific and military reasons. What started as a mission for two now involves a network of friends across states, with delightful cameos from the author’s other series.
This time, the witch they’re hunting runs a wellness retreat inside the zone and taking him down is tricky as magic and technology don’t mesh well. Seth and their hacker allies target the witches’ cybercrime empire while Evan infiltrates the wellness orientation seminars.
While the plot is straightforward, the writing is fast-paced and there’s plenty of tactics and action to keep things exciting. I loved going over the how-tos of the mission and Seth and Evan collaborating with the secondary characters made it even more dynamic.
There’s also a change in internal dialogue, Seth and Evan think less of revenge and more about life after the mission. Despite lingering fears, they remain rock solid, comfortable and settled yet always passionate. I enjoyed their cozy boyfriends dynamics and how they’re still as endearing as ever.
Cursed, the 8th book, took our boys to the food havens of Savannah, Georgia which seriously made me hungry. The witch is a prominent restaurateur mentoring his next victim, a food truck owner. This is another tricky setup because how would Seth and Evan convince him of the danger? Also, Evan was hit by a curse which left him in the sidelines.
Like in the previous book, our boys had help from friends and the local good witches. The culinary angle has a gruesome aspect with monster meat being sneaked in. The victim’s boyfriend is a musician and I loved the neat musical spell he and Evan used in the end to power up the good guys.
There’s a change in Seth and Evan’s hectic pace, our boys finished dealing with the bad guys early and took some downtime. They went on a proper date, sight seeing around Savannah and enjoying the food. There’s more talk about dreams of a life after the mission and while I’m rooting hard for a happy ending for our boys, I couldn’t help but feel a pang that the series might be ending soon.
Witchbane is my tour guide across America, taking us to real life weird and wonderful places. I hope the author could give us a map of Seth and Evan’s roadtrip because if ever I could afford a trip to the US, I want to trace their journey.
Overall, I’m happily tagging along till the end!
P.S.
Witchbane should be read in order. Follow the map below:
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SOUNDTRACK: Vigil by The Mars Volta & The Curse of the Fold by Shawn James
Soundtrack to Witchbane: Signs and Wonders by Morgan Brice
Vigil by The Mars Volta for a book about a century of murder, a quest for revenge, and a dream of a life after.
I know the way he makes you hide
Even when the dose is fight or flight
And the orbits wait for a perfect name
Clean out the webs he left behind
And if you want, I can bury him out
By the salt of sea, in an empty grave
The past has a way of comin’ cleanIf I didn’t know any better
I could have sworn you said
“There will come a day for his reckoning”It’s the want of the weight, when it crushed
All the centrifugal ways our lives fall in and out of placeSoundtrack to Witchbane: Cursed by Morgan Brice
The Curse Of The Fold by Shawn James for a book about a curse, a mission, a passion, and a hope.
Give me your heart and I’ll show you how to feel
Send me your soul and you’ll know what it is to be free
We all need a deeper purpose
One that’s true and bold
The only thing that could hurt us
Is the curse of the foldI once knew a man who had fire in his eyes
Bloody right hand, he had taken his enemies’ lives
The past was his torture
The future held his hope
Until he chose his fortune
As the curse of the foldAlthough you may feel like giving up
It’s not the only road
The path less often traveled
Holds the highest, the highest of hopes -
I know the way he makes you hide
Even when the dose is fight or flight
And the orbits wait for a perfect name
Clean out the webs he left behind
And if you want, I can bury him out
By the salt of sea, in an empty grave
The past has a way of comin’ cleanIf I didn’t know any better
I could have sworn you said
“There will come a day for his reckoning”It’s the want of the weight, when it crushed
All the centrifugal ways our lives fall in and out of placeOne day, you’re gonna see
That everybody who claimed that you were loved have left
Because one by one, they would disappear
Claimin’ all your wolves were symptoms of deceit“Don’t let your tongue slit your throat”
That’s what they always said
This one last chance that you’ve gotta takeIt’s the want of the weight when it crushed
All the centrifugal ways our lives fall in and out of place
No-oh, it’s the want and the weight when it crushed
All the centrifugal ways our lives fall in and out of placeUnderneath your doubt laid a serpent’s egg
Hissing his way out
You were told (you were told)
Severed tongues (severed tongues)
Can’t fall onto their swords, because
You’re the only voice that callsIt’s the want and the weight when it crushed
All the centrifugal ways our lives fall in and out of place
Oh-oh, it’s the want and the weight when it crushed
All the centrifugal ways our lives fall in and out of placeI’ll be with you
Say you will, say you will, say you will
I’ll be with you, I’ll be with you
Say you will, say you willGive me your heart and I’ll show you how to feel
Send me your soul and you’ll know what it is to be free
We all need a deeper purpose
One that’s true and bold
The only thing that could hurt us
Is the curse of the foldI once knew a man who had fire in his eyes
Bloody right hand, he had taken his enemies’ lives
The past was his torture
The future held his hope
Until he chose his fortune
As the curse of the foldAlthough you may feel like giving up
It’s not the only road
The path less often traveled
Holds the highest, the highest of hopesSome used to say that I’d never scale this mountain
Now that I’m close they shut their eyes and draw their curtains
Those who don’t believe
Will always encourage defeat
They’ll scream and shout and scold
For the curse of the foldAlthough I felt like giving up
It’s not the road I chose
The path less often traveled
Held the highest, the highest of hopes
Held the highest, the highest of hopes








