Spellbound – Catherine Robertson (Random House, $36)
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reviewed by Louise Ward, Wardini Books
It's good to be back in Gabriel's Bay. Spellbound is the third book to feature a miscellany of the town's residents; some are regular features, some returnees, some 'outsiders.' Pretty much like any town.
You don't have to have read the previous novels, Gabriel's Bay and What You Wish For, to become immediately immersed in the story. There is so much going on and Robertson has the ability to introduce you to her characters as old friends. Ash: young, handsome, gentle; Emma: young beautiful, principled; Mac: older, forthright, a fixer and Barrett: gay, anxious, finding himself. There are more, and they are people the reader comes to know and love, or vehemently dislike.