Synopsis:

A naked witch in a man’s bed isn’t necessarily a bad thing…unless the man happens to be a sixty-eight-year-old dead man. That’s Noelle’s dilemma. Well, part of it. The second half comes in the form of Jacob Sanders, the dead man’s very much alive, extremely sexy nephew. And he wants answers.

Three hungover but sexy witches, a missing body, one hunky man all add up to paranormal trouble…of the black satin kind.
 

SRR GRADE:  B+
 

In Sensual Spell, Rachel Carrington gives her readers an amusing and unforgettable novella featuring a hapless witch, a dead body and the newly deceased's unhappy nephew. As it is clearly evident from the beginning of Sensual Spell, when Noelle Bridges wakes up in bed next to Uncle Ed's body -  this author has fantastic comedic timing, and with this book it is her intent to keep her readers in metaphoric "stitches." Luckily Ms. Carrington does not disappoint us, fulfilling her promise of constant laughter from beginning to end. She has great fun inserting comments and insights from Noelle's eccentric aunts Emmie, Heart and Jazz with their odd quirks and individual personalities. The three witches spend the majority of the story trying to find spells to either rescue Noelle or ride herd over their other niece, her spiteful cousin Emma.

 Amazingly, with such in-depth character and plot development, especially in such a short story, Ms. Carrington manages to produce a highly romantic novella. Uncle Ed's nephew, Jacob Sanders, has a difficult time believing in Noelle and her story initially, so naturally love or even lust at first sight is not on his agenda; not so for poor Noelle! Cousin Ella is so evident as the scene spoiler that she is almost a cliché however; it is this obviousness that makes her character endearing enough to hope she gets her own story sometime in the future. This was a fun little story, the only disappointment was the fact that it ended all too soon.