Magick & Magnolias — Ellen Dugan

Book 9 in the Legacy Of Magick seriesDark, light, or somewhere in between?Magnolia (Maggie) Parrish is descended from two powerful magickal lines; the Bishops and the Drakes. Yet despite her impressive lineage, she is a most reluctant Witch. Years before, Maggie turned her back on her mother's dark magick, and is completely determined to give her own young child all the stability, normalcy, and happiness that she, herself, never had.Maggie is a professional event coordinator with a solid reputation. There is no bride she can't wrangle, and no event she can't handle with a combination of hard work, intuition, and a little southern charm. She can work just about anywhere, so when the opportunity arises Maggie gladly accepts the job of coordinating her new-found cousin, Autumn Bishop's, wedding. All she has to do is put the past behind her, load up her car, and relocate from Louisiana to Williams Ford, Missouri with her four-year-old daughter, Willow.The presence of a Bishop-Drake hybrid has set the inhabitants of William's Ford on their ears. Everyone in town is talking, and Maggie tries to ignore it, determined to build a good life despite the intrigue that surrounds her. She meets mystery writer, Wyatt Hastings and finds him odd-yet somehow charming. As Maggie builds up her business, she and Wyatt begin to grow closer.However, there is a sinister side to William's Ford that Maggie is unaware of, and that many in town seem to have forgotten about. Some legacies cannot be denied, and Maggie is forced to come to terms with her past and her own dark power.