Under Your Spell by Laura Wood #LauraWood @EllieHeydon @SimonAudio

the setup…
Clementine (Clemmie) Monroe has hit rock bottom. She’s losing the job she loves, her ex just left her for a woman he’d been seeing for months (he even took her cat!) and soon she’ll lose her flat. It’s a bad day and her unconventional sisters come to her rescue with libations and the resurrection of their childhood game, the Breakup Spell. Clemmie, Lil and Serena each place a curse on the ex and all announce their biggest wish for Clemmie. Then Serena comes up with a lucrative six week job for Clemmie where she has to babysit her label’s rock star Theo Eliott in an isolated location and make sure he finishes the new album. Clemmie’s reluctant since all three of them are the daughters of a rock star and she’s vowed to never be part of that world. But the biggest surprise is yet to come.

the heart of the story…
Clemmie might seem like a sad sack because of her circumstances but she’s smart, loyal and extremely talented (she has a PhD!). She only lacks confidence in herself because of her Daddy issues (well earned). But Theo’s not Rip and he’s not only gorgeous but a very decent man devoted to his family. He and Clemmie have sort of a history and it was lovely to see their relationship blossom from friendship to something more and have that affect his music. An added bonus is the relationship between the three sisters. They share the same father but have different mothers who were committed to them growing up together. They’re three very different women and are deeply devoted to each other.

the narration…
Heydon was absolutely delightful in her performance! She gave Clemmie real depth and I loved how she delivered the story.

the bottom line…
Many thanks to friends who raved about this story as I probably would not have listened to it otherwise as I tend to steer clear of rock star romances. But this is special as Clemmie and Theo are wonderfully designed characters, individually and in partnership. The sisters aren’t just minor characters either, both part of the magic that made this one of my favorite romances.

Book Info

• Release Date: June 25, 2024
• Narrator: Ellie Heydon
• Audio Length: 10 hours, 41 minutes
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

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(Thanks to Simon & Schuster Audio for my complimentary copy. All opinions are my own.)