{"id":6409,"date":"2019-02-28T16:36:55","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T21:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.penandkinkpub.com\/home\/?page_id=6409"},"modified":"2021-03-08T14:16:33","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T21:16:33","slug":"these-hollow-hearts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.penandkinkpub.com\/home\/books\/these-hollow-hearts\/","title":{"rendered":"These Hollow Hearts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title &#038; Tagline&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.2&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>These Hollow Hearts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Three sisters with a heritage of cursed magic. A house with a mind of its own. A grandmother who\u2019s a real witch. And three men who did them wrong&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.penandkinkpub.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/THH-ebook.jpg&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Cover&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23&#8243; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;500ms&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;on||&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Excerpt or Description&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>New Orleans social climber, Cheyanne Murphey has worked too hard to let her fianc\u00e9\u2019s wandering eye drag her name through the gutter, and she has the perfect solution to make him stay: an incantation from her deceased Granny\u2019s spell book. Family legend says the Murphey women\u2019s magic is cursed, but that is a risk Cheyanne is willing to take.<\/p>\n<p>When middle sister Marchland\u2019s heart is also broken by a man who does her wrong, not even witnessing disastrous results of Cheyanne\u2019s attempt at spellcasting will stop her from using her family\u2019s powers to exact revenge. With the help of her sisters, Marchland casts a spell to teach the scumbag a lesson he won\u2019t forget. Unfortunately, neither will she.<\/p>\n<p>The youngest Murphey sister, Bradley, would be happy to never work a spell again but when she accidentally kills a man she has no choice but to turn to her family\u2019s cursed magic for help. The wayward spell teaches Bradley the hard lesson that sometimes it\u2019s best to let dead things rot.<\/p>\n<p>With all three sisters in deep trouble, they seek help in the form of the Elder-Witch, a sorceress who claims she can fix their mistakes\u2026 but magic always comes with a price, and this one may be more than the Murphey sisters are willing to pay.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Buy Links&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Out of print<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_testimonial author=&#8221;Randi Perrin&#8221; job_title=&#8221;Author&#8221; company_name=&#8221;Virtue of Death&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/amzn.to\/2UcQUkz&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Testimonial &#8211; Randi&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.18&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a romance author myself, the romance here is *iffy,* BUT if you are just looking for a good read with some off-the-wall characters and a little magic, this is the one for you. Which is why I&#8217;m still giving it five stars. Because sometimes the magic that courses through someone&#8217;s blood is a better plot device than the magic that sparks between characters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_testimonial author=&#8221;Sarah Van Goethem&#8221; job_title=&#8221;Author&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Testimonial &#8211; Sarah&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.18&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This reminded me a bit of the original tv show CHARMED, but grittier. With 3 POV witch-sisters, it&#8217;s an entertaining read, although the first sister is rather unlikeable. 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