Lightning in Her Hands
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
Gifted—or cursed—with the power to influence the weather, one woman must embrace her wild heart in the next electric romance from the author of Witch of Wild Things.
Teal Flores is desperate for two things—control over her gift of weather, and a date to her ex’s wedding. The first isn’t possible until she finds her long-lost mother, but the second has a very handsome last-ditch solution: Carter Velasquez.
Carter needs Teal too. His chance at receiving an inheritance is dependent on him being married by age thirty (blame his traditional Cuban grandmother), so who better to pose as his wife than Teal? But fake marriage and cohabitation prove tricky when mutual attraction charges the atmosphere—quite literally for Teal, whose volatile emotions cause lightning strikes.
Together, Teal and Carter embark on a quest to find her mother and the answers she’s searching for. But along the way, they’ll discover something even better: a love that can weather any storm.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Gilliland's mixed-bag sequel to the Witch of Wild Things offers a sexy will-they-won't-they couched in some shoddy worldbuilding. Teal Flores is a "witch of wild lightning," but she has little control over her powers, conjuring storms with each shift of her emotions. This is especially dangerous, since Teal's bipolar disorder, trauma from an abusive relationship, interpersonal issues with her sisters and abuelas, and frustration over her malfunctioning magic make keeping control over her emotions difficult. With her ex's wedding approaching, Teal asks her childhood best friend Carter Velasquez to be her date, hoping to mend their distant relationship. Carter requests an even bigger favor, asking Teal to marry him so he can receive his inheritance. She agrees in exchange for a cut of the money, which she hopes to use to track down her missing mother, believing that finding her will help mend Teal's magic. This setup is somewhat undermined by the characters' lack of real financial need, which makes the stakes of their arrangement feel low, but the friends-to-lovers marriage-of-convenience arc is still tantalizingly rendered. Teal's relationship with her witchy sisters is also a highlight, even as the magic system frequently confuses. It's not perfect, but fans of book one will find plenty to draw them back in.
