I received an advanced copy of this book for reviewing.
Tracy Cooper-Posey is a stellar storyteller. I don't know many authors who can (and have) successfully written across a wide variety of genres. It's almost she's challenging herself to master every genre out there: we've got paranormal, time travel, mystery, suspense, history (Victorian and Arthurian) and now magic. And more that I haven't uncovered yet.
Crossroads Magic introduces us to Anna, an older woman (how many of us ever get to be the hero of the book?) discovering part of her life that she's previously overlooked. In a tiny town in upper New York.
I adore Anna - she's someone I'd to have over for lunch. She's smart, caring and genuine. The way she's portrayed at the beginning of the book, while not in a great place, still shows her dignity and determination to fight on.
And I can't wait to read more in this series.adventure fiction magic ...more1 Kelly5,095 195

There's a lot going on here and, well, I'm here for it. Anna is a middle-aged, divorced woman with adult children, a crappy job, and an ex who can pounds rocks because I really don't what he did to her to drive her to the point she's at (frankly, I'm hoping VERY HARD that he gets what's coming to him down the road because his actions were SUPER NOT COOL and I'm a big fan of karma.)

So. Anna's in a low point, her daughter shows up after a couple years of estrangement, and Anna gets called to the small town (not even a town, really, more a hamlet or something even smaller) her mother lived in to deal with her sudden death. With Ghaliya (her daughter) in tow, she sets out to see what needs to be done.

As it turns out, Haigton Crossing is a odd place inhabited by colorful characters. As Anna attempts to investigate her mother's death, she comes face to face with a world she didn't know existed. Or maybe she did know, but didn't realize because her mother was smack-dab in the middle of it and some of that had to have impressed on Anna a little. Regardless, her eyes are opened in a big way and everything changes for her pretty quickly.

A small (but not necessarily as close-knit as you might think) town, a little magic, a mystery Anna is determined to uncover, a daughter who needs support, a doctor who plays his cards close to the vest, and a lady who is discovering who she is when she's called to Haigton Crossing and has the world open up around her. *thumbs up*

-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
ebooks read-in-2024 urban-fantasy Alda Delicado677 6

Although I usually prefer historical novels, I decided to give this paranormal contemporaneous story a try since I enjoy the author's writing. And I wasn't disappointed. It was very different from all her previous novels that I have read so far but I enjoyed the atmospheric descriptions and the character development.
The story is about Anna, a middle-aged woman that had a lot of bad luck lately, living in poor conditions with a low paying job. Her daughter just appeared at her doorstep with more problems and she just received a phone call telling her mother had died. That leads her to Haigton Crossing, a town where her mother lived for many years and where things are not as normal as they appear.
The plot evolves slowly and with each chapter we discover a new aspect of the town and its inhabitants. Despite all her skepticism, Anna begins to see things in a new light and to understand better why she is there.
A good plot and a good book, but it is just the beginning of a series that promises to have many adventures and twists. I am looking forward to accompanying it. Shannon2,588 20

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