Hexes Go Well with Tequila ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Hexes Go Well with Tequila by LeAnna Ehrsam 

NetGalley About Summary

A nearly 40-year-old woman must embrace the magic of a mysterious Salem house and the unexpected friendships it brings to rebuild her life while navigating dangerous hexes and flirty feelings for the town’s cursed bachelor in the first installment of The Lost Souls Series

From the moment Ursula Cambridge, a 38-year-old woman from the Midwest, realizes she’s become invisible in her life and relationship, she and her Irish Wolfhound, Casper get a magical invitation to live in The Lost Souls House in Salem, Massachusetts.

There, she finds herself immersed in a magical town, living in a house with a graveyard that hosts the lost souls, one of Salem’s mysteries that keeps the town and tourists guessing, and some would do anything to keep their dark origin a mystery.

As she struggles to find her footing in this town, four women come around her, showing her the importance of community, friendship, and magical camaraderie when they wake up with more than margarita hangovers and find that their playful graveyard hexes worked.

When Ursula bumps into the town bachelor who is rumored to be cursed, she tries to steer clear of his unreasonably grumpy disposition but finds herself drawn to his surly, yet vulnerable, teenage niece Bess, who forms an attachment to Ursula.

Thrown into the middle of a modern-day witch hunt, Ursula has to navigate a mysterious world of magic and mystery, political warfare, and passionate tension with the man who has sworn off women, who bears a striking resemblance to the paper towel Brawny Man. Hexes Go Well With Tequila will bring you on a whimsical journey of found family, and found self, uncovering a centuries-old mystery of ten lost souls and fighting for invisible women.

Genre: Romance
Goodreads Added: Fiction, Fantasy, Magical Realism, Witches

The How/Why: NetGalley

⭐⭐⭐⭐

🎉🎊 Overall Storytelling? 

  • Setting the stage. Atmosphere, Vibe 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
  • Likeable Characters: Protagonist, Supporting Cast, Extras 🎉🎉🎉🎉
  • Unlikeable Antagonist 🎉🎉🎉
  • Executing the premise 🎉🎉🎉🎉
  • Lives up to the promise 🎉🎉🎉🎉

🎣🎏 Did it grab and keep my attention? 🎣🎣🎣🎣

🗣️Would I recommend it to anyone? Yes ➕If you like Witchy with an edge of Romance.

🕮 Would I want a sequel? Maybe 🤷
This is Book 1 of The Lost Souls Series.
ACTUALLY...This series was self published in 2024 (2025 for books 2 and 3). Book 2 is Curses Dance with Bourbon; Book 3 is The Moon Drinks Mojitos. 
The series is being relaunched by Hay House. Thus the 2024/2026 publishing dates.

📚 Would I want to read more books by this author? Maybe 🤷 TBD

⚠️💣💥 📢 Content Warnings? GaŞliᵷhTinᵷ & Em0tionąl AbŲsɇ, Infïdɇlïty, BŪllƴinᵷ & MiŞoǥyny

🌶️🫑Spice? Google says 2.5 to 3. I'll let you know!
I say 🌶️🌶️

🌪 Plot Twist? No 

👟 Pace? Good

💻 Tidbits ~ Cute story including: 

  • A mid-life invitation to start over.
  • Only hex people who deserve it!
  • A grumpy and cursed man about town.
  • A graveyard hosting 10 lost souls.
  • The cover-up of dark history.
  • The sisterhood of newfound friends vs men are bad news.
  • Great Salem Atmosphere.
  • Slightly political atmosphere as the mayoral race heats up. One candidate is a witch-hater on the hunt, the other has a peace loving "everyone belongs" attitude.

Character Cheat Sheet
Ursula: 38 year-old protagonist, accepts invitation to start over as the caretaker of Lost Souls House.
Jenson: Grumpy and rumored to be cursed, a Brawny Paper Towel Man Lookalike.
Casper: Ursula's Irish Wolfhound.
Bess: Jenson's teenage niece dealing with parental abandonment issues. 
The Coven of New Found Friends: Tilly, Crystal, Jen, Kelsea 

He might be a little grumpy but she’s actually mean to him! Not just witty, sarcastic banter - I felt she was unnecessarily rude at times. She is carrying baggage from a past relationship and may have forgotten all men are not created equal. No sooner did I shout “Back off the Brawny Man babe!” and then... boom, kissing! What in the actual heck?!?!
I deducted one star because the romance went from hate, hate, hate, kissing, hate hate, sex - with seemingly no transition to like.

Favorite Quote Detail: "Did you notice we skipped Chapter 13?" This was more of a formatting observation than a quote, but still, a fun touch for a witchy book. 

Favorite Character: Bess. She is torn between a mom who doesn't want her and her uncle who adores her. She bonded with Ursula is the most welcoming and heartwarming way. 

🎧 Narrator: Patricia Santomasso

🎧11.05 hours (NetGalley) 🕮 374 pages

Not yet published. Expected 10-13-2026

Thank you NetGalley and Hay House LLC for the free ALC in exchange for my honest review.

36 and counting

EXTRA TIDBITS: 
Added Bonus ~ F00dP0rn
On the author's IG page I found a recipe for Sweet Potato and Black Bean Soup. I made it. It's pretty good. Recipe and pics in my FoodPornBlog >> here if you're interested.  
BTW ~ This is not a shameless plug for my FoodPornBlog.🤭 I do not blog for profit. I blog for reference only. 

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