Blurb:
The moment Lachlan Fraser walked into her shop, Calla Brighton knew he was going to be a problem.
Calla liked her life predictable. Her herbs are organized, her wards are maintained, and her emotional entanglements are kept to an absolute minimum.
Then a cursed hockey goalie walks into her shop.
As the starting goalie for the Victoria Seawolves, Lachlan "Lock" Fraser is used to pressure. He's even gotten used to the bad luck that's followed him for years. What he isn't prepared for it discovering that his bad luck isn't bad luck at all.
It's a curse.
When a magical accident binds Calla and Lock together, staying apart isn't an option. Distance tears at the magic. Closeness keeps it stable. But, while proximity buys them time, it does nothing to stop the curse from escalating.
As the danger grows, so does the connection between them.
The longer they remain bound together, the harder it becomes to ignore what's growing between them - and the more there is to lose if they curse wins.
Because this time, the curse isn't just threatening Lock.
It's coming for both of them.
Blocked & Bewitched is a paranormal hockey romance featuring a cursed goalie, a sarcastic witch, forced proximity, found family, magic, humor, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Tropes:
*ARC Read 2026 *Hockey Romance *Goalie MMC *Reverse Grumpy x sunshine
*Black cat FMC with a black cat familiar *curses *magic *strangers --> more
*Golden Retriever MMC *Witch FMC *found family *Slow burn *spice *Sassy FMC
*paranormal elements *Banter *Forced proximity *opposites attract *Mystery
Thoughts:
You could say that Lachlan Fraser (MMC) leads a charmed life he's living many peoples dreams as a starting hockey goalie on the Victoria Seawolves and he's a pretty happy guy usually but lately things have been more off than usual and it's making his job to catch these fast flying pucks harder when he's losing focus and there have been disturbances around him. Being superstitious as any other hockey player he decides to go into a local shop for something to help with this issue... maybe a potion? Or a charm?
Calla (FMC) has been living a very ordered life, everything has its proper place and she likes her guards up... around everything especially her heart... she's a bit on the broody side and when Lock stumbles into her shop she knows it will lead to trouble... she's just going to help him and hopefully he won't come back(?)
Only Lock keeps coming back he needs her help especially since she straight up told him he is cursed... what can he do about it? Lock by accident messes with an object not meant for him... Calla was trying to strengthen her bond between herself and her Cat familiar "Hex"... but the second he touches it their worlds collide and now they are bound together.
What happens when a closed off broody witch and a Sunshine hockey goalie are bound together? Actually it's straight up magic. Lock is a big personality on ice and he storms into her life, forces her to get out and socialize and see that she can still be orderly and let her hair down from time to time, she on the other hand shows him that love can be shown in many ways like comfort and support even when his job has him on the road a lot of nights.
As our couple that started out as strangers learn to work together as they are now both dealing with being tied to Lock's curse they quickly find themselves falling for each other... but will they ever get to the bottom of the curse? What did he even do and how can they fight the unknown?
Things that were a bit off for me involved the time line I was never sure at any given time how much time had passed, and I think that a lot of things maybe happened off page and just told to us later. I also wish there might have been a better explanation of the magical system there was a lot of speak of "Magical" wards/barriers, tugging/straining on magical lines but without further explaining what Calla knew about her magic and curses it was hard for me to follow, there is a bit more explanation later on in the book though so that helped to clarify things a bit but until then I kind of just felt it was magical filler words without much background knowledge, that could be a me thing though.
Calla's brought into the WAG group and forms fast friends with most of the other ladies but this was part of what I feel was more off page as they only met up a few times and had a group chat but we were more told than shown how close they were.
Overall this was a cute cozy read and I enjoyed it. This is a fun take on a hockey romance with a bit of a paranormal element thrown in I loved seeing Lock and Calla go from strangers to inseperable and Lock's team mates and their girlfriends made for a fun found family addition to this story. I'm looking forward to the next in this series.
have you read this one? What did you think?
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