Loved it

I think this one was better than the first book in the series
Brenda Trim does an excellent job keeping the story interesting enough that you don't want to put the book down. I can't wait to see what happens in the next book
I love the characters...Twisted Sisters...
Highly recommend

This is book two of the Twisted Sisters Midlife Maelstrom series and the Twisted Sisters have been hired to hold a party for a siren, out at their plantation. The six sisters are getting used to the magic that Phoebe awakened in them in the first book. Each sister has a different ability and it is Lia’s (Dahlia) smell vision that brings trouble, when she gets two visions, one after the other, of a woman’s cadaver being left at the side of the road, up against a hotel building on Canal Street. Lia and Dani (Danielle) were on their way back from The Final Swallow, off Canal Street, where they saw the siren Nedasea about her party, when Lia had her visions. They have the party to organise as well as lots of other outside providers to organise for the party, such as catering and drinks, which they can’t do themselves at the plantation, but Lia is stuck on her future vision and wants them to help her save the woman from a horrible death. The party is going to take quite a lot of organising already, as the siren wants an under the sea theme, with large conch shells! They don’t have a pool, but do have some large fountains and the CNC machine and laser to create the shells in various sizes. They also got to meet a demon without a glamour, at the bar, Brezok, who may be their answer to providing drinks at Nedesea’s party.
The sisters are visiting by a new group of supernatural beings, seeking a safe haven on the plantation and could be very useful allies in the magical world they know so little about. Cami is gaining more confidence in her daily life, but still asks before she acts in many occasions, so the sisters have to make it clear that they see her as family and not a slave as she was formerly, with a very important part to play in their tours of the plantation for visitors. When zombies attack, they have no idea how they got through the wards on the plantation, but with one of the sisters able to materialise a machete or two, they finally manage to defeat hem, but not without injuries to themselves! A recent ally is fundamental to them learning how to heal and more about their magic. They call in the coven’s head witch, who gives them some basic magic lessons, with spells, witch fire and how to protect and defend themselves, which will no doubt be required. Lia puts herself in danger by going to look for the woman from her vision by herself, with none of her other sister’s really seeming to feel any urgency in searching for her. Lucas is beside himself when she ends up badly injured, even though they haven’t had a real date yet, his feelings are clear and she is his forever!
Even their party for the siren Nedesea can’t go smoothly, when supernaturals are the guests and some unwelcome gate crashers turn up! Noah and Lucas were arranging security through their shifter pack and turn up just in time to sort out the problem. Good thing the sisters were taught a few useful spells, as they are certainly coming in handy. The head witch and even Phoebe don’t know what they are, they certainly have part witch, part fae, but one of them will show a very unusual addition to their abilities that brings more questions than answers. After the scare with Lia, the other sisters, Noah and Lucas head out together to see if they can find the poor woman Lia has seen in her visions. When they do uncover the killer, they are nothing like any of them have ever seen. The woman targeted was a witch and this killer may be linked to a number of other witch killings! The abilities of the twisted sisters are definitely providing some key differences to lives in the New Orleans area. They may still have a very unhappy Marie Laveau looking to get back at them, but they are stronger together and are growing a sizable number of allies from the magical world, to their side. Lots going on in this storyline, mainly with Lia and Dani, but others all coming into the story as needed. There are still a lot of family members and abilities to get to know, so more exciting reads to look out for. I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.