Audrey’s Guide to Witchcraft (Audrey’s Guides #1)

By Jody Gehrman
Editions: ebook,paperback
Published June 29th 2012 by Magic Genie Books
Genre: YA Paranormal / Romance { PNR }

Falling in love, baking a magical cake, fighting an evil necromancer—it’s all in a day’s work for Audrey Oliver, seventeen-year-old witch-in-training. When her mother goes missing and her mysterious “cousin” shows up out of the blue, Audrey knows something’s gone horribly, dangerously wrong. Now it’s up to her to get her own magical powers up to speed before everyone she loves is destroyed by the sorcerer intricately connected to her mother’s secret past.
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Audrey, the heroine of Audrey’s Guide to Witchcraft is a culinary genius and a seventeen-year-old witch-in-training. She’s snarky, fierce, loyal and (like most of us) a little insecure. Livia, the world famous blogger of Romania, suggested I sit down with Audrey and ask her a few questions. What follows is my top-secret interview with the young witch.

Jody: So, Audrey, tell us about how you discovered you had magical powers.

Audrey: It’s a pretty messed up story. First, my mom totally went missing. Then Sadie, this weird chick claiming to be my cousin showed up in a rusty van packed with exotic pets. The next thing I know, I’m able to hurt people when I get angry, spooky messages start appearing everywhere I turn, and somehow I bake a chocolate cake that prompts this seriously steamy encounter with a guy I met, Julian. Oh, and I have to take on this incredibly powerful necromancer in order to save my mom. You know, just your average coming-of-age-as-a-witch tale, I guess.

Jody: What sort of stuff do you like to do?

Audrey: I really dig chemistry. It’s my favorite subject in school. I also love to bake. It relaxes me. Lately, learning how to use my magical powers takes up most of my time, but luckily being an Alchematrix uses the skills I’ve developed both in Chemistry and in the kitchen.

Jody: Who’s your best friend and why?

Audrey: Her name’s Bridget. We’ve been besties since junior high. She’s kind of sheltered and sometimes a little timid, but she’s also incredibly loyal and fun to hang out with. She loves reading fantasy and making up new words. We often bake together. She’s actually the one who gave me that recipe for the infamous cake that led to my extremely hot exchange with Julian. Hmm…I should really ask her about that. Oh, and I suspect her sister’s kind of a zombie. Okay, that sounds weird, but if you read my story you’ll understand what I mean.

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Jody Gehrman is a pagan at heart. She is a native of Northern California, where real witches thrive, and she has had the pleasure of knowing a few. She is also the author of seven novels and numerous award-winning plays. Audrey’s Guide to Witchcraft is her most recent Young Adult novel. Her other Young Adult novels include Babe in Boyland, Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty, and Triple Shot Bettys in Love, (Penguin’s Dial Books). Babe in Boyland has recently been optioned by the Disney Channel and won the International Reading Association’s Teen Choice Award. Her adult novels are Notes from the Backseat, Tart, and Summer in the Land of Skin (Red Dress Ink). Her plays have been produced in Ashland, New York, San Francisco, Chicago and L.A. She is a professor of English at Mendocino College, where she can be found grading papers when she’s not experimenting with spells.

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