Welcome to The Starry Library’s Secret Santa. Until December 12th, I will be sharing an astrological clue about a book that I have read this year and you will have to guess out of the books that I have listed, which book I am talking about. Please note there are no prizes, this is just a guessing game.
I wanted to do something for Blogmas this year that incorporated my astrological knowledge, since my weekly bookscopes have been a big hit this year!
The Secret Santa’s will get more difficult the further along we go, but I promise I won’t make them too challenging.
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Three books down below are each about weddings/marriage. Two of the books are Scorpios, while one is a Leo. Based on the synopses of the books, which two books are Scorpios?
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1.Inheritance (The Lost Bride Trilogy) by Nora Roberts
Inheritance is the first in The Lost Bride Trilogy by #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts―a tale of tragedies, loves found and lost, and a family haunted for generations.
1806: Astrid Poole sits in her bridal clothes, overwhelmed with happiness. But before her marriage can be consummated, she is murdered, and the circle of gold torn from her finger. Her last words are a promise to Collin never to leave him…
Graphic designer Sonya MacTavish is stunned to learn that her late father had a twin he never knew about―and that her newly discovered uncle, Collin Poole, has left her almost everything he owned, including a majestic Victorian house on the Maine coast, which the will stipulates she must live in it for at least three years. Her engagement recently broken, she sets off to find out why the boys were separated at birth―and why it was all kept secret until a genealogy website brought it to light.
Trey, the young lawyer who greets her at the sprawling clifftop manor, notes Sonya’s unease―and acknowledges that yes, the place is haunted…but just a little. Sure enough, Sonya finds objects moved and music playing out of nowhere. She sees a painting by her father inexplicably hanging in her deceased uncle’s office, and a portrait of a woman named Astrid, whom the lawyer refers to as “the first lost bride.” It’s becoming clear that Sonya has inherited far more than a house. She has inherited a centuries-old curse, and a puzzle to be solved if there is any hope of breaking it…
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2.The Witch Hitch by Elizabeth Bass
In A Letter to Three Witches, Elizabeth Bass introduced the sleepy college town of Zenobia, New York, where magic is very real. Now, a bride-to-be on a quest for the right wedding dress realizes it’s time to embrace her inner witch, in this witty, lighthearted romantic comedy with an enchanted twist.
Lots of people get pre-wedding jitters, but Bailey Tomlin’s are a bit extreme. Paranoia . . . the sudden ability to communicate with her pet parrot . . . something odd is definitely happening. And while Bailey searches for the perfect dress, she discovers the unexpected reason why: her birth mother, Esme, is an actual witch, part of a magical clan in the neighboring town of Zenobia, New York. Esme insists that Bailey, too, has witch blood in her veins. That’s not going to play well with Bailey’s uptight future in-laws . . .
Then there’s Seton Atterbury, the man Esme somehow conjured into the present day from 1930, and who keeps crashing into Bailey’s plans. In addition to figuring out seating charts and boutonnieres, Bailey now has to navigate her new witch family, keep an unseen enemy from hexing the ceremony, placate her fiancé, and get Seton back to his own time. But Seton doesn’t know if he wants to go back. And though Bailey’s about to marry someone else—someone who isn’t technically 120 years old—it’s just possible she doesn’t want Seton to go back either . . .
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3.The Midnight Garden by Elaine Roth
From debut author Elaine Roth comes a hopeful and heartfelt story about a young widow who uncovers the magic of everyday life—and the power of second chances.
After the sudden death of her husband, Hope finds herself reeling from the loss in more ways than one. First a young wife and now a grieving widow, she feels like fodder for never-ending town gossip.
But when Hope meets Will, a screenwriter back in town to run his family’s inn, she sees in him another resident oddball. And like her, Will has been navigating a loss of his own.
As Hope falls for Will, she seeks out another enigma in Maeve, an eccentric woman who makes healing teas and communes with the dead. Some of the townspeople think she’s a grifter, a fake. Will, too, is skeptical.
Hope yearns for closure and forgiveness, seeing in Maeve the chance to trust herself again—and in Will, a chance to rediscover the enchantment in the world around her…
And the courage to build a bigger life than she ever thought possible.
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The two Scorpio books are Inheritance by Nora Roberts and The Midnight Garden by Elaine Roth. Both of these books are about marriage and death. Scorpio’s know better than any other sign, the intensity that big changes in life can bring. Marriage, a coming together of two people, can often feel like an ending of independence and autonomy for Scorpio Sun Signs. Their ability to merge, probe, and emotionally absorb their partner’s energy can make it difficult for them to protect their boundaries and maintain a sense of self. When energetically intoxicated, Scorpio’s can lash out, manipulate, and end things suddenly. When energetically protected, Scorpio’s can be intense lovers, excellent mind readers, and protective of their partners. In these two Scorpio books, the main characters experience the dark side of marriage, but they are both able to redeem themselves by the end of the book when they realize that listening to their hearts and not their overactive minds, is how to have a healthy relationship. It makes perfect sense why both of these books were published during the Scorpio season.
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See you tomorrow for Day 10 of Blogmas!
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