Owl in Due Curse (The Owl Star Witch Mystery 10)

When a mysterious toy soldier arrives on her doorstep and announces it's here to test Archie's loyalty, witch Astra Arden can't help but laugh. After all, it's not every day that a plastic soldier shows up claiming to be sent by the goddess Athena.As they work to unravel the clues surrounding the toy soldier's arrival, ominous forces gather and Astra races against time to uncover the truth—and they realize that this might not be as funny as they thought.With the fate of their family and Archie's future on the line, the Arden sisters must navigate a series of impossible choices and confront divine secrets from the past that threaten to tear everything apart.Amidst the magic and mystery of the yule celebration, Astra and her sisters must use all their wit and cunning to uncover the truth and outsmart the scheming gods. Will they be able to outmaneuver the powerful deities, or will the sisters succumb to their trickery like so many before them? I should have known the gifts Athena sends always have a price. I just didnt expect the yuletide godsends arrival to herald a test of Archies loyaltyand of our familys ability to unravel what the goddess is really up to. Opening the door to yet another gift from the goddess Athena, Im not too worried. After all, she sent me my familiar, Archie, and I really love that owl. Most of the time. But when the unwrapped toy soldier strides up to my owl, points, and announces hes here to test Archies competence as a witchs familiar, I know were in trouble. As the yule celebration becomes a trial of wills, we grow increasingly suspicious. Did the goddess really send this toy to Archie for a divine trial, or is something else going on? While my sisters and I work to unravel the cryptic clues unlocking the riddle of the toy soldiers arrival, ominous forces gather. In a desperate race against time, were faced with an impossible choice without knowing where those choices will lead usor how we will survive it. The Owl Star Witch Mysteries are novel-length easy reads full of twists, turns, and cluesbut are free of intimate scenes, gore, and swearing.