Betwixt: Betwixt & Between, Book 1 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Darynda Jones (Author), Traci Odom (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher)

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Divorced, desperate, and destitute, former restaurateur Defiance Dayne finds out she has been bequeathed a house by a complete stranger. She is surprised, to say the least, and her curiosity gets the better of her. She leaves her beloved Phoenix and heads to one of the most infamous towns in America: Salem, Massachusetts.

She's only there to find out why a woman she's never met would leave her a house, a veritable castle that has seen better days. The lawyer assigned to the case practically begs her to take it off her hands, mostly because she's scared of it. The inanimate structure that, as far as Dephne can tell, has never hurt a fly.

Though it does come with some baggage. A pesky neighbor who wants her gone. A scruffy cat who's a bit of a jerk. And a handyman bathed in ink who could moonlight as a supermodel for GQ.

She decides to give it three days, and not because of the model. She feels at home in Salem. Safe. But even that comes to a screeching halt when people begin knocking on her door day and night, begging for her help to locate their lost objects.

Come to find out, they think she's a witch. And after a few mysterious mishaps, Dephne is beginning to wonder if they're right.

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6 hours and 45 minutes
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Darynda Jones
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Traci Odom
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March 2, 2021
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English
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Tantor Audio
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B08SRB4DKS
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Listening Length	6 hours and 45 minutes
Author	Darynda Jones
Narrator	Traci Odom
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	March 02, 2021
Publisher	Tantor Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B08SRB4DKS
Best Sellers Rank	#8,425 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #229 in Paranormal Fantasy #1,958 in Paranormal & Urban Fantasy (Books)

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kalina

Couldn't stop reading....

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 6, 2023

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I love humor in an exciting book...a mystery, sort of...and fantasy....yes...great characters...mostly good..occasionally not so good. I can hardly wait to read more...oh, geez, there better BE more...going to go look...

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Have to read!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 4, 2023

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Love, love, love this book!! Darynda has such a gift/talent! Thank you so much for writing such amazing series!! ❤️

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EbookObsessed

I love so many things about this new series. More please!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 27, 2020

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By age 44, life should be cruising along the way you plan it, shouldn’t it? But Defiance Dayne’s life has hit an all-time low. Her husband had everything in his name or his mother’s, which should not have been a problem until he filed for divorce and took everything, including Defiance’s restaurant.

With only a few dollars in her pocket, she drove her old mint green Volkswagen Beetle (the only thing that was in her name alone) to Salem, Massachusetts where a woman has bequeathed her a house. Defiance doesn’t know anyone in Salem, let alone someone who would give her a house. Defiance was adopted by her Dads when she was only three years old. But she had nothing to lose, really nothing to lose, and she decides to see what this is all about, and once again has her whole life is turned upside down.

It turns out that Ruthie Goode was her maternal grandmother who knew where Defiance was all these years, so why did she let Defiance be adopted by strangers rather than take her in herself and what happened to her mother? Having a long-lost grandmother is just the tip of the iceberg. Defiance’s new world will include untapped magic, a gorgeous live-in handyman, a possessed house, an ornery cat and a whole town who have been awaiting her arrival.

Looks like Defiance’s luck has taken a turn for the better…or has it?

I love sooo many things about this new series, it’s like a new drug and I want more, more, more. Let me tell you some of what I love.

I love Defiance and her BFF, Annette, who followed her to town. And yes, I like the idea of the older heroine.

Roane, the hot handyman who lives in the basement, and has a backstory…holy sh**, I never saw that coming.

Percival, the house has a name and it also has a personality.

Grandma Ruthie…yes, she is dead but she was also a witch, so we get to know the grandma after the fact.

Hot older guys, including the Police Chief and former boyfriend of Ruthie, and Defiance’s Dads. All sweethearts.

And I love, love, love that we learn everything and get it all out on the table. We learn about Ruthie and Defiance’s magic and what the heck is up with Percy and Roane. Everything is out! There are no dribs and drabs of information that we have to wait for over books and books or magic that will suddenly, magically, appear out of no where. We know it all now!

Now that doesn’t mean there will be no stories to tell. Defiance has magic and she will be able to tap into it before the end of the story, but nowhere near the ability she was able to do as a child before it was suppressed to protect her from evil witches killing her to steal it, and I am certain will be a problem to deal with in future stories.

I was so engrossed in what was unfolding when this story ended and I can’t wait to see what will happen next.

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Crystal Beavers

An absolute must read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 8, 2023

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I have been a fan since The Charlie Davidson series. Darynda captivates me from the first page!!!!! I'm excited for the next book!

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anonymous

A Fantastic Start

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 24, 2023

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I have read many 40's and magical stories and found this one highly entertaining. From grandpa, house, electric granny, magic explosions, and you can't even guess how they got united...... It is very entertaining!

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Vicky Griffin

surprisingly good

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 29, 2023

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I quite enjoyed this little piece of pie! I cannot wait to see what happens next. Intrigue unlocked. Thanks for the new find.

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Lindsey McBride

A fun little read but needs more editing.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 14, 2020

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Betwix was the first book I’ve read by Darynda Jones. It was a fun book to read, the story has and easy flow and cute plot and felt nice, not super emotional or deep. Warning it does end with a cliffhanger which can be a turn off for many readers, personally that doesn’t bother me.
The story is about a woman who has essentially hit rock bottom in life, when unexpectedly a grandmother she didn’t know passed away and leaves her with a house in Massachusetts and some big shoes to fill helping the locals. As Defiance learns about her past and the magic she holds she learns how to use it to help her new community but she has to be careful because there are those who seek to harm her and steal her magic, which is a rare and powerful magic.

I give this a 4 star review (3.5 if that was an option) because I had a few issues with reading it.
1. There are quite a few typos and grammatical type errors, I purchased the kindle version of this book back in February and have only just been able to sit down and read it, and while I liked the story enough the typos and grammatical errors started to get annoying after a bit. It’s been long enough since the release that an update to fix these simple mistakes could have been done yet it hasn’t, I’m hoping the next book is not like this.
2. The main character, Defiance, is a 44 year old woman. She has been to college and gotten a degree, been a successful Restauranteur, been married and divorced. She should come across as a mature woman who has had a rough time, unfortunately no matter how often her age is brought up, or how often I had to remind myself of her age, she read as a younger woman maybe in her early to mid 20s in my minds eye. Now there is nothing wrong with that age, the issue is trying to sell her as a 44 year old doesn’t work, she feels young and naive and a bit immature in how she behaves and faces life and those around her the majority of the time, there are a few instances where she acts with patience and maturity but it’s seldom and short lived.
3. Well the book ends on a bit of a cliffhanger, which as I’ve said normally for me wouldn’t be an issue but throw it in with the above issues and I worry if buying the other books in this series will be worth it.

I do plan to buy the second book, I might recommend this if you need an easy fun palette cleanser between heavier more emotional reads, I’d recommend it more if the typos and such would get fixed.

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Joy Anne Johnson 2

What a wonderful trip

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 30, 2022

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I laughed so hard. I kept waking up my poor husband. The story is so full of love. It’s really heartwarming. I loved all the characters, especially her best friend. We should all have a best friend like “Nan”. It was such an enjoyable book to read. Left me feeling happy.

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Ms. Theresa M. Derwin

Life Begins at Forty-Plus

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 23, 2020

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“Dephne” real name Defiance, is adopted at age 3 by a male couple, (Papi and Dad respectively) after her mom dies. She doesn’t have family as far as she knows, and is bankrupt, divorced and also broke, when she is given three data to rush to Salem - that Salem - to inherit an old mansion called ‘Percival’.
The mysterious benefactor is recently deceased Ruthie Goode.
This is an incredibly fun read, with sparky characters, a vastly sexy kilted guy called Roane, a town of odd balls, and the cutest, anti social cat - ever.
There’s are plenty of humorous moments, lots of writing and art ‘in jokes’.
A little joke at the truth of independent writers and artists everywhere here, when Dephne, says “I made custom journals in my spare time, time being a commodity I seemed to have a lot of lately. Those journals made me a solid twelve bucks a month. Can’t shake a stick at that.”
Yes, the life of a writer, or artist, struggling to make a buck.
The book also boasts the best chapter headings, full of memes, dialogue, jokes, sayings; you name it.
I adore this book and can’t wait for the next instalment.

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Flora

An Entertaining Start To This New PWF Series.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 23, 2020

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I downloaded Betwixt because it's part of the new Paranormal Women's Fiction (PWF) genre. Darynda Jones is a new-to-me author and had a good number of 4 or 5 star ratings on Amazon and Goodreads. I've enjoyed reading other PWF books - (Suddenly Psychic by Elizabeth Hunter and Magical Midlife Madness by K. F. Breene - and was expecting something similar. It was OK but sadly however didn’t quite live up to my expectations.

Now you need to know that I’m in my late 40s and I don't have the patience for YA novels anymore. Their characters full of angst, relationship naivety, a MC’s inability to see the bigger picture, "read between the lines" or know that the world isn’t just black & white/good or evil but a myriad shades of complex grey and all the secrets kept "for their own good" or to "keep you safe" thing. Defiance was a very frustrating character for me. Each decade we live, we gain knowledge, experience and life skills that effect our thoughts, actions and general world view. Defiance felt like a twentysomthing instead of a woman in her 40s. In fact, I found all of the main core characters in this story behaved in ways that remind me of YA or New Adult reads. This frustrated me as I was expecting something different from a PWF book.

Although I realised that this book wasn’t going to live up to all my expectations after the first couple of chapters, I did generally enjoy the story. I tried to let it just wash over me as I was reading and simply enjoy the ride. There weren't really any surprises and the plot followed the expected course but it was entertaining. Be warned, there is a huge revelation cliffhanger at the end (something else I disapprove of about the writing style) that did catch me unawares. Sadly however, I didn’t really engage enough with Defiance, Annette, Ruthie or Roane to want to read the next book.

2 people found this helpful

Bland and mediocre - read at own risk

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 9, 2021

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I have given this book 3 stars because I actually managed to finish it, albeit with a hefty dollop of skimming.

The plot is not well thought through and there are more plot holes than actual plot. The idea of the story seems to be generally similar to the one in "American witch" (sorry can't remember the author's name but a very good read).
The characters are chaotic and all over the place - and I don't mean that they're intended to be that way, there's just absolutely no consistency to them. The dialogue is stilted and just a lot of white noise, instead of being a very valuable tool to reveal the character's, well, character. Quite a lot of the scenes seem to be there just because they sound cool, rather than because they contribute to the storyline, and most of the dialogue has similar issues.
The foreshadowing is absolutely abysmal - no subtlety whatsoever, no little clues here or there mentioned in passing.
The editors seem to have dropped the ball a few times as well - dialogue was repeated almost word for word, words were used incorrectly etc.
It really has the feel of a rushed, cobbled together bland story, that is certainly not written by a grown-up.

At this point, the only reason I would read the next installment, would be morbid fascination of how bad it can go.

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Mary Heron

With a name like Defiance you know you are on to a winner.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 14, 2021

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Defiance Dunne has just inherited a house from a stranger, it could not have come at a better time. Recently divorced her ex husband took everything in the divorce settlement Defiance walked away with only her clothes and her green Volkswagen Beetle. She now needs to find a new place to live and a new way of earning a living fast as her bank account is totally empty. Defiance knows she can’t afford to keep the house but she cannot resist travelling to Salem to look the place over. That’s when things get crazy, people act as if they are afraid of Defiance’s house ( which has a name —- Percy—-) also strangers keep knocking on her door asking for Defiance to find things they’ve lost. Also there’s a stranger walking in and out of the house as he pleases, his name is Roane and he says he’s the handyman. Roane also happens to be the most attractive man Defiance has ever seen ——— by far. All this is just the first day, you will have to read the book to discover what comes next. This is the first in a new series and if you have read Ms Jones Charley Davidson or Sunshine Vicram series you will be well acquainted with her style of humor, I love everything she’s written, I think Ms Jones could even make maths interesting and funny. Well worth buying or if in doubt try a sample you’ll be hooked.

Laila

Delicious piece of cake.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 16, 2020

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It was one delicious piece of cake with a magical icing and a cherry on the top! Too small for my liking left me wanting for more! I want the whole cake now. Ok, enough talking culinary but I really enjoyed this magical story with paranormal powers and I'm so glad it wasn't another pity party. It was so funny and I laughed a lot. I loved Defiance, Annette, Ruthie, Roane, Chief Metcalf and all other characters. Now it's impossible to be patiently waiting for the next book of series to see how the story unfolds and what's coming for them to face, fight and stand for.

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