Waking of the Witch by Deanna Chase is the 11th Witches of Keating Hollow. It can be read as a standalone, but romance lovers will enjoy reading the series in order. It will allow you to get to know the various characters and the town. I love the magical community of Keating Hollow. It is a special kind of town. Waking of the Witch has Deanna Chase’s trademark writing with a cast of interesting characters. We get to meet Georgia Exler, a writer, and Logan Malone, another writer. Logan was formally a musician who has been unlucky at love twice. When Georgia is forced to sing at karaoke after losing a bet, she captivates the group at the pub. When the karaoke machine breaks down, Logan picks up his guitar. Logan’s love of music is reawakened. Georgia goes on a hike and ends up hurting her ankle. Logan is there to rescue her. Georgia realizes that two of her scenes from the book she is writing have come to fruition. Georgia has always been the non-magical one in her family, but now she is beginning to wonder. The chemistry between Georgia and Logan is off the charts, but she wants to make sure Logan is not being magically influenced. Some of the characters from the other books in the series make an appearance (Levi, Hope, Silas, Faith are a couple of them). Lust and desire abound in this book. Unfortunately, there is a significant amount of foul language (with all the words available, people need to expand their vocabulary) which I find off-putting. I wanted more humor in this story as well as magic. The ending lets us know that we will be getting Brinn Taylor and Austin Steele’s story in Honor of the Witch. Waking of the Witch is a lyrical tale with a bothersome brother, memorable music, steamy situations, a spellbinding songstress, wondrous words, and a magical musician. ( )