At first, neither Tess nor Jaxon believe they'll have anything more than the dinner the charity auction promised. But they almost instantly develop feelings for each other, and soon Jaxon is being warned to leave Tess along by Falcon. Jaxon isn't just an ordinary man, he's a wizard. And Falcon is currently the leader of the Assembly, a group of powerful wizards. Jaxon is a danger to the Assembly's continued secrecy while he involves himself with Tess. The Assembly would never harm either of them, but then do try to demand that Jaxon stop seeing her.

On the night of an approaching hurricane, Tess doesn't leave and is awoken to find that the hurricane had not only shifted towards her home, but had also arrived several hours early. She nearly dies but Jaxon saves her and takes her to his home, a place of magic. She is, at first, frightened and angered but soon gives in to her feelings for Jaxon. She tells him he has two months to convince her to stay with him. The same night, a witch shows up making threats. Apparently, in Jaxon's world, not everything is as peaceful as it seems. Nor do the other wizards wish Jaxon to take Tess, a mortal, as a wife.

Overall, the plot and story of this book was good. And the characters were okay as well. But the story jumped around so much in the timeline that, not only did I have trouble following the story sometimes, I also got the feeling that things were left out or that there was too much unneeded information. Tess and Jaxon are in love by the fourth chapter, not even halfway through the book, yet I had trouble understanding what they saw in each other to make themselves so intent on staying together through serious, and abnormal, difficulties. The reasons behind Tess's decision against a justified murder were never fully revealed, making it difficult to believe, especially after less harmful methods to stop the villain were tried. But a few things improved as the book progressed, making me believe the author will easily improve as well. The characterization of both Tess and Jaxon became deeper, and the feelings between them seemed more realistic. The plot involving the witches kept me wondering about just how the story ended, and there was a nice HEA. For me, Indigo Spell was an okay book. Rachel Carrington is definitely an author to watch, but this work may peeve some pickier readers.

Overall rating:
Sensuality rating: Mildly sensual

Reviewer: Tara Black
May 3, 2004