About

Secret Agent Mom is the first book in the Case Files of an Urban Witch series written by Martha Carr and Michael Anderle.

Secret Agent Mom book cover

Blurb

Lucy Heron is a mom with three kids, and a baker with a happy marriage in sunny Echo Park. She’s also Silver Griffins Agent 485.

The suburbs will never be the same.

Fighting supernatural crime from a minivan while keeping the magical world a secret is a fulltime job. Then there’s the PTA bake sale and the neighborhood barbecue.

Hard to balance even with a wand.

And now, a monstrous loan shark is spreading his shadowy empire from a hidden kemana. Mix in a tribe of ancient witches and tunnel-dwelling magical misfits.

Turns out, Los Angeles is hiding a lot of secrets just underneath your feet.

Review

This was a short, lighthearted and fun read. Some of the worldbuilding details about the hidden magical world will strongly remind you of "Harry Potter". And the magical family will likely remind you of "The Incredibles".

Pacing was good, something keeps happening to make you turn the pages. There were plenty of POV changes — they were fine in isolation, but it felt like too many for such a short book.

Characters wise, I liked Lucy and her adorable family. I especially liked the slice-of-life scenes involving food, exercises, school, small talk with colleagues, etc. Not much to write about the main antagonist other than helping the plot to move forward.

Overall, I'd recommend the book if you are looking for a light read featuring a happy and supportive magical family.

My rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟☆

What others are saying

From George Lawson's review on goodreads:

Fun read. Interesting characters and quick moving plot. Not a lot of mayhem and violence but it is not needed to make this an enjoyable read.

From Jennifer's review on goodreads:

Anyway, the quirks from magic aside, this was a funny, feel-good story about a family going through life together, and dealing with the curve balls that life throws at them. Though, I will add that these curve balls are a little bit screwier than the traditional curve balls families get, but still...fun is had, so you should read the book.

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  • Two or More Authors
  • Urban Fantasy
  • Self-Published OR Indie Publisher
  • Shapeshifters (HM)
  • No Ifs, Ands, or Buts (HM)
  • Family Matters