Soul Thing (Game of Gods Book 1) by Lana Pecherczyk

Synopsis via Amazon:

After a decade long war, witches have been obliterated, or so the world thinks. A precarious peace settles and, for the small town of Margaret River, life returns to normal, but for Roo, the hard work is just beginning.

Roo works at the local bar, is a little facetious and can’t wait to high-tail it out of there to keep her powers secret. She’s not certain where they came from but the last thing she wants is to be burned at the stake. Hiding in plain sight seems to work until Cash, a darkly handsome hunter, arrives with disaster in his wake. Witches aren’t defeated, only hidden, and there’s one gunning for Roo and her family. The recent war only touched the surface of the preternatural world and with Cash’s help, Roo learns there are worse things that go bump in the night... and she might be one of them.

Soon she must make a choice—risk exposure to save her loved ones, or remain hidden and safe. But sometimes safe isn’t an option. Sometimes safe is a never-ending game.

EVOLUTION IS THE GAME, WITCHES ARE THE GLITCH.

This is my first foray into Miss Pecherczyk's world and I have got to say that I am pretty impressed!
She has a fresh, out of the box take on witches, Gods, mythology, and urban fantasy.
I can honestly say this story is like none I have ever read. I didn't want to put the book down. I wanted to know what happened next, who was going to do what, and how it was all going to affect everyone in the story. There is a bit of mystery, excitement, sexual tension, and life all mixed into one little cauldron of a world.
The characters are well conceived and interact very well together. There isn't any awkwardness in the story line. It flows as seamless as a breeze through the trees.
The amount of real world pain and heartache that is injected into the story is really astounding. It really helps the reader feel something for the characters. I know it sounds weird to have someone say a persons pain is good in a story, but this shows how talented a writer Miss Pecherczyk really is. If she can pull you in and make you feel something for the characters, she has connected the world she created and ours together by each individual reader.
When I finished this book, all I could think of was "MORE!! I WANT MORE!!".