Aggie Portrero and Nely Mendoza are the best of friends and complete opposites. Aggie is single, has relationship issues, and owns a stylish boutique. Nely is happily married, has a beautiful daughter, and inherited a controlling mother-in-law. Aggie has recently lost her mother and longs for a family. She is a bit envious of Nely's life, and she wants a husband and a baby. Nely is constantly busy with the baby, and can't quite lose the baby weight. She envies Aggie's slim figure and her carefree lifestyle. The two friends schedule a weekend get together at a New Age spa. They both need some time to relax and reconnect. What trouble could some time away from their commitments cause?

At the New Age spa, Aggie is adamant that they have to do Guru Sauro's transcendental meditation. She wants to try to contact her mother. Nely goes along with it only because she knows how important this is for Aggie. During the meditation, the guru decides to have a little metaphysical fun. He switches Aggie's and Nely's bodies, so that Aggie's spirit inhabits Nely's body and Nely's spirit inhabits Aggie's body. When they corner the guru, he tells them that he can reverse the switch at the next full moon. How are they going to be able to cope in each other's bodies? Can Aggie deal with a husband, child, and mother-in-law? Will Nely be able to run a boutique?

Mary Castillo has written a magical story. Even though the switching lives concept is an old one, Ms. Castillo puts a new spin on it. Aggie and Nely provide a lot of entertainment as they adjust to their new environments. They soon realize how they take their lifestyle for granted and miss those who are really important to them. The added characters of Simon, Kevin, Audrey, and La Cacuy (the mother-in-law) make life so much more interesting and complicated. Ms. Castillo takes the reader on a fascinating journey as two friends learn to appreciate their routine lives when faced with the possibility of no longer living them. SWITCHCRAFT is a fun, upbeat ride and an exceptional tale of friendship.

Book Summary

Best friends since back in the day, Aggy and Nely are as different as two women could possibly be. Aggie's slim, stylish, and owns an upscale boutique and a long history of no-strings relationships. Nely has a busy baby, a metiche mother-in-law, and some extra post-pregnancy pounds she can't quite shed. And when they reconnect at a New Age spa, each friend finds herself wishing just a little that she had the other one's life.

Big mistake!

Thanks to the metaphysical meddling of a somewhat grumpy guru, Nely is now Aggie and Aggie is Nely—switching bodies, love lives, families, closets . . . everything! The grass may not be quite as green as it originally appeared. As luck has it, they'll be stuck this way until the next full moon! And with a husband, his very suspicious mama, a temperamental tot, a business on the brink of disaster, and a sort-of boyfriend—not to mention a sleazy stalker—thrown into the mix, Aggie and Nely suddenly find they're not just walking in each other's shoes . . . they're running!