"Three fabulous tales of magic and love"

By A. Black

"Full Moon Magic" by J. C. Wilder

Esmerelda Proctor was promised in marriage to Ethan Hawk Montgomery at a young age by her father. To ensure that the marriage takes place, her father has kept her sequestered in her home. Esmerelda is now a young adult and the time to marry has come. She is an unhappy but powerful witch and wants her first lover to be of her choosing, so she decides to conjure him from magic. However, Esmerelda is unaware that her husband-to-be has been keeping a magical eye on her over the years, and is aware of what she is planning, so he intervenes as the one she conjures.

"Half Moon Magick" by Liddy Midnight

Black Isolde trains young girls in her village in the light magical arts. Harmon is a mage of dark magic. When the village mage dies, Harmon replaces him. When Isolde and Harmon meet for the first time they both realize that they have known each other for years through their dreams and that their futures are linked. But is it a future of dark magic or light magic?

"Wishful Thinking" by Elisa Adams

Mia and her daughter live and work at her aunt Clara's B&B. Mia is a powerful witch who is content with her life, but Clara thinks she's missing the love of a good man. When sexy young attorney, Jack Cullen, visits the B&B on vacation and Mia shows no interest in romance, Clara decides to take matters into her own hands and does a little matchmaking.

"Full Moon Magic" is my favorite in this collection. It's a great modern retelling of a traditional fairy tale. But all three stories are delightful tales of magic and love, written by three talented authors. Readers who love tales of the supernatural are sure to enjoy this cool collection.

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Posted February 14, 2006

Summary

Full Moon Magic By J.C. Wilder
Esme Proctor is the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter in a legendary lineage of witches. Betrothed at a young age, she is whisked off to live in near solitude until the morning of her marriage. Desperate to escape her upcoming nuptials, she conjures a lover to take her virginity and free her from the betrothal contract.

Only things don't work out quite as she expected...

Half Moon Magick By Liddy Midnight
The mage Black Isolde has long had visions of a gorgeous, sexy man. When he appears in the flesh, she can't be certain whether he's the man of her dreams or a nightmare of the worst kind: a Dark Mage.

Harmon has devoted his life to the destruction of Dark Mages. His work has required him to walk a knife-edge between darkness and light. Isolde's purity balances the shadows he's acquired, but he may have spent too long in the darkness to ever be free of its taint.

Wishful Thinking By Elisa Adams
In need of a change of scenery, workaholic Jack Cullen takes a vacation to an isolated island in northern New England. He isn't prepared for the unusual antics of the inn's owner, a woman claiming to be a witch, or his powerful attraction to her mysterious niece.

Mia just wants to live her life in peace. Raising her daughter by herself coupled with her job as a healer, she doesn't have much time to pursue a relationship. Since Jack is only around for a few weeks, he seems like the perfect solution to her loneliness—until the time comes for him to leave, and she finds herself wishing he'd stay.