Magic and Mayhem: Show Me the Wicked (Kindle Worlds
Novella) (Wicked Hearts Book 2)
by Cherie Marks
Published: February
21, 2017
Publisher: Kindle
Worlds
Genre: Romance,
Fantasy, Magic
Blurb:
Carrasandra Reed knows life has dealt her a raw deal. Now,
she's in Assjacket, West Virginia to make things right. She's got to find a way
to get her hands on an impossible-to-find stone, and the best plan she's got is
to fake amnesia until it surfaces. Just one little kink in the con. The
gorgeous panther-shifter, Finn Bryant, isn't buying her act one bit. He's on to
her, but she'd rather he get on top of her and make all her troubles fade away.
With a little bit of lu...no...strike that...no need to go there. With all her skill and con-artistry, she might just be able to pull off the greatest con of her life, free herself from her misery, and give herself a chance at happiness.
With a little bit of lu...no...strike that...no need to go there. With all her skill and con-artistry, she might just be able to pull off the greatest con of her life, free herself from her misery, and give herself a chance at happiness.
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Excerpt:
Two arms stretched out to either side of my head, hands against
the wall, blocking me in, and the whole situation made my heart pound so loudly
that I heard it in my ears.
“Who the hell are you really?” Finn’s harsh whisper came
out of the dark, and I was both scared and thrilled at the same time.
“What? I don’t know what you’re asking?”
“I’m asking you to tell me who you really are and why
you’re here?”
I glanced to my right. Down the hallway, I could make out
silhouettes of decorative pictures and a small table with a vase at the end. My
breathing had become rapid, but I didn’t want him to know just how rattled I
was.
“Is this how you spit game, son? Because it might be time
to work on your finesse. It kind of sucks.”
He leaned in closer, until I had to turn my head back
toward him, and I didn’t dare focus anywhere else but directly at him. I could
feel the heat coming off his body, and I had to wonder where this was going.
“Time to get serious. Who…are…you?”
How did I tell him who I was without telling him who I
was? I had amnesia after all…at least as far as he knew.
“My name is Cara. I mean…I might have a brother, and I
might have spent some time in California. That’s all I know for sure.”
He growled low. “I don’t know whether to rip you apart
or…kiss you breathless.” He moved even closer, his lips only inches from mine.
“For some reason I can’t fathom, I’m drawn to you.”
I pulled in a quick breath at his surprising confession.
Well, helllooo, unexpected! The nervous energy in my body began pinging like
spilled ball-bearings rolling out of control. Was he closer still? My heart
pounded rapidly as I felt my face flush. It felt like a kiss was imminent, and
I couldn’t decide if I was turned on or freaked-the-hell-out.
My Review:
A curse was placed on Carrasandra Reed when she was a baby
and she has had to do things that she doesn’t like doing all her life. In order
to break the curse Cara must find a stone that belongs to a witch in Assjacket,
West Virginia. The only way Cara knows to do this is to fake having amnesia but
her plans may not work as this one guy a panther/shifter Finn doesn’t trust
her.
Cara is very determined to find the stone, take it and leave
but this is turning out to be one difficult task to complete as she gets to
know Evie, Celia, Liz and Finn she is not sure she can go through with hurting
them to save herself. But the choice may be taken from her hands anyway when
she can’t find the stone. What is a girl to do?
Cara is a very strong person with a very big heart for
someone who has grown up with a curse on her head. Cara has had a hard time
dealing with her curse when it comes to doing things she knows is not right or
will hurt someone in the end. She is learning to listen to her heart more.
You know I have enjoyed reading about Cara and her curse and
how she has learnt to go past her curse to feel and think for herself and not
let the curse control her life completely, to tell her what is right and wrong
in her heart.
Show Me the Wicked has been a very enlightening experience
in some ways. I like the idea that a “curse” can control people to an extent
but when the heart becomes involved then it is not so easy to control them
anymore. Not that I ever agreed with it but I like the concept which can be an
eye opener to some; that we can overcome some things that we are taught.
Show Me the Wicked has been refreshing and an eye opener and
I would like to recommend it to anyone who loves to read about witches and
paranormal creatures with a little humor and a little love on the side.
Other Books in the Wicked Hearts Series:
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
It all started with an old fashioned typewriter. When my
family brought it home, I knew what I wanted to do. All those stories rolling
around in my head could finally get out. The press and click of the keys were
satisfying in their own right, but when I pulled out a finished page, I knew
this was for me. Since then, I’ve graduated to a laptop, but the stories still
find a way out.
I’m a breast cancer survivor, a teacher, a wife, a mother,
and from the very beginning—a storyteller. Always a hint humorous and honest to
a fault, I love to make people laugh, smile, and have “a-ha” moments. My goal
in life is to achieve tact and stop procrastinating. The battle wages on.
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