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EXCERPT
CUPID’S ENCHANTMENT
By
Michelle M. Pillow
Dedication:
To all those who don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day--a Cupid you can love.
Prologue
Cupid was livid. No, he was outraged. He
was beyond furious.
Make fun of him, would he? Make the whole
court at Lycaon think he was a joke--an incompetent clod that couldn’t make two
pigs fall in love! Call him a fairy, would he? Call him a rosy-faced cherub? He
accidentally hit a man instead of a goat with a love dart, causing one couple to
fall in love four hundred years ago, and he got branded a matchmaker for life.
Bah! Ach!
It was time for the jests to end! Cupid
would show them what this squat little cherub could do. He’d have the last
laugh. He’d prove to them that not only could he make the whole Lycaon court
fall in love--he’d make them fall in love with the same woman!
Oh, and this was his favorite part! He’d
not get just any woman. He’d bring one from the mortal realm--the ugliest woman
he could find! See how the wolves liked panting after a human--their ancient
hunters, the whole reason the realms of mortal and magic were separated in the
first place.
His short legs pumped along the dusty
abandoned path coming from his cave home. He angrily kicked at little daisies
that dared to grow along the side, ruining the look of his taller weeds. He
hated flowers! He hated lycans! And he most definitely hated to watch people
fall in love!
Cupid paused in his tirade to look at the
vial of bright pink philter in his gnarled troll hand. A wide grin spread over
his thick, long lips, dipping under his oversized nose. His small black eyes lit
with greedy pleasure. This potion was the old magic. No simple blow dart would
do this time. Once he doused the mortal woman with this pheromone, the entire
Lycan Guard would be brought howling to their knees.
He’d find a woman for them, all right.
Then that overbearing Lord Ilar would never doubt his magic again!
© copyright February 2005, Michelle M.
Pillow
This is a work of fiction. All characters, events, and places are of the
author’s imagination and not to be confused with fact. Any resemblance to living
persons or events is merely coincidence.
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REVIEWS
"I highly recommend Cupid's Enchantment to lovers of magic, passion and love, I
truly enjoyed it from first page to last."
Summer Lasaire, In the Library Reviews June 2006
"4 Blue Ribbons! In
CUPID’S ENCHANTMENT, Michelle M. Pillow has written another wacky, wonderful,
and spicy book. This is humorously filled with love, frustration in a good way,
and the madness of Cupid’s stubbornness. This book should be added to your
collection of paranormal. Be sure to read other books by Michelle
M. Pillow or you will be missing out on the comedy, annoyance of the libido, and
the captivating charm of her characters. As the reviewer for this book, I was
enthralled with the characters and the other realm in this paranormal
historical." Connie Spears, Romance Junkies, June 2005
"4 Angels! Cupid’s Enchantment proved very entertaining with the twist on
Cupid’s role in the love department. I often found myself laughing out loud at
his antics. The love scenes between Rhiannon and Ilar set these pages on fire,
even when nothing more than kissing transpired. Ms. Pillow has a penchant
for writing steamy episodes that will keep the reader coming back for more."
Jennifer, Fallen Angels Review, June 2005
"4 cups!
Michelle M. Pillow has taken an old favorite and given it a new twist." Sonja,
Coffee time Romance, March 2005
"4
STARS! I really loved Ms. Pillow’s
version of Cupid in this enchanting tale. She paints a very visual and amusing
picture of this less than loveable creature and his attempt at revenge...This is
definitely a book to fall in love with, just don’t tell Cupid." Susan Biliter,
EcataRomance Reviews May 2005
"4 1/2 UNICORNS! Cupid’s Enchantment pulled me into a world of
magic that was very hard to leave when the story was done. I loved how Cupid
wasn’t the cute cherub that we see all over the place come Valentine’s Day, this
one was an ugly troll bent on revenge... Michelle M. Pillow again built a world
that comes alive around you and her characters are real enough to touch and feel
for. I highly recommend Cupid’s Enchantment to lovers of magic, passion and
love." Lyonene, Enchanted in Romance, June 2005
AWARDS
AND RANKINGS
#5 Bestselling Ebook
Fictionwise April 2006 (all genres)
TOP 20 rated Ebook Fictionwise April 2006 (all genres)
Honorable Mention, Best
Shapeshifter
Bestselling List Fictionwise
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