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Cupid's Revenge


“Welcome to Romantic Spirits. We’re here to show you all the romantic places to visit,” the perky blonde with dark gold eyes and a feline cast to her features held a heart-shaped microphone stood in front of an old-fashioned wood building. “Last week we interviewed Havelock Tennart, the troll with romance so deep in his heart, he actually spirited the love of his life off to the Midnight Dreams realm for a proposal she will never forget.” She heaved a deep sigh. “And today we’re visiting the witch who offers up more than just romance. She offers hope for the supernatural and mortal alike with sexy lingerie, romance novels and bespelled sachets guaranteed to bring love into your heart. Stasi Romanov is known all over the country and realms for what she can give a hopeful female in search of her soul mate.” She held up a bright pink heart-shaped silk sachet with embroidered roses around the edge. She held it to her nose and inhaled. Her face took on a dreamy expression. “Now if it can do to my mate what it does to me. Ooh la la! I feel ready for romance already!” she laughed. “Now let’s go inside.

“Let’s not!” The corpulent creature that resembled Sidney Greenstreet more than the cherub humans knew as Cupid, glared at his heart-shaped flat panel television that sat on the white cabinet with its gold leaf edges. He blindly reached into the vivid red box and picked up a chocolate truffle, popping into his mouth and chewing furiously. “Insipid creature,” he muttered, choosing another fudge truffle. “She is a witch. I am the god of Eros! The god who invented romance.” He heaved himself out of his scarlet silk easy chair and paced a red carpet that belonged at a Hollywood film premiere. He waved his pudgy arms about as he stalked and talked, casting curses (not the literal kind since at heart he still delivered romance, not disease or even a stomach ache) on the sweet-faced witch who was presently being interviewed.

“And you believe in love and romance for everyone?” The reporter asked Stasi.

The witch smiled and nodded. “Of course. There’s a mate out there for all of us.”

“Yet you don’t have one.”

Stasi ignored the reporter’s sly look. “Maybe some day. For now, I like seeing others happy.”

“Happy? That’s my job, witch!” Cupid thrust out his arm, forefinger pointing at the screen. “You should be standing over a cauldron and casting your silly little spells. Not venturing into my territory.” He suddenly smiled as the idea of the millennium came to mind.

His jowls danced as he snarled and snapped, not missing a beat as he continued to feast on his favorite truffles. He sighed with regret when he realized the box was empty. He rubbed his oversize belly as he levered himself off the lipstick red velvet heart-shaped chair and waddled out of the room. His destination was a large sunlit room at the end of the hallway.

Cupid inhaled the rich scent of Belgian chocolate and cinnamon heart-shaped candies as he entered the room that soothed him best. He activated the stereo and headed straight to a black lacquered cabinet.

“Love and marriage go together,” he murmured the words that released the lock. The doors swung open and revealed a hand-size heart that shimmered red, silver and gold. He smiled as he picked it up and gently caressed the metallic surface.

“One particular witch will soon learn her place.” He carried the heart over to a nearby table and began his work.

Do you want to know what Cupid did to Stasi? All you have to do is read Wicked By Any Other Name that's in stores now!

Linda

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  1. hahaha, Linda this is so funny! I love it :)

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  2. Ha! Gave her a taste of her own medicine, I'll bet!

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  3. Thanks Danielle.

    I thought it was a good way to entice readers to buy the book.

    Linda

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  4. He did more than that, Cheryl.

    Linda

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  5. You're such a tease, Linda! I can't wait to go get it. I have it on my TBB list...

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  6. I love the thought of a tough-guy Cupid!

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  7. Thanks Robin.

    Cupid isn't what you expect him to be either.

    The epilogue is about Fluff and Puff and Cupid.

    Linda

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  8. MM,

    This Cupid is more like Sidney Greenstreet.

    Linda

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  9. Oh, you are too sly, Linda. Do you have any idea how tall the leaning tower of Pisa is in my bedroom? That would be my To Be Read books. sigh, now I have to go buy another book. sheesh.

    Well I do love to shop for books...and shoes. I realize I'm an unnatural female, but the rest of the whole shopping thing you can keep.

    :-)

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  10. I'm a big shoe shopper too, Sia.

    Plus I wasn't going to make it easy for anyone. :}

    Linda

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  11. OK, I am captivated. All this great reading material! My daughter and I are having too much fun. I love that you broke away for a spell to focus on Stasi. Not that we do not want more Jazz! Great to focus on a romantic snippet. Thanks so much.

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  12. Very cute, Linda!! Good luck with the new release.

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  13. Sharon,

    That's why Stasi and Blair were introduced early before their books popped up. And very fun that way too.

    Linda

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