Her Real-Life Hero
By
Vicki Ballante
A Beyond Fairytales
Adaptation of “The Frog King” and “Iron
Henry”
Blurb:
Joanie
wants to get her romances published but can't seem to succeed with her writing.
She buys an antique bureau which the shopkeeper says is magic. While using her
new bureau, she begins to talk to the hero in her book, asking his advice on
writing, all the while thinking it's her own imagination. She promises he can
live in her home, eat at her table and sleep in her bed, if he helps her with
her writing. She doesn't expect him to knock on her door and insist she keep
her promise.
Theo
has also bought a magic chest of drawers that brings him into Joanie's life. He
wants to settle down with one woman, tired of shallow relationships, and Joanie
seems like the perfect candidate if it weren’t for her insistence on getting
rid of him.
The
magic keeps on forcing them to live together and Joanie’s not happy. This is
her first year alone and she’s been craving time to herself after looking after
her younger siblings and an ailing aunt. Theo’s presence in her home, although
unwanted, stirs up needs she’s suppressed for years. When they start to
discover things about the magic and why it’s bringing them together, will
Joanie recognize another type of magic at work? Will she succumb to the charm
of Theo or will her need for breathing space pull them apart?
Excerpt 1
Theo
stood up and moved toward her. How could he think that coming closer to her
would help? A stifled feeling choked her throat as his maleness cloaked her.
Tingles ran up and down her spine and her body screamed for him to touch her
shoulders, to run his hands down her arms, to cradle his body against hers. Her
body betrayed all common sense. How could she be so attracted to a stalker?
She
turned to face the window, staring out at the leaf-covered ground. “I told you
to get out.”
“This
isn’t me. You can believe it all you like. I don’t enjoy going around making
women my wives. I’m going to take a walk home. If you think it will work, I will
withdraw my wish and remove my belongings from the chest of drawers.”
She
shrugged again and kept her back to him, unable to look at him, to take in
those magnetic features. She sensed his breath upon her neck. Sensed his hurt.
Deep inside she knew he was innocent, so why did she persecute him?
“Bye.”
His last words echoed in the room as she heard his footsteps retreat and the
kitchen door slam behind him.
Slumping
down on the hard kitchen chair, she tried to ease the tension in her shoulders
by rubbing them with her fingers.
Her
life was spiraling out of control.
Buy Links:
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Author Bio:
Vicki writes erotic and fantasy romance. She loves taking her characters
into an alternate world where strange and sexy things happen. She lives with
her patient husband and three noisy kids in South Africa. In between being a
busy stay-at-home mom who hates housework and spends half her life cooking
everything from scratch, she runs several blogs, writes under another name, and
buries herself in the delightful world of her characters.
Online Links for
Vicki:
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/VickiBallante
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