Sex and the Single Witch

by Holly Chamberlin, Theresa Alan, Cathy Alexander

Sure, you can turn Mr. Oh-So-Wrong into a toad, but finding Mr. Right isn t any easier for a witch. And choosing between conjuring up a new pair of Manolos and working on another love spell can be tough. After all, fabulous heels don t forget to call you back...

"The Witch s Guide to Life" by Theresa Alan:
Leave it to a man to break one spell -- only to cast another. When ice hockey coach J.T. becomes the first person to buy one of Ariel Watson s paintings, her work is suddenly the hottest ticket in town. And J.T. is more than an art lover -- he s a lover. Trouble is, since falling for him, Ariel hasn t been able to produce once decent piece of work. What s a witch to do?

"Single White Witch" by Carly Alexander:
The Etherworld isn t all it s cracked up to be for single female spellcasters. A girl s only option is to hook up with a warlock -- and everyone knows how tricky those guys are: in a twinkling, you re slaving over a hot cauldron with little sorcerers underfoot. So Annie Quicksilver is investigating mortal men. But crazed Romanian shoe designers and smarmy power brokers clearly aren t the answer -- and Annie is pleasantly surprised to discover who is...

"The Trouble with Witchcraft" by Holly Chamberlin:
Backfired love spells are Haven Castle s embarrassing specialty. The last time she tried one, Jared Cragmere not only didn t fall at her feet, he vanished. Fortunately, he s reappeared, none the worse for wear -- though nursing a grudge against the person who zapped him to Nowheresville. Haven couldn t bear to see Jared s reaction if he found out the truth -- especially now that he s finally taken a very real (and deliciously sexy) interest in her.

Make a date with these bewitching tales of big-city enchantment, where the hottest trend is romance with a twist of magic.

Genres: Romance, Anthologies, Paranormal, Chick Lit, Short Stories, Witches, Paranormal Romance

Hardcover

First published September 1, 2005

About the author

Holly Chamberlin is a native New Yorker, but she now lives in Portland, Maine - the aftermath of stumbling across Mr. Right at the one moment she wasn't watching the terrain. She's been writing and editing - poetry, children's fantasies, a romance novel or two, among many other genres and projects - her entire life. She has two cats, Betty and Cyrus, and when she's not writing her hobbies include reading, shopping, and cocktails at six.

Reviews

[Sandie]

I really enjoyed this book, the stories were very cute and for the most part very entertaining. I had a bit of trouble getting into the first story, but once there it read very smoothly and easily.

[Alicia]

I'm giving 4 stars because it was fun, lighted hearted and easy to read. Not deep but just a cutsie novel to enjoy Halloween.

[Nikki]

Story #1 has a completely annoying & selfish main character. There was no redeeming back story about her to make me care.

Story #2 is a bad rip off of Sex & the City (both are single New Yorkers who write a dating column & loves shoes).

I didn’t bother to read the last story.

[Amanda MacDonald]

It was ok, but not my favourite

[Stefanie Jones]

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[Cindy]

Contemporary paranormal romance involving witches. Sex in the 3rd, implied sex in the first 2.


Holly Chamberlin - 2 stars. This was well written. I just couldn't stand the male & female leads. Haven is a Beta heroine, bland, low self esteem, no back bone. Not what I look for in a good heroine. Jared is too good to be true : kind to all, handsome & a true defender of the downtrodden (did I mention he's also rich & famous?). I liked the witch familiars. They made the story.

Carly Alexander - 3 stars. This was another well written, humorous story. Annie is living it up in NYC, away from her repressive dimension where witches only have babies & become domestic goddesses. Simon is her boss who wants to send her back - pronto.

Theresa Alan - 1 star. Poorly written, dull story about an amateur witch who does dumb things. The thing I hated the most about this story is how people don't act right. For example, near the end of this disaster the female lead's sister decides to get rid of her 2 kids so she can talk to the female lead in private. She gives the oldest $20 & tells her to go to McDonalds & a movie. Now the oldest is 14 years old & the youngest is 2. How the hell is she supposed to get to these places - fly? Plus, I've taken a 2 year old to the movies & it's not something a teenager should ever attempt!
Unbelievable that this is a published author with ,more then one book to her name. Not someone I'd EVER read willingly again.

[Kimberly Ann]

3 Cute chick-lit paranormal romances...

That about sums it up.... not great literature, but light non-mind boggling read.

"Witches' Guide to Life": Witch Ariel Watson is a painter, J.T. buys one of her paintings and her work is selling like hotcakes.... Problem is when she & J.T. get together, she is no longer able to paint!

"Trouble w/ Witchcraft": Haven Castle is not a very good witch, her spells backfire... she sends the object of her affection off the planet for a year and when he returns, he is not a happy camper, especially when he finds out it is Haven who accidentally sent him away.

"Single White Witch": Annie just isn't interested in hooking up w/ a Warlock (too much domestic work on the home front) so she is now scouting "mortal" men... After meeting too many Not-Mr.-Rights, Annie finally discovers her match.

[Heather Adkins]

This book was okay. The story by Holly Chamberlin was a good plot, but I didn't care so much for the writing. The second story by Carly Alexander was reminiscent of Sex and the City--it was pretty cute. The third story was very heartwarming.

[Laylarenee]

Each story was predictable but entertaining and funny. I got this for in between serious books or when I needed a pick me up. Last week, I had the flu. This was a wonderful sick book. I thank the writers for helping me through my misery.

[Leah]

This was a very cute book. Anyone who likes chic-lit will like this.

[Kristen]

There are three stories. The first was very bad, hopefully it will get better.
Nope the rest are pretty bad.

[KyleeJ]

I gave up on this anthology after the first 2 stories in it. Not nearly as interesting as the reviews on PaperBackSwap made it sound.

[Dawn]

I made it through the first story. It was fun, but that's about it. I gave up a few pages into the second story.

[Tribefan]

Didn't think much of the first story and almost didn't read the rest of the book! I'm glad I continued reading! I enjoyed the 2nd story and loved the 3rd story!!

[Cassandra]

Not that great, have read better stuff. But good for a light read only.

[L Bongiorno]

More a 2.5, the first story was OK the other two were better.

[Rachel Jayme]

very funny! great light reading.

[Ellaguiwa]

Good for light reading.

[Johanna]

its excellent

[Amanda Stanzel]

Of the 3 short stories in this book I liked the 2nd and the 3rd the most. I enjoyed the short story format, but thought the first story was rushed.

[Venus]

I'm giving up on this book. The first story really wasn't terrible. I just can't get into it.

[Adelais]

the three stories were pretty much boring; and quite simple in their story and development of a story; I managed to read them in one day so that's a plus

[Nibrock]

Witches who think magic will cure anything, and the opposite happens. The middle story was my favourite. Skimmed the first and second stories.

[Cole Hill]

it was ok. not the best

[Roberta]

Each story has it's own bit of charm but it took well over half the book to get me to lile it. Mainly because I was having issue with the second story. Overall though I found myself liking it.