Wild Fire

Fairy Tale Match #1

by Danielle Rose-West

How can Fairy Godmothers help their charges find love in the modern world when nobody believes in magic anymore? Simple, they run a dating agency!

Jake Carter has no time for love after his best friend and the woman he’d loved betrayed him two years ago. His sister however has other ideas when she joins a rather unique dating agency on his behalf. Before he knows what’s hit him, he has an English woman staying on his horse ranch for three weeks, looking for love with him! Jake is determined to fight it every step of the way, but doesn’t count on the fierce attraction that pulls him to his unwanted guest.

Laura Hamilton is looking for a new life. After losing the only family she had, she joins a dating agency and travels half way around the world in the hope of finding a new life and hopefully love. Before long, she falls for Jake, but his past keeps getting in the way of not only their happiness, but his sister’s too. Laura is determined to find a way to Jake’s closed off heart and to put right a family torn apart by one tragic night.

With enemies past and present circling, and the past re-emerging, the odds are stacked against Laura and Jake. Thankfully, unbeknownst to them, they have two fairy godmothers fighting in their corner, wands at the ready. It is going to take every bit of courage and magic to help Jake and Laura overcome the obstacles in their way if they ever stand a chance of finding their own happy ever after….

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Paranormal, Fantasy, Westerns, Western Romance

436 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 3, 2013

About the author

I am a huge reader and have been since I was a child. I love books and the written word. It has been my dream my whole life to be a writer.

I began writing romance books, but have discovered over the years that my true passion is mystery! Every romance book I wrote ended up having a bit of a mystery added to it. Now I have succumbed and am writing mystery with just a hint of romance in it. I couldn't resist adding a paranormal twist! And so The Psychic Eye Mysteries were born.

I have now completed the third book in the series and am working on the fourth with plenty more to come. I have fallen in love with the characters and the places and am thoroughly enjoying exploring the world I am creating. I hope you enjoy delving into it too.

I am not a prolific poster, but I do post now and then with news on my books. If you want to follow me, you won't be bombarded with tons of posts! Promise. All you will get is notification of when a book is coming out and any updates on it, which won't be many. I like to spend the spare time I have writing the books for you to read and hopefully really enjoy.

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Reviews

[Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book for me it had everything I love. Great plot memorable characters that will stay with me for a long time also an unusual slant with two fairy godmothers running a dating agency! There was suspense, some funny moments and good secondary characters. Can't wait for the second one in this series to come out!!

[Danielle Rose-West · Rating 5 out of 5]

It seems odd to rate my own book, but I am giving it five stars because it was such a joy to write and I loved exploring the complicated lives of Laura and Jake as they struggled to find true love and let the past go. It was so much fun to explore the fairy godmothers role in helping their charges to find a happy ever after. I loved some of their moments! The villains really stood out to me and even I didn't always know what they were going to do next until I wrote it! I really hope you enjoy reading my work and I look forward to readers feedback and comments.

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 - 4 Stars

How can Fairy Godmothers help their charges find love in the modern world when nobody believes in magic anymore? Simple, they run a dating agency!

This book is fabulous! It is a mixture of having a fairy tale in modern day life. The idea of magic isn't working out anymore therefore the fairy godmothers have opened a dating agency. Throughout the book when you meet Flo and Lotta you just have to love them and what they do to look after their charges.

Kerry signs her brother up to the "Fairy Tale Match Agency" as Jake has been a grumpy old sod since the incident with his to be wife Victoria (more about that later)

Lotta finds the perfect match for Jake that being Laura Hamilton from England comes to visit unfortunately Kerry hasn't confessed to Jake what she had done.

This book truly was a treat to read and Lotta and Flo made it all the more fun. The story was gripping and there was the right amount and balance to mystery/craziness (Victoria and Walter) and how people can be redeemed and that dreams do come true.

Oh and btw there is happy end as there always is in every fairy tale.

[Geri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fairy godmothers matchmakers! This was a love story between two people who had some rough moments in life. One chose to be angry and wall up his heart while the other still tried to see the best in people and wants to find love. Laura's openness and sweet nature touched the lives of quite a few people who were suffering. I really enjoyed this story.

[A.C. Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Intriguing and unique! Loved the humor and suspense!

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Is a great book to read

[Pattrycia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Gah. This book is just too lengthy. I was attracted to the premise which is quite novel, a dating agency which lets you live in your future partner's home for 3weeks. I mean like that doesn't really happen in real life, does it? But then as I was reading it I found that the story is really too cliche. The writer didn't even manage to arise my curiosity cause I know what will happen next exactly. I almost gave up halfway through the book but then I decided to finish the book (wipe sweats)

The story starts with Kerry who wants to reunite with her love, Dan who happens to be her brother's best friend. In order to do so, she has to make her brother Jake approves of Dan. This is where the problem arises, Dan has actually betrayed Jake by sleeping with his fiancee on the night before their wedding day. Kerry then decided to enlist the help of a dating agency. Then Laura comes into the picture as Jake's partner. They fell in love instantly but Jake is too stubborn to admit it. Then the story rolls off with problems after problems rising here and there.

I just hate how easily Laura forgives Jake. I know she is madly in love with him but she's just really too forgiving. She is like a watering pot who cries every moment, whether it's beautiful or sad (sigh). And also, the writer makes up for all the weird coincidences & the too-good-to-be-true parts with Flo & Lotta, two fairy Godmothers(rolls eyes)

Of course the oh-so-beautiful story must be closed with a good happily ever after. I was really relieved when I finished the book cause I can finally put it down.

[Jude · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked reading Jake and Laura's story.
Because of the actions of his fiancee and his best friend,Jake didn't get married three years ago and he is still holding onto his anger over the whole thing. Life is going nowhere for him until his sister goes behind his back and sets him up with a wonderful woman from England who she hopes will give them all a new beginning.

Unknownst to his sister, the dating service she used is run by two Fairy Godmothers who try to lend a helping hand. The one is great and the other is a bit too silly but I still enjoyed their part in the story.

The characters were fleshed out so that I cared what happened to them and I liked that there was romance, drama and at the end, even romantic suspense.

[JJH--Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this was a decent read. A sweet romance with a nice amount of suspense thrown in (I was not expecting that). Good characters--main and secondary. I enjoyed how you got almost two different romance stories in one, instead if the author spreading it out into two separate books. I actually like it when the hero puts his foot in his mouth, or does something (intentionally or not) which requires groveling of some sort. This story has a few parts like this. I felt the heroine does forgive rather quickly, but I like how the author gives a background into the H's past which explains why she is this way. Going to read the next in the series soon!

[Deborah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jake Carter was betrayed and left heartbroken on the eve of his wedding by his fiancé Victoria and his life long best friend Dan. Two years later and time has done nothing to heal him, he's been left with a scar down his face and his heart in so hard could anything break through. Deciding enoughs enough his sister Kerry joins a dating agency on his behalf and it's this agency that has Laura heading towards America and Jake, Laura's mother, her last remaining family has died and Laura wants a fresh start, could this be it.
Now this is a lighthearted silly romance and is not to be taken seriously this is made obvious on the first few pages when the dating agency in question The Fairy Tale Match is run by fairy godmother's. I must admit I enjoyed it, I found it a little over long in places and it needed spellchecking but all in all it's an enjoyable tale. It has some amusing moments mostly based around Flo, like the part when she turns Laura's car into a pumpkin wanting to add some excitement and magic Lotta quickly turns it back but Laura after glancing out of the window thinks she's hallucinating due to jet lag, there's no real surprises, everything is made obvious well in advance but it's not that kind of book, it's a gentle feel good romance that will make you smile in places.

[Meka♥books · Rating 4 out of 5]

***4.5 stars***

This is a cute quirky yet angst filled read with not one but two fairy Godmothers who are itching to wave their magical wands in favor of their charges to assure destiny stays on course. There’s only one problem… no one believes in magic anymore. What’s the solution? Fairy Godmothers open and run a dating service. Wild Fire is a slightly humorous tale surrounding main characters Laura and Jake and secondary couple Kerry (Jake’s sister) and Dan.

Wild Fire bugged me on some level. I was tired of the trust issues between Laura and Jake and the back and forth between the two. I also grew tired of Jake’s unrelenting behavior towards Dan. Even with the little irritations here and there Wild Fire has a different spin of retold fairy tales which was refreshing. I mean how can you not like (even love) a story with a standoffish broken hearted cowboy, a leading lady from overseas, fairy Godmothers who run a dating service, meddlesome siblings, crazy exs, and much much more.

If you want a book that’s not sex filled and has a bit of magical mischief Wild Fire is for you.

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute. I liked the story. What a hoot to have a fairy godmother running a matchmaking service. Flo and Lotta had a lot to deal with. It was a typical romance story with evil interlopers and misunderstandings but the bottom line is you can be pretty sure of a happy ending which is nice when you've been reading espionage and murders where the good guy didn't always win. I liked the fairy tale match and am now reading the second book.

[Nell · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a nice story but I found the errors distracting - your and you're were sometimes confused, cue when she meant queue, bare and bear. There was also a lot of repetition which a good editor would have dealt with. There were some fun parts and I liked the story concept.

[Lisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

The premise of the book is cute. However you can tell this was written by a British author even though it's set in America. She uses British slang and the speech is very formal. That brought it down some stars for me. It seemed really long and could have benefitted from some editing.

[Celeste · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75 stars
I enjoyed the story, very similar to another book. I found it enter tsing but predictable. None the less it was a mice easy read.