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Kiss of Romance #1
Jackie Cupid's First Love and It's Written In The Stars
Step into Jackie's world, where starstruck lovers get a little help from Cupid . . . Jackie Cupid!
Jackie Cupid’s First Love:
When Eros, the god of Love, appears to Jackie Cupid and transforms her into a real life Cupid with magical love powers and an outstanding bombshell body, Jackie is keen to take on the challenge. “Look out, baby, there’s a new Cupid in town!”
There’s just one catch. Jackie’s first couple is a test. The potential soul mates are estranged best friends who must fall madly in love with each other by Christmas morning or Jackie will lose all her powers, along with her outstanding bombshell body.
Samantha Bowers, the local preacher’s daughter, and Luke Rutherford, an out of town businessman, haven’t spoken in over a year. Getting these two together is a series of star struck misadventures. Jackie has to learn how deep to prick someone with her tiny magical stars (arrows are way too gauche) so they can become delirious with desire . . . just not too delirious. More importantly, Jackie must learn when to poke them or that person might fall for anyone but their intended lover.
The clock is ticking. Christmas is fast approaching. Will Jackie Cupid turn these two misbegotten lovers around in time to keep her powers? Or will her magic become a stardust memory?
It’s Written In The Stars:
Billionaire, Antonio Milani has come to London for the annual book fair and to retrieve his first edition, signed copy of Oliver Twist, from a woman who not only played him in his bed, but pretended to be a talented new author his publishing house was courting.
Margot James has spent the better part of her adult life raising two children in a small town and writing stories in her personal journals. Now that her kids are grown, Margot takes a leap of faith and travels to London to visit her best friend, Jackie Cupid. When her friend takes a hike and leaves her with Antonio Milani, the delicious looking billionaire, Margot wants nothing more than to fly back home.
But Jackie has used her magical stars on these two and the attraction, heat, and a pending book contract get in the way of Margot’s departure. Will Cupid’s magic be enough to keep these two lovers together, despite the odds, or will best-friend guilt get in the way of their destiny?
Jackie Cupid’s First Love:
When Eros, the god of Love, appears to Jackie Cupid and transforms her into a real life Cupid with magical love powers and an outstanding bombshell body, Jackie is keen to take on the challenge. “Look out, baby, there’s a new Cupid in town!”
There’s just one catch. Jackie’s first couple is a test. The potential soul mates are estranged best friends who must fall madly in love with each other by Christmas morning or Jackie will lose all her powers, along with her outstanding bombshell body.
Samantha Bowers, the local preacher’s daughter, and Luke Rutherford, an out of town businessman, haven’t spoken in over a year. Getting these two together is a series of star struck misadventures. Jackie has to learn how deep to prick someone with her tiny magical stars (arrows are way too gauche) so they can become delirious with desire . . . just not too delirious. More importantly, Jackie must learn when to poke them or that person might fall for anyone but their intended lover.
The clock is ticking. Christmas is fast approaching. Will Jackie Cupid turn these two misbegotten lovers around in time to keep her powers? Or will her magic become a stardust memory?
It’s Written In The Stars:
Billionaire, Antonio Milani has come to London for the annual book fair and to retrieve his first edition, signed copy of Oliver Twist, from a woman who not only played him in his bed, but pretended to be a talented new author his publishing house was courting.
Margot James has spent the better part of her adult life raising two children in a small town and writing stories in her personal journals. Now that her kids are grown, Margot takes a leap of faith and travels to London to visit her best friend, Jackie Cupid. When her friend takes a hike and leaves her with Antonio Milani, the delicious looking billionaire, Margot wants nothing more than to fly back home.
But Jackie has used her magical stars on these two and the attraction, heat, and a pending book contract get in the way of Margot’s departure. Will Cupid’s magic be enough to keep these two lovers together, despite the odds, or will best-friend guilt get in the way of their destiny?
340 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 21, 2017
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Mary Leo
72 books40 followersUSA Today bestselling author, Mary Leo, writes small-town, swoon-worthy, sexy romance with enough humor to give you a giggle or two. She loves Italian food, a bubbly flute of Prosecco, meeting her fabulous readers, the company of other writers, and a cup of hot tea every morning. She's a city girl who adores a small town. When she's not writing, she's reading or binging on a great comedy series.
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Displaying 1 - 22 of 22 reviews
January 8, 2018
Cover/Title: The title is what drew me in. I loved her name.
Characters: Jackie Cupid is one of a kind and I loved this character.
Plot: I don't want to give much of the book away but I love who Jackie Cupid turned out be. The stars were a nice touch as well.
Overall: I loved the story and I so wanted to give it 4 stars. However, the one thing that kept bugging me was the grammar. Things like perusing instead of pursuing. The words mean two totally different things and it was throwing off the story. If it had only happened once, I wouldn't have thought much of it but it happened a few times with different words. Otherwise, I definitely enjoyed the book.
Characters: Jackie Cupid is one of a kind and I loved this character.
Plot: I don't want to give much of the book away but I love who Jackie Cupid turned out be. The stars were a nice touch as well.
Overall: I loved the story and I so wanted to give it 4 stars. However, the one thing that kept bugging me was the grammar. Things like perusing instead of pursuing. The words mean two totally different things and it was throwing off the story. If it had only happened once, I wouldn't have thought much of it but it happened a few times with different words. Otherwise, I definitely enjoyed the book.
October 21, 2017
Jackie Cupid's First Love and It's Written In The Stars is two stories in the first book in the Kiss of Magic Romance series, full of quirky humor and romance. In
Jackie Cupid's First Love, we meet Luke and Samantha, who were best friends. As Jackie’s first couple there is a catch, she is on a timeline with consequences if she fails. In It's Written In The Stars, we meet Antonio and Margot. They are attracted to each other, but are afraid to act on their attraction until they can have things line up. All in all a fun read.
Jackie Cupid's First Love, we meet Luke and Samantha, who were best friends. As Jackie’s first couple there is a catch, she is on a timeline with consequences if she fails. In It's Written In The Stars, we meet Antonio and Margot. They are attracted to each other, but are afraid to act on their attraction until they can have things line up. All in all a fun read.
September 30, 2017
A new twist on Cupid that you’ll love. Fun characters with a happily ever after!
August 23, 2017
I truly enjoyed this book and the fact that there are two stories just makes it that much better. This book has plenty of comedy and romance. I was a little confused at first because the book goes from Jackie finding out Cupid is more than just a last name to Samantha and Dani talking about Christmas. I thought that Jackie would have more of a role in the first of the book so it took me a chapter or so to realize that the first part was just a starter for the book and that the story didn’t start until after.
This book is different than the cowboy series but I really liked the whimsical feel to the stories. I like stories that are fun and light-hearted so this was a home run for me. I cannot wait to read the next in the series.
~I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review~
This book is different than the cowboy series but I really liked the whimsical feel to the stories. I like stories that are fun and light-hearted so this was a home run for me. I cannot wait to read the next in the series.
~I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review~
January 24, 2019
This was a lovely written story, I could see the way it was unfolding, the magic in the love, and delivering the people together in finding love, I was into and really loved the layout, the story flowed and I loved the cover I look at covers and see if they are exciting, the cover attracts me every time. I was like that first was short, I was thrilled the carry on flowed just as great. I felt I got a bonus This was delightful, funny, and I loved the way a sparkle earring was the catch, As I was recovering from a car accident, plus another skin cancerous removed I was not able to watch TV, or be on the PC for long as I had concussion. So I read, these delightful written stories.
September 5, 2017
This is a fun and quirky read. I enjoyed the antics, fun dialogue and pacing. The Cupid element makes insta-love make sense. I think I always would rather have a more fleshed out story but these are short and fun, no heavy thinking required. My only disappointment is the lack of actual appearances by Jackie. We get to know her a bit in the prologue and explanation of her ancestry, but little of her appears in the stories. I think she's such a fun character I would like to see more of her.
October 8, 2017
Ok
Such a quirky and humorous start to the series, two books in one. First we meet Luke and Samantha who are best friends and Jackie's first hookup as a Cupid. The book was filled with the unexpected and ended in happy ever after. The second story is Antonio and Margot the attraction is there but each is afraid to act upon it until a steroids of events happen. All in all a fun hilarious read
Such a quirky and humorous start to the series, two books in one. First we meet Luke and Samantha who are best friends and Jackie's first hookup as a Cupid. The book was filled with the unexpected and ended in happy ever after. The second story is Antonio and Margot the attraction is there but each is afraid to act upon it until a steroids of events happen. All in all a fun hilarious read
January 13, 2018
Love is in the air
I love how writers are still able to take an idea that one assumes is so old and stale and discussed to death and use some newfangled twist to create an entirely fresh sparkling story. Being a mythology fan I thought Cupid had been done to death, but was pleasantly surprised by this jaunty story. While there are the usual trite coincidences and understandings this was a delightfully fun quick read.
I love how writers are still able to take an idea that one assumes is so old and stale and discussed to death and use some newfangled twist to create an entirely fresh sparkling story. Being a mythology fan I thought Cupid had been done to death, but was pleasantly surprised by this jaunty story. While there are the usual trite coincidences and understandings this was a delightfully fun quick read.
January 7, 2020
Two books great stories
I loved the first book them being best of friends and falling in love over the Christmas miracles that happened all around them. It made me feel hopeful and reminded me that true love is sometimes right under our eyes. The second book was entertaining a publisher and an author while nothing was easy they seemed to fall in love quickly but Jackie sleeping with Antonio that complicated things. Both good stories.
I loved the first book them being best of friends and falling in love over the Christmas miracles that happened all around them. It made me feel hopeful and reminded me that true love is sometimes right under our eyes. The second book was entertaining a publisher and an author while nothing was easy they seemed to fall in love quickly but Jackie sleeping with Antonio that complicated things. Both good stories.
October 30, 2017
If you can suspend your imagination long enough to believe that Cupid is a 35 year old woman who uses stars instead of arrows to bring lovers together than you will totally enjoy this book. Mary Leo has written 2 delightful stories of people who have found love thanks to Cupid's magic.
This book was an absolute delight to read and it will ptut a smile on your face.
This book was an absolute delight to read and it will ptut a smile on your face.
May 19, 2018
I think this was a random pickup read for me. I wasn't dying to read it nor was I unhappy about reading it. I simply was. So this is about cupid setting people up. Sure? The catch? Cupid is a woman who is completely new at this sort of thing. I really can't put my finger on it. Neither of the books did anything for me.
November 20, 2017
Truthfully delightful
I enjoyed reading this book. Both stories were so delightful. These books make you smile at Cupid's antics. To think what hard work that would be. Just kidding anyone who loves romance would love that job.
I enjoyed reading this book. Both stories were so delightful. These books make you smile at Cupid's antics. To think what hard work that would be. Just kidding anyone who loves romance would love that job.
October 24, 2017
I loved this book! Such a great read. The storyline just flowed perfectly. I can’t wait to read more in this series.
October 24, 2017
Fascinating stories
I could not put this book down. The plot had plenty of twists and turns. I am looking forward to reading more of this author's work.
I could not put this book down. The plot had plenty of twists and turns. I am looking forward to reading more of this author's work.
December 3, 2017
Cute simple read
December 26, 2017
Easy. Fun
Easy read. Both books exciting, romantic, adventurous. New twist to every turn. Will be reading more. I want romance like this.
Easy read. Both books exciting, romantic, adventurous. New twist to every turn. Will be reading more. I want romance like this.
December 29, 2017
Great easy read
Loved the book beginning to end. More twists and turns than a roller coaster. Can’t wait to read the rest of the series.
Loved the book beginning to end. More twists and turns than a roller coaster. Can’t wait to read the rest of the series.
January 10, 2018
I enjoyed both stories. They both entertained and left a smile on my lips. Recommending to friends and family to read.
February 20, 2018
Didnt finish. Feels like it was written by a 12 year old. Its got no soul.
September 6, 2018
Fun and entertaining
Both of these books are fun and entertaining. Jackie's character is quirky and quite a hoot. I recommend this set.
Both of these books are fun and entertaining. Jackie's character is quirky and quite a hoot. I recommend this set.
February 18, 2020
The perfect feel good Christmas series. The characters are relatable and the settings are simply magical. It will make you believe in Santa Claus again, even if only for a little while!
March 3, 2018
It is a great book to read
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