The NutMacKer Sweet

Maggie MacKay, Magical Tracker #10.6

by Kate Danley

The holidays are the sweetest time of year, but not for Maggie and Killian who must return the Nutcracker prince to his proper place when someone tries to make sure the show does not go on.

Come along on this Maggie MacKay Holiday Short Story Special.

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fae

51 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 20, 2019

About the author

Kate Danley began her writing career as an indie author in 2010. Since then, her books have been published by 47North, she spent five weeks on the USA Today bestseller list, and she has been honored with various awards, including the Garcia Award for Best Fiction Book of the Year (The Woodcutter), McDougall Previews Award for Best Fantasy Book of the Year (Queen Mab), Best of 2014 by Suspense Magazine (M&K Tracking), and the 2017 Utopia Award for Best Anthology of the Year (Once Upon A Kiss - "Galatea & Pygmalion"). Her play Building Madness won the prestigious Panowski Playwriting Award and her play Bureaucrazy was a semi-finalist for the O'Neill National Playwrights Conference. Her works have been produced in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Canada, and the UK. She has over 300+ film, television, and theatre credits to her name, and specializes in sketch, improv, and Shakespeare. She wrote sketch for a weekly show in Hollywood and has performed her original stand-up at various clubs in LA. She learned on-camera puppetry from the man who played Mr. Snuffleupagus and performed the head of a 20-foot dinosaur on an NBC pilot. She lost on Hollywood Squares.

Reviews

[Carrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

These short stories are set somewhat outside of the regular timeline and story of the series, but are no less fun. If anything, because there is no monumental big bad (just the regular, smaller-ish ones), we get to have more fun with Killian and Maggie.

This story is about the Nutcracker, who, of course, comes to life for Killian and Maggie, setting them on a magical, candy-filled adventure. There's giant rats, creepy puppets, and candy snow. It was silly, fun, and just zany enough to make me smile throughout. What's not to like here?

[Shawnae Aiu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Maggie Mackay is the best supernatural tracker!! Her stories are funny, she’s brilliant and has a group of beloved characters that work with her. She’s a tough cookie with a big heart. Kate Danley breathes life into Maggie, her charming writing style with a kick A attitude makes Maggie’s books awesome. I can never put them down.

[Janice E. Ryberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

The NutMacker Sweet is a terrific holiday special. 4.8 stars

A fun story full holiday magic and adventure. Certainly a fun and twisted version of the Nutcracker. I could almost hear the music as the puppets defended their theatre against the rats. I love the holiday shorts...like eating little bites of candy. Enjoy!

[Ilene G> · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good story

Maggie and Killian meet rats, the Nutcracker and a magical record. The Seven-Headed Rat and his army are in the loose in Los Angeles. They find the Nutcracker to help them. This is a fun and quick story. It took me less than an hour to read it.

[Netta · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book makes me want to go watch the Nutcracker. I absolutely love how they get dumped into the sugary Nutcracker story. It's cute especially with it being the holidays for Maggie and Killian. It's a nice Christmas vibe. I love it!

[Alexandra Dresel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Way fun little read

Cute and funny read but it IS time for a full length Maggie book! The next part in the series is begging to be heard!

[Cindy Stamm · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another fun short story

I love Maggie and Killian. This is a fun holiday short story. The banter between them always makes me laugh.

[Knight Of · Rating 3 out of 5]

I haven't read the rest of the books in this series so I don't have a good view of the series. The story was nice but too short.

[Pam Bales · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice little addition to the series. Enjoy it and the holiday tales are just a nice little treat.