I'm featuring a story I wrote that was published by Siren, but we missed the season and so regrettably it didn't really reach the people who love magical Christmas flavored stories.
I decided that this year I would try to bring it to the attention of all my lovely readers. Thank you so much to all of you. I write from my heart so you have a
piece of it.
About the book:
I got the idea for this
story very late at night as I shivered in a sudden downpour of rain on my way
home from work. It was still summer at the time and although late, the sky was
still quite light. That happens in Britain where I live and often dawn comes in
at around 3.30 a.m. How do I know this? I’m often still up writing or playing
around with graphics for book covers. I’m lucky because my day job is in shifts
so often I can grab a few hours’ sleep and still get to work on time.
My hero, Jason Chandler,
doesn’t know what he is. Maybe an angel, or a spirit, he only knows he’s given
assignments to fulfill by the enigmatic higher powers of the universe. This
assignment is different, and when he finds himself materialize beside Simi, my
heroine, he’s instantly hopeful that his lonely existence is about to change. The action in Candle Magic starts on Christmas Eve and is full of love and magic.
Often in my stories there's a thread that maybe people miss. In Candle Magic the thread is in Jason's name and the reason he is what he is when he materializes beside Simi. The old name for someone who makes and sells candles id Chandler.
Here’s the blurb:
When Simi finds a pretty
old candlestick among the discarded props in the company storeroom, she never
imagines it will grant her dearest wish. There’s something mysterious about the
carved candlestick, but Simi is drawn to it. She’s saved a red candle from a
box she bought years ago in an antique shop, and intends to use the candlestick
to hold the last candle and make her solitary Christmas lunch more festive.
It’s Christmas Eve, there’s sleet in the wind, Simi slips, but Jason catches
her. Who is Jason? Where has he suddenly appeared from in the night?
Simi looks into the eyes of
this gorgeous man and sparks fly …
Erotic fantasy romance from
Siren Publishing and Elodie Parkes
18+ teaser
The
mist parted. The sight of a man walking toward her captured her in a spell.
Simi stared at him, unable to move.
He
flowed slowly toward her, and then he was there in front of her, extending his
arms to hold her. His cornflower blue eyes, fringed with dark lashes, filled
with emotion. He smiled at Simi and she registered how handsome he was, how
completely gorgeous he was, before magically she was in his arms. He held her
close.
Gratitude
surged through her. Her heart opened to soak up the love he gave her. His face
close, Simi yearned for his lips on hers, and then—he kissed her. It charged
her whole body with such a surge of raw sexual energy her pussy drenched her
inner thighs. She drifted in a heavy fog of his kiss-induced lust.
The
softness of his lips changed from a gentle, loving merging to a hungry
searching as her tongue met his.
Naked
in his arms, Simi pressed against his hard body, her clothes strangely gone.
Yet she accepted that as ordinary when his hands swept over her skin and
grabbed her ass to lift her against his body. Her stomach contacted the hard
column of his erect cock, and she sighed into his mouth.
PG 13+
At
around ten, the party guests started to thin out. Simi cleared away some empty
dishes and bottles. She was bent over the table when someone came up behind her
and grabbed her around the waist. Surprised, Simi gasped and squirmed around to
find it was Carl.
His
beery breath hit her full in the face. “Hi, Simi. Christmas kiss?”
Simi
wanted a Christmas kiss, but not from Carl. “Where’s Angie, your girlfriend?”
She eased out of Carl’s grasp.
He
let her go. His eyes filled with sadness and he shrugged his shoulders. “We
broke up. Sorry, Simi, didn’t mean to be obnoxious. You looked so inviting bent
over the table. Nice dress, lovely stockings. Where’s your man of the moment?”
Simi
felt sorry for Carl. “Sorry to hear about the split. I thought you two were a
done deal.” She didn’t remind Carl there hadn’t been a man of the moment for
the three years she’d been at the firm.
A
huge sigh escaped him before he answered. His voice dripped sorrow. “I thought
so, too. I love her. She said I was a flake and so untidy it was driving her
mad. She stormed off on Monday and won’t answer my calls.”
Simi
didn’t know what to say as his eyes filled with tears. He was untidy, but he
wasn’t a flake at work. She gazed at him sympathetically, her own eyes spiking
with tears in response.
He
blinked. “I’ll help you clear up a little.”
FIND the book:
Reviewed by Janelle Fila for Readers' Favorite 5 stars
Candle Magic by Elodie Parkes is a contemporary romance set around Christmas Eve that weaves magic, romance, and sexiness into one juicy story. When Simi discovers a forgotten candlestick in a company storeroom, she has no idea of its power to grant wishes. She just knows that she wants true love more than anything. And on Christmas Eve, her wish is granted. Jason arrives, magically, out of nowhere, and begins to spoil Simi in ways she couldn't even have imagined. But what if Jason is too good to be true? How long will the candlestick's magic last? And what about the secrets that the candlestick brings to light? Read this sexy and magical story to find out all the details of Simi and Jason's sultry romance.
This is a very sexy romance and should only be read by mature, adult readers. That being said, if you like steamy romances with hot men who appear out of thin air like magic and grant your sexiest wishes, this book is for you! Jason was an amazing character! Gorgeous, sexy, in the right place at the right time. But he was also mysterious and kept me guessing. Where did he come from? How long would he stay with Simi? What secret baggage did he bring with him? These were all great questions that the author used to keep the characters more complex and interesting and hold readers' attention.
