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Book Blurb

Jing dreams of a yuletide filled with sex and candy…but so far the upcoming Winter Fae festivities look to be filled with humbugs…

It isn’t easy being the literal redheaded step-child of the grand Fairy King, Oberon. But frantically busy Jing, the Unseelie Court’s only male sugar plum fairy, has a chance to redeem himself in Oberon’s eyes. All he has to do is invite a sexy, frolicsome guest to the annual Winter Fae Fest—a wicked, wanton holiday celebration.

When he happens upon a handsome, red-haired fairy in the forest, Jing senses a kindred spirit in the softly spoken William. The mysterious but captivating fairy at first declines Jing’s invitation, then accepts.

At the festivities, however, Oberon recognises William as a Fire Fae and goes berserk. Fire faeries, who have a tendency to be tricksters and mischief makers, once set his pants ablaze and singed his hair and brows. Oberon sees William as being dangerous and subversive—a lunatic—and Fire Fae are not welcome.

William rushes to assure Jing he’s not bad—he never wants to hurt anyone. He’s just misunderstood…

Book Review

A true fairy tale with all the trimmings, this is also a feast for the senses, and I enjoyed the descriptions of the food as much as the emotional upheavals and the revelation of some of the mysteries and background. The characters are great, the situations Jing gets himself into hilarious, and the whole idea of the story and its resolution is fantastic. I had a ball reading it and definitely wished it would never end.

Jing is a Sugar Plum Fairy. Not exactly the most well-known job at King Oberon's court, nor the best liked, but, apparently, Jing gets to wear chocolate pants, so it can't be too bad. Or so I thought. Once I got into the story and found out about all the political machinations behind the scenes, and Jing's specific predicament, I could see why he was so worried. Having to find a date under pressure isn’t fun, and with others trying to stop Jing from finding happiness, he faces an uphill battle.

William is extremely good-looking clearly interested in chocolate – and redheads are his favorite. He may turn up a little late for his promised date with Jing, but he knows how to make up for it. And the best thing is – but you'll have to read about that yourself. It has to do with the ending, which is wonderful, and I don't want to give any of that away.

The wonderful secondary characters deserve a mention; this story contains some amazing elves, fairies, trolls, and assorted magical beings. If you like fairy tales, if you enjoy the odd adventure outside castle walls, and if you want to find out what goes on at the Winter Fae festivities, then all you need to do is read this short book. It's fun, contains yummy food, and will make you laugh for sure.

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novella, 48 pages/15481 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	17-December-2012
Price	$3.50 ebook
Buy Link	https://www.pride-publishing.com/book/sex-and-candy