Magical Mayhem
by Beverly Rae

Two magical stories of love and desire from the enchanted pen of Beverly Rae.

To Fat and Back (originally published 08-05-08 in e-book format)
Carrie dreams of Michael, the office hunk, even though he's only got eyes for her skinny best friend. When she accidentally-on-purpose breaks his arm, an accidental-on-purpose magic spell heals his bones—and balloons him to over three hundred pounds. To her delight, he turns to her for comfort, but reveals a side of himself that wasn't part of her fantasy.

Billy will put up with almost anything for Carrie, even if she sees him only as a dependable friend. For now, he's willing to bide his time, hoping she will someday see the light—the light of love in his eyes.

Wailing for Love (originally published 03-11-08 in e-book format)
Wailing for people to die isn't exactly Colleen's idea of a career. But now she may have found a loophole in the Banshee Broadcasting Network's rulebook, one that may help her regain her mortality. All she has to do is kiss her true love under a full moon, and she'll return to life. If only it were that simple. Getting the overly cautious Sean to trust her is the least of her challenges. The question is, will his kiss truly renew her life—and the future she seeks?

Other Books by Beverly Rae

Dance on the Wilde Side
A Cannon Pack Romance #2

I Married a Demon

Beverly Rae's Bio

You know how some people are just born lucky? For instance, I have a cousin who moved, crammed all her belongings into her car and took off from Oklahoma to California with $75 in her pocket. When the paltry sum of money was gone, she went on the "Price is Right" television show and ended up winning not one, but both, showcases! Then she met the man of her dreams who - you guessed it — was a millionaire. No joke. Don't ya just hate people like that? (Not really, Cuz.)

Then there's the rest of us — and I'm definitely in this group — who go through our lives, stumbling along the way, hoping something good will happen. Oh, we get our share of the normal good things in life: a decent job, a few friends, etc., but nothing incredibly exciting ever happens to us. We accept our fate and trudge on.

I dragged through my life trying to find the perfect career. I tried a lot of them, including being a professional singer. I performed in hotel lounges (Yes, I was one of those singers.), at weddings (Ugh!), private parties (No, not that private!) and other events. And I made a really good living. But when I approached the ripe old age of thirty, which, of course, now looks pretty darn young, I decided I didn't want to sing any longer. I wanted to have a "normal" job like everyone else. So I stepped out to find my first "real" job. That's where "The Trail of Jobs" began. I've done a lot of different jobs, you see. I've been a secretary several times, a programmer's assistant, a retail computer salesperson, a teacher, a party consultant. and even owned my own singles newsletter. All these jobs were okay, but they didn't excite me. Needless to say, I wasn't hopping out of bed to get to work in the morning.

Then I found love. Talk about exciting!

Wow, there's nothing like finding that one person you want to have in your life even when they're old and don't remotely resemble what they looked like when you met them. I mean, you know it's true love when you can imagine what the person will look like at 80 and still want to grow old with them. Heck, you say. You won't even mind the lumpy, droopy body, the massive forest of nose and ear hairs, the false teeth and even the cranky disposition they're sure to develop later in life. That's how much you love your partner.

Little did I know how much the love of my life, my best friend and my husband, would change my life. Through his support, I've ended up finally doing the jobs I was born to do. First and foremost, I am mother to the sweetest, most gentle, most talented, and beautiful child of my dreams. But my husband knew I needed more in my life and kept supporting me through a series of misadventures and mishaps we laughingly call my "career search" until one day, he said, "I think you'd be a great writer. You're always writing things anyway. So why not write that book you've always talked about?" And you know what, I did.

I wrote THE GIFT in the first few months of my writing career. Following that came LOVE TIMES SEVEN, my first book to sell to a publisher. (Thank you, Triskelion!) And now the stories keep flowing out of me...

So if you're still searching for your place in life, don't give up. We're all lucky in one way or another, and you will be, too. Keep faith in yourself until you find your love who'll keep the faith along with you.