Reviewette: Faeries Gone Wild ~ Pixie Lust ~ Lois Greiman

Publisher: St. Martins Press
Pages: 71-172

From the Cover: LOIS GREIMAN “Pixie Lust”

William Timber is a cutthroat developer who refuses to let a few trees come between him and his next million. But when Avalina—a sparkling faery charged to protect all things green—comes to town, William is forced to choose between life as he knows it and the unknown reaches of his heart.

Will Timber used to be Elder Mann, but the name was weak as was the young boy who owned. When his mother died, he changed it and he would never be weak again. He's not a tree hugger like his mother, who lost her life early.

Avalina is a Fern Faery, and her goal in the mortal realm is to find the endangered Pinquill Fern. Mortals don't understand how important the forest is, what the plants mean, and how they should be cherished.

As Avalina searches for the elusive Pinquill Fern, evening arrives and she takes her faery form and curls up in a flower. As Will strolls through what will soon be his newest subdivision, he breaks off a flower to take home to fiancee Emily.

Avalina awake to find herself trapped in the dying flower, loosing her strength with it's death. As Will places the flower in a glass and starts the shower, he hears a crash. Looking out of the shower, he sees the most beautiful sight, Avalina in all of her glory with no memory of where she has come from. Who is this magnetic young woman that claims to be his? And why is she in his bathroom?

Pixie Lust by Lois Greimen was a fun, fast reading that I enjoyed a great deal. As we enter the story, Avalina doesn't understand why fae are attracted to the Mortals, they're self-centered and without respect for the forest, the plants or the creatures.  When Will snaps the flower from it's stalk, he unwittingly separates Avalina from the forest that she loves.  Even when she's big, she doesn't understand his way of thinking.  And when Emily finds the one-time tiny faery all grown up, she doesn't understand either.

Pixie Lust was a past faced, dramedy about what humankind is doing to the Earth, and how an oversized faery points out the problems suddenly appearing from the gift for Emily.  But, once the Faery is out of the flower, it's hard to put her back again.  Will has some hard questions to ask and answers to give.  If you haven't read Faeries Gone Wild, I highly recommend picking up the book.  An excellent set of short stories, an anthology not to be missed.

Reviewette: Faeries Gone Wild ~ Tall, Dark, and Not So Faery ~ MaryJanice Davidson

Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Pages: 1 - 70

From the Cover: MARYJANICE DAVIDSON “Tall, Dark and Not So Faery”

Scarlett is not your typical pint-sized faery. At six feet, four inches tall, she’s an unlikely candidate for a match made in heaven. But when she ventures to Cannon Falls, Minnesota, on royal orders to survey its extraordinary residents, she stumbles upon the one man who just may measure up to size....

Scarlett is faery on a mission from the King of the Faeries, to count. It's what faeries do best. But Scarlett is OCD about counting....she wants to count, needs to count, WILL count. First, she must get by the Violent Faery's front door and the menagerie that makes up Violent Faery's household. As Scarlett takes 'count' of her surroundings, she discovers that Violent Faery's 'family' consists of: a faery, a dryad, a vampire, a werewolf, a human, and a ghost.

Judith is a SUV, a Ford Escape to be exact. She's been cursed into the SUV by a former boyfriend, who knew you shouldn't cheat on an archmage? Judith is suspicious of Scarlett. Is she here to break up her happy family?

Judith takes matters into to her own hands and decides her mechanic, Coffey Ray, is just what Judith needs to solve her problems. And Coffey Ray knows her secret, she knows his as well. He's safe to bring to the house, and may be the answer to the problem of Scarlett. Now the question remains, will Scarlett count and return to her King brother or can Judith convince her to stay?

Tall, Dark, and Not So Faery by MaryJanice Davison is a sweet tale of the unusual kingdom of Faery. When Scarlett is sent to count Violent Faery, she really tries to succeed in her quest. But, truthfully, she rarely leaves the kingdom and doesn't know what to expect. She's frighten of most mechanical things, and Judith at first terrifies her. Judith is worried that Scarlett will drive her family apart. This story is about Scarlett, but Judith plays a pivotal role in this story as well. Without Judith's intervention, Scarlett may have never found her one true love. Without Scarlett interruption of their lives, Judith would have never succeeded in her quest for freedom and love. The heroes in this story turns out to be the ADD mechanic, Coffey Ray and Owen, the werewolf. Coffey Ray lets Scarlett realizes that dreams come true and Owen allows Judith her freedom.

This is such a cute little story which reflects the humor that infects everything MaryJanice Davidson's creates. People are terrified of the gentle ADD mechanic, but don't see anything wrong with a houseful of supernatural creatures. I think MaryJanice Davidson's goal is to create novels and novellas that bring joy, hilarity, and fun back into your life. Tall, Dark, and Not So Faery is just pure fun. Usually when you hear about a faery story, you think of a tiny little firefly creature, but not in this story. It was a fast, fun read that I read twice to enjoy it a second time. For more information about MaryJanice Davidson or her books, please visit her blog or her website.

I found this beautiful rendition of Betsy Taylor by Jesse Cutler, of Melbourne, Australia on MJ's website. Too Cool.

Reviewette: Faeries Gone Wild ~ Dust Me Baby, One More Time ~ Michele Hauf

Pages: 173 - 274
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

From the Cover: A librarian by day and a tooth faery by night, Sidney has absolutely no time to find Mr. Right. Until she flies smack dab into sexy, sun-bronzed Dart Sand, a man who makes her wings a-flutter…and whose allure could get her banished from the Mortal Realm.

Sydney is a tooth faerie with a fetish for the Mortal Realm. She loves it, hasn't visited Faerie in decades. Why should she? There she's just one more of the many children of the Tooth family. The Mortal Realm rocks, where else could Sydney be on her on? As long as none of the rules are broken and she doesn't rock the boat....she can stay in the Mortal Realm. If only she could find someone that would twist her sheets!

Dart Sand is a sandman, no one escaped his notice, everyone who needs dusting was dusted, regularly. The Mortal Realm was fine and he planned to stay here. When he noticed Sydney, he wasn't sure if she was real or not. She didn't look faerie, maybe she'd spent too much time in the Mortal Realm, pretending to be mortal. But, there was definitely something about her.

The mothers of Sydney's town have decided that Santa Claus doesn't exist, they've run off the Easter Bunny, and now it's Sydney's turn. As she tries to go on her nightly retrievals, instead of teeth, she finds a note. "My mom says the tooth faerie doesn't exist." She doesn't know what to think, the moms are trying to run her out of town. Well, this is just not happening!! No Way! As she returns to the sleeping child, pow! She runs right into Dart Sand and promptly gets dusted. Out like a light!

Dart can't believe his eyes, who's the beautiful faerie? He can't resist, as he bends down to put his lips to hers, and, pow! again and this time it hurts.

As Sydney brushes herself off, who should she see? It's none other but the ever sexy sandman, Dart Sand. Talk about a sheet twister! Well, it served him right to get punched, kissing unconscious faeries! If only she could take a chance and kiss him for real, but that would be breaking the rules. What can a tooth faerie with a major need for love to do?

Dart wants to get to know Sydney better, but he's afraid to get too close; he has a secret that he doesn't want to spread around. He has a slight problem pre-ejaudusting. He gets all excited, hot and bothered; and before he knows what has happened, he's dusted his lover; never fulfilling his needs or hers. He dusts too early. What's a sandman to do?

Dust Me Baby, One More Time by Michele Hauf was fun, completely and totally! I had a blasted, laughing until the last page. I loved Sydney Tooth, I could just see her stomping her little faerie foot, refusing to take what they're trying to dish out to run off all the supernatural creatures. Dart Sand was hot, all the flower faeries thought so, if only he could control his dust. I mean, it's great to get dusted when you can't sleep, but bad when you're trying to twist the sheets. How are our hero and heroine going to get together you might wonder? Well, there are tricks that every faerie has to learn, right? This little novella was all about having a good time and maybe finding true love, and if that's what you're after, as well as a little hot sheet twisting romance, then Faeries Gone Wild and Dust Me Baby, One More Time is the book for you. I love how the faeries are mortal tall by day, teenie tiny by night to make their rounds, with beautiful wings that shimmer with a translucency. Great use of imagery. So far, I can highly recommend this book, and I'm sure the last story will be as great as the first three! If you haven't checked out Faeries Gone Wild, then what are you waiting for?? For more information about Michele Hauf and her fun reads, please check out her website or her blog. And don't forget about her free read.

Michele Hauf has also just released the new cover for book, After the Kiss, a Nocturne Bites.

(release date: September 2009)

This is the follow up book to Moon Kissed - Severo's story - the werewolf protector of Aby from The Highwayman.


I've read three of the four stories from Faeries Gone Wild so far and each is uniquely fun. Reviews of the other three stories will be posted soon.

Guess What Was Waiting In My Mailbox This Morning? And Free E-Books!!

My eyes are popping! I'm sooo excited! After months of reading about this beautiful blue sparkly cover (it's covered with faery dust), I have my very own copy. Thanks Michele for sending me a copy! *doing the happy dance* Come on, everyone join me, there's plenty of room for dancing!! I'm pushing back the furniture!! Remember to check out Michele's contest. You can also visit her website. I know she's already given one copy away to a lucky reader who found a copy 'in the wild'. And remember to go to Harlequin to download a free copy of Kiss Me Deadly (as well as the other 15 free ebooks available now!)



It doesn't get much sweeter than Faeries Gone Wild in the morning.

Faeries Gone Wild by MaryJanice Davidson, Michele Hauf, Lois Greiman, and Leandra Logan

Hi Everyone!

Just giving a shout out to one of my new favorite books, Faeries Gone Wild!!! This one should tickle everyone's fancy. I mean really, it's about faeries!!! Now, you know how I feel about Tink right? So when the wee ones (or not so wee ones as the case may be) are having their own book, I can't resist! And two of my favorite authors are part of this anthology --- MaryJanice Davidson and Michele Hauf --- how could you go wrong? The release date on this little jewel is June 2, 2009, a great fast, fun summer read! And it gets sweeter, check out Michele Hauf's site to get a chance at winning this fun read. You know you want to try it, so be sure to check it out. Review to come soon!! If you'd like to read more, check out Riding With The Top Down.



MARYJANICE DAVIDSON 'Tall, Dark and Not So Faery'

Scarlett is not your typical pint-sized faery. At six feet, four inches tall, she's an unlikely candidate for a match made in heaven. But when she ventures to Cannon Falls, Minnesota, on royal orders to survey its extraordinary residents, she stumbles upon the one man who just may measure up to size.

LOIS GREIMAN 'Pixie Lust'

William Timber is a cutthroat developer who refuses to let a few trees come between him and his next million. But when Avalina - a sparkling faery charged to protect all things green - comes to town, William is forced to choose between life as he knows it and the unknown reaches of his heart.

MICHELE HAUF 'Dust Me, Baby, One More Time'

A librarian by day and a tooth faery by night, Sidney has absolutely no time to find Mr. Right. Until she flies smack dab into sexy, sun-bronzed Dart Sand, a man who makes her wings a-flutter.and whose allure could get her banished from the Mortal Realm.

LEANDRA LOGAN 'A Little Bit Faery'

Tia is mystified when she strikes out on the Luna faery singles scene, in spite of her hourglass curves and vivacious charm. Then she takes off for Manhattan and lands on the doorstep of a steamy firefighter who sets her soul on fire - and shares a strong connection to her secret past.

(Cover art and book blurb available at Fantasy Fiction)