Wishes & Kisses

By Mimi Riser

A short romantic comedy starring an ugly heroine (she thinks), a handsome rogue of a hero (who disagrees), a wishing spell that probably won’t work (unless it already has), a secret that needs to be told (but not too soon), and all the characters are named after plants (for whatever that’s worth). Sprinkle with magic, toss in a kiss or three, and let love happen (just watch out for the elf hole)...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mimi Riser
• Release date: May 9, 2016
• ISBN: 9781311843401

Mimi Riser

Mimi Riser is a longtime author of fiction and nonfiction, including several series and spanning a variety of genres (with flavors ranging from sweet to spicy hot). Her books celebrate the upbeat, the offbeat, and “beating the odds.” She began life in the urban northeast, but now resides in the rural southwest with her best friend & husband Rob.

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A short romantic comedy starring an ugly heroine (she thinks), a handsome rogue of a hero (who disagrees), a wishing spell that probably won’t work (unless it already has), a secret that needs to be told (but not too soon), and all the characters are named after plants (for whatever that’s worth). Sprinkle with magic, toss in a kiss or three, and let love happen (just watch out for the elf hole)…

WISHES & KISSES

Mimi Riser

www.mimiriser.com

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(Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. All names, characters, locations, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination, or have been used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, locales, or events is entirely coincidental.)

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Wishes & Kisses

Ugly, worthless wench!

Caught.

Damn.

Tansy of Oakwood Manor flinched as a shadow fell across the kitchen garden gate. Hard fingers bit into her upper arm. A sour odor stung her nose.

Cousin Filbert.

He moved quietly for his pudgy bulk and was always sneaking up on her, spying on her wicked deeds. Tansy was a thief, and she and Filbert both knew it. She never stole for herself though, nor raided anything greater than the pantry. Crone Caraway didn’t care where her apple tart had come from—or how.

Quite tasty, she declared it, and gave Tansy a crooked grin in exchange for the pilfered gift. Ye grow more like yer mother each day, lassie. Poor Lady Rose, such a kind heart she had.

And such rotten luck. Disowned by her father, Rose had finished her short life as a ward of her sister’s husband, the current earl of the shire. A misfortune inherited by her child. Lord Burdock was Tansy’s guardian by virtue of having wooed and won her Aunt Violet (as difficult as that was to imagine), an