- Paperback: 130 pages
- Publisher: Satin Smoke Press; 1st edition (30 April 2012)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0956719260
- ISBN-13: 978-0956719263
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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It's hard being the most powerful witch on the planet. It's even harder when you're a twenty-five year old virgin who'll lose all of that power the moment you sleep with someone ... that's why Elena's never slept with her best friend and flatmate, Karl, despite the true feelings they harbour for each other. Elena's about to discover that there are even more difficult things in life to deal with. One of them comes in the form of a pen she discovers one day, a pen that allows anything she writes to come to pass... Suddenly, it's not just her powers or her heart that's at stake, but her very soul, as a dream demon with a seductive pull uses the pen to try and turn her away from her reality, and from Karl. But the pen is just the beginning. Everything Elena has believed in is a lie, and her world is about to fall apart... (Includes the bonus short story, Wilted.)
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Format:Kindle Edition
"The Witching Pen" (Adult Paranormal Romance)
By Dianna Hardy
Published by Satin Smoke Press,an imprint of Bitten Fruit Books.
Story: Elena is a Witch with a capital "W", none of this New Age fluff, she has real power and a nasty curse on her: being the thirteenth Witch of her line, should she ever have sex with anyone she would loose all her powers and pass them on to her partner. Her mother has been very clear about it.
Yeah, life sucks for poor Elena, not able to let herself fall in love and open up to the people she cares about completely, so when a Demon becomes obsessed with her and tries to seduce her in her sleep things seem to spiral out of control.
The Demon knows just how to push her buttons, not to mention he's given her a gift that is almost irresistible: a magic pen that will make anything she writes become reality.
With the help of her gorgeous and lovely house mate and best friend Karl, her friend and employee Mary and the not so fluffy Witch Amy, Elena will find out just how dangerous her life is, and what dark secrets her past hides.
I loved this story, so full of romance and magic, not to mention a very intriguing Demon Mythology created by the author.
The characters were instantly likeable for me,and half way through the story I decided my favourite had to be fun loving Amy! She's just so witty and I really clicked with her personality. This is not to take anything away from the other characters and one thing I loved about "The Witching Pen" is that you have a little bit of everything to please different readers: you have the romance between Elena and Karl, the friendships, the family secrets, the magic...
The writing just flows so well and I read the 11 Chapters plus Epilogue in a few hours :)
I'm a fan of Paranormal Romance that really gives readers a good plot to sink their teeth in, and I think fans of the genre will find a great story-line in "The Witching Pen" that'll keep them entertained.
Dianna Hardy has created a wonderful new world and I look forward to the next instalment in "The Witching Pen novellas".
Definitely one for the grown-ups!
You'll love it if you like: Authors Anya Bast and Gena Showalter :)
By Dianna Hardy
Published by Satin Smoke Press,an imprint of Bitten Fruit Books.
Story: Elena is a Witch with a capital "W", none of this New Age fluff, she has real power and a nasty curse on her: being the thirteenth Witch of her line, should she ever have sex with anyone she would loose all her powers and pass them on to her partner. Her mother has been very clear about it.
Yeah, life sucks for poor Elena, not able to let herself fall in love and open up to the people she cares about completely, so when a Demon becomes obsessed with her and tries to seduce her in her sleep things seem to spiral out of control.
The Demon knows just how to push her buttons, not to mention he's given her a gift that is almost irresistible: a magic pen that will make anything she writes become reality.
With the help of her gorgeous and lovely house mate and best friend Karl, her friend and employee Mary and the not so fluffy Witch Amy, Elena will find out just how dangerous her life is, and what dark secrets her past hides.
I loved this story, so full of romance and magic, not to mention a very intriguing Demon Mythology created by the author.
The characters were instantly likeable for me,and half way through the story I decided my favourite had to be fun loving Amy! She's just so witty and I really clicked with her personality. This is not to take anything away from the other characters and one thing I loved about "The Witching Pen" is that you have a little bit of everything to please different readers: you have the romance between Elena and Karl, the friendships, the family secrets, the magic...
The writing just flows so well and I read the 11 Chapters plus Epilogue in a few hours :)
I'm a fan of Paranormal Romance that really gives readers a good plot to sink their teeth in, and I think fans of the genre will find a great story-line in "The Witching Pen" that'll keep them entertained.
Dianna Hardy has created a wonderful new world and I look forward to the next instalment in "The Witching Pen novellas".
Definitely one for the grown-ups!
You'll love it if you like: Authors Anya Bast and Gena Showalter :)
Format:Kindle Edition
Picking up this the first book in the series, i found that i was consumed within it's pages from the very start. Elena as a character makes you want to keep reading you need to find out where she is going to go, what she is going to discover as there always seems to be skeletons in her closet. It's just you find out she is not the one hiding them, with very different relationships that she has between the other characters showing a whole range of emotions that are well written and realistic. She has flaws oh boy does she have flaws but this only adds to the story and what a story it is. She has to deal with coming to terms with the fact that she has been lied to and has missed out on a lot of life she never thought she could have, she faces soul searching decisions and life changing confessions. The story-line is gripping and full of action with the characters really making everything work so well. The depth and detail that the author go into in order to really ring you into Elena's world is amazing, she leaves only enough to the imagination for you to be able to picture every scene and emotion to it's full potential. I only gave this a 4/5 due to the fact that i just wanted that little bit more, not in a bad way i just felt like i wanted to know more, feel more and learn more both in the background and with the characters. But by no means does this detract away from the amazing story that has been weaved by the author. For anyone out there wanting something to read that will captivate and draw them in, go and grab a copy of this book. I know i will be heading on the the next in the series and can't wait to find out what else the author has in store not only for the characters but for the readers.
Format:Kindle Edition
MY REVIEW
I received this book direct from the author Dianna Hardy, for me to read and review and it has the newest cover design which is pictured about. Apologies for it taking me such a long while to read and review this book, I just ended up much busier reading and reviewing than I thought possible. Not that I am complaing!
I really do like this cover as it depicts Elena and Karl and their love and the golden light that emanates from them when they kiss which Gwain calls "love" in the book.
I also really like the original cover which I have picture below that depicts Elena and her powerful bright green eyes.
This is a novella and has a taster of the second novella at the end of it, just to tease us whilst we wait for it to become available! This novella also has a bonus short story called Wilted which is actually set ten year prior to The Witching Pen. we see the early rumblings and stirrings of adolescent feelings between Karl and Elena. We also learn that Elena's mother has a dislike for Karl, though when you learn the secret she tells Elena about her future you wonder if its Karl she dislikes or just his relationship and its future possibilities with Elena that she finds irritating. Elena is devastated, mortified, and embarrassed all rolled into one when her mother reveals the secret. Part of the secret being she would lose something precious that she holds dear should she ever have sex with a man. This bonus story could be read before to "set the scene" as a prequel or as I read it after The Witching Pen.
The Witching Pen is set ten years later than Wilted and Elena's relationship with her mother has deteriorated even more in the last ten years, so much so they hardly speak. Elena's mother still has a dislike for Karl which she openly displays to him. Elena and karl are now housemates and everything is platonic....or is it? ....or will it stay that way? Elena has found a "magic pen" which when it writes something it comes true. Which wow! sounds like a dream come true right? Well,turns out its more like a nightmare. then Elena begins to have serious trouble when she falls asleep and of course Karl wakes her from her nightmare and old perhaps forgotten, maybe suppressed feeling are brought to the surface again. Just as Elena thinks her life is going to be perfect, she decides to sacrifice the thing her mother told her she would lose if she ever had sex to be with Karl (I know it sounds long-winded but I am trying not to give out spoilers here folks!) Elena has decided she has always loved Karl.......and then bang! do they don't they? If they do what happens? You need to buy the book to find out!
This book has Witches, Witches Council, Pagan Rituals, Portals, Different types of Demons, Half Demons, Succubi, Angels, Half Angels and of course an occasional human or three thrown in!
This book is a quick fairly fast paced read, there is plenty of action and suspense, and what? why? how? Oh No! moments too you will not want to put it down.
So did I enjoy this this book? Definitely YES Would I read more in the series? YES please! Would I read more by Dianna Hardy? Oh YES Would I recommend this book? YES
I received this book direct from the author Dianna Hardy, for me to read and review and it has the newest cover design which is pictured about. Apologies for it taking me such a long while to read and review this book, I just ended up much busier reading and reviewing than I thought possible. Not that I am complaing!
I really do like this cover as it depicts Elena and Karl and their love and the golden light that emanates from them when they kiss which Gwain calls "love" in the book.
I also really like the original cover which I have picture below that depicts Elena and her powerful bright green eyes.
This is a novella and has a taster of the second novella at the end of it, just to tease us whilst we wait for it to become available! This novella also has a bonus short story called Wilted which is actually set ten year prior to The Witching Pen. we see the early rumblings and stirrings of adolescent feelings between Karl and Elena. We also learn that Elena's mother has a dislike for Karl, though when you learn the secret she tells Elena about her future you wonder if its Karl she dislikes or just his relationship and its future possibilities with Elena that she finds irritating. Elena is devastated, mortified, and embarrassed all rolled into one when her mother reveals the secret. Part of the secret being she would lose something precious that she holds dear should she ever have sex with a man. This bonus story could be read before to "set the scene" as a prequel or as I read it after The Witching Pen.
The Witching Pen is set ten years later than Wilted and Elena's relationship with her mother has deteriorated even more in the last ten years, so much so they hardly speak. Elena's mother still has a dislike for Karl which she openly displays to him. Elena and karl are now housemates and everything is platonic....or is it? ....or will it stay that way? Elena has found a "magic pen" which when it writes something it comes true. Which wow! sounds like a dream come true right? Well,turns out its more like a nightmare. then Elena begins to have serious trouble when she falls asleep and of course Karl wakes her from her nightmare and old perhaps forgotten, maybe suppressed feeling are brought to the surface again. Just as Elena thinks her life is going to be perfect, she decides to sacrifice the thing her mother told her she would lose if she ever had sex to be with Karl (I know it sounds long-winded but I am trying not to give out spoilers here folks!) Elena has decided she has always loved Karl.......and then bang! do they don't they? If they do what happens? You need to buy the book to find out!
This book has Witches, Witches Council, Pagan Rituals, Portals, Different types of Demons, Half Demons, Succubi, Angels, Half Angels and of course an occasional human or three thrown in!
This book is a quick fairly fast paced read, there is plenty of action and suspense, and what? why? how? Oh No! moments too you will not want to put it down.
So did I enjoy this this book? Definitely YES Would I read more in the series? YES please! Would I read more by Dianna Hardy? Oh YES Would I recommend this book? YES
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