If it weren't for bad luck, she'd have no luck at all! At
least that's how Bella Bulluci feels, especially when
surrounded by Bigtime's superheroes, which is pretty much
all the time. The granddaughter, daughter and sister of one
of Bigtime's greatest supers and soon to be sister-in-law
to one of the formidable Fearless Five, Bella feels nothing
but unlucky with the static electricity coursing through
her system, causing embarrassing accidents to happen all
the time. She longs for normalcy in her life, and an
ordinary, attractive man to love her for herself. Even her
grandpa, long-retired as super Johnny Angel, is getting
more action than she is!
Debonair isn't what she's looking for in a man, but Bella
finds herself strangely attracted to the sometimes
hero/sometimes villain. They share a love of art, and they
first meet when he's stealing a painting from her friends.
When he turns up at a museum show, Bella is determined he's
not going to ruin the charity event. But he ends up saving
her when the Hangman crashes the party intending to steal
the Star Sapphire. Using his teleporting powers, Debonair
whisks Bella and the sapphire out of harm's way.
Though wildly attracted to Debonair, Bella fights it,
knowing there's no future for them. They have a bigger
problem on their hands than their mutual attraction.
Bigtime has a new ubervillian, and Prism is determined to
bring the town to its knees. Bella will have to learn to
harness her bad luck and turn it into something good before
Bigtime, and those she loves most, are brought to their
knees by two of the most evil ubervillians to set up shop
in Bigtime.
JINX by Jennifer Estep is a delightful return to the
world of superheroes and ubervillians, and Debonair and
Bella are two of the best! Bella's insecurities make her
charmingly vulnerable, and Debonair, both as the art-loving
superhero and his alter ego, are the perfect foil for her.
This adventure is exciting and original fun, and the return
of many familiar and much-loved characters make this an
entertaining visit with old friends. I can't wait to meet
the next superhero and ubervillian in the Bigtime series!
Bella Bulluci’s big passion is the arts. Her big pain is
being born into a family of superheroes. Of course, Bella
might feel differently if her own superpower was one she
could control – or at least get some use out of. Instead,
her power is one of capricious luck – supercharged
telekinesis. In other words, static electricity. Bella
knows that’s not a power – just a jinx.
During a gala fundraiser for the local art museum, Bella
comes upon two things no Bigtime supergirl should be
without: an ubervillain of her very own who plans to steal
a priceless gem; and a dashing – if slightly shady –
stranger named Debonair. He may have a reputation as a
notorious playboy, but the real sparks are going to come
from Bella, who’s finally going to learn just how well
love and danger can go together …
