Nelly Steeple is an ornery cupid upset that her retirement
is denied
because the last page in her book is missing the picture
of her last just-
married couple. Instead of retirement, Nelly is thrown
back into service to
repair the flaw, and if they aren't married by midnight of
New Year's Eve,
she is signed up for another century of service. Thinking
there is a
clerical error, she opens her case and finds a magazine of
The Most
Eligible Bachelorette in America, Giselle Baylor, who
matches the blank
page in her book. The feisty fanged eight-hundred-year-
old she-devil
cupid uses all the tricks in her bag to get these two soul
mates together
again.
A Chicago billionaire games software developer, Giselle,
pursued her
career after being dumped in high school by her true love,
Matthew Hall.
Baylor Development is rocketing and making more money than
she can
spend. English Lit teacher, Mary Ellen McAndle is
retiring and Giselle has
received an invitation to the event attired as a favorite
Shakespearean
character. Her heart was broken once and she doesn't
intend to re-spark
that love affair with Matt. At least not until one
obnoxious, pesky little
centuries old woman in black leather, a ponytail and
cigarette pops up
informing Giselle she is running the show and asking her
why in the hell
she's still single. Her delusional fairy godmother takes
control and
orchestrates the reunion with Matt. Matt, a brilliant
photographer of war
and it's horrors, has been severely injured when an
orphanage in
Afghanistan was blown up and he the only survivor.
Arriving from
Washington D.C. he plans to attend his Godchild's baptism.
Kevin Lowell
has been the brother he never had and financially helped
him in his
unemployed state. Giselle and Matt hook up at the reunion
and end up in
the hospital with Matt sporting an infection. His 4-year-
old daughter
Nicole lives with his sister and is his whole life. As
the two attempt to
repair what was broken, Matt's pride can't allow him to be
kept and
therefore won't ask Giselle to marry him. Giselle has to
find a way to help
Matt reconsider while gaining the love of a 4 year-old
girl.
CUPID'S BUSTED ARROW is one of the most entertaining and
delightful reads I have had the
pleasure to review. The character of Nelly is absolutely
a riot and full of
the devil himself. Portraying herself as Giselle's "Aunt"
Nelly, she
manages to turn everything topsy-turvy to reach her goal.
I couldn't help
but chuckle at the nasty mouthed little cupid as she
reaches the heart of
every other character in the story. Mary Jo Burke is
brilliant in creating an
absolutely delightful tale complete with a little emotion,
lots of tacky little
incidents and a whole lot of love. If you enjoy a good
wholesome read,
CUPID'S BUSTED ARROW will definitely wet your appetite. I
can't wait to find more works from
Mary Jo Burke.
The gaping hole in Giselle Baylor’s heart is ten years old
and still bleeding. Matthias “Matt” Tyler Hall dumped her
before the high school senior prom, and she’s never
recovered. Enter Nelly Steeple, a swearing, tattooed,
multi-pierced, Shakespeare-hating Cupid to sprinkle life
into Giselle’s lack of romance.
She must marry Matt before the clock strikes midnight on
New
Year’s Eve or be alone forever. It would also delay
Nelly’s
retirement by a century. Not gonna happen even if it means
she drags them to the altar.
Picking up where they left off is impossible. Matt, a war
photojournalist, has been injured and has a daughter.
Giselle is beyond successful and wealthy. Their common
ground is in the past. Is it enough to pull them into the
future?
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