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Faeries Gone Wild Mass Market Paperback – June 2, 2009

by MaryJanice Davidson (Author), Michele Hauf (Author), Lois Greiman (Author),

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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.

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This lighthearted romance anthology is as flighty and inconsistent as its fey protagonists. The most charming tale is Logan's A Little Bit Faery, in which appealing young faery Tia Mayberry becomes enthralled by life in Manhattan and a sexy mortal firefighter. In Hauf's whimsical Dust Me, Baby, One More Time, prudish fairy Sidney Tooth is forced to ally with the arrogant sandman Dart Sand against skeptical humans. Davidson pairs a tiny magical census taker with a half-mortal giant in the choppy, crowded Tall, Dark and Not So Faery, while Greiman's banal Pixie Lust sets up naïve California pixie Avalina and real estate developer Will Timber, whose characterization is as wooden as his name. Even the most forgiving fans are unlikely to be enchanted. (June)
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"A great read." --Night Owl Romance "A fun romp." --Darque Reviews

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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.

About the Author

MaryJanice Davidson has been credited with starting paranormal chick lit. She is the author of the Undead series and Me, Myself and Why? Her books have been listed on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists, and she lists her goals as “Working for world peace, figuring out how to make potstickers, and speaking at writer and reader conferences around the world.” She lives in Minnesota. Lois Greiman was a horse trainer, model, fitness instructor, and veterinary assistant before selling her first book in 1992. Since then she has written numerous contemporary, paranormal and historical romance novels and mysteries. The recipient of an Affaire de Coeur’s Critic’s Choice Award, a Romantic Times K.I.S.S. Award, and a Midwest Fiction Writer’s Rising Star Award, she lives on her small farm in Minnesota with her family and menagerie of pets. Michele Hauf has written works of romance, action-adventure, and fantasy for more than fifteen years, and France, musketeers, vampires and faeries populate her stories. Her first published novel was Dark Rapture. Leandra Logan is an award-winning author of more than thirty novels for adults and teenagers. She lives in Stillwater, Minnesota, with her family.

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Chapter One

Cannon Falls, Minnesota

Pop.: 6,661

7:28 p.m. CST Tuesday, during the Law & Order marathon on TNT

She came out of the woods like an arrow, a six-foot, four-inch arrow with the huge diaphanous wings of a dragonfly and the split ends of a beach bum, and she didn’t float, or flitter.

None of her kind did.

She moved smoothly, like a machine, her toes always exactly 1.3 inches off of the grass and, as she neared the house, the gravel.

She was holding a clipboard and a pen, and her eyes were the color of ice. Her hair was the color of tree bark, and hung halfway down her back in a riot of rich brown waves.

She moved up the driveway, eyeing with some trepidation the gray Escape that now appeared much closer than she had first assumed. In fact, it was rolling toward her, the gravel crunching beneath the wheels.

No one was driving, which, although she wasn’t entirely surprised, still made her uneasy. She’d heard rumors, of course, which was part of the reason she was here, but surely all the rumors couldn’t be—

"Nice wings. You look like an escapee from a children’s ice-skating show." The small SUV came to a stop six inches from her toes. "This is private property, you big dumb dragonfly, so why don’t you hit the bricks?"

She was intimidated enough by a fairy’s natural uneasiness around machinery; being spoken to by a vehicle was even more unsettling. "I—I’m here on official business."

The car stereo chortled static. "Official dragonfly business?"

She had no idea if the machine was joking or not. The voice was feminine, with a raspy edge. In her nervousness, her feet settled to the gravel. She tiptoed around the SUV but didn’t have the nerve to turn her back on the vehicle and continue up the drive. "Official fairy business. I’m a counter."

"Kitchen or bathroom?"

She pondered that for a moment, puzzled, then answered, "Household. I count things."

"Why?"

She blinked and hugged the clipboard to her chest. "Because. Because that is our nature. We count."

" ‘We’ being uptight accountants with wings . . . ?"

"Fairies."

"Huh." The engine thrummed thoughtfully and the headlights popped on, then dimmed. Almost as if—ha-ha!—the machine was deep in thought. "Must be the brat. Must be."

She was edging around the hood and now she was walking backward, still far too rattled to fly. "Yes, well, I have to count."

"It’s just as well," the vehicle called after her as she began an undignified scramble up the steps. "It’s been really dull around here! Hey! Get back here. Where d’you think you’re going? We’re having a conversation, aren’t we? Hellooooo?"

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Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martin's Paperbacks; Original edition (June 2, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 031294568X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0312945688
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.16 x 1.05 x 6.71 inches

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Michele has been writing romance, fantasy, action/adventure and paranormal stories for a couple decades and enjoys reading the same. The majority of her paranormal romances are set in her world of Beautiful Creatures. She also writes erotica and contemporary romance as Michele Renae. Visit her website MicheleHauf.com to sign up for her newsletter and download a full book list.
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MaryJanice is a NYT and USA TODAY best-selling author published across multiple genres, including the UNDEAD series and the FOSTERWERE trilogy. Her books have been published in over a dozen languages and have been on best-seller lists all over the world. She has published books, novellas, articles, short stories, recipes, reviews, and rants, and writes a bi-weekly column for USA Today.
A former model and medical test subject, she lives in St. Paul, MN, with her husband. You can reach her at mjd@maryjanicedavidson.org, find her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/maryjanicedavidson, follow her on Twitter and Instagram (https://twitter.com/MaryJaniceD; @ maryjanicedavidson), and check out her website at maryjanicedavidson.org.
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Faeries Gone Wild

Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2009

"Tall, Dark and Not So Faery" by Mary Janice Davidson

In a continuation from her short in the "No Rest for the Witches" anthology, we meet Scarlett, a faery sent to count a household on the edges of nowhere. Despite finding a car that is possessed, a mixture of humans, weres and vamps all living together, she is slightly more surprised to see her brother, the Violent Fairy, living amongst them. But she is even more surprised to meet Coffee Ray, a half-giant who makes her six-foot-four-inches seem piddly. As this uptight faery meets this laid back giant, things get interesting.

"Pixie Lust" by Lois Greiman

William Timber had it all - escaped from his mother's hippy beliefs, a fiancé who looks great on his arm (and is the boss' daughter, too), and a great development project that is going to make his name in the business. Until the day Avaline drops, literally, intro his life. His instant lust/infatuation/love with her makes his goals all seem so far away and when those former goals threaten not just their love, but her, he knows something has to change.

"Dust Me Baby, One More Time" by Michele Hauf

The designated tooth faery for this sleepy little town loves her job. She has worked hard to stay here and assimilate with the humans, even getting a job as a librarian. But her hard-won freedom is about to be eliminated by a group of uppity parents bent on abolishing the Tooth Fairy. Help arrives in the unexpected form of Dart Sand, a sandman with a premature dusting problem, but with the abs of a god. Together, they work to free the town's children from a life missing the Tooth Fairy and other childhood wonders.

"A Little Bit Faery" by Leandra Logan

Tia gets booted from her home because she just can't seem to land a man. Things are going great and then BAM! No more guy. She can't figure it out until one day her mother finally tells her that she is half -human and the other faeries just can't stand the smell of her. So she heads off the mortal realm in search of her father. In New York, she meets injured firefighter, Alec, who runs the building she moves into. And while it seems they are moving quickly, they both realize they were meant to meet each other and help the other find their way.

Faeries Gone Wild was one of the best anthologies I have read in a long time. I love every story, with its very different take on the theme of faeries letting loose. They were all charming, funny, easy to read and overall worth the money and the time. A definite must for fans of faeries and paranormals everywhere.

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Faeries gone wild

Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2009

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even though they are short stories that were well written. Just the fact that they are short stories the author can not get too descriptive with everything that goes on. But overall they were good.

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Not as good as expected

Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2009

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The MaryJanice Davidson story was a nice follow up to The Majika. If you didn't read that one then this one really doesn't make sense. The last story was the best in the book. I will look for more stories by Leandra Logan. It has a nice storyline and flows well. The other 2 stories are a waste of time. They are not cohesive and are difficult to understand.

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Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2009

Four Minnesota based authors, four tales of faeries lusting and loving, one anthology full of humor and strange hijinks.

[TALL, DARK AND NOT SO FAERY] by MaryJanice Davidson, When six feet and four inches of counting obsessed faery comes looking for Lent, the Violent Fairy to do the duty the faery king has sent her to do silliness ensues. Fortunately, Judith, the enchanted car decides there's another town resident that this gigantic faery should count and she won't take no for an answer. -- This story HAS to be read AFTER you've read the previous installment from the No Rest For The Witches anthology. It will make NO sense unless you do. That said this story was a bit silly and very weird (as the other was) but if you're in the mood for that sort of thing it's okay. 3/5 stars

[PIXIE LUST] by Lois Greiman, Avalina is on a mission to find a very special fern in the woods of the Pacific Northwest but when a human unknowingly interupts that quest it will change both of their lives in ways neither expected. -- More of a lusty tale, this is a very fish-out-of-water kind of story. I, personally, found it different in a good way and really liked Greiman's writing style. 5/5 stars

[DUST ME, BABY, ONE MORE TIME] by Michele Hauf, When you're the tooth fairy, having a love life can be more than a little complicated. Especially when the rules of your job include a no fraternizing with other night-workers clause and your best chance at some male attention is a premature dusting sandman. -- I dunno what it was about this one but it was so silly it was cute and I loved it. Hauf did a wonderful job of taking fairytale fairies and making them real enough to be great story characters. 5/5 stars

[A LITTLE BIT FAERY] by Leandra Logan, When her living situation in the faery realm gets shaken up Tia goes on an adventure from the Isle of Man to the Island of Manhattan in search of a new life. While there she enchants a down-on-his-luck fireman and gets more than she bargained for in her search for her father. -- This well plotted storyline works really well but the faery elements were very weak and I didn't care for the hero or heroine. Not a bad contribution, just not quite as funny as the others which in my opinion seperated it from the group in a bad way. 4/5 stars

In general this anthology is sure to get mixed reviews. Most I think will be buying it because of MaryJanice Davidson's contribution and thus might be disappointed. If you're buying this one for the reason I did--faery stories for adults, yay!--I think you'll likely enjoy it more. This one definitely isn't for every reader but if you like faeries (not fae, sidhe or elves but pixies!) and can handle the funny I think this one is worth picking up.

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It was ok.

Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2012

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It was ok. Did not seem like it was up to par with the author's usual work. Good for the price though.

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