Admittedly, I originally picked this charming book up for the MaryJanice Davidson story "The Majicka". It was a great surprise to come away from this read with an additional three authors to seek out and devour!

The anthology starts out with Ireland Shea starring in "The Majicka". For a girl who tries hard to live a "normal" life, she ends up surrounded by a wide variety of characters of the supernatural persuasion as her inner circle of friends. Each turn of the page brings new twists to her increasingly paranormal life and to this fast paced and uproariously funny story. If you love other Mary Janice Davidson works for their acerbic wit and good humor (with a splash of steamy magical love) then you are sure to be pleased with this selection.

In "Voodoo Moon," Lori Handeland pens another thriller resplendent with a tough FBI agent, murder, voodoo dolls, and no small amount of magic. Special agent Duran thinks she's embarking on yet another routine serial killer case - cut and dried. Not so much. What she encounters in the backwoods of Louisiana is enough to make anyone's skin crawl.

Faced with the power of belief in the unknown or cold, hard data to apprehend this killer, she faces one of the most evil creatures you can conceive of and the opportunity of a lifetime. Of course, no story from this author would be complete without a little steamy sex and a completely unforeseen twist at the end. Lori Handeland does not disappoint!

Who knew that San Francisco was home to resident evil Gods, sexy leather-clad Celtic warriors, witches, and the ultimate struggle between good and evil? Why author Cheyene McCray of course! Ms. McCray brings just the right balance of fantasy realms coupled with real life places in her mini masterpiece, "Breath of Magic". A little slap and tickle, save the world from destruction - all of that and a bar of chocolate too.

Few authors have the power to make me actually laugh aloud. Christine Warren in her savvy "Any Witch Way She Can" did just that. What happens when a non-magically inclined thirty-something, desperate for love, Randy Berry decides to make the man of her dreams appear, with her own special brand of magic? Her own special blend of backfire that's what. Hot and heavy mind blowing sexual seduction (in 45 minutes or less) has Randy on edge (of love that is) and her shape shifter grandmother in full disapproval mode (in 5 minutes or less).

Complete with time warp, this little ditty is sure to have you splitting your seams just like me. All four of these stories are well-written, fast paced, humorous, and easy to read.