Book Title : Magical Kisses
Author : Jewels of the Quill
Publisher : Whiskey Creek Publishing
Genre : Romance
Publication Date : February 2009
ISBN : 978-1-60313-521-4
Pages : 349
Series : See note in Review
Category : Contemporary
Type : Sweet

Reviewer : Melissa

5 wings

These six stories are about Magical Kisses that happen on Valentine’s Day, sweet stories of love found in the most unexpected places at the holiday every romantic celebrates with joy and excitement.

Magical Kisses by Carrie S. Masek (Dame Topaz) is a wonderful little story about a man who moves, meets his new neighbour, a quirky young woman who reads palms and tarots. While trying to find his soul mate for him she falls in love with him. A witty delightful story with great character development.

Telephone Tag Winner by Dee Lloyd (Dame Aquamarine) is a story about love lost and found, a wonderfully sweet tale of two people who drifted apart and are brought back together by a wrong number after an accident. It kicks off the Aquamarine Series with a start that pulls you into the town. The mystery woven into the love story as our doctor and photographer rediscover their love for one another keeps you reading one page after another.

Winning Sylvia’s Heart by Nancy Pirri (Dame Sapphire). This is the tale of two neighbours who find in each other the qualities of romance that they need. Wonderfully written and romance perfect for the season of Valentine’s Day.

The Third Kiss by Jane Toombs (Dame Turquoise). A family legend says that the man that is meant for the women in the family will kiss her three times, and the third time will be magical. It doesn’t always happen at once, and sometimes it takes almost a lifetime. A kiss he was dared into at 14 leads to a kiss of his choosing at 20. Several years and a lifetime pass before they see each other again.

Atop a Wedding Cake by Karen Woods (Dame Coral). A late in life romance that brings two people back together after a life time apart. Their children are marrying and there is dissension between the families with a premarital agreement. Love forms fairly quickly between these two old friends. I am not sure how believable it really it is, but the family interactions are very well done and very believable.

In Cahoots with Cupid by Karen Weisner (Dame Amethyst). This last story is about two people who have known each other most of their lives and is the second story in Karen’s Kaleidoscope Series. He has loved her since he was 7 years old and she was 11. He has been her most comforting friend, always there for her. But she had unwisely loved another and now feels she is unworthy. A great story with wonderful characters you really get tied up in.

I loved the Magical Kisses anthology and felt, for the Valentine Season, it was a delightful read that proved very enjoyable.