Spellbound

NOTE: Amber Carew is Elizabeth Batten-Carew (also Opal Carew) Spellbound was originally published electronically by New Concepts Publishing on February 4, 2005 as Elizabeth Batten-Carew with the title Darkest Nyte. NCP later published it in print September 2005.File Size: 422 KBASIN: B005PP3TDKPage Count: 250 pagesPublisher: Opal Carew; 1 editionOn sale date: September 24, 2011Language: EnglishASIN: B005PP3TDKSummary:Award winning author, Opal Carew, writing as Amber Carew, whose books regularly appear in Amazon's Top 100 Contemporary Romance list, brings you a story with a touch of magic...What is Lucinda, a tenth level wizard, to do when Destiny pairs her with a man who is utterly domineering, overwhelmingly masculine, incredibly irresistible and, according to her most trusted friend, extremely dangerous? When Lucinda receives The Call to mentor a brand new wizard, she is overjoyed. It should be impossible for her to be called, but who is she to question Destiny? Since The Call always occurs at birth, she is shocked when she goes to see the child and finds a full-grown -- and quite naked -- man. With amnesia.Lucinda may be the stronger wizard, but somehow this man takes control of every situation. How does he manage to be so utterly domineering, so overwhelmingly masculine, and yet so incredibly irresistible?As if this isn’t enough to shatter her usual self-assurance, her long-time friend and mentor, Randalph, appears and warns her that he knows this man, whose name is Nyte, and he is extremely dangerous. Length: 81,500 words/374 pagesPlus excerpts for The Cinderella Obsession by Amber Carew and Secret Weapon by Opal Carew.Excerpt:Lucinda had finally drifted into a fitful sleep. Sometime during the night, she felt a draft, then rolled sideways until she pressed against something warm. She snuggled against it, sighing happily. Too soon, light blazed against her eyelids and she scrunched them tighter together, hoping to block it out. Slowly, she drifted out of the slumber that cradled her, becoming aware of strong arms embracing her and her face resting against silken skin cushioning rock hard muscles. Something tickled her nose and she opened her eyes to see dark curls on a male chest.Her body stiffened.“Good morning.” The words were spoken softly but in a definite male voice. The voice of the sexy stranger she’d discovered in Paris last night.“I... You...” She pulled against his embrace but to no avail. “You shouldn’t be here.”“Why not?”The feel of his skin pressed the length of hers threw her senses way off balance.“Well, it’s not proper.” No, that didn’t come out right. “I mean, I don’t even know you.”He kissed her forehead. “Of course you do. We met a few hours ago.”“That’s not what I meant and you know it,” she flared.She wiggled her arms between them and flattened her hands on his chest. His chest hair tickled her palms, but not in a way that made her want to laugh. The feel of it stimulated her senses to new heights.“You can’t tell me you don’t want me here.” He nuzzled her hair, sending sparks ricocheting through her.She wanted to push her hands against him, but her muscles refused to obey.“I don’t want you here.” Her voice sounded weak.He grinned. “Truthfully.”His amusement annoyed her. “Look, if we’re going to work together, we’ll need to get a few things straight. Like, you don’t invade my private space. Okay?”“Private space?”“That’s right. For instance, stay out of my bedroom!”INFO FOR DARKEST NYTE:eBook:1-58608-257-4February 4, 2005Spicy/Carnal – contains explicit sex, graphic language, and adult situations.For print version:ISBN-10: 1586086995ISBN-13: 9781586086992Trade Size Paperback: September 2005Publisher: New Concept Publishing (NCP)Urban Fantasy Romance239 pagesWhen Lucinda receives The Call to mentor a brand new wizard, she is overjoyed. It should be impossible for her to be called, but who is she to question Destiny ? Since The Call always occurs at birth, she is shocked when she goes to see the child and finds a full-grown---and quite naked---man.Lucinda may be the stronger wizard, but somehow this man takes control of every situation. How does he manage to be so utterly domineering, so overwhelmingly masculine, and yet so incredibly irresistible ? As if this isn't enough to shatter her usual self-assurance, her long-time friend and mentor, Randalph, appears and warns her that the man's name is Nyte ... and he is extremely dangerous...