Writing Selena and Aragon’s story was so interesting. Neither possessed magical powers, yet they live in a kingdom where magic is used every day, and I enjoyed discovering how ordinary people would react in an extraordinary kingdom. Plus, their story begins in the most scandalous place—a brothel, yet their romance is cozy, slow burn, and low spice (i.e. no explicit sex scenes), and it was fun writing a sweeter slant of that setup.

Read more about The Spellbinding Courtship below.  🙂

Threatened by an evil witch and a scheming uncle, Selena flees to a brothel and meets Aragon, who rescues her but refuses to act on their attraction. After his family presents her at court, he isn’t the only eligible bachelor spellbound by Selena. Should she wait for Aragon or choose another?

Read a short excerpt below. 😉

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The Spellbinding Courtship Excerpt

When the bedroom door finally opened and a man entered, Selena froze like a hunted moonrabbit. From the cut of his sodden clothes, he was a gentleman, likely a rich one. And he was handsome with seal-brown hair, dark-umber eyes, and strong features. What was such a gentleman doing at a brothel like this?

She and the gentleman stared at one another for a long moment. Her skin tingling, she forgot to breathe. He was exactly what she’d pick given a choice. She inhaled and lifted her chin. She’d better get started on her plan. She strode across the room and smashed her lips against his.

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Dumbfounded by the spellbinding lady’s rough kiss, Aragon froze.

The lady threw her arms about his neck and continued mauling his lips. She knew nothing about kissing. So why was she in a brothel near the docks? She must be more desperate than he’d realized. ‘Twould be wrong to exploit her desperation, no matter how much he hungered to kiss her for real.

He wrenched his head away and rasped, “What is this?”

Her arms fast about his neck despite his dripping clothes, the lady scowled at him. “Kissing, of course.”

Aragon couldn’t resist a snort. “That was not kissing.”

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