Excerpt
She never expected her dark, menacing Niall to be playful in bed…
“Unless me sums are wrong, I’ve removed three pieces of clothing, and you’ve only taken off one.” Niall hooked one of his sexy, long fingers beneath the shoulder strap of her bra and flicked his eyebrows. “I’m thinking tis your turn again.”
Rose laid her hands on his chest and reveled in the flex of muscle beneath his shirt. Soon she would have her hands on his skin. All her inhibitions fell away as she grinned up at his smile. His eyes glowed with pleasure. For a moment time stopped. Was it possible to be lost in the gap between seconds and feel like this forever?
Niall blinked. Her heart stumbled, raced on and she snatched a breath. “Weapons don’t count,” Rose said with pseudo seriousness.
“Who says?”
“Me.”
With a little grunt, Niall wrapped an arm around her waist and flung her backwards onto the bed. Rose squealed as he trapped her legs between his knees and tickled her. “I say we get equal voting rights on this, and tis me vote that weapons count. That means we have a tie.”
He grazed his fingertips across the front of her panties. The muscles in Rose’s stomach quivered and jumped. An achy clench of need grabbed low in her belly.
“Oh God,” she whispered and stilled. Suddenly she didn’t care who took what off, as long as all the clothes came off and fast.
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American Title IV Winner! Available February 2009, Dorchester.
Read the first two chapters of The Magic Knot
When Rose discovers she is the Cornish pisky queen and her father is a dark druid who has imprisoned her people in portraits, the race is on to discover the fairy lore needed to release her people before her father destroys the piskies forever.
She seeks help from the sinfully sexy Irish fairy twins, the O’Connor brothers. Niall’s faint air of menace flutters dark thrills of anticipation through her, but does he want to kiss her or kill her when she accidentally touches his Magic Knot and forges a mystical lovers’ bond with him? And can she resist the seductive glamour of his mischievous brother Michael?
With the survival of the Cornish piskies in her hands, Rose must escape from a vampiric, winged fairy, outwit The Queen of Nightmares and surrender her mind, body and spirit to Niall to release her hidden inner fairy. The Tarot cards warn he will stab her in the back, but when she’s in his arms, the last thing on her mind is death.
First place in the paranormal category of The Golden Palm.
First place in the paranormal category of the Rebecca Contest.
First place in the paranormal category of the Golden Gateway.
First place in the paranormal category of the Golden Pen.
Finalist in twelve RWA chapter contests during 2006.
What contest judges say about The Magic Knot.
"Helen Scott Taylor truly impressed me with her edgy style and darkly sexy themes. The Magic Knot captures the passion and mystery of Celtic Cornwall, and will convince even the most skeptical reader that magic lurks on the misty, untamed landscape."
—Lisa Manuel, www.lisamanuel.com
“Helen Scott Taylor’s The Magic Knot is an attention-grabbing “fairy” tale where both the hero, Niall O’Connor, and heroine, Rose Tremain, are tied to the Cornish fairies, and both are loveable and intriguing. But I also thoroughly enjoyed the secondary characters Helen created. Her ability to touch every sense, to make the characters come alive on the page, and the constant foreshadowing of conflict, made The Magic Knot a most enticing read that I couldn’t put down. I loved The Magic Knot and can’t wait to add the book to my library of keepers.”
—Terry Spear, Winning the Highlander’s Heart, 5 Beacons, Lighthouse Literary Reviews, 5 Hearts, The Romance Studio, 5 Angels, FAR, www.TerrySpear.com
“A rich and magical read that stayed with me long after I’d finished.”
—Amanda Ashby, author of You had me at Halo, www.amandaashby.com
“Fantastic story. Had me right there from beginning to end!”
—Victoria Stark, FF&P president, www.victoriastark.com
“The Magic Knot unravels a richly imagined, ultra-sensual fantasy world, and seduces with three delicious men, all sexy, dark and heroic.”
—Joyce Ellen Armond www.specromonline.com
"BRAVO! Loved it. Beautifully done. Weaving in the old legends with the new world, great characters, great characterization, great setting. Best of luck getting this into the hands of the right editor! I'll look forward to seeing it on the shelves one day."
—Terri Garey. www.tgarey.com
