Instead of running all over the country with the man who's broken her heart, Tori Morgan is finally doing something for herself. She needs to mend her aura and the small beachfront house, which is in dire need of a facelift, is the perfect place to start her business and begin the healing process. Unfortunately, she is having a hard time finding a contractor willing to take on her rehab project. Her aunt's old friend is the secretary of a construction company and she promises the owner will be willing to help Tori.

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Nick Santangelo's New Jersey upbringing is testing him in full force. One of his brothers is making it extremely difficult to keep him employed, his other brother is as elusive as ever, and the women in his life are driving him absolutely insane. His mother is doing a weekly disappearing act, keeping track of his grandmother is getting more complex, and his teenage daughter is growing up too quickly. Now his secretary is forcing him to bid on a job he doesn't have time for. Nick can see the small home needs a lot of attention, but as the beautiful breath of fresh air walks into the room, he is unsure what to do.

Joy Nash is an absolutely brilliant genius. I laughed out loud, cried crocodile tears and had butterflies in my stomach while reading this beautiful story. I recommend it to everyone. I can only hope this is just the beginning of stories about the Santangelo men!

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family fam-i-ly [fam-uh-lee, fam-lee] –noun

1. a group of persons, closely related by blood, who know all the best ways to drive you crazy
2. but you love them anyway
3. and they love you

It's true – no one knows how to push your buttons better than family. The bigger the family, the more button-pushers to dodge. (I should know – I grew up with five brothers and sisters!)

That's why my new contemporary romance, A Little Light Magic, is a crazy romp through the landscape of a big fat "loving and smotheing" family.

It's the story of what happens when a girl with no relatives meets a guy with way too many.

Tori Morgan wants nothing more than a family to call her own, but all she has is the broken down seaside bungalow she’s inherited from her recently deceased great-aunt. Summoning all her optimism (and all her savings), she envisions a funky New Age shop. Only problem is, the city won’t let her open for business without building code upgrades, and finding a contractor on the cusp of summer at the Jersey Shore is about as easy as carrying beach sand in a sieve.

Enter contractor Nick Santangelo, a guy with more family than he can handle. Nick’s foremost concern is his rebellious teenage daughter, who's been sneaking out to spend time with a boy who reminds Nick way too much of himself at that age. (And given the fact Nick became a father at eighteen, that’s not a good thing!) Nick’s family frustrations are compounded by his kleptomaniac nonna, his menopausal mother, and a younger brother who’s missing work at Nick’s company in favor of soap opera auditions. No wonder Nick’s sanity is in danger of being swept out to sea!

The very last thing conservative-minded Nick needs is a moonlighting job and a crazy attraction to a dark-haired slip of a client who actually believes in magic. Tori insists a candle magic spell brought Nick to her door. Nick knows that’s ridiculous, but all the same, he and Tori react like candle and flame. Even as Nick finds himself falling hard, he convinces himself he can keep things light, and his heart safe, as long as he sticks to his number one rule of keeping his family and his social life separate.

Or maybe not.

I hope you’ll join Tori and Nick in the summer fun of A Little Light Magic, and give your family a big hug when you’re done. Because after all, where would we be without the people who make us the craziest?

All the best,

Joy