"A totally fresh approach to chick-lit that's magical and fun."

By: Shanna Swendson

Genres: Contemporary Chick Lit | Paranormal

Posted: May 16, 2005

Katie Chandler has convinced herself that the weird things she sees are just the difference in her old life in rural Texas and her new life in New York City. Then she's approached by a strange man, and according to him, all the winged people, tiny creatures and disappearing gargoyles she sees are real -- and they need her help. She can't be fooled by magic -- she always sees things as they really are -- so she can prevent them being taken advantage of by other magic creatures. That might be a pretty cool job, since she gets a big raise and all, but then the other side learns of her existence and even Merlin, yes, the Merlin, has his job cut out for him.

I enjoyed this offering from Ms. Swendson very much. The storyline was totally fresh, the characters very likable and the setting quite believable. Though she wrote previously as Samantha Carter, this is her first novel under the Shanna Swendson pseudonym. I will definitely be looking for more of her magical chick-lit in the future. A good read.

Book Summary

DON’T MESS WITH HEXES

Katie Chandler had always heard that New York is a weird and wonderful place, but this small-town Texas gal had no idea how weird until she moved there. Everywhere she goes, she sees something worth gawking at and Katie is afraid she’s a little too normal to make a splash in the big city. Working for an ogre of a boss doesn’t help.

Then, seemingly out of the blue, Katie gets a job offer from Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc., a company that tricks of the trade to the magic community. For MSI, Katie’s ordinariness is an asset. Lacking any bit of magic, she can easily spot a fake spell, catch hidden clauses in competitor’s contracts, and detect magically disguised intruders. Suddenly, average Katie is very special indeed.

She quickly learns that office politics are even more complicated when your new boss is a real ogre, and you have a crush on the sexy, shy, ultra powerful head of the R&D department, who is so busy fighting an evil competitor threatening to sell black magic on the street that he seems barely to notice Katie. Now it’s up to Katie to pull off the impossible: save the world and–hopefully–live happily ever after.

Enchanted, Inc. by Shanna Swendson

Enchanted, Inc.

by: Shanna Swendson

Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc. Book 1

Ballantine
May 31, 2005
Featuring: Katie Chandler
320 pages
ISBN: 0345481259
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