Cursed by Cupid

By Wendy Sparrow

With luck, they might survive their first date...

Dear Reader, this letter is to inform you of Cupid’s curse, which will fall upon you if you don’t pass this email on to three friends within three hours.

Tilly Morrow didn’t believe in the curse and now she hasn’t had a second date in three years…because all her first dates end in disaster. In fact, she just accidentally punched a guy in the face, leaving her without a date for Valentine’s Day!

Bryant Murphy isn’t sure if the curse is real or not, but if dating Tilly means occasionally getting assaulted with a chocolate shake or nearly electrocuted, it’s worth the risk. Armed with more lucky charms than a bowl of cereal, Bryant will have to battle flying swords, Russian mail-order brides, and shrimp linguini if he’s going to win the girl.

Previously released on Entangled’s Flirt imprint - February 2014.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
• Release date: Feb 3, 2014
• ISBN: 9781622664771

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With luck, they might survive their first date...

Dear Reader, this letter is to inform you of Cupid’s curse, which will fall upon you if you don’t pass this email on to three friends within three hours.

Tilly Morrow didn’t believe in the curse and now she hasn’t had a second date in three years…because all her first dates end in disaster. In fact, she just accidentally punched a guy in the face, leaving her without a date for Valentine’s Day!

Bryant Murphy isn’t sure if the curse is real or not, but if dating Tilly means occasionally getting assaulted with a chocolate shake or nearly electrocuted, it’s worth the risk. Armed with more lucky charms than a bowl of cereal, Bryant will have to battle flying swords, Russian mail-order brides, and shrimp linguini if he’s going to win the girl.

Previously released on Entangled’s Flirt imprint—February 2014

Table of Contents

Dedication

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Acknowledgments

About the Author

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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.

Copyright © 2014 by Wendy Sparrow. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce, distribute, or transmit in any form or by any means. For information regarding subsidiary rights, please contact the Publisher.

Previously released on Entangled’s Flirt imprint—February 2014

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Select Contemporary is an imprint of Entangled Publishing, LLC.

Edited by Lewis Pollak

Cover design by Heather Howland

Cover art from iStock

ISBN 978-1-62266-477-1

Manufactured in the United States of America

First Edition February 2014

Hey, sweetie, thanks for taking the curse off my Valentine’s Day.

Chapter One

It probably wasn’t the best idea to punch your blind date in the face but, first of all, he hadn’t blocked her and, second of all, she didn’t know he was her blind date. Okay, so possibly he’d been distracted by their instructor coming in right after he’d said, Oh, you’re my blind date?

When he went down like a sack of stones, Tilly Morrow gasped and dropped down beside him, apologizing. I’m so sorry, but I thought you were going to block me.

Their instructor, an ancient Japanese man, knelt down, too. I’m five minutes late, and you already are sparring?

The guy who’d introduced himself as Cody was blinking at the ceiling in a way that said he probably wasn’t used to getting punched in the face. That was good. It spoke toward his moral fiber. On the other hand, he might back out of their date for Valentine’s Day the night after this. Crap. Tilly had been looking forward to a date for once.

He said he could help me with my punch strength, Tilly said.

Master Ito examined Cody’s nose while Cody continued to blink at the ceiling.

Her prospective date seemed like a nice guy, too. A bit prickly, but with a curse like hers, she couldn’t be as choosey as she once was. Sure, he seemed uptight, but he was also her age, healthy, and…well, she hadn’t had a second date in three years, so that made him perfect. His mouth dropped open to reveal even teeth and no dental work—so he had that going for him also.

Her last date had seven piercings…and those were only the ones it was polite to show her. So by comparison, Cody, with his short brown hair, no visible piercings, and bland, untattooed appearance, was appealing. He looked normal.

Are you okay? Master Ito asked.

"She

Reviews for Cursed by Cupid

[hcollins_25 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a "perfect for your lunch break" read about a girl who thinks she is a lost cause when it comes to love and the very stubborn man who is out to prove she is not. It's super, super cute and worth reading. I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.