Mad about Max

by Holly Jacobs and Holly Fuhrmann

Happy endings don't come easy. . .

Author Grace Macguire is on her way Her publisher has just bought more of her bestselling Fairy Godmother series of books, and finally, she's looking at financial security Her life is just about perfect...until the three fairy godmothers from her books appear and tell her they intend to find Grace her very own happily-ever-after

So Grace does what any rational person would do when three fictional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1893896056
• ISBN13: 9781893896055
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Imajinn Books
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Madly Hilarious!

MAD ABOUT MAX is Holly Fuhrmann's first fantasy romance. It is the also the first of a 3-part fairy godmother series which involves three siblings Max, Joy, and Nick Aaronson. Her previous works include: 'A Snowball's Chance' (Neighborhood Press) and 'This Old Heart' - PG #157, and 'Baby, It's You'- PG #241 (Zebra) as well as numerous short stories. Look for the second book in the series, MAGIC FOR JOY from Imajinn Books in November 2000. Those of us who are familiar with romance authors are well used to hearing things like, 'I wanted the hero to do this, but he kept insisting that he just WOULDN'T do something like that!' Voices in the head? Now if it were anyone else but a writer, you'd think they were crazy! Crazy is just what romance author Grace MacGuire thinks she has become. Returning from her publishers office. Grace Not only hears her characters voices, her three fairy godmothers, prominently featured in each of her seven books, are actually sitting beside her in her car. In the flesh! Just when she thought all was right with her world! Grace has just gotten a contract to write a whole new series of the fairy stories. Maybe the stress is getting to her after all. The fairies aren't convinced that Grace's life is perfect at all. What she needs is her very own Prince Charming. Oh great! The fairies are famous for their bungling. Even though her stories always end Happily Ever After, Grace isn't looking forward to the inevitable mess that's about to take over her life. Worst of all her stepmother, and stepsister, hate her guts and want her money. When word gets out that she's crazy, it's all over. A visit to a kindly old psychiatrist (purely for character research, of course) is just what the doctor ordered. Grace thinks Artemus M. Aaronson is just the one to fit the bill. She can just picture him. Oops, he's not the fatherly Einstein type she'd expected. He's young, handsome, and unattached. Aha! Prince Charming without a doubt. Grace is resigned to the inevitable. At least if they get married, Max can keep the 'steps' from getting their hands on her money, while she's in the asylum! What's the old saying? Really crazy people don't believe they're crazy? Max doesn't think Grace is crazy either. He doesn't know why, but he likes her and wants to help her get to the root of her problem. Soon he is every bit as confused as she is. The fairies have PLANS for Max! Maybe, just maybe, Grace does too, if the fairies don't mess things up too badly. Ah, but then we all know how fairytales end. There are lots of laughs on the way to that end as all sorts of folks get unwittingly drawn into the scheme. The villain is so unbelievably self-absorbed; it's hilarious. This sweet contemporary Cinderella story is typical of Holly Fuhrmann's style. Fans of her previous romances will recognize her fertile imagination and quirky sense of humor, with the added bonus of lighthearted fantasy. As with her other works, Mad About Max is light on sexual content,

A Fun Fairy Tale

Grace Kelly MacGuire is a romance novelist. She writes a series in which a trio of eccentric fairy godmothers help couples find love. Suddenly, she finds that the trio has come to life, and only she can see them. Naturally, she goes for psychiatric help. She picks the doctor most likely to be old and grandfatherly, Dr. Artemus Aaronson, who turns out to be gorgeous and young, all this after winning a free makeover from a radio station she doesn't listen to. Later she wins a new wardrobe, obviously the fairies have been busy. She has both an evil stepmother and stepsister who want her trust fund and an evil would be husband, who wants her money. All in all this is a really funny book, and I look forward to finally reading the rest of the series, Max's brother and sister are featured.

Pure Reading Delight

Holly Fuhrman's MAD ABOUT MAX is a delightful blend of romance, humor, and fantasy. A writer doubts her sanity when her own creations come to life -- and the resulting conversations will have readers laughing out loud.MAD ABOUT MAX is a perfect ending to a stressful day. I highly recommend it!

Fun & Entertaining

Dream come true or worst nightmare? Grace Macguire can't figure out what in the world is going on, when three of the characters she'd created for recurring roles in her romance novels suddenly seem to come to life and decided that *she* is their next 'Cinderella Story.'On the pretense of doing research, Grace enlists the help of psychiatrist Dr. Max Aaronson, (and the fairy godmothers' choice for Grace's life-mate.) in an effort to really help her over her sudden bout of weird visions. Throw in some vile step-relatives and a really heinous individual who sees dollar signs in Grace's eyes and who, in my opinion, got off way too lightly and you have the makings for a enjoyable night of reading. I'd have liked the book to have been a bit longer, so that the characters could have been fleshed out more and the storyline beefed up, but all in all, a delightful story.

A humerous fantasy that's pure delight!

If you've always loved "Cinderella" and were/are a fan of the old TV series, "Bewitched," then MAD ABOUT MAX is the book for you. As always in one of Ms.Fuhrmann's books, humor abounds in this tale of Grace, a romance writer whose fictional characters come to life--three fairy godmothers who are almost as bumbling as Samantha Steven's befuddled aunt and every bit as loveable. The trio of well-meaning and marvelously magical ladies set to work immediately on making Grace over and setting her up with the perfect Price Charming for her. Max is a psychiatrist so handsome and charming, you'll wish you could spend some time on his couch. Sit back and enjoy this delightful fantasy, secure in knowing the fun doesn't stop with Max and Grace. Fern, Myrtle and Blossom will be at work again in the upcoming sequel: MAGIC FOR JOY. I can't wait.