Something Wicked

By Jacqueline Meadows

Something Wicked By Jacqueline Meadows Crack shot, black belt, and sharp as a tack-spunky P.I. Desdemona loves her job and the Michigan home she shares with her quirky aunt. Business is booming, what... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843609061
• ISBN13: 9781843609063
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Elloras Cave Pub Inc
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.5" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Has it all!!!

What a great read! I just happened across this book on someone's list and am so glad I did. It has it all...humor, action and hot romance. I will definitely purchase the next book in this series.

Has It All

Ok, it's published by Ellora's Cave, so it's got erotic scenes galore. But what I *loved* about this book was the fact that it has an action-packed, paranormal plot and humor! I can't remember another story that managed to be as steamy, riveting and laugh-out-loud funny. In a small way it reminded me of MJ Davidson's early Undead books (before Betsy became unbearably ditzy, insensitive and kinda unlikeable). Desy and Armaund are a great pair: she's a skeptic and he's patient and sexy. Alpha without being a scary jerk. Good news, too, there's a sequel titled "Something Wanton," so you can follow the characters and watch their relationship develop just a little longer.

HOT, HOT, HOT!!!!!

This book was steaming from the beginning to the end. Des is a very strong female character. She is surrounded by exciting and SEXY men. Her job is never boring and oh yeah, she's a witch, a High Priestess. She finds this juicy tidbit out from Armand, the High Priest and man of her dreams, literally. I usually won't read a book about witches, but I couldn't put this one down. I have already ordered the sequel.

Witty and sexy paranormal romantica...

I picked up this book because I was in the bargain for an Ellora's Cave romantica and because I liked the cover blurb. Something Wicked is a fun, witty, sexy novel that at times seemed like a story that could have easily been written by either Laurell K. Hamilton or MaryJanice Davidson. Desdemona Phatt -- also known as Desy -- has enjoyed a great career as a PI and is content with living with her aunt. But then her life is turned upside down after she meets a gorgeous Frenchman named Armand. No sooner does she exchange words with the dark, mysterious stranger than she begins to have some rather palpable erotic dreams about him. That does not sit well with Desy. She has a boyfriend and there is something not quite right about Armand. You can imagine her reaction when he tells her that she is a witch and a High Priestess that needs to join forces with him, the High Priest, to destroy a rogue witch who wants to kill them. There are various twists throughout the novel. The erotic scenes are wonderful. Jacqueline Meadows does a great job with the scenes in which sex is integral with the magic (Laurell K. Hamilton, take note). The plot, albeit underdeveloped and abrupt in some areas, is quite entertaining and promises to get better as the series progresses. The characters are also great. Armand sounds incredibly hot! He is dark, gorgeous, sneaky and delicious. Meadows's delectable descriptions of Armand are very erotic. Who needs the sex scenes when you've got such wonderful imaginary eye candy?! But of course the sex scenes are incredible as well, as I've already mentioned. Nick is also a major hunkster. I can tell that he will play an important role in Desy's life in future novels. As for Desy, she is a great heroine who can utter a quip at the drop of a hat and is not afraid to take action. She reminded me of MaryJanice Davidson's quick-witted heroines. In fact, Desy is a cross between Undead and Unwed's Betsy Taylor and Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter -- only not as badass as the latter character. I can tell that Davidson and Hamilton were major influences in Meadows's writing. Her style of writing, the story and its characters are too similar to the aforementioned authors' works to be a mere coincidence. But Jacqueline Meadows is a great author in her own right. Her erotic scenes are far better written than the stuff in Hamilton's books (and Davidson's as well, for that matter). I enjoyed this first part of a paranormal romantica series and I look forward to reading Something Wanton.