Hex Appeal

366 Pages·2008·1.45 MB·English

by  Linda Wisdom

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F eisty witch Jasmine Tremaine and drop-dead
gorgeous vampire cop Nikolai Gregorovich have a

hot thing going, but it’s tough to keep it together
when nightmare visions turn their passion into bickering,
and it’s tearing them apart.
With a little help from their friends—a motley bunch of
ghosts with attitude, rule-breaking witches, supernatural
hotties and sinister elves—Jazz and Nick are in a race
against time to uncover whoever it is that’s poisoning their
“…a series that’s
dreams, and their relationship . . .
pure magic!”
“I can’t get enough of Jazz and her vamp lover Nick.
—Vicki Lewis Thompson,
Kudos to Linda Wisdom for a series that’s pure magic!”
NYT bestselling author
—Vicki Lewis Thompson, NYT bestselling author of Wild & Hexy of Wild & Hexy
Praise for Linda Wisdom’s 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover:
“Filled with loads of sass and sensuality, plenty of laughs,
and a host of oddball characters who’ll leave you in stitches
and asking for more.” —Book Loons
“Witches, vampires, and man eating bunny slippers,
oh my! Do not miss this wickedly entertaining treat!”
—Annette Blair, national bestselling
author of Sex and the Psychic Witch
“Jazz is a heroine I’d want to hang out with, and
50 Ways to Hex Your Lover is a funny, wild ride.
I can’t wait for the next Jazz adventure.”
—Candace Havens, author of Charmed and Dangerous
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L i n d a W i s d o m
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Copyright © 2008 by Linda Wisdom
Cover and internal design © 2008 by Sourcebooks, Inc.
Cover illustration by Lisa Mierzwa
Sourcebooks and the colophon are registered trademarks of
Sourcebooks, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form
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and retrieval systems—except in the case of brief quotations embodied in
critical articles or reviews—without permission in writing from its pub-
lisher, Sourcebooks, Inc.
The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious or are
used fictitiously. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is purely
coincidental and not intended by the author.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wisdom, Linda Randall.
Hex appeal / Linda Wisdom.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-1-4022-2067-8
ISBN-10: 1-4022-2067-7
1. Vampires—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3573.I774H49 2008
813’.54—dc22
2008018162
Printed and bound in the United States of America
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For Laurie McLean. Agent, good bud, and
the one who keeps me in line. Well, as best as she can.
I owe ya big time!
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“YOUSHALLPAY, NICKGREGORY. THISI VOW. YOUSHALL
suffer and scream for a mercy I shall deny you.” Jazz’s
parted lips trailed across Nick’s collarbone. She ran the
tip of her tongue up the taut lines of his throat while her
fingers danced their way down his abs following the line
of crisp hair lower still.
“Mercy,” Nick whispered as her fingers wrapped
around his erection. He lay naked on his bed, legs
slightly spread to accommodate Jazz’s bare thigh draped
over his.
“But we’ve just begun, darling,” she purred, nipping
his earlobe just hard enough to cause him to jump in re-
sponse, then soothed the bite with her tongue. “You must
lie there very still while I have my way with you.”
“Feel free to do what you will—soon enough it will
be my turn.” He lowered his voice to a husky growl that
made promises she knew he would keep. Her body quiv-
ered in anticipation.
But for now, it was her turn and she intended to make
the most of it.
Leaning back, she admired the view. Sheer male
beauty stretched out beside her. Nick had kept himself
in excellent physical condition in life and, as a member
of the undead, his well-honed body would never deteri-
orate. She tangled her fingers in the light dusting of dark