“Yeah. I like cooking.”
“Me too,” Tyler said. “I cook for the guys at the station all the time.”
“You don’t cook for us,” Jamie complained.
“You can definitely make us waffles next Sunday,” Mila said to Arden.
“I’ll drive to the beach,” Jamie offered. “There’s room for all of us in my Jeep, and since you have tomorrow off, Ty, that means you can drink.”
“Hey, how was your date Friday night?” Tyler asked Jamie as he too carried dishes into the kitchen.
Jamie’s lips thinned and his gaze slid away. “Uh. I had fun.”
Mila started choking and leaned against the counter. Was she laughing?
“Do I need to Heimlich you?” Tyler asked her.
She waved her hands and shook her head. “I’m okay,” she wheezed.
“What’s so funny? And why are you looking so weird?” he said to Jamie.
“The date didn’t turn out like he expected,” Mila said.
“You met this chick on Spark, right?” Tyler said, naming a popular dating app. “You thought she was amazing.”
Mila collapsed onto the counter in a fit of giggles.
“What?” Tyler demanded, grinning too.
Arden looked back and forth among the three of them, wide-eyed. “Oh we have to hear this. Come on, Jamie.”
“Tell them, Jamie,” Mila choked out.
“Okay, okay. This chick seemed really perfect on Spark—hot, fun, a little geeky. Sounded perfect. So we met for a drink on Friday…turns out she’s a drag queen.”
“You mean he,” Mila corrected.
“Well, he’s Honey Deville onstage, but he introduced himself as Danny when I met him.”
Tyler and Arden burst out laughing at the same time.
“How did that even happen?” Tyler asked.
“It was totally my bad.” Jamie waved a hand. “That’s the embarrassing part. I’ve never used Spark before, and I didn’t read the whole bio or swipe through all his pictures, so I just saw the Honey picture.”
“But here’s the best part.” Mila waved a hand at Jamie to go on.
“He was a really nice guy,” Jamie said. “So I stayed, and we had a few beers. It was a fun evening.” He hitched one shoulder and shut the door of the dishwasher, looking around at them all earnestly.
Tyler laughed. “Are you seeing him again?”
“Not on a date. But we might hang out and play Call of Duty sometime.”
“Oh, Jamie.” Arden shook her head, an affectionate smile brightening her face.
Tyler looked at her across the small room. There it was—the smile. The one that had made his knees weak and his heart stutter. It lit up her eyes and transformed her face from girl next door to glamour queen.
And goddammit…it still made his heart stutter.
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Acknowledgments
This book would not have happened if it weren’t for my friend, author PG Forte. I wanted to write a story about a witch for a long time, and when my brain got “pandemic stuck” it seemed like a good time to try something new. But as I got into the story, I totally doubted myself and my ability to pull this off. PG read my rough partial draft, gave me fabulous feedback, and encouraged me to keep going. I couldn’t have done this without you, PG!
As always, it takes a team to do this. Thank you to my assistant and rock Stacey Price, who stays steady and positive even when I screw up release dates and turnaround times for edits. Thanks to the gang at Social Butterfly PR for getting this book out to reviewers, bloggers, and bookstagrammers. Thanks to all my fellow authors who also helped get the word out by allowing me to post in your groups and sharing! Thank you to Victory Editing for the quick line edits when I messed up dates, and for the positive feedback! And once again, mega huge thanks to Kristi Yanta for her amazing editing skills. You totally got what I wanted to do with this story and helped bring that out.
And special thanks to you—thank you for reading! I tried something new and different, and I had fun doing it even knowing it might not be for everyone. I am deeply grateful to readers who took a chance and read Big Witch Energy.
Other Books by Kelly Jamieson
Heller Brothers Hockey
Breakaway
Faceoff
One Man Advantage
Hat Trick
Offside
Power Series
Power Struggle
Taming Tara
Power Shift
Rule of Three Series
Rule of Three
Rhythm of Three
Reward of Three
San Amaro Singles
With Strings Attached
How to Love
Slammed
Windy City Kink
Sweet Obsession
All Messed Up
Playing Dirty
Brew Crew
Limited Time Offer
No Obligation Required
Aces Hockey
Major Misconduct
Off Limits
Icing
Top Shelf
Back Check
Slap Shot
Playing Hurt
Big Stick
Game On
Last Shot
Body Shot
Hot Shot
Long Shot
Bayard Hockey
Shut Out
Cross Check
Wynn Hockey
Play to Win
In It To Win It
Win Big
For the Win
Game Changer
Bears Hockey
Must Love Dogs…and Hockey
You Had Me at Hockey
Talk Hockey to Me
Stand Alone
Three of Hearts
Loving Maddie from A to Z
Dancing in the Rain
Love Me
Love Me More
Friends with Benefits
2 Hot 2 Handle
Lost and Found
One Wicked Night
Sweet Deal
Hot Ride
Crazy Ever After
All I Want for Christmas
Sexpresso Night
Irish Sex Fairy
Conference Call
Rigger
You Really Got Me
How Sweet It Is
Screwed
Firecracker
Big Witch Energy
About the Author
Kelly Jamieson is a best-selling author of over fifty romance novels and novellas. Her writing has been described as “emotionally complex”, “sweet and satisfying” and “blisteringly sexy.” She likes coffee (black), wine (mostly white), shoes (high heels) and hockey!
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