Charmed & Dangerous (Bronwyn the Witch, Book 1) [Paperback]

Candace Havens (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 6, 2005

When Bronwyn turned twenty she took the oath to protect, and for the last five years she's kept that promise, working as a kind of one-witch secret service to the British Prime Minister. Her arsenal includes a combination of potions, spells, explosions, mind-reading tricks, and general butt-kicking skills. But Bronwyn has a soft side, too-especially when it comes to Dr. Sam, the favorite physician of her new hometown, Sweet, Texas. He's smart, funny, adorable, everything she could want in a man. Except he's also a warlock-a big no-no in Bronwyn's book of dating. Being a witch is definitely getting in the way of her sex life. If zapping evil jerks is easy, why is finding a boyfriend so hard?

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Havens serves up chick-lit romance with a supernatural twist. Bronwyn is a witch who uses her powers for good--casting spells and reading minds as an undercover agent for the British prime minister. Soon she finds herself working double duty when she is asked to protect a mysterious sheik who is a colleague of the prime minister's. Back home in Sweet, Texas, things are heating up, too. Handsome newcomer Dr. Sam and Bronwyn have instant chemistry, but her work makes it difficult for her to sustain a relationship. Plus, the sexy sheik doesn't seem to mind mixing business with pleasure, and Bronwyn finds his charms tough to resist. From assassination attempts to steamy sex scenes to the summoning of magical powers, Havens covers a lot of ground. Weaving together political intrigue, romance, and fantasy is definitely tricky, but Havens makes it work in this quick-paced, engaging story with unique and likable characters. Aleksandra Kostovski
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"Smart, sexy, and sinfully wicked...one you won't wanna miss."
-- Ronda Thomas --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Trade (September 6, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425206912
• ISBN-13: 978-0425206911
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #943,233 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Candace "Candy" Havens is a best selling and award-winning author. Her novels include "Charmed & Dangerous", "Charmed & Ready", "Charmed & Deadly", "Like A Charm," "The Demon King and I"and the upcoming "Dragons Prefer Blondes." She is known for writing strong female characters, who save the world, but aren't exactly perfect. She is a two-time RITA, Write Touch Reader and a two-time Holt Medallion finalist. She is also the winner of the Barbara Wilson award.

Candy is a nationally syndicated entertainment columnist for FYI Television. A veteran journalist she has interviewed just about everyone in Hollywood from George Clooney and Orlando Bloom to Nicole Kidman and Kate Beckinsale. You can hear Candy weekly on 96.3 KSCS in the Dallas Fort Worth Area.

Her popular online Writer's Workshop has more than 1000 students and provides free classes to professional and aspiring writers.

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Adventure and Romance witch style, December 15, 2005

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`Charmed and Dangerous' by Candace Havens is Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Charmed style of novel but better. The main character is high witch who protects people with her magic. She has moved to small town in Texas but still finds herself in Europe and the Middle East protecting a handsome Sheik and a Prime Minister. She battles demons and warlocks who continue to try to kill her. When she is not battling evil and she is trying to decide if she loves the handsome rich Sheik or the Warlock Dr. Sam. I was uncertain about this book at first but it was a fun changem - take a chance. It made me laugh and cry so I would say it was very good book. I would also recommend Total Rush by Deirdre Martin if you enjoy this genre.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Read!, October 22, 2006

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Bronwyn is a witch with a mission, a confused heart, and a zany sense of humor. Her mission is to protect a PM and a sheik--an oh-so-handsome sheik at that. So when a contract is put out on her life and every wayward warlock and wizard is trying to collect the bounty on her head, it makes snagging the real villain a whole lot more difficult.

Add in Dr. Sam, a hunk of a warlock (which is a problem in itself because Bronwyn has sworn off warlocks forever) vying with the sheik for her attentions and you have one mixed up witch.

Charmed & Dangerous is written in first-person diary style. The story is energetic and endearing. The secondary characters are fun and add depth to the tale. I adore a good ol' black-hat/white-hat shootout and we get several. Then, of course, there's Dr. Sam, a warlock whose gorgeous body and beneficent personality would melt any woman's heart. I highly recommend this story!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Charming and delightful tale, March 29, 2006

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This review is from: Charmed & Dangerous (Bronwyn the Witch, Book 1) (Paperback)

As a high witch, Bronwyn loves her small town life in Sweet, Texas as well as her job serving as a protector to the Prim Minster. But everything in her perfect world changes when a sexy doctor moves into town - who happens to be a good warlock; she saves the life of a hunky Shiek -who gives her a Lear Jet she can't seem to return; and there is now a hit on her life - infusing her life with bad warlocks trying to kill her as well as those she protects.

Bronwyn just has self-set rules that she tries to adhere too: Never date a client or a warlock.

Candace Havens had me in a giggle-fest. CHARMED & DANGEROUS is written out like you are reading Bronwyn's diary - which she started writing after a particularly nasty warlock tried to kill her. She decided that she needed to leave something behind so that when her diary was found, her loved ones would know what happened to her. Rather than beginning with the standard "Dear Diary" or such she starts out with the number of spells cast; bodies left in her wake; or returned jets and a few other cute headers. Hence, the giggle-fest.

While Bronwyn does attract her fair share of danger, she has a relatively normal life in Sweet. She is remodeling the house she bought and loves to garden, which also strengthens her magical abilities. I enjoyed the light humor interwoven throughout her diary entries because her job as protecting the Prim Minister (PM as she calls him) and the Sheik is a little intense.

Her relationship with Sam, the doctor is nothing short of electric. I really like the fact that even though they are crazy about each other they are trying to have a normal dating relationship to start out with. Then when Azir the Sheik enters the picture, I truly feel Bronwyn's confusion: true love versus a serious crush!

CHARMED & DANGEROUS is a fun, light read that isn't just fluff. Sounds like a contradiction, but read the book, you'll see what I mean!