Cupid : The Amorous Arrow [Paperback]

J. M. Jeffries (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A magical 'feel-good' story that is sure to leave readers with a smile on their face..." -- The New Age Bookshelf, Oct 99

"A whimsical tale that will leave you smiling." -- Bookaholics.com, Oct 99

"If you're looking for a fun, fanciful and fantastic read, Cupid: The Amorous Arrow wins on points!" -- Kelsey Roberts, best-selling author of WANTED: COWBOY

About the Author

J. M. Jeffries is the pen name for writing team Jacqueline S. Hamilton and Miriam Pace.     Jacqueline is the proud owner of twenty-seven shades of red lipstick. At the ripe old age of twenty-three, she ran away from home to Europe and the Carribean to visit friends and relatives only because Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus wasn’t accepting applications. She is living proof that at age eighteen one doesn’t need to know what they want out of life. She is also living proof that at thirty five one doesn’t need to know what they want out of life. While she considers herself a happy person, Jackie fights daily with her envy issues. At college, she studied sociology because it was the only subject besides romance novels that attempted to explain the meaning of life. She considers herself a workaholic/procrastinator and would rather lay on the sofa patting her tummy, teaching her friend’s dog how to smoke, and then lie about it. She is passionately enamored of Steven Spielberg’s Animaniacs, William Faulkner novels, and "The New Detectives: a Study of Forensic Science" on the Discovery Channel.  **

Miriam is the only woman in the world with her own hand cream collection which she uses everywhere on her body except her hands. Her greatest beauty secret is lip balm for the elbows. She has the refinement of a Victorian lady, the intelligence of a Nobel Prize Laureate, and when the stars are straight and the moon is full, she has the vocabulary of a truck driver. Miriam truly believes the only reason she received a Masters Degree in English was because her instructors were too afraid she’d come back. She has been known to level mountain ranges with the lift of an eyebrow. But her friends consider her generous, warm and a closet dominatrix. Miriam knew she would marry her husband of twenty-nine years after their first date, but made him wait a whole year before she said, "I do," so he could have the illusion he was the pursuer. She is known as the curator of the Pace Zoo. At any time one can find sheep in her back yard, a German Shepard mix-breed dog who thinks she’s a cat, kamikaze koi with an attitude, a Russian Blue cat who redefines the word lazy, and a Persian who needs Prozac.  

Product Details

• Paperback: 185 pages
• Publisher: Imajinn Books; First Edition edition (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893896013
• ISBN-13: 978-1893896017
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,995,043 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

J.M. Jeffries is the award winning writing team of Miriam Pace and Jacqueline Hamilton. Authors of romantic suspense and romantic comedies, they can't decide if they like killing people more than they like making them laugh. Miriam and Jackie have been writing together for eleven years, though it seems longer on occasion when they are on deadline. Miriam thinks Jackie is a master manipulator. Jackie knows Miriam is a bulldozer. Miriam has a deep and passionate love for shoes, amber jewelry and purebred cats. Jackie collects red lipsticks, Animaniacs memorabilia and steals pens.

Together they've written over twenty-two romance novels including the award winning Cold Case Crime Unit series for Genesis Press and the critically acclaimed Cupid series for Amber Quill books. They have also appeared in three anthologies.

Miriam and Jackie live in Southern California.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An incredibly fun read, August 16, 2000

By 

Sue Waldeck - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cupid : The Amorous Arrow (Paperback)

When Cupid is assigned the dual tasks of bringing love to the lives of plumber Amberlin O'Rourke and her eccentric, Sicilian Aunt Cecilia Luna, he knows he's in trouble.  The love life of Cecilia has been a hot topic of the Gods for the last forty years and since Cecilia was still single, Cupid didn't have very strong hopes of successfully pairing her in the future.  Of course, the fact that Fortuna, the God of Fortune was undermining his every effort didn't help.   And now he'd been given the double duty of pairing Cecilia's niece as well.   Apollo must have been really angry to heap this on him.

Amberlin wasn't actually looking for a relationship.  Her plumbing business kept her busy, and her painting, the true love of her life gave her happiness.  She dreamt of being a successful artist, but the intricate mural's she painted just weren't what people wanted to buy.  So she fixed pipes during the day, and painted whenever she could.

She also looked after Aunt Cecilia, who's life long habit of stealing anything not tied down from Barrett's department store had kept her busy every Friday night.  Since the death of her own mother, Amberlin had weekly gathered up and returned everything Cecilia stole to Barrett's store.  She often wondered why Mr. Barrett tolerated her Aunt's stealing, but she never questioned it--she was just glad he didn't have her arrested. 

Jeremy Barrett didn't work at his Grandfather's store.  He ran his own software company, and was working at the store installing security software when he witnessed Cecilia help herself to a leopard print teddy and leave the building without paying.  Personally insulted, Jeremy made chase, only to find that he was the only person concerned with the theft.  He was doubly bemused when an attractive woman dressed like a plumber pulled into the loading dock later that evening and handed him a bag filled with Barrett's products, including a leopard print teddy.  Jeremy now had 2 goals--find out why this woman was being allowed to steal from his Grandfather and get a date with the beautiful plumber. 

Cupid and his mother Venus have the perfect solution to their problem sitting right in front of them.  Four people in Barrett's department store are single and ripe for love.  All it would take were a few well-aimed arrows...

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J. M. Jeffries CUPID: THE AMOROUS ARROW is such a fun read--always a fan of the Roman God's, I'd never thought of them with computer's and arguing among themselves, but that's why J.M. Jeffries is the author and I'm the reader. 

I had such fun with this book, and am enjoying the next in the series, CUPID: THE BEWILDERING BEQUEST. Also look for CUPID: THE CAPTIVATING CHAUFFEUR in February of 2001.

~sue

Sue Waldeck

Road to Romance

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Amusing and romantic!, April 28, 2000

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Huntress Reviews (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cupid : The Amorous Arrow (Paperback)

Cupid is on probation! To prove his worth he must bring about a love match for Amberlin O'Rourke, a full time plumber and part time artist, and her kleptomaniac aunt, Cecilia. Venus plans to help her son, Cupid accomplish this. They even have the perfect men in mind for the two women! The problem is Fortuna, the Goddess of Fortune. She a different mortal in mind for Amberlin and keep giving Venus and Cupid a very hard time!

*** A found this one to be a very amusing story! Well worth your time to read. ***

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, funny romance, April 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Cupid : The Amorous Arrow (Paperback)

One the best romantic comedies I've read in a long time. A sexy hero and spunky heroine. Brava J.M. Jeffies. I can't wait to more Cupid books.