Crazy Cupid Love

by Amanda Heger

Overview

When a single arrow inspires romance, can you really trust happy endings?

Sometimes love needs a shove.

Eliza Herman (a.k.a. The World's Worst Cupid) has spent her entire life carefully avoiding her calling as a Descendant of Eros. After all, happily-ever-afters are nothing but a myth. But when a family crisis requires her to fill in at the local Cupid-for-hire shop, Eliza finds herself enchanting couples under the watchful eye of her assigned mentor, Jake Sanders…the one man she could never get out of her head.

Before long, Eliza is rethinking her stance on romance—until things start going terribly wrong with her enchantments. Now Eliza and Jake must fight to unravel a conspiracy that could destroy thousands of relationships, including their own…and spell the end of Love itself.

No pressure, right?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781492672753
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	01/29/2019
Series:	Let's Get Mythical , #1
Pages:	416
Sales rank:	1,120,821
Product dimensions:	4.10(w) x 6.80(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Amanda Heger is a writer, attorney, and bookworm. She lives in Maryland with her unruly rescue dogs and a husband who encourages her delusions of grandeur. She strongly believes Amy Poehler is her soul mate, and one of her life goals is to adopt a pig and name it Ron Swineson. Visit her online at amandaheger.com.

Editorial Reviews

12/03/2018
Heger (Semi-Scripted) opens the Let’s Get Mythical paranormal romance series with a delightful romp through Greek myth and lore as seen through the eyes of a young, insecure, and accident-prone Cupid, Eliza. As her 29th birthday rolls around, Eliza finds herself in Green Lea, Calif., once again out of work, out of prospects, and completely out of step with her family of Cupids. When her father has a heart attack and Eliza finds out that the family business is in dire straits, she has to put on her (metaphorical) big girl wings and help. This requires getting the Cupid license she failed to get years ago, and then finding a mentor outside the family. Naturally, the only mentor available is Jake, her childhood best friend and unrequited crush. Filled with comical happenstance, a hint of mystery, and chapters of groanworthy antics, this promises to be an opus for those who love (and love to hate) love. Agent: Jessica Watterson, Sandra Dijkstra Literary. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly

"A delightful romp... Filled with comical happenstance, a hint of mystery, and chapters of groanworthy antics, this promises to be an opus for those who love (and love to hate) love. " — Publishers Weekly

"a light, bubbly, heart-filled environment in present-day California that will tickle any reader who has a weakness for mythology... The romance is adorable... the cheekiness is positively infectious. An effervescent, pick-me-up romance. " — Kirkus Reviews

"This whimsical Greek-gods-inspired world is thoughtfully created, and the writing is funny and smart. Readers in the mood for a quirky, entertaining romance with a touch of magic will be enchanted." — Booklist

From the Publisher

2018-12-11

In a modern and magical world where Greek myths are very real, one matchmaking Cupid learns to harness her powers of enchantment.

Eliza Herman comes from a long line of Cupids, or as she prefers, Erosians. Unfortunately, she's a Cupid who hates romance after experiencing years of embarrassing accidents. Injuring a person makes them susceptible to falling in love with the first person they see, and, sadly, Eliza is a top-notch klutz. But when her parents' Cupid agency is in dire straits, due to the ever evolving matchmaking technology and her father's sudden heart attack, Eliza is willing to strap on her Cupid bow for the sake of helping them out. Temporarily. Because Eliza is a little rusty and never fully finished getting her Cupid license, she needs a mentor: Jake Sanders, fellow Cupid and former childhood best friend. Heger (Semi-Scripted, 2016, etc.) creates a light, bubbly, heart-filled environment in present-day California that will tickle any reader who has a weakness for mythology. However, some of the more integral details regarding the nuts and bolts of Cupid-ing are absent; the worldbuilding takes a while to fully coalesce. The romance is adorable, though, with Jake first surprising Eliza with her favorite childhood snack, Dunk-A-Roos—discontinued in the U.S.—which he's brought back from Canada for her. As the black sheep, Eliza has a bittersweet relationship with her family. She longs for their approval, but the success of her twin brother, Elijah, in the family business often makes her feel invisible. Because the majority of the action lies in establishing a contemporary Cupid mythos, the growing relationship between the main characters suffers at times. Still, the cheekiness is positively infectious.

An effervescent, pick-me-up romance.

Kirkus Reviews