Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    A Charmed Heart
    A Charmed Heart
    A Charmed Heart
    Ebook34 pages29 minutes

    A Charmed Heart

    By Sasha L. Miller

    4/5

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Heart has never been terribly lucky in love. On the rare occasions someone gets past his work and prickly exterior, they don't like the horrible scars beneath his clothes. He's long past given up—and definitely will not ever be stupid enough to fall for the persistent attentions of the stubborn Ace.

    Author's Note: This story was initially published as 'The Cursebreaker' in the Fairytales Slashed Volume 6 anthology.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSasha L. Miller
    Release dateAug 20, 2018
    ISBN9780463572672
    A Charmed Heart
    Author

    Sasha L. Miller

    Sasha L. Miller spends most of her time writing, reading, or playing with all things website design. She loves telling stories, especially romance, because there’s nothing better than giving people their happily ever afters. When not writing, she spends time cooking, harassing her roommates, and playing with her cats.

    Read more from Sasha L. Miller

    Related to A Charmed Heart

    Related ebooks

    Gay Fiction For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Oat Grass

      Jun 25, 2020

      Oat Grass
      4 min read

    • Article

      THE Well-wishers

      Nov 17, 2021

      THE Well-wishers
      3 min read

    • Article

      A Little Trip

      Aug 2, 2021

      As the first morning light peeked through the gap in the curtains, Alice left her new husband in bed. She wrapped her silk kimono around her; a present from Jeremy, it reminded her yet again just how generous he’d been since their wedding. Even this

      5 min read

    • Article

      Gabriel & Holly

      Feb 8, 2021

      The first day was the most daunting. It helped that she’d arrived last night to settle herself in the cottage annexe before first contact this morning. Still, nerves attacked her as she stood before the door of the imposing but charming ivy-covered 1

      6 min read

    • Article

      RED Alert

      Mar 9, 2022

      RED Alert
      2 min read

    • Article

      The King’s passion

      Aug 11, 2021

      The King’s passion
      11 min read

    • Article

      The King’s passion

      Aug 11, 2021

      The King’s passion
      11 min read

    • Article

      Planetesimal

      Aug 15, 2022

      Planetesimal
      3 min read

    • Article

      All AT SEA

      Jan 17, 2023

      All AT SEA
      6 min read

    • Article

      Into the Woods

      Oct 26, 2023

      Into the Woods
      6 min read

    • Article

      Forging AHEAD

      Jul 1, 2020

      Forging AHEAD
      6 min read

    • Article

      Showtime

      Dec 9, 2020

      Showtime
      9 min read

    • Article

      Jack of Knives

      Jun 3, 2021

      WINNER £100 Jennifer is the author of four middle grade children’s novels published by Maverick (writing as Jenny Moore). Her latest book, The Misadventures of Nicholas Nabb, is set during the same period as her winning story and also includes a scen

      6 min read

    • Article

      Changing ROOMS

      Sep 14, 2022

      Changing ROOMS
      6 min read

    • Article

      The Hermit’s Secret

      Jan 1, 2020

      The Hermit’s Secret
      6 min read

    • Article

      The FRIENDLY SPIRIT of the BATHHOUSE

      Oct 1, 2022

      “SALVE, BATHER!” I bow theatrically to the man with pristine sandals who has entered the bathhouse alone. “I’m Honestus Justus, guardian spirit of clothing. You can trust your clothes with me. I’m honest but cheap.” As I straighten, his gaze lingers

      8 min read

    • Article

      In The Beginning

      Jul 10, 2022

      There was a snake in the garden. Adam didn’t know how he knew it, but he did. “Father?” he called out cautiously. But Father did not answer him. The garden was a beautiful place, full of flowers, fruit trees, and animals of every kind. Nothing like a

      10 min read

    • Article

      Bring me HOME

      Feb 15, 2023

      Tash filled the teapot from the urn. ‘Centre’s busy,’ she said, nodding towards the snaking queue. ‘Weather’s driving them inside. It’s bitter,’ Vic said, handing a mug of tea to Stan, one of Sleep Tight’s regulars. ‘What’s for eats?’ the old man as

      7 min read

    • Article

      Tea For Two?

      Oct 26, 2021

      Tea For Two?
      6 min read

    • Article

      Goodwill to All Men

      Jan 7, 2022

      Goodwill to All Men
      5 min read

    • Article

      Body Language

      Oct 9, 2023

      William smiled at his wife, but it was a manufactured smile, the kind he’d worn when she first met him, many years earlier. He’d gone back to needing levers and pulleys to make his face do what he wanted it to do. She could feel him thinking: Make Sy

      2 min read

    • Article

      The Little BALLERINA

      Aug 5, 2020

      The Little BALLERINA
      6 min read

    • Article

      Taking Sides

      Apr 1, 2022

      Taking Sides
      7 min read

    • Article

      Watch Out for the Hedley Beast

      Mar 1, 2020

      Watch Out for the Hedley Beast
      4 min read

    • Article

      Let Me Do It

      Jun 1, 2023

      Let Me Do It
      6 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for A Charmed Heart

    4/5

    2 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      A Charmed Heart - Sasha L. Miller

      A Charmed Heart

      SASHA L. MILLER

      Heart has never been terribly lucky in love. On the rare occasions someone gets past his work and prickly exterior, they don't like the horrible scars beneath his clothes. He's long past given up—and definitely will not ever be stupid enough to fall for the persistent attentions of the stubborn Ace.

      Author's Note: This story was initially published as 'The Cursebreaker' in Fairytales Slashed Volume 6.

      A Charmed Heart

      By Sasha L. Miller

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission of the publisher, except for the purpose of reviews.

      Edited by Samantha M. Derr

      Cover designed by Megan Derr

      This book is a work of fiction and all names, characters, places, and incidents are fictional or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual people, places, or events is coincidental.

      Second Edition August 2018

      Copyright © 2018 by Sasha L. Miller

      Printed in the United States of America

      Hello, my lovely Heart.

      Heart stiffened but refused to respond. He jabbed the key into the store's front door, scowling at the flashy sign on the window. Sleeping Beauty Curse Broken Here! was written in wide, blocky letters that glittered and glistened in the sunlight. There were similarly flashy signs in the windows, proclaiming that the shop was the best curse breaking shop there was, that they'd cured the Snow Queen's poison and made protection amulets.

      Heart, lovely, my soul, Ace continued, unperturbed by Heart's silence. Ace draped an arm over Heart's shoulders, leaning in close. Heart tried to shake him off, but Ace was a solid brick house of a man, and there was no moving him when he wanted to be somewhere. Usually somewhere was draped all over Heart or in Heart's general vicinity, much to Heart's displeasure.

      Ace smelled of the woods this morning, and that was unusual. Heart wasn't going to ask, though; asking Ace anything only seemed to encourage him.

      Go away, Heart said. The lock, finicky as always, finally clicked open. Heart pocketed the key and opened the door, ducking out from under Ace's arm and into the shop. I have to open. I don't need you hanging around.

      You wound me, Ace said. He followed Heart into the shop, grinning as he took in the flashy interior. Heart hated it, but it sold the stupid protection charms that kept the shop running between the actual work of curse breaking. Curses were hard to cast, which meant it was often

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1