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After a night of tequila and drunken sex, fairy Ripple Smith awoke to find herself hurtling toward the earth. Wings useless from drinking, Ripple resigned to her fate, to die, splattered in Central Park. However, she didn’t land on polluted concrete. Her impact was lessened by two female fairies having their way with each other. French fairies to be exact, and not the ones from Soho either. She is in the middle of a Chardonnay vineyard in France where everyone is in preparation for the arrival of the Pinot Noir Monsigneur who will perform the Noble Mold flight with a Chardonnay of his choosing. Ripple is way out of her element, yet stuck in France until the ceremony is over.
Philippe Gustave Emile Pinot Noir knew that he couldn’t stray from his duty. He must pick a Chardonnay fairy to fly over the vineyard and spread his seed, creating the Noble Mold and thus a bountiful Champagne harvest. The moment he saw Ripple, all thoughts of anything but her flew out of his mind.
That, however, proves to be the problem. Philippe is supposed to choose a Chardonnay, but if he can’t get Ripple out of his mind and from under his skin, then there will be no Noble Mold flight and no Champagne. The Merlots and the Cabernets would give everything to see the Pinots botch up this flight, but Philippe is determined to somehow make this work, to keep Ripple and do the flight. When Ripple is kidnapped, Philippe will stop at nothing to rescue her, even if it means no Champagne.
Fantastically funny and hot from beginning to end, WINGIN’ IT brings fairie tales to a whole new level. In addition to the fun main characters, Ripple and Philippe, Sahara Kelly created a cast of unforgettable secondary characters, from the “flaming in pink” Chardonnay male fairy, Soix to Lieutenant Etienne ‘La Coq’ Lepine, from the HORNET airborne division. One can only guess where he got his nick name. Despite all its hilarity, WINGIN’ IT is about finding your true love and going for it, no matter what the cost. WINGIN’ IT is definitely one for the wine rack, er, bookshelf.
Reviewed by Tina Burns
for The Road to Romance
December 6, 2004
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