QUEEN OF HEARTS
Contemporary Romantic Comedy
ISBN:1-4199-0664-X
ISBN: 9781419950735
Publisher: Cerridwen Press

  What would happen if Mary Poppins was forced to tutor Mrs. Doubtfire’s hormonal fifteen-year-old daughter for the summer? Mary Poppins would learn to dance on the furniture and Mrs. Doubtfire would realize a spoonful of Mary makes the whole world easier to swallow.
   Garden District princess, Samantha Vines, is all about propriety, etiquette, and responsibility. She’s worked nearly her whole life to be Headmistress of the prestigious Wheaton Hill Academy and one wrong move could cost her everything. Cross-dressing, Vic Cabarini has wrong-move written all over him but Sam will learn one wrong can lead to a whole lot of rights.
  For French Quarter bad-boy, Vic Cabarini, things are hard enough trying to figure out who’s sabotaging the Queen of Hearts drag club, add dresses, high-heel shoes, scratchy wigs and a daughter bent on worrying him to an early grave and it’d seem things couldn’t get any harder. But when Samantha Vines pokes her nose into his life, Vic finds ignoring his growing feelings for the curiously sexy schoolmarm might be the hardest thing of all.

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romancedivas.com

Ms. Cuccaro's voice is fresh and funny, the characters vivid, and the sexual tension well placed. Queen of Hearts restores my confidence in contemporary romance.

~ Reviewer: A.D. Roland

“Cuccaro pens a fresh and compelling read that will engage the reader. Her characters are unique, yet completely authentic and well rounded. Readers will want to root for this couple to overcome class lines and prove they go together like cafe au lait and beignets.”

~ Reviewer: Jennifer R. Wells-Marani

Euro Reviews

~ Queen of Hearts is an extremely well developed and delightfully entertaining story. The chemistry between Vic and Sam explodes off the pages. When I wasn’t laughing out loud, I was reaching for the ice bucket - Paige Cuccaro has penned a definite must-read! Read the entire review...

~ Reviewer: Kerin

FALLEN FOR YOU
Cavemen Anthology: Dreams of the Oasis
ISBN:1-4199-0521-X
Publisher: Ellora’s Cave Romantica Publishing

  For the past ten-thousand years, earth-bound angel Zade’s single-minded, warrior mentality has kept him focused on the Watcher’s mission--rid the world of the Oscurità, the fallen angels. He’d kept that focus despite the punishment of a frozen soul and an ever-weakening body. Nothing could distract this stone-cold, angelic soldier. And then the enticing witch, Isabel, came into her powers.
   The Oscurità will be coming to posses her, or kill her, drawn by her burgeoning powers. Zade is duty bound to protect her. Isabel is a temptation they can’t ignore, but neither can Zade. She alone can offer relief from his long punishment and her eagerness for his touch is a torture all its own. But ten-thousand years of dogged focus has left Zade ill-equipped to control the storm of need and emotion she stirs within him.
   If he succumbs to these long-forgotten feelings, will his desperate soul destroy them both, or will unsatisfied need weaken Zade further and cost him everything? To save all he holds dear, Zade must accept that everything happens for a reason. Isabel was born for him, and he had fallen for her.

~ Reviews ~

“Cuccaro's readers will root for the soul-bonding that occurs in this spicy read.”

~ Reviewer: Leigh Rowling

~Paige Cuccaro depicts a fascinating battle between good and evil through thrilling scenes and fascinating characters.  I loved reading through each of Isabel’s seduction attempts and witnessing Zade’s softening toward her.

~ Chrissy Dionne, Romance Junkies

Warning: Content is sexually explicit and is not appropriate for readers under 18.

The Shaman’s Daughter
ISBN:1-931742-27-8
Publisher: Treble Heart Books
March, 2003

Trapped in a world gone numbingly cold after the death of his wife two years ago, Brody McWallace’s existence was little more then a dismal, day-to-day struggle to carry on.  Running the logging company he inherited from his father had become a chore for Brody. The small amount of joy he had left in his life came to him only when he was a hundred feet up, dangling from the treetops.

   Science and logic had always held the answers for Brody.  Things like witches, spirits, shape-shifters and truelove happening twice in one man’s life are the stuff fairytales are made of. But after finding Mahala alone and confused in the woods, he was beginning to think fairytales could come true. If only he could believe it and allow himself to live again.

   Frozen in a preternatural prison in an attempt to escape a destiny her people perceived as hers, Mahala, The Shaman’s Daughter, is suddenly awakened to a time when all those she loved are gone. The only connection to the family she once knew is Calumet, her fiancé. But he stands imprisoned by the same preternatural power that had trapped her. From the moment she awakens, Mahala has but one objective, to free the unjustly imprisoned Calumet. Love and human contact are luxuries she can’t bring herself to enjoy. For Mahala there could only be her duty to family and tribe.

   Brody must learn to accept the unexplainable, and Mahala must learn to trust her heart. Together they could save an ancient history, but loyalties and honor work to keep them apart.  Set in the picturesque blue ridge mountains of North Carolina, this story tells of love of land, love of family and the love of a life time.

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Word Museum Reviews
Rating:  – Rare Find

 This is a unique story that will surprise many readers. This story would make a good addition to any library.

 ~Reviewer: Vicky Burkholder ~

 Paige Cuccaro writes a vivid, descriptive story filled with history, legends and the life of the Indians. THE SHAMAN'S DAUGHTER is a must read for those who enjoy a paranormal romance.

~Robin Peek Independent Reviewer~

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