Accounting For Love by Kate Hill

Accounting For Love by Kate Hill
Publisher: Changeling Press
Genre: Contemporary, Paranormal
Length: Short story (47 pages)
Other: M/F
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Lucas has just returned from a most unsatisfying vacation to find his department at the Wit and Wizardry Brewery in a shambles. Of troll ancestry, Lucas is a man of appalling disposition and astounding accounting skills. Determined to set everything in order as soon as possible, he refuses to leave the office at closing time, even thought it means missing out on St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.

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What neither realize is that earlier that evening, Lucas had washed down his dinner with a magical beer that will guide him toward his true love. The abominable accountant and the merry marketing manager are about to prove that opposites do attract and St. Patrick’s Day really is the best day to fall in love.

After being forced to take a week of his annual leave, Lucas returns to his desk annoyed and dismayed to find it a complete disaster. A troll, Lucas is not exactly one for fine speeches or flowering phrase – but he sure knows his work and how to jump into action when it’s needed. Cait – a pixie who works in the marketing department – is everything Lucas isn’t. Perpetually sunny and happy, Cait is the opposite to Lucas in every way. But when they both are working late on St. Patrick’s Day there’s more than a little leprechaun magic shimmering in the air.

I really enjoyed this magical short story. Set around St. Patrick’s Day there was a good amount of magic (love potions!) and magical creatures (trolls and pixies!) and of course beer. I can’t imagine anything more is needed to round out an awesome erotic story. I was particularly pleased that Cait and Lucas didn’t just jump right into bed together. As such complete opposites personality wise – and with no history of mooning over each other – I don’t feel it would have been very realistic even with a magic potion thrown into the equation to have them suddenly decide one night to become sexually intimate. So seeing them interact and being able to notice those small sparks of attraction it was good to get a feel for them both before the potion started its effect.

While there is plenty of chemistry – and a few steamy fantasies thrown in for good measure – there is only one proper, full-on sex scene in this short story. Speaking personally I was quite comfortable with this. I appreciated seeing Lucas and Cait interact together as this helped me see that there was relationship potential between them – not just a quick drunken St. Patrick’s Day shag. I could understand, though, if readers looking for a strongly erotic, heavily sexy story might find this a little light in the sex department. I thought the author balanced the relationship and connection between Lucas and Cait very well and felt there was plenty of chemistry and attraction – certainly enough to keep me eagerly turning the pages.

Quick and fun, this was a great short story.