Damsel Under Stress (41 page)

“Lively…a pure and innocent fantasy…a cotton candy read.”

—Publishers Weekly

“This is a witty, unique approach to the familiar story of a young woman working in modern Manhattan, and the laughs are plentiful.”

—Romantic Times

“Swendson offers a quirky twist on supernatural powers, suggesting that not having any can actually be an asset. This appealing novel offers a charming cast of characters and a clever premise, and readers will hope that Katie’s skills will be needed in New York City again soon.”

—Booklist

“A totally fresh approach to chick lit that’s magical and fun.”

—freshfiction.com

“From the moment that you pick up
Enchanted, Inc.,
you know that you will have fun…. A marvelous world populated with the most interesting people.”

—aromancereview.com

“Ms. Swendson does a marvelous job of bridging our world with the world of fantasy, in such a way, as to be completely plausible…. This book, if you’ll pardon the pun, enchanted me from the first page.”

—romancejunkies.com

“Light humor, a bit of magic, a dash of danger and adventure, and an engaging heroine add up to a recipe for a really enjoyable novel.”

—BooksForABuck.com

“Lots of likeable characters (and potential romantic interests) that leave you wanting more.”

—
Locus
magazine

“[Katie is] like the Harry Potter of adulthood. Author Shanna Swendson pens a delightful, whimsical tale about an unlikely heroine who saves the day against all odds—and oddities.
Enchanted, Inc.
offers a wonderful escape from the ordinary.”

—Dark Realms

Damsel Under Stress
is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

A Ballantine Books Trade Paperback Original

Copyright © 2007 by Shanna Swendson

All rights reserved.

Published in the United States by Ballantine Books, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York.

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ALLANTINE
and colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc.

eISBN: 978-0-345-50011-3

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Swendson, Shanna.

Damsel under stress : a novel / Shanna Swendson.

p. cm.

I. Title.

PS3619.W445D36 2007

813'.6—dc22           2006052635

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