Love Potion #999 by C.S. Edwards

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Five Things You Would Probably Never Guess About Me Hmmm… That’s a tricky question. I’m not that interesting, which is probably why I write. LOL. I’m also kind of a blabber mouth, so a lot of readers might already know all my tells. But, I’ll give it a shot.

1) I once drove a New York City cab. Nope, I was not a licensed cab driver. Yes, I should not have been driving. It was St. Patty’s day in the 90’s, and my crew had a tradition of asking the cabbie if we could just drive a few blocks. We were idiots. The cabbie was even a bigger fool for letting us do such a thing. But it happened. I drove one city block to the next pub, once inside the establishment I secured an NYC cop hat as a souvenir, and the rest is a blur – but totally innocent.

2) My fav snack is also an ultimate guilty pleasure… a Monster Energy drink – Ultra Sunrise. Terrible, but oh so awesome! And yes, I know it’s a drink, but I can’t eat anything sweet when imbibing this luscious nectar. Seriously, I’d pass out from the rush of sugar and caffeine coursing through my body all at the same time. If I have to pick a food, I’ll say beer cheese. It’s a Kentucky thing. If you’ve never had the pleasure of dipping your favorite crunchy chip or cracker into the cold whipped, spicy, beer-laden, cheese, you are definitely missing out on one of life’s best things.

3) I’m a bit weird. I can write anywhere. Quiet, dark rooms. Loud, bright spaces. Inside. Outside. The car. I do love my back porch in the fall and spring. The sofa in our family room is a great place on most evenings. When a story is developing, or spinning in my mind, it doesn’t really matter where I am, or who is around, or what is going on. If I have my laptop, I can write. I might be rude and ignore everyone, but it’s all in the name of creativity!!

4) I grew up on 17 acres in a tiny town in Eastern Kentucky. I played dress up every day and had imaginary friends and pets. My favorite imaginary pets were called floffies. One day my parents received a large box in the mail. Whatever was inside was protected by hundreds of Styrofoam packging peanuts. My six-year-old eyes lit up and I squealed “floffies.” That’s the day my imaginary puppies manifested. I drug that box of floffies everywhere. When they cracked in half or broke that just meant they had babies. One day my dad and a man built a large bon fire to clean up some brush around our property. The man, who did not understand how precious my box of floffies were, used it as kindling. As I saw my white puff of pets spewing into the sky trying to escape the flames, I stood crying and knew my floffies had left me forever. I never played with them again.

5) The longest consecutive number of days I’ve stayed in my house (post quarantine of 2020/2021) is 18. I might have wandered around in my yard, but I never left the house – for anything. Not even a walk around the block. I’m a hermit, is what that sounds like. But let me explain. Since I can have pretty much everything I need or want delivered to my door, I just don’t get out much. I work a full-time 40-hour a week (or more) job – from home. I have 5 kids. I cook a lot of meals, keep house, write books, and take care of whatever else gets thrown into the mix. I think I’m just too busy to leave the house! That being said, I do love to go for random drives, visit family, and go on vintage shopping excursions. So, I’m not a total recluse. I’m just very selective about my external activities – LOL.

Did you hear what happened when a witch doctor met a witchologist in a bar? Well, mayhem ensued! What else did you expect? It's all because everyone had too many Gnome Island Iced Teas, not to mention the cloud of intoxicating glitter that put everyone under the table even if they didn't drink a drop. But the real punch line in that fateful tale were the two potion-filled arrow toting cupids. For one witch, after that night, stuff got real.

You see, the witch doctor was none other than the famous apothecary and alchemist, Betsy Babington. She's a celebrity! Famous, successful, single, and... bored. Before she walked into that bar, Betsy was itching to change things up. So, she enlisted her coven of misfits and two mischievous cherubs to make a rogue love potion recipe — destined to be the next big thing in her famous potions brand. She never once thought about making Love Potion#999 for herself! Definitely not! Well, maybe she did, just a little...

For the whole truth, you'll have to read the story. All I can really say is some magical historians have said Betsy Babington's tangle with the trouble of Love Potion #999 was like opening Pandora's box. Now that was a little extreme. For the folks who were there, it was more like a weekend in Vegas.

Read an Excerpt

“It definitely makes a statement. Doesn’t it? The silver color is so regal,” Jessica said.

“Beautiful.” Lola drew the word out in a muddy Central European accent.

“Agreed. I’m super pleased with this one. I think it’s going to do really well.” Betsy sighed.

“That was not convincing at all. What’s up, Betsy? Do you not like the vials? They are the finest crystal we could get.” Ron held a sample size vial up in the air. The sun, streaming in from the bank of floor to ceiling windows in the apartment, hit the silver potion, making it dance like liquid glitter.

“Of course, I do. I think this potion is great. It’s just… well, I wish we could do something really different. Something super cool and interesting. A potion for the ages. You know. One that would change everything.” Betsy raised an eyebrow.

“Like what?” The coven responded in unison.

Betsy paused for a split second before she slid the tattered loose-leaf paper out of her pocket. “Like this.”

The coven stared at the wrinkly, yellow sheet. Its scripted writing danced across the page, captivating them all. No one spoke. No one looked away.

“It’s a love potion. We’re going to make the magical world’s first love potion in 200 years,” Betsy said.

About the Author:

I was born in Ashland, Kentucky, the youngest of three children, and grew up in the small Eastern Kentucky town of Inez. I moved to Lexington to finish high school. Attending Transylvania University for two years, before graduating from Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia - with a degree in Economics - go figure! After a stint in New York City, I moved back home to Kentucky and have since built my life around family.

Living just outside of Cincinnati with my husband, Sean, and our five amazing kids, and a precious goldendoodle, I work hard to find time to balance family, work, and writing.

My first passion is weaving mysteries and I'm working on several new fiction projects now. This past year, I also found great joy in creating useful journals, trackers, and planners. I have big plans for publishing more of these creative notebooks in the future! As always, I cannot wait to share my next novel with you. I hope you enjoy, and welcome hearing from you!

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