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Quill Me Now (The ABCs of Spellcraft Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Jordan Castillo Price (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars 892 ratings

What if the words you wrote came true?


Spellcraft isn’t exactly a respectable business, but it does pay the bills. At least, it should. Unfortunately, Dixon Penn failed his Spellcraft initiation. Instead of working in his family’s shop, he’s stuck delivering takeout orders in his uncle’s beat-up Buick.

Winning a Valentine’s Day contest at the largest greeting card company in the tri-state area would be just the thing to get his life back on track—but something at Precious Greetings just doesn’t add up. And despite numerous warnings to quit pestering them about his contest entry, he simply can’t stop himself from coming back again and again.

It doesn’t hurt that the head of security is such a hottie. If Dixon had any common sense, he’d be scared of the big, mysterious, tattooed Russian.

To be fair, no one ever accused him of being too smart….


The ABCs of Spellcraft is a series filled with bad jokes and good magic, where MM Romance meets Paranormal Cozy. A perky hero, a brooding love interest, and delightfully twisty-turny stories that never end up quite where you’d expect.


Quill Me Now originally debuted in the Bad Valentine collection, along with Love Magic by Jesi Lea Ryan, Hidden Hearts by Clare London, and Temporary Dad by Dev Bentham.


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    The ABCs of Spellcraft
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  4. Publication date
    February 1, 2019
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07MJZJDQ3
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ JCP Books LLC (February 1, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 1, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.0 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 73 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars 892 ratings

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Jordan Castillo Price

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Author and artist Jordan Castillo Price writes paranormal adventures colored by her time in the Midwest, from inner city Chicago, to various cities across southern Wisconsin. She’s settled in a 1910 Cape Cod near Lake Michigan with tons of character and a plethora of bizarre spiders. Any disembodied noises, she’s decided, will be blamed on the ice maker.

Jordan is best known as the author of the PsyCop series, an unfolding tale of paranormal mystery and suspense starring Victor Bayne, a gay medium who's plagued by ghostly visitations. And her quirky, sweet, magical series The ABCs of Spellcraft is sure to make you smile.

Find out more at www.jordancastilloprice.com

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Customers find this book entertaining with an interesting plot and creative writing style, particularly appreciating the author's approach to contemporary storytelling. They love the characters, find the world-building intricate, and describe the book as adorable and sweet. They enjoy the romance, with one customer noting how quickly the relationship develops, and another highlighting the unique world they inhabit.

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29 customers mention "Fun to read"29 positive0 negative

Customers find the book fun to read, with an interesting plot and magical elements, and one customer describes it as a delightful little romp that serves as a cute introduction to a new world of magic.

"It’s a fun story, and it’s nice to have a gay protagonist in a genre that almost never has anyone gay, even as a minor character...." Read more

"...To summarize: This was a fun and quick read set in a world where words have power. Dixon comes from a scrivener family, but lacks the power himself...." Read more

"I wish this is a novel instead of a novella because it has such an interesting plot and an intricate world building...." Read more

"...Magic, love, humor, good guys, bad guys all brought together by the writing style of Jordan Castillo Price, what more can a person ask for?" Read more

26 customers mention "Readability"26 positive0 negative

Customers find the book readable, describing it as a delightful and fun short story that can be enjoyed in one sitting.

"I love this author’s style of writing. Even though this is a short story it’s jammed packed with a deep plot and strong characters...." Read more

"...I think the basic idea of the story is quite good, but it needs a lot more to it to be very good writing and storytelling." Read more

"...To summarize: This was a fun and quick read set in a world where words have power. Dixon comes from a scrivener family, but lacks the power himself...." Read more

"...Thanks for such a sweet read, Jordan Castillo Price!" Read more

23 customers mention "Writing style"23 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the writing style of the book, describing it as creative and intelligent, with one customer noting how well the author builds the world.

"I love this author’s style of writing. Even though this is a short story it’s jammed packed with a deep plot and strong characters...." Read more

"...winds up with his Spellcrafting quill as well as the talented, intelligent, taciturn, and sexy Yuri was two very awesome outcomes of the story...." Read more

"...😌 Dixon and Yuri are an adorable pair and spellcrafting stuff really intrigued me...." Read more

"This was a quick but fun story. It seems like the beginning to a good series and I can't wait to read more." Read more

15 customers mention "Character development"15 positive0 negative

Customers love the characters in the book, with one review noting Yuri's very humane portrayal and another mentioning his fundamentally optimistic personality.

"...this is a short story it’s jammed packed with a deep plot and strong characters...." Read more

"Ahhhh, Dixon Penn! Has there ever been a sweeter guy in the M/M genre? I'm totally sold out on people that are all goodness and light!..." Read more

"...I especially enjoyed the very humane portrayal of Yuri - proving that you can never tell about a person just from appearance!..." Read more

"Dixon is a very lovable muppet sort of character & I wish him all the best with Yuri...." Read more

12 customers mention "Adorability"12 positive0 negative

Customers find the book adorable, with one describing it as a sexy romp.

"...quill as well as the talented, intelligent, taciturn, and sexy Yuri was two very awesome outcomes of the story...." Read more

"...But once I got the hang of it, I loved it. 😌 Dixon and Yuri are an adorable pair and spellcrafting stuff really intrigued me...." Read more

"...It’s a cute pairing, but I’m glad there are other books because it ends feeling a little forced. Still I think I’m going to enjoy those other books!" Read more

"...This is a fun, sexy romp set in an alternate world where magic is real and integrated into daily life in unexpected but believable ways." Read more

10 customers mention "Sweetness"10 positive0 negative

Customers find the book sweet and delightful, with one describing it as a lovely holiday gem.

"...about the plot you'll get but let me tell you, Quill Me Now is a lovely holiday gem that I would love to see more of but if this is all we get then..." Read more

"...This is lighter and sweeter (though the villain is pretty reptilian) I will look for the next in this series." Read more

"As usual, Jordan Castillo Price delivers a sweet, dangerous, funny tale perfect for a February read - or any time you want a bit of magic in your..." Read more

"...Dixon is such a cutie, and Yuri is so sweet. I can't wait to get more into this series :)" Read more

9 customers mention "World building"7 positive2 negative

Customers appreciate the world building in the book, with one mentioning its intricate details and unique setting.

"...of a novella because it has such an interesting plot and an intricate world building...." Read more

"...Good worldbuilding, too - the first person perspective lets you learn about the system of magic slowly, as things become relevant to the story,..." Read more

"I really enjoyed everything about this book - the world building, the magic, the main characters, the mystery. It all worked for me...." Read more

"...It kinda worked here. The world building was quite confusing, I had trouble getting a good grasp on the world and had to make some bit revisions to..." Read more

4 customers mention "Romance"4 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the romance in the book, with one describing it as quirky and another noting that it develops quite quickly.

"...The romance develops quite quickly and suddenly in a way that was almost funny. I think it was meant to be funny. It kinda worked here...." Read more

"...Magic, love, humor, good guys, bad guys all brought together by the writing style of Jordan Castillo Price, what more can a person ask for?" Read more

"Sweet, quirky romance with a little bit of mystery..." Read more

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  • silvia
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved the plot
    Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2019
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    I love this author’s style of writing. Even though this is a short story it’s jammed packed with a deep plot and strong characters. The MC is Dixon but he has a strong supporting cast that help carry the story through to the end, or should I hopefully say, to the next book in the series. The story begins with my heart going out to Dixon thinking he’ll never be a Scrivener. Instead he’s marked as the first in his family to fail the Quilling Ceremony. Now he’s stuck delivering fast food and living in a cramped converted attic with his cousin. His big chance to escape his mundane existence is to enter a contest writing a Valentines Day card slogan with a $1000 as the grand prize. Much to his cousin’s chagrin he enters it. This is the beginning of a magical Valentines Day romance like no other. We get Scriveners, and Seers, and magic, oh my! And just enough romance to whet my appetite. I cannot wait for the next book in this series!
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  • Ben in oakland
    4.0 out of 5 stars Gay and magical
    Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2019
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    It’s a fun story, and it’s nice to have a gay protagonist in a genre that almost never has anyone gay, even as a minor character. It was a simple and enjoyable read.

    My only criticism is that spell crafting is not given very much of an explanation, and how it fits into the non-magical world is pretty sketchy. If I were writing the story myself, I would make it longer and try to flesh out the characters and their world a bit more. For example, Dixon seems to be a bit of a bubble head. I get a good view of him as a contemporary gay young man, but he doesn’t seem to have anything else about him than that. His problem as a scrivener is certainly understandable, but I don’t get much of a sense of how it affects him apart from not being able to get a job doing what he wants to do.

    I think the basic idea of the story is quite good, but it needs a lot more to it to be very good writing and storytelling.
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  • Lola
    3.0 out of 5 stars Quill Me Now
    Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2019
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    I grabbed this one from a free Bookfunnel or Prolific Works promotion as it sounded fun. And then when I was looking for something fun to read I picked this one up. It was a pretty fun and quick read. It was a bit ridiculous/ funny at times, the world building didn't make sense to me and the way things got build was quite confusion. But it had an interesting set-up and even with the things that bothered me I still had fun reading it.

    Quill Me Now is told mostly from the point of view of Dixon. He is part of the Penn family in whose blood runs the power of being Scrivener's. Scriveners can write and their words have powers. Oh but they also need a Seer to paint, else it doesn't work. Dixon failed his initiation, which never happens, so now he delivers people their meals instead. Until one day he decides to take a chance at a greeting card content and gets entangles into something bigger.

    This was quite the fun read, but at the same time it was just a bit weird. There were also some ridiculous parts. Behavior that didn't make sense and seemed over the top at first. But it sort of makes sense later. There were a few things that didn't fully get explained or made sense, but mostly I was able to enjoy the story even with that. The plot was interesting enough and I liked how things got resolved.

    The romance literally goes from basically zero with some mutual attraction to hot. So fast that it was almost funny, but I think that was the point? It was kinda funny I guess and it made sense, but it was hard to really take things seriously or really feel the romance with the way it develop. But strangely enough it also kinda worked for the way this story set-up and developed.

    The world building was just confusing. We get pieces spread throughout the book, but in such a way that I totally got the wrong impression of the world multiple times. Like these really big things for understanding how the world works get mentioned pretty late in the story. Until 70% of the story I thought the Handless (those without magic) weren't aware magic existed and only toward the end we learn there actually is a legal department that covers the use of magic. I had to rework my whole image of the world multiple times and it was just confusing as I couldn't get a good grasp on the world.

    I did like the idea of the whole words have power thing, but at the same time the world that was build around it seemed way too normal. Why wasn't this power feared more? And in which ways did this world develop differently with this magic? Also why did no one ever wonder why Dixon failed the test as it is established multiple times this should've been impossible? Why did no one look into this? And what is the role of free will when words can influence your behavior?

    To summarize: This was a fun and quick read set in a world where words have power. Dixon comes from a scrivener family, but lacks the power himself. In this story he stumbles upon a greeting card contest and get entangled into a bigger conspiracy. The plot was interesting enough and I liked how things got resolved. There were some things that didn't quite make sense, but overall I still had fun reading this one. The romance develops quite quickly and suddenly in a way that was almost funny. I think it was meant to be funny. It kinda worked here. The world building was quite confusing, I had trouble getting a good grasp on the world and had to make some bit revisions to my idea of the world multiple times when suddenly much later we learn a big important piece. Like how normal people know of magic wasn't revealed until 70% in the story. All in all I still mostly enjoyed reading this even tough I had a lot of questions.
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  • Natalie Nicole
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect reading delight Book 1 and definitely something that chased my year 2020 blues away!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2020
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    Ahhhh, Dixon Penn! Has there ever been a sweeter guy in the M/M genre? I'm totally sold out on people that are all goodness and light! They suffuse me with energy, unlike all others. Imagine my surprise to find a fictional character that lifts my spirits in a similar fashion. During the year 2020, I found myself needing the kind of wonderful optimism that the character Dixon embodies. In 'Quill Me Now', we find that Dixon is from a family of Spellcrafters but he'd failed his initiation. He's not doing well financially as his uncle Fonzo, the Hand of his family--leader of their Spellcrafting clan, had taken off to parts unknown. Poor Dixon and his cousin Sabina are forced to live in the attic in order to rent out the lower portion of the family home. Dixon enters a Valentine's Day contest at a greeting card company but all isn't well there, even with the head of security--the hugely handsome Russian named Yuri that thrills Dixon to no end. Of course, I was on board with Dixon from the very beginning! I wanted every happiness for him! So I found my self yelling, moaning, cheering, crying throughout this entire book. That Dixon winds up with his Spellcrafting quill as well as the talented, intelligent, taciturn, and sexy Yuri was two very awesome outcomes of the story. By the time this book was over, I found that I had fallen completely in love with Yuri, too! Thanks for such a sweet read, Jordan Castillo Price!
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  • Shin Mon Thway
    4.0 out of 5 stars It’s a match made in heaven (literally!)
    Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2019
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    I wish this is a novel instead of a novella because it has such an interesting plot and an intricate world building. ❤️ That being said, I’d admit that it was difficult to follow what’s what in the beginning. I mean I felt like I was thrown into some magical world without any proper knowledge. But once I got the hang of it, I loved it. 😌 Dixon and Yuri are an adorable pair and spellcrafting stuff really intrigued me. I would have loved to see an epilogue but I’m happy with how everything turned out in the end. These two definitely deserves all the happiness in the world.

    3.75 it’s a match made in heaven (literally!) stars
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟
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  • Amazing Catstomer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Magic
    Reviewed in Germany on March 9, 2022
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    Hat mir super gut gefallen! Das erste Buch, das ich von der Autorin gelesen habe, und ich war hin und weg. Was fuer eine Vorstellungskraft! Inzwischen besitze ich fast alle Teile und auch die Hoerbucher, damit ich alles noch einmal neu erleben kann. Sehr zu empfehlen!
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  • Pontiki
    4.0 out of 5 stars A magical union defeats the big bad card company
    Reviewed in Canada on February 17, 2025
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    A clever start to a series, where Dixon, a failed Scrivener, is struggling to make ends meet.

    He decides to write a greeting for a $1000 prize for a greeting card company. There he meets Yuri, a bodyguard, who warns him against the card company owner.

    Dixon figures out that Yuri is under a spell and saves him, also learning Yuri is a Seer, painting backgrounds for the words of the Scrivener.

    Dixon’s uncle Fonzo was in cahoots with the card company man who put Yuri under his control, and this also led to Dixon not receiving his quill and becoming a Scrivener.

    They put the company out of business, and Dixon becomes a Scrivener, deciding to undo bad spells.

    Cute story, fun magic, and room for lots of adventure.
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  • Fenriz Angelo
    3.0 out of 5 stars It was an easy, enjoyable read by JCP
    Reviewed in Mexico on February 22, 2019
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    ...but not my fav of hers tbh.
    I like the magic aspect of it, I think JCP used her graphic design background to build it and it's honestly a cool premise. I kinda liked the characters but I feel that they were underdeveloped due to the length of the story and the circumstances both characters were I'm. However JCP says there's more of these two so I hope we get to see a full novel next time because I wouldn't mind knowing more.
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  • Terry Bowen
    5.0 out of 5 stars Spellc crafting romance
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 1, 2019
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    The world that Jordan has created is amazing. I was very happy to see that there will be more from this world, and it's characters in the future as I want to see where this will go and what will happen next. Getting ahead of myself though, and returning to this story, it was one I couldn't put down. I fell for Dixon Penn and his cousin, Sabina, from the start. Stuck with what they had, but with a make do attitude, they made the most of everything.

    The romance in this one was a slow burner for me. It played second to the story, and we didn't meet the love interest until sometime  later in the story, but that was okay. I was more than happy to be swept up in this world, and then the romance when it happened. This was another story which made me smile and get lost in their world.
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  • AJ
    4.0 out of 5 stars A fun light read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2019
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    A new series by one of my favourite authors. This is not Psycop as it's very light and amusing. I did get a bit confused with the change of points of view and had to go back to the chapter heading to see if it was Yuri or Dixon.
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