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Enchanting the Lady
by Kathryne Kennedy
Relics of Merlin, magic and a were-lion hero
Publisher: Love Spell
(January 2008)
Kathryne Kennedy's Enchanting the Lady, a paranormal
romance, set in magical London, captivates with its modern fairy tale
echoes. The dark psychological family history comes face to face with
love and an innocent heart and the transforming power of love.
Victorian London is full of aristocratic magic. Felicity Seymour has to
pass a magic test to inherit her family's lands. If she loses her
duchy, what chance does this plain woman whom everyone overlooks have
for marriage? None! Except this handsome baronet Sir Terence Blackwell,
is the one person in all of London to not treat her if she is not
invisible. A scandalous shape shifter, the scorn of the magical
aristocratic society, a man and were-lion with a deep purring voice,
Terence would set any woman's heart afire. Terence smells some kind of
magic surrounding Felicity, the ancient Merlin relic magic. In a hunt
to discover the last remaining relics, Terence hatches a plan to marry
Felicity and seek revenge for the past. Is Felicity innocent or has she
bewitched him with a pretense, hiding her magical abilities?
Enchanting the Lady
creates a wonderful Victorian fairy tale kind of romance with
intriguing shifts in the Cinderella paradigm. Having lost her parents
and under the guardianship of her aunt and uncle, Felicity is the
outcast with the family. Protected but sheltered, she appears almost
invisible to the servants. Her cousin Ralph outdoes her in magic skills
while nightmares plague Felicity. With her plain looks, no magic and no
dowry, how will she ever escape her family's guardianship or find true
love? Who would possibly want her?
Who couldn't help but love both the heroine and hero as they struggle
against the aristocratic snobs and unknown forces? She takes Terence's
breath away and his voice sends warm shivers down the spine. The magic
is refreshingly original, enchanting the reader with a new look at a
classic tale. Unexpected twists delight and keep this read suspenseful
until the final moving moment. In Enchanting
the Lady, love transforms and liberates. Enchanting the Lady has both the
lightness of tone and the psychological depth of a fairy tale, retold
with delightful a delightful dragonette, other magical creatures and
ancient magic lore. Enchanting the
Lady grabs that tender place in the heart and doesn't let go.
Reviewed by Merrimon,
Merrimon Book Reviews
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