"In a world where magic determines status, what will happen to a young woman with no ability?"
Reviewed by Leanne Davis
Posted February 11, 2008
Romance Historical | Romance Paranormal
Felicity Seymour is the daughter of a Duchess. She lives
in a world where the ability to perform magic and the
complexity of the spells determine the status of the
family. On the day, she is to test to see whether she will
keep the home she has occupied since the death of her
parents, she meets Sir Terence Blackwell. When Felicity
fails her test and loses the family lands, the only thing
that keeps her going is the thought that there must be
someone who would be willing to wed her. Felicity's uncle tells her that without a dowry, no one
will be interested but he and her aunt will be happy to
keep her around. Felicity's life since the death of her parents has been a
miserable existence. Her cousin tortures her with
illusions which cause her great fear. She has not been able
to develop her magic and everyone around her ignores her.
It's as if she is invisible. When her last hope is
quashed, she turns to Sir Terence for reassurance. Sir Terence is a shape shifter. His kind are shunned by
society but they are favorites of Pince Albert since they
are immune to the effects of magic. Bertie keeps Terence
around to protect him and to hunt the relics of Merlin.
The relics of Merlin are objects of great power which could
be used to control the royal family. Since there are no
records of what they are, it makes the task of hunting them
challenging and dangerous. Terence's older brother was killed by a woman who
controlled a relic and he has made it his mission in life
to track down the relics and prevent them from being used.
When he meets Felicity, he senses the use of a relic. He
is also amazed that so many people ignore her or don't seem
to notice her presence. His plan is to use her to find the relic but the plan goes
awry when he falls in love with Felicity. Terence and Felicity will have to battle a great evil as
they seek to discover who has placed the spell on her. He
will discover that his family and Felicity mean more to him
than the revenge he seeks against the relics. Felicity
will discover that love can open a new world to her and
show her that she has a value beyond that of her magic. A higly imaginative look at Victorian London with an
emphasis on magic, this story was much more enjoyable than
I first thought. At first Felicity's innocence had me
thinking that she might be boring. That notion was soon
erased from my mind as I dicovered that there was an
enchanting young woman there who just needed someone to
believe in her and help her develop a sense of self worth.
Terence is a strong man who recognizes that his life has
been twisted by his desire to avenge his brother's death.
Felicity provides the balance he needs to live a happy
life.
SUMMARY
In a world where magic ruled everything, Felicity Seymour
couldn’t perform even the simplest spell. If she didn’t
pass her testing, she’d lose her duchy—and any hope of
marriage. But one man didn’t seem to mind her lack of
dowry: a darkly delicious baronet who had managed to scare
away the rest of London’s Society misses. Sir Terence Blackwell knew the enchanting woman before him
wasn’t entirely without magic. Not only could she
completely disarm him with her gorgeous lavender eyes and
frank candor, but his were-lion senses could smell a dark
power on her—the same kind of relic-magic that had killed
his brother. Was she using it herself, or was it being
used against her? One needed a husband, and the other needed answers. But
only together could they find the strongest magic of all:
true love.
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