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October Reads Worth Falling For

Danger, desire, second chances, and unexpected romanceβ€”discover this month’s Fresh Fiction Featured Books.

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She’s the lady everyone overlooks. He’s the prince who can’t look away.

TOUCH OF DESIRE

Touch of Desire, October 2006
by Susan Spencer Paul

St. Martin's Press
Featuring: Malachi Seymour; Sarah Tamony
384 pages
ISBN: 0312933894
EAN: 9780312933890
Paperback
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"Intirguing medieval romance with a clever touch of magic."

Fresh Fiction Review

TOUCH OF DESIRE
Susan Spencer Paul

Reviewed by Mandy Burns
Posted September 20, 2006

Romance Paranormal

Malachi Seymour, Earl of Graymar, is the Great Sorcerer known as Dewin Mawr of the magic mortals. His royal family has connections to the magic world in London that match no other. Malachi has sworn to protect his family and their secret at all costs. He has no idea that the woman he thinks will expose and destroy his world with her words is also sympathetic to his kind and is part of a test that will change the course of his world as he knows it.

Sarah Tamony knows how to spin the wildest of tales. Her famous writing has opened the doors of the ton and given her an opportunity to ask her peers for interviews on the magic she knows exists. All of her research and readings tell her that Malachi Seymour will be an important interviewee. Unfortunately, he has politely asked her to leave him alone. Of course, this doesn't stop her from sneaking around his lands to look for the ancient burial grounds she's heard about.

I loved this story. It's intriguing and fascinating with a clever twist of magic. Susan Spencer Paul has spun a beautiful and wild tale.

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SUMMARY

My Dearest Reader, For as long as I can remember, my life has been a solitary one. Do not think me a pitiable recluse, for, as the Earl of Graymar, I have taken my place in Society when I must, and enjoyed both the company and pleasure of desirable lovers. But as the Great Sorcerer, or Dewin Mawr, as magic mortals call me, I have always believed that my destiny and the duty I owe to all those who possess unique powers, has precluded love, marriage, and true companionship. I was resigned to my lonely fate. Until now… Sarah Tamony is unlike any mere mortal woman I have ever known. Passionate and bold, she has heard the whispers about my people and discovered that I belong to an ancient Welsh clan descended from magic. Yet the dark secrets of magic mortals seem to hold no terror for herβ€”instead she asks to know more, even seeks to reveal the truth in the popular tales she spins. This I cannot allow. For centuries, my kind has striven to maintain our privacy, fearful of what might happen if our powers should be exposed to the world. Sarah has learned a great deal about magic, but there is still much she does not know, and dangers she cannot fathom…dangers that grow closer every day. Her lightest touch ignites a deep hunger in me, and her love is a prize I would risk my life to own…for she has already stolen my soul… Your obedient servant,
Malachi Seymour, Castle Glain Tarran, Wales

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