Ninian Malcolm Siddons has the name of a saint but is better
known as the Wystan village witch. Her herbs and simples do
more to help the illnesses and injuries common among her
people in her opinion, but she doesn't mind what she is
called, so long as they allow her to help. The Malcolms have
always helped the village of Wystan and are said to have
many strange and peculiar powers. One thing the family
legends repeat is that a Malcolm must never lie with an
Ives, lest the village suffer.
Drogo Ives has more responsibilities than any five men
should have. His younger brothers are always getting
themselves into financial and or legal messes and, worse yet,
can't seem to keep their falls buttoned and are steadily
adding bastard children to the load he already carries.
When he arrives in Wystan to use the family holding, Malcom
Castle, he wants only a little peace and distance from the
turmoil of his clan in London. Not only can he keep an eye
on the new coal works but he may even be able to do some
star gazing from the castle tower.
When Ninian goes wild herb-gathering near the stream on the
castle lands, she finds the place she has used for years is
blighted, with all the precious healing leaves and flowers
dead on the stalk. Approaching Drogo for help she finds him
much more welcoming than the village rumors would have her
believe; no signs of horns or tail, but the story of having
three wives appears to have some credence.
MERELY MAGIC is the first of six books in Rice's Magic
series, and is as good a read now as it was when it came out
more than ten years ago. I am so glad to see my favorite
series back in print; not only so that I can replace my
tattered and much-read copies, but so that new readers may
discover the magic all over again.
With exhilarating wit, sensuality, and emotion, bestselling
author Patricia Rice offers an enchanting historical
romance. When a magical young woman meets a dark aristocrat
in a moonlit forest, neither dreams that a strange and
powerful love is about to change their lives forever....
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