Written off by most of the family to die a spinster, Alicia
Hartwell can not understand why Lord Edward Corstairs would
propose marriage. Truly unable to comprehend the emotions
associated with passion and love, she is shocked at the
moments she spends with her future husband and the
questions that are quickly coming to the surface about her
past. A series of very compromising situations prove to
show Alicia that Edward Corstairs might be the one man that
holds the key to her true desire and in the end, her
heart.
As a Catalyst of magic, Lord Edward Corstairs has dedicated
his life to serving in one of the most secretive branches
of the Crown's military forces. Since that one tragic
moment where the enemy exploited his weakness and someone
close to him was lost, Edward has long seen the need to
stay emotionally detached to the world around him. For the
sole purpose of producing an heir and continuing the family
name, he proposes a marriage contract to Alicia Hartwell, a
seemingly safe bet when it comes to matters of the heart.
He quickly discovers that Alicia suffers a magical
enchantment that keeps her from experiencing real passion.
He believes it to be his duty to help free her of the
enchantment but does not realize that in his quest to help
rid Alicia of her curse, he would also find in her his one
true kindred spirit.
Marissa Day manages to bring many genres to the table and
heats up the pages with FASCINATED. Although this is the
third installment in this erotic historical paranormal
series, it does well as a stand alone read. At first, I was
a bit leery of all the different elements that were being
brought together in this story but the author did a very
good job of engaging me in the storyline. FASCINATED is
packed with sizzling scenes and the chemistry between
Alicia and Edward pops off the pages. I plan on reading
the first two in the series to find out more about the
other characters and couples mentioned in FASCINATED.
Pleasure was an elusive dream… Alicia Hartwell
has never experienced the pleasure of passion. Despite all
her efforts to comprehend the notion of romantic love, it
has remained an utterly foreign concept to her. Resigned to
the life of a spinster, Alicia is therefore stunned when she
receives a marriage proposal from the highly eligible
bachelor, Lord Carstairs.
…until she met him. But Lord Edward Carstairs is
not a normal nobleman. He’s a Catalyst—able to draw magical
power from the natural world to use in spells by human
Sorcerers. He senses that Alicia is a victim of enchantment,
one that has suppressed her erotic urges. Powerfully
attracted to her, he’s certain that he’s the one to help her
experience pleasure for the first time. But as Edward and
Alicia’s mutual passion burns hot, their fragile love and
trust could be threatened by family secrets, and a new
magical intrigue neither imagined.
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