Touch of Enchantment (Lennox Family Magic)

Touch of Enchantment (Lennox Family Magic)

From the bestselling author of Breath of Magic and Shadows and Lace comes a beguiling new time-travel love story in the hilarious, magical voice that has made Teresa Medeiros one of the nation's most beloved romance writers. Heiress Tabitha Lennox considered her paranormal talents more a curse than a gift. So she dedicated her life to the cold, rational world of science. Until the day she examined the mysterious amulet her mother had left her and found herself catapulted seven centuries into the past—directly into the path of a rearing black charger ridden by a chain-mailed warrior. Sir Colin of Ravenshaw had returned from the Crusades to find his castle in ruins, his enemy poised to overrun the land where generations of Ravenshaws had ruled. The last thing he expected was to half trample a damsel with odd garb and even odder manners. But it is her strange talent that will create trouble beyond Colin's wildest imaginings. For everyone knows that a witch must be burned...but it is Colin's heart that is aflame, over an enchanting woman he must not love, yet cannot live without. Most witches are delighted with their talents, but Tabitha (yes, she's named after the Bewitched character) is not only embarrassed by her talents, she has never honed her skills. Things just happen, especially after she is bequeathed a mysterious amulet that transports her back in time. In this sequel to Breath of Magic , modern girl meets medieval knight. And although Sir Colin of Ravenspeare, Tabitha's knight in shining armor, can't figure out her pajamas and bunny slippers, he is able to look past Tabitha's short hair and modern manner to find true love. Witches aren't exactly welcome in medieval England, so unless Tabitha can convince Ravenspeare to travel into the 20th century with her their future will remain uncertain. Fresh and bold, Teresa Medeiros plucks her latest time travel romance off the tree, showing everyone what a wonderful romance gardener she is. With Touch of Enchantment, the realm of time passage, witchery, and fairy tales comes alive. The characters are created with vitality and beauty while a truly terrific story of medieval Scotland spins topsy-turvy around them. Our heroine is a twenty-first century witch who avoids her talent like the plague. Tabitha has never been able to control her power and has always been embarrassed by its usual unfortunate outcome. When an amulet of considerable mystery falls into her hands, Tabitha's ever-logical and technical persona takes over, driven with a desire to understand the amulet's use. When a blinding light drops her in the meadows of Scotland facing the fury of a dark knight on a midnight steed, Tabitha's first reaction is to call this little hoax off. Apparently this amulet was something her rather unusual parents cooked up in order to make her take a vacation. When this knight bleeds on her and she is forced to confront his pursuers with a sword she can barely lift, Tabitha's mind begins to grasp the gravity of her situation. Carried back in time to a world where knights defended their ladies and dragons threatened defenseless villagers, Tabitha realizes that the amulet is her only way back to her time...to her safe sanctuary of technology and computers. Little wishes for hamburgers to fill aching stomachs while sitting in Baron Brisbane's dungeon are hardly harmful. It is the bigger wishes that Tabitha has to keep an eye on or her knight may turn into a frog. Her knight in shining armor, Colin of Ravenshaw, is more than she bargained for, with his broad shoulders and muscular chest. Those gleaming tiger eyes of his will be Tabitha's final downfall, wrapping her in their warmth and softness. In each other's arms, the world melts away to a pool of delicious passion, but with their own doubts about their love, the two lovers find themselves in constant turmoil against the fate an emerald amulet seems to have chosen for them. Through it all, Ms. Medeiros combines tenderness and romance with all the pageantry of a truly well-devised fairy tale. As a time-travel romance, Touch of Enchantment is exciting, fast-paced, and imaginative. The scenery is breathtaking, the characters are bold and vivacious, and the plot is just plain fun.Enjoyable, entertaining, and exciting! A brilliant combination of romance, time-travel, and fairy tale! Dark knights and pale damsels...well, almost. Enchantment with a touch of class and fun. It looks like Ms. Medeiros is taking time travel into the next century with this beauty. A truly remarkable plot with imaginative characters.Karen Ellington -- Copyright © 1994-97 Literary Times, Inc. All rights reserved -- From Literary Times tselling author of Breath of Magic and Shadows and Lace comes a beguiling new time-travel love story in the hilarious, magical voice that has made Teresa Medeiros one of the nation's most beloved romance writers. Heiress Tabitha Lennox considered her paranormal talents more a curse than a gift. So she