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Signet, Aug 2003, 6.99, 384 pp.
ISBN: 0451209478
All her life Lady Felicity Malcolm Childe has had the ability to see inside a person whom she just touched. Now in her teens, Felicity hates her talent, as she cannot get close to anyone. Her family, especially her mother, has done their best to keep her safe and to help her in using and controlling what they consider a gift.
Unable to deal with her tensile powers especially after seeing the handsome Ewen Ives, Felicity decides to go to Scotland to obtain the tome A Malcolm Journal of Infusions that will enable her to rid herself of her prowess. However, when Ewen and Felicity are caught in a compromising position, they are forced to marry. He helps her adapt to her magic, but will the debt ridden philandering inventor realize the treasure he has in Felicity or will he throw it all away chasing other skirts?
The third magic tale (see MERELY MAGIC and MUST BE MAGIC) is a charming Ives-Malcolm romance that fans of the series will appreciate. The lead duo is a fun couple who will make the audience laugh and cry depending on the moment. Though the mischievous magic of the Malcolms vs. the pragmatism of the Ives was used twice before and the forced marriage numerous times, Patricia Rice spins her usual enchanting tale that shows the magic is in her novels as fans will value her latest book.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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"The Malcolm women, throughout their history, have all been gifted with supernatural powers. Felicity Malcolm Childe has the gift of experiencing visions through touch. Though all Malcolm women feel that their gifts are blessings, Felicity believes that hers is a curse, for every time she touches a suitor, she is gifted with agonizing images of their own secrets. Therefore, Felicity's last hope is to venture to Scotland in search of an ancient book of spells that will allow her to dispose of her gift with handsome inventor Ewen Ives as her escort.
As Felicity gets to know Ewen, she realizes that she can touch him without being gifted with a painful image. Felicity and Ewen, already attracted to eachother from the beginning, begin to explore the facets of Felicity's gift. The two begin to fall in love, but Ewen, who is broke, feels that a future with Felicity will be impossible until he is able to support her. Ewen lost his money because of the damage that one of his inventions caused, and he investigates the probability that it might not have been his fault. Meanwhile Felicity, still desperate to extinguish her gift, uses her ability to see one's thoughts to help Ewen in his investigation of his faulty invention and discovers that her gift might not be a curse after all. "
Nicole Trammel, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Elizabethan era
Marriage/Married
Yes
Marriage subplot:
- marriage of convenience spurring real love
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- feelings growing up with special abilities
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
- over 1,000,000 served
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- confident
- blissful
- mature
- sensitive
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- a teen
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Has unusual powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- mind reading
- can read emotions
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
effect of sexing
- confused
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- a better lover
- blissful
- mature
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Misc setting
- castle
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 70%
- 80%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- actual description of sex
- descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
- descript. of female anatomy (the big V)
- descript. of male nudity (the big P)
Part of a series?
Yes
Focus of story
- Her
How much dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
How much sexing?
- 3-4 sex acts
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