Fairytale [Paperback]

Maggie Shayne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1996

Years after he has a wondrous childhood experience in an enchanted forest, the grown and somber Adam Reid encounters the half-fairy Brigit but refuses to believe his experience and Brigit's claims are true.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Sent by their fairy mother from the magical world of Rush into the human world in a desperate effort to save their lives, young twins Brigit and Bridin are separated by chance and raised apart. Now, years later, the time has come for them to return to Rush; but they must pass through the enchanted portal together, and time is limited. It is this story that underlies the romance that develops between flower shop owner Brigit, who senses she's different but doesn't quite know why, and scholar Adam Reid, who is destined to help her return to Rush. Art forgery, a touch of evil, and a lot of magic combine in a sensual story that, despite an obvious but charming ending, is truly a fairy tale. Shayne (Out of This World Marriage, Silhouette, 1995) lives in central New York.-KR
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Avon Books (Mm) (May 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380783002
• ISBN-13: 978-0380783007
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,252,341 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

New York Times Bestselling author Maggie Shayne has published 53 novels, all for major NY Publishers, in her 18 year career. So far. In 2012 she'll be releasing a brand new trilogy dubbed "The Portal" and its books will include MARK OF THE WITCH in October 2012, DAUGHTER OF THE SPELL CASTER in December 2012, and BLOOD OF THE SORCERESS in February 2013, all for MIRA Books.

Maggie has published westerns, category romances, romantic suspense, paranormal romances, urban fantasy, women's fiction, and just about everything in between, and is currently working on her first thriller. She's a winner of the RITA Award, the romance fiction industry's most prestigious prize, and has won countless others.

Maggie's "Twilight" series of vampire novels, officially known as Wings in the Night, began in 1993 with a TWILIGHT PHANTASIES from Silhouette Shadows. The series only just concluded with TWILIGHT FULFILLED in October 2011. (Printable list and reading order at the author's website and on her Facebook page.)

Besides being an author, Maggie is a Wiccan High Priestess, Reiki healer, Tarot Card Reader, unofficial Life Coach, Law of Attraction expert, advice columnist, and a licensed minister. Her long running newspaper advice column has just now been compiled into book form; SHAYNE ON YOU, the author's first non-fiction book.

Recently, Maggie has begun re-releasing her out of print novels in ebook format. So far these include FAIRYTALE, FOREVER ENCHANTED and ANNIE'S HERO, fantasy-romances she wrote for Avon Books (Harper Collins) in the early 1990's, and a novella WITCH MOON RISING, originally published by Spilled Candy Books.

There will be much more to come.

Of course Maggie's publishers also release E-versions of her works, and it's difficult for the average reader to tell whether an ebook is released by a publisher, or the author herself. Especially books that were previously published by a NY Publishing House. Just look for the "Publisher" listing in the book's information and you'll see what's what. The prices are usually a little bit lower on the books Maggie releases herself.

Maggie lives with her soulmate Lance in a tiny town called Taylor (phone exchange: Truxton, mailing address: Cincinnatus, tax map: Cuyler. Smalltown folks understand!) in New York State's little known but sprawling and gorgeous dairy farm & wine country near the Fingerlakes region. Together they have a pair of Old English Mastiffs (Dozer & Daisy,) a chubby little bulldog (Niblet), an arrogant cat (Glorificus,) a saltwater reef aquarium with two clown fish (Larry & Cill) and two damsels (Vinnie & Blue,) a bearded dragon (Captain Yellow Beard) and a life of utter contentment and joy.

Customer Reviews

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantasy Romance, November 11, 2001

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Carol Peterson Hennekens (Colorado Springs, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fairytale (Paperback)

Brigit was left on the steps of the orphanage as a baby with a handmade book called "Fairytale" and a pendant. The nuns told her she was a twin but she could never find proof of a sister. At age nine she ends up living in the streets and eventually earns desparately needed cash but using her amazing ability (magical?) to forge great works of art. She escapes to the straight life when a visitor from the past threatens her into forging a painting owned by Adam. Turns out the painting was painted by the twin and is of a glen in the fairytale world. Adam had stubbled "across" as a child and knows the meaning of the picture. It was in the book and so Brigit knows what it means.

The book revolves around the growing romanced between the two as they struggle with both evil humans and their own confusion about the meaning of the painting.

It's all pretty farfetched but the book is certainly a pleasant enough read. Not a keeper for me though - no tears or belly laughs.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars enchanting, October 2, 2011

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AG (TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fairytale (Fairies of Rush) (Kindle Edition)

My kindle rebooted while I was near finished typing my review on this. Such problems is why I have not wrote any lately but I had to encourage readers to get this for it is a steal be it free or the .99 cents it says is the norm. I purchased it when it came out years ago as a full sized paperback book for the full price of one and it is one of my «keepers», still in new condition and much loved. A beautiful cover too, so very enchanting in it'd pink background, elegant script, and if I remember right I think there was a gold web maybe. Remodeling has mine boxed in a closet atm.

This is ine of those books I always wished was made into a series. If you even like this a little, you absolutly must read the second book. The world beyond the veil Ms. Shayne takes us to in that one would make an incredible series. I think this is the book that invited me into the worlds woven by Ms. Shayne's magical fingers and I am so glad that the cover caught my attention all those years ago. for her titles take up nearly an entire shelf of mine now.

«Fairytale» is the perfect title for this book. I give it 4 stars just because I haven't read it in years. The delighted memory of it rates at a 5 though, and got me to come peck away a review when I haven't been doing them, and even retype after the reset ate my almost finished first review. That speaks for itself as one fond memory. I loved rhese two books and hope you do too.

Write a third in it, please, please!!! :D

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars what a shame, November 2, 2011

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gidgetgirl - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fairytale (Fairies of Rush) (Kindle Edition)

This book had so much potential. I love the plot. It's just a shame that more time is spent describing the character's desire for each other than on developing that plot. I give the author credit, she thought of a lot of different words and phrases to describe these feelings. That took more imagination than I would have thought possible. I really wish she would have just used a couple sentences where a couple sentences were more than enough. Instead, these feeling of desire are described at great length at every few paragraphs. I got it already, there is a magnetic attraction between the two, so strong it defies the human definition of desire. Now can we spend some time on the story?