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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Highland Magic, June 29, 2005
This review is from: Highland Magic (Time Travel Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)
The fact that her headstrong father wants Samantha Riley to marry Duncan Campbell is a good enough reason not to do it, in Sam's book. An argument on this very matter occurs immediately before her father falls into a coma from which he might never wake. Needless to say, Sam's heart is heavy with guilt and worry. When a dark depression settles over her, her friends try to cheer her as best they can, insisting that she accompany them all to a festival. Duncan happens to come along, and once again, the two get in an argument. By chance, they are supposed to return home together, but first, Duncan wants to stop at Jacob's Well, the mystic place where he landed in this century. Duncan's home lies in seventeenth century Scotland; he is a time traveller. While he and Samantha are in the cave, surrounding by seemingly dead magic crystals, lightening strikes, sending them into the past; unfortunately, not his past, though Duncan had visited that era of ancient Scotland before. In fact, he fell in love there, something that Sam is not thrilled about since she is beginning to have less than hostile feelings for Duncan herself. However, Sam has her own worries; she has been mistaken for Brigid, Queen of the Fairies. This gives her some power, but her position is tenuously built on a lie. Her only hope of staying alive lies in returning to the future, but will she have to leave Duncan, and her heart, in the distant past?
**** This lightweight, easily read story continues the saga begun in Ms. Mallory's other work. Sam's emotional struggles with grace and guilt touch a nerve in all people. Somehow, Duncan manages to be an alpha hero without being too macho. The supporting cast is brought to rich life, but the most winsome of the characters is not human. The baby dragon, Blinky, is precious. Before the book is over, you'll want one for a pet yourself. ****
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
delightful Highlander time travel romance, June 29, 2005
This review is from: Highland Magic (Time Travel Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)
Houston based Dr. Samantha Riley visiting her dad at his Wimberly, Texas ranch notices he has aged rapidly recently and worries about his health though they argue over her love life. Her beloved father, Air Force Colonel (R) Patrick Riley wants her to wed a real man, his friend Highlander Duncan Campbell. Though she remembers their one night of ardor, she insists she will continue to see Luke Carter III over her dad's objections that the man is a spoiled rich brat not worthy of her.
When Patrick falls into a coma, Duncan and Sam share a truce as both are depressed. Meanwhile lightning charges up the crystals at nearby Jacob's Well sending Duncan and Sam back to ancient Scotland where the men seem modern hitting on her. That stops partially because of the ferocious Duncan at her side, but also everyone concludes she is Maeve, Queen of the Fairies. Though she misses her time and her father; Sam appreciates the compensation of ordering Duncan around; that is until she jealously learns the Scot that she now loves has traveled time before and is there to rescue Princess Talamar from an evil conspiracy.
The Queen of Highlander time travel romance, Tess Mallory writes a delightful tale that her fans will cherish. The stars are a delightful duo as experienced time traveler Duncan returns with his latest fling into the past accompanied by the woman who haunts his dreams. HIGHLAND MAGIC is romantic fantasy at its magical best as the audience will find amusing Sam's conversion into bossy fairy queen inside of a well written dangerous court intrigue plot. Ms Mallory enchants her audience once again.
Harriet Klausner
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
TESS MALLORY, October 7, 2005
This review is from: Highland Magic (Time Travel Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)
This is the third book in the series. Each friend has her own story. Jix Ferguson in Highland Dream, Chelsea Brown in Highland Fling, and Samantha Riley in Highland Magic. Tess Mallory is such a great author and I love all her books, but...I did not like the characters Jix Ferguson or Samantha Riley. Chelsea was more or less neglected in this threesome friendship. They were actually very cruel to her and made fun of her behind her back. She is my favorite female character from all three of these books. The male characters are fine and very likeable. Samantha is just horribly insensitive and a nonsympathetic character and got a man who certainly could have done much much better.
The only reason I read this third book, and it took months to do it, is because it was three-book series.
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