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Kissed by Starlight (Magical Love Series)

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In the late 18th century, Felicia Starret's uncertain future takes a turn for the worse when her father, the Viscount Stavely, dies. Because she is his illegitimate daughter, Felicia has been figuratively thrown to the wolves with no one left to protect her. Soon, however, she has the unbelievably good fortune to release, albeit unknowingly, a "fairie" from his stone prison.

This "fairie" (he really hates being called that) is Blaic, a prince of his people, who was cursed after helping his king's daughter escape. Blaic is thrilled when he is released from the stone, and rushes back to the Living Lands, only to find out that the curse is not yet lifted. He still needs Felicia.

As they spend more time together, Felicia and Blaic fall in love, but because Felicia is human, they cannot touch without obligation -- a "fairie" is bound to fulfil the wish of any human they come into physical contact with. This makes for great sexual tension between the two characters, and gives the book that extra zing that warrants five stars.

The novel also works in its basic plot, that of Felicia struggling to live her life on her terms, outside, and in spite of, what everyone thinks of her and tells her about herself.

This book has it all -- spells, girls fallen under enchantments, a wicked stepmother, a charming prince, and a heroine that goes from the cinders to the palace. You will get caught up Felicia's odyssey and the romance between her and Blaic, wish the stepmother to hot, firey place, and be satisfied at the ending. A wonderful escapist read that I highly recommend.

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In 1789, James, Viscount Lord Stavely died leaving a widow who fails to grieve for him one iota. He also left behind a legitimate daughter Clarice and a "natural" child, Felicia. Unable to cope with her grief, a distraught Felicia retreats to the garden, standing near her deceased father's favorite statue. When she starts to cry, her tears make contact with the statue. Magically, the statue changes into a flesh and blood being.

Blaic was cursed for abetting the marriage between a fairy and a mortal. Only human tears could release him from his stone prison. All Blaic wants to do is return to his home. However, he needs Felicia to accomplish the deed. As he spends time helping her, he falls in love with the mortal, a taboo amidst his people. She returns his feelings. He spent centuries as a statue after only assisting someone break the taboo. Imagine what will happen if he actively participates in breaking the taboo.

KISSED BY STARLIGHT is a multilayered early regency romance that adds fantasy elements into a complex (at times too complex to follow) but overall charming mix. The protagonists are unique and interesting cross-species' lovers, who will garner reader empathy. The support cast, especially the Cinderella-like malevolent stepmother, seems a bit cartoonish in nature. However, anyone who enjoys a historical fantasy romance should enter the imaginative world of Lynn Bailey where reality remains in a mundane world left behind by the reader.

Harriet Klausner

KISSED BY STARLIGHT has the perfect balance of romance and fantasy. I couldn't put the book down, and now I'm looking for Ms. Bailey's other titles. I really enjoyed this story.

I really liked this book. The story was wonderful and the characters were fascinating. I loved how the story developed and I really loved the ending. It had just the right combination of magic and romance to keep you intriged and the story flowed very smoothly. It was never slow. I recommed this book to anyone that likes a good faerie story. Very enchanting. Hope you enjoy.

I actually picked this one up from a half-price table. I'm more of a "like a love story in my sci/fi-fantasy" novels than a "like sci/fi-fantasy in my romance" novels kind of reader so that might be why I found it a tad on the light and frothy side. (Not enough pages for a gal used to trilogies!) Not a bad book at all though, I'm glad I bought it.

This book had a lot of potential and it was a good book, but as a romance, I didn't buy it. Blaic and Felicia were nice together - they had a lot of chemistry, but spent too little time together for me to enjoy their romance.

Kissed By Starlight felt like it was Felicia's story. We were supposed to learn and understand all about this woman who was born on the wrong side of the proverbial tracks and has grown up to be pure, strong and honourable anyway. Along the way she happens to meet a faery prince and fall in love with him, but that's not the meat of the story. The meat of the story is Felicia's relationship with all of those around her, including but not limited to: the doctor, the constable, her stepmother, her sister, the orphanage children, her maid and other town and country inhabitants.

The Faery world was interesting, Blaic wasn't the best hero I've ever read, but he was a good mate for Felicia. I was also confused by the relationship between Blaic and the people who were responsible for his punishment. Undoubtedly this was all explained in the previous book or books in the series, but a few words of explanation or a Prologue wouldn't have gone amiss. More disturbing than that, there were more than a few instances of sloppy writing where the scene or time was changed without acknowlegement by the author, leaving me scrambling to figure out when the transition happened.

Through all this Ms. Bailey told an interesting story. Had I known what I was getting into, I probably wouldn't have purchased this book, but, once it was in my hands I didn't have a bad time reading it.