Magic (Hennessey) [Paperback]

Tami Hoag (Author)

Book Description

Series: Hennessey | Publication Date: May 1, 1991

Strange things were happening in Drake House: A perfect rose appearing on a pillow...an antique dress materializing out of nowhere...a mysterious spirit roaming the halls...

Five years after Rachel Lindquist had left California to chase her dreams, she returned home to care for her aging mother, only to find herself chasing a ghost! Addie Lindquist insisted a presence haunted Drake House and had hired noted parapsychologist Bryan Hennessy to investigate, but Rachel knew better than to believe in what she couldn't see—or to surrender to the strong current of desire pulling her towards Bryan.

Bryan had dealt with skeptics before, but convincing Rachel was the biggest challenge of his life. The enchanting beauty had lost faith in everything that wasn't practical, and that included matters of the heart. As Bryan fought her reluctance to succumb to feelings she couldn't control, a second, more sinister force began to stalk them, threatening to drive them from Drake House and from each other—a force that could be banished only by a man who believed in the power of love and...Magic.

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"A master of the genre."—Publishers Weekly

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Fanfare (May 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553290533
• ISBN-13: 978-0553290530
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 0.9 x 6.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #599,229 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tami Hoag is the #1 international bestselling author of more than thirty books published in more than thirty languages worldwide, including her latest thrillers--Deeper Than The Dead, and Secrets To The Grave. Set in the late '80's, this series explores crime fighting in the early days of modern forensic science and criminal profiling. Renowned for combining thrilling plots with character-driven suspense, Hoag first hit the New York Times Bestseller list with Night Sins, and each of her books since has best a bestseller. She leads a double life in Palm Beach County, Florida where she is also known as a top competitive equestrian in the Olympic discipline of dressage.

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not Hoag's Quality, April 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Magic (Hennessey) (Paperback)

I have read all of Tami Hoag's books and I am so glad that this was NOT the first one I read - I would never have picked up another and I would have missed some of the most terrific books out there. I don't know what happened with this one, but I guess everyone is entitled to an off day. If you have never read a Hoag book, try "Still Waters", "Guilty as Sin", "Cry Wolf", "Night Sins", "Lucky's Lady", "Ashes to Ashes", "Thin Dark Line" or "Dark Paradise" - all keepers.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not half bad, actually, February 13, 2002

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RachelWalker "RachelW" (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magic (Hennessey) (Paperback)

I read the first reviews here before starting it, so was well aware of the possiblility i might be dissappointed.

How wrong could i have been? I am now, after reading it, amazed at the other reviews. I enjoyed this book SO much.

She is without doubt one of my favourite authors, and this book is although maybe not her best, still pretty ... good.

The plot is good, it's a great romance story. the characters i feel are as always, brilliant. it was so refreshing to find out that the Bryan wasnt her ususal "evil on the surafce, complete puppy underneath" type men. as i can see it that is her only failing. her men are always the same.

but not with this one, it might be an earlier work, but it certainly does shine.

It's quite simply a lovely book. the relationships between the characters are great, and the way she deals with addie's worseining illness is a great show of what an exceelent author Hoag is.

this was a very nice light read. it is admittedly a romance, something which i dont usually tend to go for. not because i dont like them, but simply because i prefer mystery/thrillers. and it's a really good romance. it's light hearted and doesnt take itself too seriously.

i really liked the "fearsome foursome" aspect, and i liked the way she did manage to weave a hint of intrigue into the romance-dominated plot.

my only criticism of this lovely book is the ending. not all of it, just one aspect. i feel the part where bryan strikes up a conversation with a ghost is very out of place, and didnt quite fit. it added a nice twist, and made it more original i suppose, but i didnt really like it. i think she might have taken that a bit OTT.

all in all this is not her best book, but it is not, in my opinion, as bad as the other reviews claim.

i advise that if you are a fan of hoag, or simply of light romance novels, you do read it.

and judge for yourself

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Magic by Tami Hoag, June 17, 2000

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Frances Essex (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magic (Hennessey) (Paperback)

A disappointment. Not up to the standards of her other books. Very thin plot, no conflict, just two fantastically beautiful people finding fantastic sex (on every other page), and raking their hands thru their wild manes of hair. The mane raking is found in all her books, but those all have interesting plots. She is good with words, but would be more interesting if all the women weren't goddesses, and all the men sexy supermen. Gets a little old.