The Magic of You [Hardcover]

Johanna Lindsey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1993

0380756293 Amy Malory is mischievous and shamelessly daring. Now that she has reached a marriageo-able age and been presented to London society, Amy has set her amorous sights on a most unsuitable prospect. He is Warren Anderson, the handsome American ship captain who once nearly had her uncle James hanged for piracy. Visiting England on business, Warren has no interst in getting involved with the Malory family, and especially not with Amy. Still tormented by the past treachery of an unfaithful lover, he is shocked by the brazen advances of his enemy's high-spirited niece. Then Amy's life is threatened by a man from Warren's past, and he comes to the aid of the enchanting British minx, setting off again their perilous family feud.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 234 pages
• Publisher: Avon Books (1993)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000NRZZJQ
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (111 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,890,490 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

johanna Lindsey is one of the most popular authors of romantic fiction, with more than sixty million copies of her novels sold. World renowned for her novels of "first-rate romance" (New York Daily News), Lindsey is the author of forty-three previous bestselling novels, many of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers. Lindsey lives in Maine with her family.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 4th book in the Malory Series, April 30, 2001

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Abbys (Moreno Valley, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Magic of You (Malory Novels) (Mass Market Paperback)

First off, here is the series in sequence: 1. Love Only Once 2. Tender Rebel 3. Gentle Rogue 4. The Magic of You 5. Say You Love Me 6. The Present: The Malory Holiday Novel

Even in the first book of the series, Love Only Once, Amy was described as a dreamer, aggressive and strong willed. She speaks her mind and shows her heart. So if you like woman who are the seducer in the book then this one is for you. As for me, I normally prefer the man being the seducer while the woman are innocent and naive, however, in this circumstances, I wasn't offended by the way Amy reached out to Warren. Ms. J.L. wrote it well and it wasn't disgusting or degrading to woman. Warren had a dark past that made him hard and distant to love so it is understandable that Amy should be the one to reach out to his hard heart and try to make it soft again. The Malory family conflicts, bickering & arguements is once again an add on spice to the book.

I have notice that all books in this Malory series (except for the first one) contains lots of repetitive informations. There were times I had to skip parts wherein a Malory or two will start discussing the story or happenings of the previous books, sorta like a short summarization for those who have not read it. For readers like me who have read the series in sequence, It's kindda useless info. and i won't lose anything to skip it... At first, this style of writing didn't seem to bother me but when I got to the third book of the series, the summarization of the first two books was getting to me. Imagine my restlessness when i was reading the 4th and the 5th book! I skipped more parts then cuz I didn't need to read the summary of the 3-4 previous books which i already know about. Whew! I say it would have been better for Ms. J.L. to leave readers some thrill to pick up each book and read each story for themselves.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MAGICAL!, May 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Magic of You (Malory Novels) (Mass Market Paperback)

This hands down is the best JL book! I loved the fact that Amy did all the chasing. Her lines just had me rolling. The chemistry between her and Warren is the best i've seen. Every scene was so well written and sexy. This book would bring the dead back to life. We need more heroines like Amy.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A must read if you love the Mallory's, August 22, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Magic of You (G. K. Hall Romance) (Hardcover)

I did not agree with the people who rated this book as a bore. I have this book, in fact I have read the enitre series many times and have loved each every one.

Warren Anerson, a typical male character for a romance novel, was inhanced for the fact that he had James and Tony to match his wits against. I liked the caustic remarks and wit that was displayed from these 3 characters and found the book to be very entertaining.

I liked that Amy mallory wasn't your typical lie back and allow the man to seduce her heroine but a woman who knew her mind, heart and soul. She didn't wait for things to come to her in their own good time but went after them. she enrgetic, lively and in my humble opnion quite 3 dimensional charater. Not 1 dimensional.

I do happen to agree with another persons review that JL explained the other books too much. it does tend to grate on the nerves and she would be better off to not explain every situation time and again. This is why I rated the book 4 stars instead of five. But all in all a good read and great characters and I am like all the rest, impatiently waiting for the next Mallory/Anderson novel.