The Starlight Wish (Zebra Regency Romance) [Paperback]

Janice Bennett (Author)

Book Description

Series: Zebra Regency Romance | Publication Date: November 1, 1999

Blush: This is a sweet romance (kisses only, no sexual content). Book two in the Wishing For Love series. When Major Aubrey Kellands becomes the fifth Earl of Daventry, he returns from the Peninsula to the ancestral home he has not seen in eleven years. He finds both household and estate in complete chaos and decides he needs a sensible wife to help him restore order. His whimsical wish on a star brings Xanthe—his fairy godmother—and her cat Titus. Xanthe announces she will hold a house party over Christmas at his home, thus granting him the opportunity to find the wife he truly needs. Miss Desdemona Lynton is lively and mischievous—the exact opposite of the wife Daventry seeks. Her humor—and her relentless pursuit of housebreakers who plague the neighborhood—enthrall him despite his best efforts to ignore her. His heart and his head are in deep conflict, and only Xanthe’s magical humming can help him discover that what he really needs—and wants—is love. Publisher’s Note: This story was previously published elsewhere.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Zebra Books (November 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821764179
• ISBN-13: 978-0821764176
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,235,226 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Touch of whimsy, July 16, 2000

By 

Lori Wagner - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Starlight Wish (Zebra Regency Romance) (Paperback)

This is one of three books written by Janice Bennett that encounter one of the most delightful characters........Lady Xanthe Simms. Lady Xanthe is no ordinary woman......she's a bonafide Fairy Godmother, and she provides "opportunities" for her charges to find love. Lady Xanthe uses her fairy powers to making others believe she's one of their closest friends, so all of the haut ton will admit Lady Xanthe and her charges to all the best events.

Follow Lady Xanthe through her whimsical ways, as she conjures up imaginary creatures to amuse herself in the middle of balls and routs. Her trademark is an almost invislble feather tipped with gold. Usually, her "godchild" is the only one who can see these as well as her fantasy objects. I've read "The Candlelight Wish", "The Starlight Wish", and "The Moonlight Wish". They are all lots of fun to read.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read, July 30, 2010

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J. Thomas "The Long and the Short Of It Reviews" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Starlight Wish (Wishing For Love, Book Two) (Kindle Edition)

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Daventry is ready to settle for a practical wife, lucky for him his fairy godmother knows best!

Major Aubrey Kellands, Fifth Earl of Daventry has been away from home and in the military for the last eleven years. His return to Kelland Court is met with an overwhelming reality check in the form of dilapidated buildings, neglected fields and a severe shortage of capable staff. Not to mention the stent of home invasion and robbery that had been hitting the surrounding area.

With two young step-sisters to care for and a house in bad need of proper managing, Daventry comes to the conclusion that what he really needs is a wife. A wish upon a star and a burst of smoke and feathers later, in pops Xanthia, his fairy godmother. What follows is fun, a little danger and pure Regency romance.

From the pen of Regency romance writer extraordinaire, Janice Bennett, comes a tale of magic, mystery, and a little bit of mayhem. Daventry is the stoic military man that has forgotten how to laugh in the face of chaos and enjoy life.

Desdimona "Desdi" Lynton is all that is "light and life". Chaos seems to follow her wherever she goes.

I found myself laughing out loud at the scrapes that Desdi tended to get herself into. She was such a fun character. Unfortunately for Desdi, Daventry saw her as hoydenish, irresponsible and completely unfit to help raise his younger sisters. I was pleased but not surprised to see that he eventually came to the conclusion that he couldn't live with Desdi and her chaos. Some might say I just spoiled the book but this is a true romance. There can be no other ending than a perfect and sweet happily ever after.

Ms. Bennett stays true to form by adding secondary characters that have their own heartwarming stories as well as an exciting subplot that keeps the story moving smoothly to a satisfying conclusion. This reviewer was pleased to note that Ms. Bennett left a beautiful opening for a continuation of Xanthia's wish fulfilling adventures with her many god-children.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars silly but cheerful and with a certain charm, November 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Starlight Wish (Zebra Regency Romance) (Paperback)

You have to be willing to swallow a fairy godmother to like this one. Oddly, since I do not like magic as a plot device, I fond the fairy godmother rather charming. It was the fact that all of the other charaters behaved like complete imbecils that was off-putting. Ms. Bennett is a smooth writer, she moves the plot along like clock-work, so very much like clock-work, in fact, that the characters appear to be well-oiled automatons going through the motions of falling in love with all the emotion of mechanical dolls.