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Do You Believe in Magic?

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When magic practitioners meet their lifemate, the legendary soulmate imperative arises immediately between them insuring love at first sight. No one can remember ever hearing of a case in which one of the soulmates reject the feelings and in turn the other.

Computer wizard Clay Morgan encounters his soulmate when he meets Francie Stevens. However, instead of jumping into his arms, she denies any feelings for him. He learns she was hurt by a man and so rejects romantic entanglements. Still she needs Clay to uncover the hacker causing havoc with her company's data systems. He plans to identify the culprit and persuade Francie they belong together; but first he must get her to believe in the magic of love.

The sequel to THE OLDEST KIND OF MAGIC, DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC? is a fabulous romantic fantasy with the twist that the hero knows who his soulmate is, but she rejects his belief system and his love; two direct hits to his heart. Clay is a fine lead male mage as a frustrated wannabe lover; but the story line is owned bell, book, and candle by the disbelieving Francie; who disavows magic or love exist.

Harriet Klausner

This is my favorite of Ann's Magic series. Loved, loved, loved the basketball scene. Very well done. I'll read it again and again.

I enjoyed all three of the books by this author, MaceiLa. Though there were simularties in the books they were very enjoyable and I reccomend them to anyone who enjoy fantasy books and books about witches and magic. It does have some explict sex in it and that does make it in apporpriate for younger persons I would say not for kids under the age of 17 at least. Parents should use their judgement on buying for anyone under age.

This book does conflict like a Disney movie; you just know that nothing bad is going to happen. As far as paranormal romances go, it's light and fluffy like pink cotton candy. This book is for computer nerds everywhere, since our hero is a warlock who codes with magic. Actually, I really like our hero, Clay, and found his struggles believable. Of course, it doesn't hurt that Macela gives her hero a 6'5" athletic, basketball playing body. So no, he's not your stereotypical scrawny, pale programmer, although Clay does play fantasy video games like Dungeons & Dragons.

Francie was harder to like, since she acted like a prickly hedgehog for most of the book. We're supposed to understand that some smooth-talker broke her heart, but when we finally get the full story, it's a bit weak to explain six years (?) of no men, period. She's also stubbornly unimaginative, but I guess there wouldn't be much story if she accepted that Clay has magic powers.

The magic is pretty bland. There's nothing dangerous about it, no dark witches or evilness. In fact, they only use it to help their careers, which sounds kind of odd. Anyway, it's one of the safest, most non-threatening paranormal worlds I've ever seen.

This is the second book in a series, however I had no problem jumping in at this point. The stories stand alone, so feel free to start where you want.

Had a hard time putting this one down. My first book by this author and I'm looking forward to more. A great fantasy/romantic read as the other reviewers have said.

This is the second book in Macela's "Magic" series.

STORY
As with book one, "The Oldest Kind of Magic," (OKM) the story was entertaining; unlike OKM, "Do You Believe in Magic" (DYBM) did not have a powerful subplot. In OKM , the subplot is about theft within a manufacturing company (that's not a spoiler - you figure this out in chapter one). In DYBM, the subplot is about industrial/computer espionage (again, not a spoiler), but the story is not as edgy as in the former tale.
CHARACTERS/ACTION/LANGUAGE
Macela shows you just enough about her characters for you to identify with them and get the feeling that there is more to them. The romance/seduction/intercourse scenes are - um - thorough, without being overdone (although I found the phrase 'first mating' a bit annoying). The use of curse-words is rare, appropriate to the situation, and for the most part mild.
RECOMMENDATION
I recommend this book to anyone looking for an enjoyable fantasy/supernatural story but wanting a break from intense good vs evil, world-saving, battle magic.