Breath of Magic (Mass Market Paperback)

by Teresa Medeiros (Author) "The media hadn't dubbed the four-thousand-square-foot penthouse perched at the apex of Lennox Tower the Fortress for nothing, Michael Copperfield thought, as he changed elevators..." (more)
Key Phrases: magic competition, penthouse elevator, good reverend, Miss Whitewood, New York, Tristan Lennox (more...)

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Arian Whitewood is a beautiful seventeenth-century enchantress who learns the power of her mother's amulet when she's suddenly whisked three hundred years into the future and into the arms of a handsome, cynical billionaire. Can Arian cast enough spells to save Tristan from his enemies?

From Publishers Weekly
Boy millionaire Tristan Lennox, a pagan satyr in a $2000 suit, throws an annual magic contest in Manhattan to try to trace his former partner, who stole a magic computer program named Warlock and disappeared into the ether. Smack into the middle of his special event, riding her willow broom, flies Arian Whitewood, a 17th-century witchlet from Massachusetts, who rubbed her emerald amulet and conjured herself away from the mob of Puritans who were trying to drown her. Arian, petite and fiery, has to contend with the new magic of the 20th century; and Tristan has to learn to trust again, as is the vogue. Medeiros is unrelievedly cute as she shuttles her characters back and forth across the centuries. It's a fairy tale wherein Prince Charming carries condoms.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Bantam (February 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553563343
• ISBN-13: 978-0553563344
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #174,005 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Splendid Modern/Sci-Fi/Fairytale, September 2, 2000

By	MellyH "withthewookie" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This is my first Madeiros book and I am pleased at the talent I discovered. She writes a story, that at first is modern, then twists into a time travel novel and fairytale, then swirls into science fiction.

We have an unlikely hero, Tristan Lennox: a cold-hearted tycoon who has built his own technology empire (a little vagueness on exactly what his cooperation DOES). Then we have our heroine, Arian Whitewood (good witch name): a seventeenth century girl accused of witchcraft. Arian's not exactly the perfect Puritan, though. She was brought up in France by her free willed mother and brought to live with a good Puritan stepfather.

She is not exactly the perfect witch either; it seems the key to her magic lies in an amulet her mother gave her. Unwittingly, Arian uses the amulet to escape persecution and travels by broomstick to the twentieth century. She lands in on a magic contest given by Lennox.

Lennox, needing answers, drags her to his penthouse (ingenious) in Lennox Tower to escape the media. She soon learns she's three centuries away from everything she knows and that she may be the winner of a magic contest that could give her freedom.

For Lennox, the contest wasn't just about fairytales and nonsense. He hoped to draw someone out and if she was that someone, then the woman he dearly wanted to trust would be the one to shatter his will forever.

Teresa's characters did give off that lonely and alienated feeling that makes me love them, even dumb Sven. I also laughed throughout her book. Very few writers can give readers true humor in such poignant situations. Brightly woven, thank you Teresa!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars wonderful book, April 25, 2002

By	Brenda Condit "satinskper" (Albuquerque, NM USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Well this is the first book of a two part series. the second book in this series is called "Touch of Enchantment" I read that book first and had go back and read this one. I'm so glad I did because it does clear up some stuff that was mentioned in the second book.

This is the story of Arian Whitewood. A fumbling witch who suddenly finds herself flung 300 years in the future to modern New York City and into the arms of billionaire Tristan Lennox.
Arian was fleeing for her life and some how cast a spell which sent her time traveling. She shows up flying on a broom being chased by what she thinks is a dragon, its actually a helicopter, right in the middle of a contest that Tristan has set up to give away one million dollars to anyone who can prove to him that magic is real. Well she wins hands down. He still is skeptal though and puts her through a lot before he realizes that she really is magical. She falls for him hard and even though he puts her through hell she stays strong in her love. When he finally realizes that he does love her he must fight and use a bit of magic himself to get her back.

This story has wonderful secondary characters in it. I would have liked to have read stories about Copperfield, Tristan's best friend and the body guard Sven. the villians in this story make it exciting and give the plot a kick.

I really enjoyed reading this book because it was funny, tender, exciting, and loving. I will definately read more from this author.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Gem of a book!!!!, September 20, 1999

By A Customer

It is so hard to find a novel that includes so many different facets. I am so pleased that I finally found one. Breath of Magic is a wonderful tale filled with romance, intrigue, humor and of course...magic. Every chapter is a delight and you will fall in love with all the characters. This is a keeper