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Book Reviews of Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1)

Breath of Magic  (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1)
Breath of Magic - Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1
Author: Teresa Medeiros
ISBN-13: 9780553563344
ISBN-10: 0553563343
Publication Date: 2/1/1996
Pages: 373
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 268 ratings
Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Paperback
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45 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

Dove avatar reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 262 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! This is the first book where we meet Tristan Lennox and the puritan Arian who lands in his (modern-day) time. If you enjoyed this one you will also enjoy the sequel - Touch of Enchantment - where the Lennox tale continues.
jenasmiles avatar reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 110 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
Loved It! a Fun read.
Arian has always wanted to be able to do magic and she is finally succeeding, only to be put on trial in Purtain Massachusetts. Only she finds herself hurled into the future 300 yrs. Where she meets an executive and soon there is a new kinda of magic cookin up.
Tristan is an executive that has created some amazing computer chips. But there is something in his past that still haunts him.
Could Arian hold the secret?
I liked the characters even if it was a bit on the "perfect" side.
ferretlover avatar reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on
Helpful Score: 5
This is the first of two. I really liked this one. The second one was better though,Touch of Enchantment. Both are great to read back to back. A mondern day witch love story.
reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 533 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
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.
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CatHouse avatar reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 11 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
The story and the characters in it are charming, I found myself smiling through most of the book.
gingerrr avatar reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 65 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This was one of my most favorite books! It kept me riveted and up all night a couple of nights! I haven't read one like that in a very long time! The beginning gets you going and you never have a dull moment during the whole book and the ending delightful! Enjoy! : )
reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Teresa Medeiros is always a creative author and this in another excellent outing for her. A good read if you enjoy a bit of time travel and/or the supernatural with your romance.
robinmy avatar reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 2050 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Reclusive millionaire Tristan Lennox says he'll pay one million dollars to anyone who proves that magic exists. Tristan doesn't believe in magic. He wants to smoke out his former business partner who once tried to kill him. But Tristan doesn't expect a woman flying on a broom to disrupt his contest. Arian Whitewood is escaping from a mob who wanted to drown her as a witch. She doesn't expect to be thrust 300 years into the future when she falls out of air and at the feet of Tristan. Right away he believes she may have been planted by his former partner. But soon Arian's innocence is charming Tristan into believing that magic just may exist.

I've always enjoyed a good time travel story, but this one was just too light for me. Arian has very little problem functioning in the future and seems to take everything in stride. I was confused by Tristan having this contest about magic when he clearly doesn't believe in it. We did not find out the reason for his contest until the middle of the book. I thought that should have been clarified much earlier in the book. There were some funny parts of the book, especially Tristan's inept bodyguard, Sven.

Looking at the reviews, most people liked this book more than I did. I think I will give the second book in the series a try to see if I like it better. My rating: 3 Stars.
reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 35 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
An enchantress from the 17th century collides with a furture beyon her imagining. I LOVED LOVED LOVED this book
mrrob avatar reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 83 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
When I placed my order for this book, I thought I was getting a fantasy story about magic, no a romance story. However, as it turned out, it is of course, a fantasy story about magic, but also a romance story! And a fun fantasy/romance story it is. I enjoyed it very much; just when I thought the story would end, there was more! The author really knows how to spin a good tale! I highly recommend it for anyone who likes both fantasy and romance novels.
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Helpful Score: 1
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It was a breathe of fresh magical air for me. And it had some nice twists.
embchicken avatar reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 95 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
An exquisite enchantress lost in time. Arian whitewood hadn't quite got the hang of the powerful amulet she'd inheritated from her mother, but she never expected it to whisk her more than three hundred years into the future. Flying unsteadily on her broomstick, she suddenly finds herself among towers of glass and metal, then tumbling from the sky to land at the feet of a man whose frost-grey eyes and a seemingly flint-hard heart.
A skeptical tycoon out of his element.
Reclusive billionaire Tristan lennox didn't belive in magic, but he had his own reasons for offering one million dollars to anyone who could prove it existed. Now he finds himself besieged by fakes, frauds, and an old nemesis ready to leap on this opportunity to destroy him. But the smoky-voiced beauty who appeared to fall from the clouds into his climate-controlled existence is something else entirely- a woman able to enchant his lonely heart with wonder,but who can't possibly be what she seems...
reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 83 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
What a fabulous book! I couldn't put it down.
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from Amazon...
In BREATH OF MAGIC, the hero is Tristan, a genius (and gorgeous) boy millionaire living the life in Manhattan. So what if he's something of a recluse? So what if he is obsessed with magic - to the point of risking his personal and professional reputation? So what if his heart is as cold as his icy eyes? Tristan is determined never to be hurt by anyone, even though he is the loneliest of souls.

Enter Arian, a 17th century Puritan witch (white witch, of course). Escaping an angry mob determined to drown her, Arian literally flies in on a broomstick and crash lands on Tristan's doorstep in the 1990s - in the middle of a press conference! What is it about this wacky, lovely witch that finally melts Tristan's heart?

I enjoyed this book. For a time-travel romance, it is pretty refreshing to have the guy be the modern-day hero and the girl be the fantasy lover from a different time and place. Also, Arian's curiosity with the modern world is fun. I loved how she practically flooded the building with her fascination over the "chamber pot."
reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 809 more book reviews
Loved the story. Enjoyed the way it was written & the plot.
reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 2 more book reviews
A bewitching time-travel romance that shimmers with love and laughter. An enchantress from seventeenth-century Massachusetts collides with a future beyond her imagining and with a handsome cynic who's about to learn a lesson in the power of love.
TXGrobanite avatar reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 270 more book reviews
I liked this book overall. I loved the fact that she went FORWARD into the future instead of the past like most time travel books do.

I didn't like the fact that she seemed to adapt pretty well to things in the future. I did love her reaction to seeing a horse for the first time--that was great.

All in all, I did like the book and if there is another in the series, I will read it. :)
speedyreader avatar reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 106 more book reviews
Arian Whitewood lives in 1689 Massachusetts and practices witchcraft. She hasn't quite gotten used to the powerful amulet she'd inherited from her mother.She didn't expect it to whisk her more than three hundred years into the future. Flying unsteadily from her broomstick, she tumbles from the sky into the arms of reclusive billionaire Tristan Lennox.
craftylady1957 avatar reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 75 more book reviews
This book is a roller-coaster of emotions and plenty of adventure. Definitely interesting and there wasn't once when I was sure of what was going to happen. A must read!
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I liked this book simply because Tristan is a computer nerd at heart. He reminds me of my husband in that sense.
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A cute, nice read but not one of her best works.
reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 14 more book reviews
Magic, time travel and romance. All that and humor. It was a cure story, different from what I usually read and I enoyed it. I like this author.
reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 240 more book reviews
Very funny and romantic.
reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 48 more book reviews
Time travel with Salem witch and rich jaded millionare with magic thrown in...
reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 9 more book reviews
Billionaire Tristan Lexxon doesn't believe in magic until he comes across Arian Whitewood a white witch who's traveled three hundred years to the future.
welshwytch avatar reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 89 more book reviews
A bewitching time-travel romance that shimmers with love and laughter. An enchantress (witch) from the 17th century Massachusetts collides with a future beyond her imagining.... and with a handsome cynic who's about to learn a lesson in the power of love.
Wildflower avatar reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 126 more book reviews
Fun Story!
reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 92 more book reviews
Time travel from Puritan America to modern day America. A woman dabbling in witchcraft finds herself transported into Tritan Lennox's wealthy world. Good fun.
goddesslovingbookworm avatar reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 170 more book reviews
Loved this book--and its sequel as well! Time travel done with several unexpected twists that made me laugh and cry (stayed up late on a work night because I couldn't put it down!)
reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 43 more book reviews
Excellent book! I really enjoyed it!
00JOANNE00 avatar reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 65 more book reviews
A nice blend of modern and historical romance with the magic of a "good" witch who has lost her to the man of her dreams!
reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 6 more book reviews
A very good time travel romance book!
reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 84 more book reviews
Great story, fast, fun and entertaining.
From the back cover...
An Exquisite Enchantress Lost in Time
Arian Whitewood hadn't quite gotten the hang of the powerful amulet she'd inherited from her mother, but she never expeted it to wisk her more than three hundred years into the future. Flying unsteadily on her broomstick, she suddenly finds herself among towers of glass and metal, then tumbling fromt he sky to land at the feet of a man with frost-gray eyes and a seemingly flint-hard heart.

A Skeptical Tycoon Out of His Element
Reclusive billionarie Tristan Lennox didn't believe in magic, but he had his own reasons for offering one million dollars to anyone who could prove it existed. Now he finds himself besieged by fakes frauds and an old nemesis ready to leap on this opportunity to destroy him. But the smoky-voiced beauty who appeared to fall from the clouds into his climate-controlled existence is something else entirely -- a wonman able to enchant his lonely heart with wonder, but who can't possibly be what she seems...
reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 13 more book reviews
This book is excellant, don't let the cover and title fool you.
Bernelli avatar reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 266 more book reviews
Great story of a girl who learns she's got witch in her blood. Makes me want to time travel.
reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 12 more book reviews
A cute, quick read. Romance. Witch meets Tycoon. Somewhat farfetched but still fun.
terra57 avatar reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 100 more book reviews
Excellent book.
reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 384 more book reviews
great book that transports the heroine (a witch) into the future to find the man she loves.
reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 123 more book reviews
I loved this book! I couldn't put it down until I was done. First time I've read a book by this author, can't wait to see if all her books are this good.
reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 178 more book reviews
Very nice time travel romance with magic...enjoyed it much!!
reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 138 more book reviews
Cute story. I like all her work.
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From the nationally bestselling Teresa Medeiros, author of Fairest of them all, comes this bewitching time travel romance that shimmers with love and laughter. An enchantress from seventeenth century Massachusetts collides with a future beyond her imaging and with a handsome cynic who's about to learn a lesson in the power of love.
reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 36 more book reviews
keep an open mind.......
reviewed Breath of Magic (Lennox Family Magic, Bk 1) on + 23 more book reviews
From the nationally bestselling Teresa Medeiros, author of "Fairest of them all", comes this bewitchingtime-travel romance that shimmers with love and laughter. An enchantress from seventeenth-century Massachusetts collieds with a future beyond her imagining...and with a handsome cynic who's about to learn a lesson in the power of love.
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exc.condition, very good reading, good future romance