
Michelle A. (
renee6996) wrote on 9/16/2007...
couldn't put this one down!!!!!! absolutely wonderful
Excellent book! Great addition to the series!
Duke Harry of Sommersville indulges in a carefree, comfortable life, until a sudden inheritance leaves him plagued with a crumbling family manor and hungry debtors. What's a desperate duke to do except marry Christina Malcolm Childe, the well-heeled woman betrothed to him for years? Christina's magical gift of reading auras reveals that her laughing Harry has become a dark and bitter man. She must find out why-before the worm-eaten floors of his manor fall from beneath her very feet. That is, if Harry doesn't sweep her off them first...

Colleen N. (
flyguysangel) - Maple Valley, WA wrote on 6/19/2006...
These are very easy and enjoyable to read. Historical Romance with the Malcom's and the Ives.
I really liked this author. I want to read more by her. It kept my attention throughout the book
A bit of magic and a bit of romance...my favorite kind of book!

Cindy K. (
Cindy) wrote on 9/24/2005...
One of Patricia Rice's magic series about withches...excellent
Third book in the Malcolm sisters' series. This is a another of Rice's enchanting historical novels.

Laurie S. (
LaurieS) wrote on 8/24/2005...
I bought this one for a book meeting but didn't get it read in time (story of my life!).
Booklist Review:
Harry Winchester was perfectly happy with his politics-filled London life and in no rush to marry his fiancee, Christina Malcolm Childe, but the sudden deaths of his father and brother thrust him into the role of Duke of Sommersville. He discovers that the estate is nearly bankrupt, and so he must marry immediately. Christina, like all the Malcolm women, has a paranormal power. She sees ghosts, and the huge, old, crumbling manse that her late father-in-law spent years remodeling and adding onto brings her in contact with many as she tries to find out why her husband's tenants won't speak to him. Rice has a magical touch for creating fascinating plots, delicious romance, and delightful characters both flesh-and-blood and ectoplasmic. Readers new to her Magic series will be overjoyed to learn that she has told the stories of other Malcolm women and their loves in previous books, including Must Be Magic (2002) and The Trouble with Magic