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A Kiss of Fate (Guardians #1)
Her captivating stories and vibrant characters have earned New York Times bestselling author Mary Jo Putney enthusiastic praise from reviewers and readers alike. Now, from the majestic mansions of eighteenth-century London to the mist-shrouded wilds of the Scottish Highlands, she brings you her most breathtaking romantic adventure yet.
Laird of an ancient, powerful Scottish...more
Laird of an ancient, powerful Scottish...more
Paperback, 416 pages
Published
August 30th 2005
by Ivy Books
(first published June 29th 2004)
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While the book was enjoyable at times, it could also become a bit tedious, and the hero and heroine were separated too much for my liking. The premise of the Guardians was kind of interesting, but somehow it just didn't quite work for me, although I'm not entirely sure why. (This may be because I've delayed a week in writing this review, which means my memory's a bit fuzzy already.)
The ending felt like a bit of a cop out. (view spoiler)...more
The ending felt like a bit of a cop out. (view spoiler)...more
Despite some weaknesses in the narrative, I was sufficiently intrigued by A Distant Magic to give the first book of the series a shot. And so I read A Kiss of Fate, whose hero is none other than Jean Macrae's older brother, Duncan. A work as uneven as its sequel, it lacks the latter's flamboyant action, but makes up for it with a more elaborate, intimate love story. Once again, then, still a worthwhile read if not a fully satisfactory novel.
As I expected, A Kiss of Fate is more focused on the Gu...more
As I expected, A Kiss of Fate is more focused on the Gu...more
This is the first book in the Guardian Series and it was a good start to a series.
Gwyneth Owens is the daughter of a Guardian but has no powers that she knows of and is surprised by her feelings when she meets Guardian and weather mage Duncan Macrae, Laird of Dunrath. She is scared of him because he is so powerful but at the behest of the Guardian Council she marries him. After their marriage Gwyneth’s power come to be and it is discovered that she is an Enchantress, which gets her into a little...more
Gwyneth Owens is the daughter of a Guardian but has no powers that she knows of and is surprised by her feelings when she meets Guardian and weather mage Duncan Macrae, Laird of Dunrath. She is scared of him because he is so powerful but at the behest of the Guardian Council she marries him. After their marriage Gwyneth’s power come to be and it is discovered that she is an Enchantress, which gets her into a little...more
The Guardians are people who have magical abilities and use there powers for the betterment of people. Our hero, Duncan, is a weather mage and and wants only to end the tension between England and Scotland. One day he meets the widow Gwynne who is a scholar because she believes that she does not have any power. Moving on Duncan is attracted to Gwynne and proceeds to seduce her and make her his wife. The problem is Gwynne has terrible visions about destruction when they kiss or touch and she beco...more
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Gwynne and Duncan are both Guardians; she an enchantress and he a weather mage. She is overwhelmed by him at first because of the immense power he radiates, but there is an intense attraction between them that results in marriage. The Jacobite rebellion comes too close to home, interupts their blazing passion for each other, and she is forced to interfere with his aiding of the Jacobites at a time of the biggest battle and he sees this as an unforgivable betrayal. Understanding is found, their h...more
Jul 31, 2007
rivka
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Generally, I really enjoy Mary Jo Putney's novels. This one I couldn't even manage to finish. Trite and cliched, and even worse, characters that were indistinct from one another AND not particularly likable.
Checked it out of the library, and I'm glad I did. Hated it more than any other MJ title, even the "Silk" series. Readable enough to finish, hence two stars.
The first full novel in this series and it's great fun. Mary Jo got me with her start in the library and kept my interest throughout. Set around the time of the Bonnie Prince Charlie rebellion this is a story of hard choices and trying to keep love alive.
Gwynne Owens is a very strong character and her relationship with Duncan Macrae is great fun. They are married early in the book but don't really know each other well they have to learn all about each other and their powers. I look forward to mo...more
Gwynne Owens is a very strong character and her relationship with Duncan Macrae is great fun. They are married early in the book but don't really know each other well they have to learn all about each other and their powers. I look forward to mo...more
I found this to be a very complying story. Iam a hug fan of Highlander’s as it is. So to say that this one was no different. “Kilts” hmmm…
Well in this story, there was a magical twist, so you did not just get the Highlands and the and a time of Lord and Lady’s. You got power, weather magic and empathic magic to say.
Do not think that there wasn’t any romance and hungers of different kinds. A kiss of Fate had a little of all. Very glad I picked it up to read!
I am hoping that book 2 is just as goo...more
Well in this story, there was a magical twist, so you did not just get the Highlands and the and a time of Lord and Lady’s. You got power, weather magic and empathic magic to say.
Do not think that there wasn’t any romance and hungers of different kinds. A kiss of Fate had a little of all. Very glad I picked it up to read!
I am hoping that book 2 is just as goo...more
I listened to Stolen Magic first and thought that audiobook was just so-so. This book was better not great but better than Stolen Magic. I really liked the hero and heroine. I noticed with Putney's books if there's sex outside of marriage (and this includes the men), there's a lot of shame. Here when he was young, he washed himself over and over again because he felt dirty. And in Stolen Magic the hero was a virgin. Must be a theme with her books.
*** "A Kiss of Fate" by Mary Jo Putney is second passionate romance in the Guardian saga, about magical protectors trying to keep peace in the rising of Bonnie Prince Charlie. Powerful mage of storms, Scottish McCrae is infatuated on sight with shy English Gwynne. Their first kiss brings visions of blood and battle that the ruling circle believe their marriage could avert. The Highlands are home to strong men and women. Hoo-rah.
There's great potential in the world Putney created in this novel, but I was disappointed. The exposition felt heavy-handed and the premise of greater equality between Guardian men and women was undermined by having the heroine's power tied to stereotypical feminine-wiles.
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Sep 26, 2011
Cristina Contilli
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"Gwynne avvertì un brivido che le partì dal cuore e le si diffuse in tutto il corpo. Con una certezza che andava oltre ogni dubbio, comprese che il suo destino era legato al ruolo di Duncan in quell'imminente guerra civile."
Con la lettura di questo volume ho completato la serie dei guardiani della Putney che ha uno stile di scrittura che mi piace, però, continuo a pensare che questa trilogia sia più storica che paranormale come sembra riconoscere la stessa autrice quando fa promunciare a Gwynne...more
Con la lettura di questo volume ho completato la serie dei guardiani della Putney che ha uno stile di scrittura che mi piace, però, continuo a pensare che questa trilogia sia più storica che paranormale come sembra riconoscere la stessa autrice quando fa promunciare a Gwynne...more
I enjoyed the characters. I couldn't get into the rebellion and skipped through it.
I enjoyed the romance, travel and Gyneth coming into her powers.
I enjoyed the romance, travel and Gyneth coming into her powers.
An excellent read that at first I did not think I would like, as i do not believe in Magical Powers for good, but it turned out to be a very wonderful read. Duncan MacRae is a powerful mage for good who also can influence the weather. When he meets Gwyneth whoise father was also a mage,who does not believe her powers are strong, it takes only one kiss to awaken her mage powers. Together they work to help Scotland in her struggle against the British, and find themselves incolved in the tragic bat...more
I grew up reading stories about Scotland and Bonnie Prince Charlie, especially those by Sally Watson http://www.imagecascade.com/MM071.ASP... and I've liked Putney's regencies in the past.
Guardians are humans with a touch of magical power. Gwynne is a Guardian by birth without a touch of magic in her. Upon the death of her father, she marries her ancient guardian. After his death, she's an accomplished Englishwoman, content to serve the Guardians as librarian and lore keeper; that is till she m...more
Guardians are humans with a touch of magical power. Gwynne is a Guardian by birth without a touch of magic in her. Upon the death of her father, she marries her ancient guardian. After his death, she's an accomplished Englishwoman, content to serve the Guardians as librarian and lore keeper; that is till she m...more
Don't read romances that often. This one was historical and Scottish. Listened to Playaway edition so okay for background to gardening.
Who doesn't love a Scotland setting for a book with old magic sturring up consequences. I cannot wait to read the next one.
Loved this book. Meant wait to continue the series. A series for anyone who,loves romance, adventure and magic.
Es la primera obra que lei de Mary Jo y aunque no es su mejor obra, captó mi atencion sobre la autora.
Engrossing & well-written. Heroine v. interesting. Hero a jerk. Story requires it.
Wow, great to see how magic may have played a part in one of the Scottish uprisings.
Good for a romance. I wonder if the next one will be about Jean.
3.5 Nice plot and storyline. A little bit dragging and I found I skipped some of the pages. I think I will read it again though..
A Kiss of Fate: A Novel by Mary Jo Putney (2005)
I can't put the book down. Maybe I can get the laundry done.
Hot, steamy, romantic & adventurous
May 23, 2010
Juanita Glass
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Adored this book and re-read often.
Wow is about all I can say right now. And even though I am not a history buff, and at times had trouble following the politics of the story, none of that diminished Mary Jo Putney's ability to write out the most amazing romance - one of the best I have ever read. Being a writer, I have no idea how she achieved the subtle flow from passion to conflict and back again so flawlessly that never did I doubt an impulse, a thought, and action of the hero or heroine. Wow! Again, right now that is all I c...more
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She writes young adult fiction as M.J. Putney.
Mary Jo Putney was born in Upstate New York with a reading addiction, a condition for which there is no known cure. After earning degrees in English Literature and Industrial Design at Syracuse University, she did various forms of design work in California and England before inertia took over in Baltimore, Maryland, where she has lived very comfortably...more
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Mary Jo Putney was born in Upstate New York with a reading addiction, a condition for which there is no known cure. After earning degrees in English Literature and Industrial Design at Syracuse University, she did various forms of design work in California and England before inertia took over in Baltimore, Maryland, where she has lived very comfortably...more
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