The Sorceress

Rose Trilogy #2

by Claire Delacroix

A PASSION RULED BY FATE

Out of the mists of deep dreaming stepped Hughes de Pontesse, a bold and brawny knight. Yet, by the arcane power burning in her breast, Sophie Mauclerc knew this warrior was more than fantasy come alive. He was her destiny.

With her captivating violet gaze, and talk of predestined love, Sophie was truly a bewitching creature. And Hughes suspected the woman was half-mad. But what a fine and passionate madness indeed!

Genres: Romance, Historical, Historical Romance

350 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

New York Times bestselling author Claire Delacroix sold her first book in 1992, an historical romance called ROMANCE OF THE ROSE. Since then, she has published over sixty romance novels and novellas, and has also been published under the names Claire Cross and Deborah Cooke. She has an honours degree in history, with a focus on medieval studies. She is an avid reader of medieval vernacular literature, fairy tales and fantasy novels.

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Reviews

[Cristina · Rating 4 out of 5]

E' destino...mo da' v'dè !!!! mhuahahah

C'era una volta una giovane fanciulla in età da marito e c'era una volta un giovane cavaliere errante che non si conoscevano. Poi c'era una volta un sogno dispettoso che affliggeva la giovane fanciulla e che le condizionò la vita facendola incontrare col bel cavaliere non molto valoroso e alquanto sentimentale e dedito a scappare d'avanti alle difficoltà sentimentali e ai dolori delle malattie.
All'inizio sembrava una storia bruciata sul tempo, dove la fanciulla protagonista non fa che suscitare ilarità per il suo puntiglio a seguire il volere del destino e del suo sogno e a fare suo il bel cavaliere. Ma poi inaspettatamente il sogno cambia, le origini cambiano e tutto inizia a diventar interessante e a lasciare il riso per dal spazio a ben altri interessi. C'è romanticismo, c'è la bellezza delle arti antiche e dei culti pagani, c'è l'atmosfera dell'incanto e della natura, e c'è una storia che nasce e si capovolge senza farsi accorgere.
Particolarmente piacevole !

[Priscilla · Rating 2 out of 5]

A Feiticeira é o segundo livro da Trilogia das Rosas, e diferente do primeiro, tem uma forte presença de elementos sobrenaturais na trama.

Alain de Pontesse, cujo nome original é Hugues, é um cavaleiro a serviço da rainha que se vê acossado por uma jovem que diz ser seu destino ficarem juntos. Obviamente ele tem um só pensamento: Louca.

E a mocinha, Sophie, realmente parece ser. Avoada e pensando ter tido uma visão, ela abandona a família para correr atrás de Alain. Só isso já deveria demonstrar como o livro abusa do fantástico; não teria como essa guria sobreviver as coisas que acontecem no livro sem uma boa dose de magia

A primeira metade do livro apoia a versão de Alain de que ela é bonita, mas maluca. A segunda parte, porém, traz a inclusão de uma bruxa e a iniciação de Sophie, numa mistura um tanto meia-boca de wicca.

O que realmente força a amizade são as cenas eróticas, quase todas elas acontecem na presença do escudeiro de Alain, o jovem Luc. Voyeurismo é pouco.

[Chelsea · Rating 4 out of 5]

A glimpse of the past, I loved how the writing style was set to fit the time period. The old English touch that the author decided to use made me slow down and really savor the story. I loved the tragic love story wrapped up in magic, intrigue, and of course mystery. The age old conflict of miscommunication and bad luck made this quite the enjoyable read. This is probably the second time I’ve read this book and it was time well spent. This is a book I’m going to leave on my bookshelf for rainy day.

[Gemma]

The heroine was weird to me. She was stuck on the idea that she and the hero were destined to be together because she'd dreamed about him, and kept stating the fact over and over. It was no wonder the hero was creeped out by her.

And then the first time the hero and heroine have sex, his squire is asleep in the same room. Ewww.

I enjoyed "Enchanted" by this author, but really, nothing else of hers since. I might have to cross her off my list.

[Arlene]

I was distracted by another book that I didn't get to finish this.