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Touch of Enchantment

(Lennox Family Magic #2)

Teresa Medeiros (Goodreads Author)

3.99 · Rating details · 2,240 ratings · 94 reviews

From the bestselling author of Breath of Magic and Shadows and Lace comes a beguiling new time-travel love story in the hilarious, magical voice that has made Teresa Medeiros one of the nation's most beloved romance writers.

Heiress Tabitha Lennox considered her paranormal talents more a curse than a gift. So she dedicated her life to the cold, rational world of science. Un ...more

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Published June 2nd 1997 by Bantam

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May 20, 2009 Ingela Hyatt rated it it was amazing

Shelves: keeper-shelf, historical-romance, teresa-medeiros

Tabitha Lennox, girl genius, has no time for love, and certainly doesn't believe in fairytales, happy endings or magic. Even though she is a witch. Born to a handsome and genius billionaire of a father, and a beautiful witch for a mother, Tabitha wanted nothing more than to be an ordinary girl, with no powers to speak of. But it was those very powers that made her extraordinary, and her life one disaster after another, until she learned never to voice her longings or her wishes ever again. Prefe Tabitha Lennox, girl genius, has no time for love, and certainly doesn't believe in fairytales, happy endings or magic. Even though she is a witch. Born to a handsome and genius billionaire of a father, and a beautiful witch for a mother, Tabitha wanted nothing more than to be an ordinary girl, with no powers to speak of. But it was those very powers that made her extraordinary, and her life one disaster after another, until she learned never to voice her longings or her wishes ever again. Preferring the cold logic of computer science, she graduated from MIT at the age of twenty and became head of Lennox Enterprises Virtual Reality Division, three years later. Thinking that her life is complete, knowing that no man would want a woman such as her.

Tabitha's life is turned upside down when she discovers an amulet her mother has kept hidden all these years. She is suddenly transported seven hundred years into the past, only to be dumped at the feet of an escaping knight in shining armour.

Sir Colin of Ravenshaw had only just returned from the Crusades to find his castle obliterated, his family dead, half his clan slaughtered, before being captured by his greatest enemy. Just barely escaping the dungeons with his life, he gallops into a meadow, to practically trample the oddest yet intriguing female he has ever seen. With her shortly cropped hair, her strange mannerisms and lithe form, Colin suddenly finds himself in a grips of such powerful need, that it almost breaks his iron will. After another harrowing escape from the dungeons with the strange but lovely Tabitha in tow, he takes her to Scotland and his people where he dares to claim her as his woman.

Tabitha desperately tries to stave off the rising passion and love she feels for the lowland laird. Fearing that loosing her heart in this primitive time would be far worse than never finding her way back home. But what will happen when Colin finally discovers that she is a witch? For witches at this time are burned at the stake. Will her love for this fearless knight transcend time and superstition? Will they survive the onslaught of danger from the enemies closing in to strike? Or will Tabitha lose everything, after finally accepting who and what she really is, only to be burned at the stake by the man of her heart.

Touch of Enchantment is the perfect blend of humour, adventure, passion and love. Every page compels you to read more until you reach the wonderfully, warm happy ending. Teresa Medeiros was truly touched by magic when she wrote this enchanting story. A classic! ...more

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Sep 25, 2011 Amanda Ryan rated it really liked it

Redonk Nutshell: Heiress and witch in denial is accidentally transported back in time and into the path of a knight bent on seeking vengeance

Tabitha Lennox has inherited her mother's penchant for magic, and she ain't happy about it. She immerses herself in science and technology and sharpens her already brilliant mind, a move to counteract the whimsical and fantastical nature of her mother's history. When her parents disappear during a plane ride over the Bermuda Triangle, Tabitha follows her mo Redonk Nutshell: Heiress and witch in denial is accidentally transported back in time and into the path of a knight bent on seeking vengeance

Tabitha Lennox has inherited her mother's penchant for magic, and she ain't happy about it. She immerses herself in science and technology and sharpens her already brilliant mind, a move to counteract the whimsical and fantastical nature of her mother's history. When her parents disappear during a plane ride over the Bermuda Triangle, Tabitha follows her mother's pre-taped instructions to use a hidden amulet to help her control her erratic powers. When Tabitha investigates the amulet she unknowingly activates it and sends herself back in time several hundred years.

Right into the pat of Sir Colin of Ravenshaw. Colin returned from The Crusades to find his family murdered and his land ransacked by his once friend in a desperate attempt to claim power. When he stumbles upon a strangely dressed woman (chipmunk slippers? Really?) he isn't sure what to make of her at first. But when they're captured and thrown together in prison, they strike up a bargain to help each other out.

What results is a friendship that evolves into a romance between two bull headed and intelligent people. Tabitha is downright hysterical at times with her modern day quips, and Colin's handling of her is remarkable, especially considering the time of the age and the persecution of things out-of-the-ordinary.

I think my favorite scene, by far, is when Tabitha is asked to serenade a room full of people after she finds out Colin is betrothed. She gladly accepts and begins a stunning mash up of the best cheating heart songs from the 90's and more. It's fantastic.

Touch of Enchantment is a wonderful, fairy tale-like story of fantastically gushy happy endings and swoon worthy romance. Our heroine is independent, intelligent, and funny as hell while our hero is brave yet remarkably vulnerable. I really enjoyed this story. It's the second in a series, the first being the story of Tabitha's mother & father (which has since been added to my TBR list).

Touch of Enchantment by Teresa Medeiros, 352 pgs, 1997

Rating: B

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Jan 09, 2011 Janette rated it it was amazing

Heiress Tabitha Lennox considered her paranormal talents more a curse than a gift. So she dedicated her life to the cold, rational world of science. Until the day she examined the mysterious amulet her mother had left her and found herself catapulted seven centuries into the past--directly into the path of a rearing black charger ridden by a chain-mailed warrior. Sir Colin of Ravenshaw had returned from the Crusades to find his castle in ruins, his enemy poised to overrun the land where generati ...more

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Jun 06, 2012 K rated it really liked it

Recommends it for: fans of historical/time travel romance

Recommended to K by: found on author's website

Touch of Enchantment is the sequel to Breath of Magic and is the story of Tabitha Lennox, daughter of Arian and Tristan. Whereas in Breath of Magic the past came to the future, in Touch of Enchantment the present goes to the past. I must start off by saying that I enjoyed this story more than the first, finding it an enjoyable read overall. I liked the characters, both old and new, and how the plot, although slightly predictable, still offered some twists and turns. As with her other series, alt ...more

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Aug 08, 2013 Miranda Davis rated it really liked it

Recommends it for: Lighthearted, time-travel romance readers

Shelves: genuinely-great-fun

This is my first Teresa Medeiros book, and I found it completely charming, surprising and lots of fun. She's a billionaire's daughter, a MENSA card-carrying prodigy, MIT student at 15, oh, and her mother's a witch. She looks and thinks like Dad, but takes after her Mom, witch-wise. Sadly, her powers, like her social skills in high-stress situations, leave much to be desired. She lacks control and finds herself in difficulties as a result.

In the story's opening, her parents have disappeared myst This is my first Teresa Medeiros book, and I found it completely charming, surprising and lots of fun. She's a billionaire's daughter, a MENSA card-carrying prodigy, MIT student at 15, oh, and her mother's a witch. She looks and thinks like Dad, but takes after her Mom, witch-wise. Sadly, her powers, like her social skills in high-stress situations, leave much to be desired. She lacks control and finds herself in difficulties as a result.

In the story's opening, her parents have disappeared mysteriously, she's bereft and her father's closest friend delivers an 'open upon death' type package to her with a dvd from her mother. So, that sad night, while padding around her penthouse apartment in LL Bean flannel PJs and her furry chipmunk slippers, she decides to unplug the stopped-up shower head in her bathroom and finds an amulet her genius father created...She's examining it on the computer scanner when she finds herself waking up in 1264 and under the hooves of a rearing destrier with a scowling, bleeding Scots Knight about to trample her and her kitten in his attempt to escape six years of captivity. He tumbles off his horse instead.

They're captured by the villain's men and tossed into a deep, dark dungeon together. Turns out, she discovers the shower head amulet channels her wayward witch powers so her wishes can be made real.

I cannot summarize more/better without taking many paragraphs and ruining surprises in the plot, but it involves genuine romance and fractured fairy tale-type magic. It's a delightful time-traveling, witch-out-of-water tale, wherein two wary strangers size each other up and, while overcoming adversities, slowly fall in love. To him, she is passing strange, wearing floppy loose hose, gutted, small animals on her feet and her hair cropped off like a felon. To her, he is devoted to things Medieval way beyond the Society for Creative Anachronism's level of commitment. But under his gruff Scottish exterior is a gruff, endearing Scottish hunk and man of honor.

What's not to love?

How they figure each other out, rescue one another, and love each other made for a really fun, light read. Also the author's playful use of popular culture (she's Tabitha, inspired by Bewitched), the bloody, treacherous history of Scotland (which inspired Shakespeare, too) and lots of funny 'our time back in their time' stuff made me laugh aloud.

Not a book I'd re-read, so not 5-stars for me, but very, very enjoyable. ...more

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Feb 09, 2015 D rated it did not like it

Shelves: bluestocking-heroine, romance, historical-romance

Normally I wouldn't have very high expectations for any book I picked up for $1 at a rummage sale, but this had so many elements that are my catnip, namely time travel and a nerdy heroine. Unfortunately those were the major problems with this book, and to be more specific: THIS heroine time traveling.

You would think a woman who has rejected her own magical powers after some unfortunate incidents as a child and embraced science would be better equipped at being thrown back to medieval Scotland. Y ...more

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Jul 23, 2013 Teresa rated it really liked it

Great Story. Love the magic and time travel elements. Had a few laughs and I was terribly sad when Tabitha faded back to present time leaving Colin back in Scotland. I thought it was a going to be bad sad ending where Tabitha raised her baby all by herself while she is separated with the love of her life. However HEA. (view spoiler) ...more

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May 09, 2016 Gilgamesha rated it liked it

Great characters, but the plot desperately needed some flavor. Review coming soon.

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Jul 10, 2009 Juliana Philippa rated it it was amazing

Shelves: romance-historical, 0-reviewed, 0-own, 0-own-in-dead-tree-form-mass-market, 4-to-5-stars, 0-own-in-dead-tree-form, 0-own-multiple-copies-or-formats, romance-contemporary, romance, 2009-reads

(4.5 stars) I don't normally read paranormal historical romances, but Medeiros is a good author and since I've liked some of her historicals, I've given some of her paranormals a try. Touch of Enchantment was highly enjoyable; it was the first time-travel HR that I've read, but it was very, very funny and a definite reread for me. (Some parts had me laughing out loud so hard that my family asked me what I could possibly be reading?!). ...more

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Mar 24, 2011 Kathie (katmom) rated it it was amazing

This was SO cute!

Lots of fun as Tabitha learned to stand on her own feet...and to let someone inside her heart.

I'd read it again. ...more

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Oct 13, 2020 Arnarn rated it it was amazing

Shelves: witch-romance, scottish-historical-romance

4.5 stars

This is my second witchy romance read for October, and it's actually better than the first installment in the series! Touch of Enchantment follows the story of Tabitha "Tabby" Lennox, the daughter of Arian and Tristan Lennox whose story is the main focus in the first book. She is an only child, and although she's a genius like her father, an heir to a multi-billion company, and she inherited her mother's "talent," she's not really satisfied with her life and has grown to be somewhat awk ...more

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Nov 30, 2020 Linda C rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, paranormal, romance-contemporary, romance-historical, humor

Tabitha Lennox has grown up with her mother's magic embarrassing her at all the wrong moments and vowed never to have anything to do with it. However, when her parent's plane disappears over the Bermuda Triangle and is still missing days later, Tabitha realizes it may not be another spell, especially when her mother's assistant gives her a video disc only to be viewed if she is no longer around. The disc explains the source of her mother's magic and it's connection to a hidden amulet. Finding th ...more

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May 09, 2020 Shelly rated it liked it

3.5 This was a fun book! The premise was unique and the plot was good enough to keep me entertained. That's a credit to Teresa Medeiros because the heroine annoyed me a little bit and I thought our hero was a bit bland.

Another thing that bothered me slightly was the language. I'm not necessarily complaining because reading a book that would have been written how people spoke in the 1200's would have been tedious. But, it seemed like these people were living more in the 1600's with the way they ...more

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Sep 12, 2009 C Joy rated it liked it

Shelves: historical-romance, timetravel, fantasy-magic

It was a light read, entertaining and magical, a good way to pass the time while you're stuck reading another slow-paced book. I've always been fond of time travel romances and this one didn't disappoint. I liked that I wasn't able to predict what would happen next. It's a given they would end up together, but I still can't tell whose world they'll live in.

I also liked the humor injected in the story, especially about the disparity in hygiene, the food, and although I read this before in some ro ...more

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Jun 29, 2015 Sandra R rated it it was amazing

Fabulous ! 5 stars

Read "Breath of Magic" first so you have the back story. You can read "Touch of Enchantment" as a stand-alone if you want, but this book rounds off the duo and I liked it slightly better than the first, mostly because it tied everything up.

Plus, it had a gorgeous Knight...

Loved the whole Time Travel concept and I thought it was well done.

Wonderful romance, very steamy and fun to read.

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Jan 13, 2009 Nancy rated it really liked it

Shelves: romance

It's been a long time since I read a straight up romance novel and while this had a bit of time travel and magic to it, it was still alot of fun to read. However, it is the second in the series, so if that's an issue for you, search out the the other book first. (Then lend it to me when you are done. ;-) ...more

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Aug 17, 2009 Hanah Tahir rated it it was amazing

I loved it! This is too cute! I thought I was watching Disney Channel while reading this.. (and of course, not including the love scenes).

The hero was very adorable! The heroine somewhat bothers me though. She doesn't act like someone her age. She's like a 15-year old brat.. but I guess that's what her character is supposed to be. I adore how her dialogues are always perfect in every scene! ...more

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Apr 18, 2014 Morgan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: it-s-getting-hot, time-travel-romance

Teresa Medeiros yet again weaves her magic in this spellbinding sequel that entrances hearts and proves that a TOUCH OF ENCHANTMENT can lead to something truly magical.

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Jan 20, 2015 Irene rated it really liked it

Recommends it for: fans of time-travel romance

It was very unbelievable. But this "unbelievability" makes it funny and interesting :) ...more

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Jan 04, 2017 Kimberly marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, time-travel

1/4/17 - 99 cents on Kindle

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Aug 16, 2017 Shirlene added it

Tabitha Lennox wasn't happy being a rich witch. Her mother, Arian, thought the name Tabitha was a good solid Puritan name and her father, Tristan just laughed. Her mother found out why after watching an episode of Bewitched. Tabitha was the sole heir of her father's multibillion-dollar empire and her mother's unpredictable paranormal talents. Her parents disappeared while on a flight over the Bermuda Triangle and because of her mother's talents, she thought they would return at some point.
Her f Tabitha Lennox wasn't happy being a rich witch. Her mother, Arian, thought the name Tabitha was a good solid Puritan name and her father, Tristan just laughed. Her mother found out why after watching an episode of Bewitched. Tabitha was the sole heir of her father's multibillion-dollar empire and her mother's unpredictable paranormal talents. Her parents disappeared while on a flight over the Bermuda Triangle and because of her mother's talents, she thought they would return at some point.
Her father's best friend, Michael Copperfield, who she called Uncle Cop, gave her a letter from her mother. The letter told of an amulet being left to her. Tabitha found the amulet stuffed in a showered in her bathroom that had never worked.
Tabitha worked in a tech job and used her computer to inspect the amulet. The amulet ended up exploding on the computer and she woke up in a forested area. She met a man, Sir Colin of Ravenshaw, on horseback who was wounded and he fell off his horse and landed on top of her. They were soon overtaken by the enemy, Roger Basil Henry Joseph Maximillian, Baron Brisbane, who had wounded him. They were both taken to his dungeon in which Colin had just escaped.
Tabitha fell asleep holding the amulet and wishing she had a bed and food. She woke up in a bed with an entire table of her favorite foods. Colin was skeptical but tried a Big Mac and liked it.
They were soon taken to Roger and Colin was issued a challenge to joust for his and Tabitha's life. Colin told Tabitha that he had been fighting for the church in Egypt and while he was out of the country, Roger had attacked his household, killed his parents and a young sister he had never met, and taken away the land his family owned. Tabitha later found out that Roger's sister, Roger and Colin had been very close. At 17, Colin had gotten his sister pregnant but he was promised to someone else by his father and the engagement couldn't be broken. Roger's sister had killed herself before Colin could tell her that he was going to marry her and deal with his parents afterward. Roger blamed Colin for her death and that of his unborn child. They were now bitter enemies.
Colin won the joust and escaped from Brisbane's holdings. Brisbane's guards couldn't find them. Roger went into the dungeon and found the bed and the table full of food. He tried the Big Mac sauce and made mention of it being a 'special sauce'. The guards were happy to tell him that they thought that the woman (Tabitha) might be a witch. Roger laughed because he thought that Colin would kill her if he discovered that fact because he was such and devout Christian.
Tabitha and Colin ran into a friend of his on their way to Raven Castle. She rode back to Colin's home with Arjon on his horse. The clan first thought Colin was a ghost. They told him that no one had been inside the castle since his parents had died. His nanny had taken his half-sister to the tower and her cries haunted the castle.
Tabitha was sleeping and woke to a baby's cry. She went into the tower to find out who was making the noise and ran into Colin who had come in through another entrance. Tabitha had given Colin her amulet and told him that she had been traveling with mummers and had stolen it from them. He asked her to let him keep in safe for her and she let him. He thought that Tabitha had come into the castle to see if there was anything she could steal. He kissed her then and told her he didn't believe that she came due to a baby crying until he heard it himself. They continued to the tower room and went inside. He was hit by his childhood nurse who still had his baby sister. They had not been killed. He brought them out and carried the baby around with him while he worked to repair the castle.
There was a little girl who had been raped and had yet to speak since the attack. She was drawn to Tabitha and wanted to pet her kitten. She soon motioned to Tabitha that she wanted her hair cut short like Tabitha's. Tabitha concluded that the men who attacked her had used her hair to hold her. Jenny's mother didn't believe that she had told Tabitha to cut her hair because she hadn't talked yet but when pressed by Colin, Jenny admitted to asking Tabitha to cut her hair. Jenny then began to talk again and once again become the girl she used to be.
Jenny was playing in the castle one day and fell from the tower. Tabitha held on to her amulet and wished that she would be safe. Tabitha caught her and she was fine. Jenny asked her if she was a witch and Tabitha admitted that she was. The entire group of people backed away from her and Colin told them that he had brought Tabitha to them so it was his duty to burn her. He tied her up and led her away to a cottage in the forest.
Colin prepared a stake and place to burn her but couldn't do it. He ended up setting her free and making love to her. After they awoke in the morning, Arjon came to see them. He told them that Brisbane had sent an emissary to speak with MacDuff and Colin knew he needed to get to MacDuff before then. MacDuff was a neighbor and Tabitha soon found out that it was his daughter, Lyssandra, to whom Colin was engaged.
Tabitha went to see MacDuff against the wishes of Colin and found that she liked Lyssandra. Colin come to Tabitha in the early morning and Tabitha turned him away. Lyssandra helped Tabitha leave her home to try and get back to England to try and stop the fighting between Colin and Brisbane. Lyssandra felt bad and went to tell her father what she had done when she overheard her father talking with Brisbane's emissary. Her father told him that they had left before Brisbane attacked and killed Colin's family and her daughter would be delivered to Brisbane to become his bride as promised. Her father also mentioned having placed archers around his borders to assure that no one left his land. Lyssandra slowly backed away thinking that she would try and warn Tabitha before she was harmed. Colin had already gone out to find her. She ran into Arjon who she always was in fights with and she enlisted him to help with the search. Tabitha couldn't ride a horse and didn't have any idea which direction to travel so she had pretty much given up trying to get away when Colin found her. They heard Lyssandra and Arjon and decided to go see what they were up to before they killed each other. They were surprised to catch them kissing. Arjon told them all that he was in love with Lyssandra but knew he couldn't have her because she was promised to Colin. Colin only loved her like a sister. Lyssandra admitted to being in love with Arjon too.
They headed back to Raven Castle and prepared to attack Brisbane. Brisbane had his gates open while anticipating the arrival of Lyssandra and Tabitha as promised by MacDuff. Colin arrived with his people instead to attack his home. Tabitha used her magic to turn Brisbane's mens arrows into feathers and the rocks of his catapult into rose petals. Brisbane was captured. Brisbane spoke to Colin while they were leaving Brisbane's home and Roger told him that it was his child that his sister had died carrying. He was jealous of Colin for stealing his sister's heart. Colin hit Brisbane and Brisbane fell, grabbing the amulet from Tabitha during the fall. Brisbane used the amulet to turn himself into a dragon and attacked Colin and Tabitha.
Tabitha distracted Roger enough to where Colin could stab the dragon in the heart and through the amulet causing its destruction. The breaking of the amulet sent Tabitha back home. She stayed home for 5 weeks and called in sick. She was brokenhearted for having left Colin and not knowing if he survived. Her parents arrived home shortly after Tabitha did. They had stopped for fuel in the Bermuda Triangle and didn't know that it would cause such a fuss.
Tabitha didn't eat much and was sick. She asked her father to make another amulet but he told her he couldn't. Her mother came by one afternoon with a pregnancy test and Tabitha discovered she was pregnant with a boy. She then began to eat and returned to work.
Her father was trying to create a tunnel to the past where he, his wife and Tabitha would be able to pass through to see each other. It didn't seem to be working. He was holding a party to announce that Tabitha would soon becoming the Vice President of Operations of Lennox Enterprises. He didn't notice that when he left the lab, he hadn't closed the door all the way and Lucy went inside. She was playing on the keyboard and unknowingly opened a porthole and chased a butterfly into Scotland. Colin recognized Lucy and followed her into Tabitha's time. A security guard had gone to the lab and couldn't remember if he had locked the door after Lucy had scared him away. He didn't like cats. He returned to find Colin in the lab with a sword asking for Tabitha. The guard took him to Tabitha and Colin asked her father for her hand in marriage. They were married a week later.
The time tunnel allowed them to spend holidays together and for Tristan and Arian to see their grandchildren. Lyssandra and Arjon had married and Lyssandra was also pregnant. ...more

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Feb 26, 2018 'i Mari 🍷 YAAAAAAS rated it liked it

Shelves: kilty, witchery, lil-bit-of-extra-in-them-genes, warriors-horses-and-ladies-oh-my, famstastic, lords-ladies-love-oh-my, time-travel-thingamagic

I liked it. Tabitha got on my damn nerves 90% of the time in the book. The other 10% she was either not in it or it was Colin's pov.

Now. The real issue. THAT ENDING BROUGHT ME FROM A "YAY SO HAPPY CAN'T WAIT TO READ THE EPILOGUE" MOMENT TO A "WTH WHAT IS THIS? WHERE'S THE REST? WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?" MOMENT. WTH.

You know that feeling where you've worked tirelessly during the day and you're looking forward to stuffing yourself with dessert after because you're starting your diet tomorrow and ...more

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Nov 07, 2017 Robin rated it it was amazing

Shelves: really-want-to-read-summer-2014, 2017-read-summer

Refreshing read. I loved the first book breath of magic which I had gotten by accident, and was a last resort read that I ended up loving, and going out and finding all the books this author has wrote. Touch of enchantment was just as enchanting :) as first book. My only problem is I didnt want it to end.

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Nov 25, 2016 Paranormal Romance rated it really liked it

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The heroine has always been distant and reclusive from her parents and those around her. Her powers, which she hates and refuses to acknowledge on most days, is the reason she shy's away from human contact, fearing her magic will cause some trauma or another. With her parents missing, however, and feeling really truly alone for the first time, the heroine seeks her mothers magical amulet as a piece of the woman who raised her. Only the amulet sends her traveling back in time and she comes face t The heroine has always been distant and reclusive from her parents and those around her. Her powers, which she hates and refuses to acknowledge on most days, is the reason she shy's away from human contact, fearing her magic will cause some trauma or another. With her parents missing, however, and feeling really truly alone for the first time, the heroine seeks her mothers magical amulet as a piece of the woman who raised her. Only the amulet sends her traveling back in time and she comes face to face with a less that stellar knight. At first, she believes this to be all a ruse organized by her mother to finally see her only daughter married. If this is the case, she couldn't have chosen a sorrier looking knight to show up and ride off into the sunset. He is disheveled, wounded badly by a cut to his shoulder and worse of all he is surly and rude. Imagine him blaming her for refusing to listen to his demands that she run and instead actually thinking to protect him from his pursuers. Stupid man, can't he see she was only trying to help? And look where it's gotten her. Imprisoned in a cold and dark cell without food or blankets and accompanied by a man who informs her he'd rather have died fighting than to be recaptured. He's now to die without honor. Regardless of how unchivalrous this knight may be, he's her only certainty in this very real, very periodic time she now finds herself in. The hero fought and escaped from his prison once and, though he's furious to find himself back where he started, he vows to do it again. And he knows he can't very well leave this frustrating and bizarre woman to a fate worse than death and the hands of his enemy. He knows the horrors women face at the hands of such men and he can't stand the notion of anyone suffering that. He grieves the death of his family, murdered while he was at war and thirsts for vengeance against the one responsible. He certainly has enough to worry about without having to deal with woman who both confounds him and compels him. So when he escapes, he takes her with him. Together they travel to his home...to the death and destruction that awaits him. His people are in shambles, many dead at the hands of their attackers and many more emotionally damaged by the horrors they've faced. The heroine may have a strange way of speaking and a bad habit of disobedience but he believes that without her by his side, he couldn't have dealt with the torment. The heroine is nothing if not sympathetic and comforting to this man who has known such loss. She realizes that she's been selfish in regards to her parents love and the absence of their love is all the more harsh knowing that he'll never get the chance to see his again. She has insecurities and a fear of her powers causing harm to any man who gets too close but the hero is not afraid. If he can forgive the fact that she's a witch- a creature said to be of the devil and deserving of a burn- he can certainly prove to her how desirable a woman she truly is. Foolish of the heroine to let her guard down and let love begin to fill her heart because, as she soon realizes, he's to be married. Betrothed to the daughter of the man who can help him win his revenge, the hero is honor bound to this woman. Though he may love the heroine, he knows his duty. The heroine, devastated by the betrayal and loss of the only man besides her father that she cares for, she flees. The hero, upon realizing the secret plot against him and the fear of the heroine hurt or scared out there in the world without him spurs him to acknowledge honor can only get you so far. At some point you need to follow your heart.
Another good book by an author that, it seems, can do no wrong. Once again I was swept away by a time traveling witch and enjoyed it very well. Perhaps not as much as the first book, the story of this heroines mother and father, but still, it was a charming read. I did struggle for most of the book to admire the heroine. She was selfish and spoiled and had that annoying habit of voicing her opinion or tossing out some sassy comment or another. I kept waiting and waiting for her to learn a lesson that actions have consequences. I waited for her to realize that this adventure of hers is not a joke and life isn't a fairytale. I got it when she held the dead boy in her arms knowing she was responsible for his presence in the woods that day and that the arrow that killed him was meant for her. I saw that maturity in her character for the first time and knew she would do everything she could to see justice done. I liked the hero. He was that strong and noble knight, devoted to honor and God. As the reader you don't see a lot of this story through his eyes but there are times when that small insight into what he's thinking shows a kind, tortured and altogether decent man who only wants to do the right thing. He granted the heroine a ton of patience where any other man would have smacked her or left her to fend for herself. Instead, he seemed to value her opinion and input and even learned to accept her magic, making use of it in the battle to kill the villain. Overall I liked this book but it lacked the spark of the first. Still, good show. ...more

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Sep 17, 2017 Sydney rated it it was ok

Wow this book could have been good but it sucked. The romantic relationship was 100% forced, the plot wasn't very interesting, and the ending was unsatisfying. There's not much more to say it was just a really bla book ...more

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Sep 05, 2017 Christine Kirchoff rated it really liked it

This was the first book I read from Teresa Mederios and now I'm just adding to my collection. She's a talented author who writes beautiful stories. ...more

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Mar 01, 2018 Mia rated it really liked it

This was a an entertaining quick read with a fun romance. I feel blessed, rejuvenated, renewed. I forgot how much fun it is to read books like these.

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May 10, 2018 Catherine rated it liked it

Enjoyed it for what it was - Silly fun fluff that made me laugh out loud.

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Jun 23, 2018 wordDreamer rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: sweet-and-light, 3-and-half-satisfactory-stars, fantasy-dystopia-utopia, historical-romance-fiction

3.5 stars!!

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Teresa Medeiros

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New York Times bestseller Teresa Medeiros wrote her first novel at the age of twenty-one and has since gone on to win the hearts of both readers and critics. All of her books have been national bestsellers, featured on the New York Times, USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists. She currently has over 10 million books in print.

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