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Irish Magic II: Four Unforgettable Novellas of Love and Enchantment
In bestselling author Susan Wiggs's The Changeling, a modern American man arrives in Ireland with several unwanted burdens, including a broken heart and an impossible quest. He finds himself in a place that time has passed by, and is intrigued by a dark-haired beauty called Aislinn, who embarks with him on a search for a past where love and tragedy go hand in hand. Together, they must discover the magic to turn long-ago endings into new beginnings.
Acclaimed author Barbara Samuel weaves her own brand of Earthly Magic when a wandering bard, Laith of Inishmoor, comes across the exquisite Ciarann beside a fairy well at dawn. He is struck by her beauty and her sadness. For Ciarann is also desired by another - a prince who is immortal. All Laith can offer is his passion - and the magic of his music to win the heart of the woman he loves.
New York Times bestselling author Morgan Llywelyn's To Recapture the Light is a spellbinding tale of star-crossed love. Lasair, a woman of timeless beauty, loses her heart to an ancient enemy: Cormac Cas, one of the Gaelic king's sons. But theirs is a union that cannot be...for how can an immortal and a human come together without one destroying the other? The answer lies shrouded in the mysteries of love.
The Bride Price is award-winning author Roberta Gellis's captivating tale of love and destiny. Fraoch has been betrothed to Findbhair since she was a child. Now, ten years later, they are finally united. But the bride's price is a steep one: Fraoch must prove his livelihood, strength and wits. Daring and determined, Fraoch and Findbhair join forces as only lovers can, for not even magic and trickery can stop them from claiming their wondrous love...
Acclaimed author Barbara Samuel weaves her own brand of Earthly Magic when a wandering bard, Laith of Inishmoor, comes across the exquisite Ciarann beside a fairy well at dawn. He is struck by her beauty and her sadness. For Ciarann is also desired by another - a prince who is immortal. All Laith can offer is his passion - and the magic of his music to win the heart of the woman he loves.
New York Times bestselling author Morgan Llywelyn's To Recapture the Light is a spellbinding tale of star-crossed love. Lasair, a woman of timeless beauty, loses her heart to an ancient enemy: Cormac Cas, one of the Gaelic king's sons. But theirs is a union that cannot be...for how can an immortal and a human come together without one destroying the other? The answer lies shrouded in the mysteries of love.
The Bride Price is award-winning author Roberta Gellis's captivating tale of love and destiny. Fraoch has been betrothed to Findbhair since she was a child. Now, ten years later, they are finally united. But the bride's price is a steep one: Fraoch must prove his livelihood, strength and wits. Daring and determined, Fraoch and Findbhair join forces as only lovers can, for not even magic and trickery can stop them from claiming their wondrous love...
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First published March 1, 1997
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Susan Wiggs
171 books7,495 followersSusan Wiggs's life is all about family, friends...and fiction. She lives at the water's edge on an island in Puget Sound, and she commutes to her writers' group in a 17-foot motorboat. She serves as author liaison for Field's End, a literary community on Bainbridge Island, Washington, bringing inspiration and instruction from the world's top authors to her seaside community. (See www.fieldsend.org) She's been featured in the national media, including NPR's "Talk of the Nation," and is a popular speaker locally and nationally.
According to Publishers Weekly, Wiggs writes with "refreshingly honest emotion," and the Salem Statesman Journal adds that she is "one of our best observers of stories of the heart [who] knows how to capture emotion on virtually every page of every book." Booklist characterizes her books as "real and true and unforgettable." She is the recipient of three RITA (sm) awards and four starred reviews from Publishers Weekly for her books. The Winter Lodge and Passing Through Paradise have appeared on PW’s annual "Best Of" lists. Several of her books have been listed as top Booksense picks and optioned as feature films. Her novels have been translated into more than two dozen languages and have made national bestseller lists, including the USA Today, Washington Post and New York Times lists.
The author is a former teacher, a Harvard graduate, an avid hiker, an amateur photographer, a good skier and terrible golfer, yet her favorite form of exercise is curling up with a good book. Readers can learn more on the web at www.susanwiggs.com and on her lively blog at www.susanwiggs.wordpress.com.
According to Publishers Weekly, Wiggs writes with "refreshingly honest emotion," and the Salem Statesman Journal adds that she is "one of our best observers of stories of the heart [who] knows how to capture emotion on virtually every page of every book." Booklist characterizes her books as "real and true and unforgettable." She is the recipient of three RITA (sm) awards and four starred reviews from Publishers Weekly for her books. The Winter Lodge and Passing Through Paradise have appeared on PW’s annual "Best Of" lists. Several of her books have been listed as top Booksense picks and optioned as feature films. Her novels have been translated into more than two dozen languages and have made national bestseller lists, including the USA Today, Washington Post and New York Times lists.
The author is a former teacher, a Harvard graduate, an avid hiker, an amateur photographer, a good skier and terrible golfer, yet her favorite form of exercise is curling up with a good book. Readers can learn more on the web at www.susanwiggs.com and on her lively blog at www.susanwiggs.wordpress.com.
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July 12, 2018
This book reminded me why I do not like many anthologies. I am surprised the publishers saw fit to make an Irish Magic II, was the first one really that successful? The best story was the last one by Roberta Gellis but overall the stories were just "magically" predictable and not up to par for these authors.
June 25, 2009
I was not impressed with any of the stories in this series. I had to force my way through to finish the book. The last sotry was so drawn out I just gave up.
December 28, 2018
I didn't finish it. I can't understand all stories.
December 10, 2019
Pretty decent short stories. Good read. =)
June 4, 2018
I have read this tale in another form before and I liked the base tale however…'false tongue in that second mouth' to refer to intimate acts? Seriously? What the heck is that? Why would anyone word it that way and why the heck would she keep 'heaving' during sex?
To Recapture the Light by Morgan Llywelyn - 5
A lovely tale, the best kind of love having faith and strength to be together when no one else wants them to be
Earthly Magic by Barbara Samuel - 5
Ciarann must choose between bard or sidhe. Was a nice tale, with a few turns along the way
To Recapture the Light by Morgan Llywelyn - 5
A lovely tale, the best kind of love having faith and strength to be together when no one else wants them to be
Earthly Magic by Barbara Samuel - 5
Ciarann must choose between bard or sidhe. Was a nice tale, with a few turns along the way
February 26, 2018
trashy Celtic romance =great
August 6, 2011
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A collection of four fantasy romance novellas set in Ireland, by Morgan Llewellyn and three other authors I hadn't heard of, Barbara Samuel, Susan Wiggs and Roberta Gellis. I shall not identify the author who named her female lead Ciarann (which I have never encountered as a woman's name) and consistently spells Samhain with the 'h' and 'm' reversed. I will, however, give good marks to Roberta Gellis, whose "Bride Price" is the longest of the four stories and wrenches the story of Findabair and Fráech from the Táin Bó Cuailnge subplot and shifts it to a contest of wits between Medbh of Connacht and her daughter and prospective son-in-law, scoring also in contrast to the other three by having the central characters already in a relationship at the start of the story rather than the usual formula of getting boy and girl together. Romance isn't my usual genre of reading, and I was slightly taken aback by the enjoyably explicit prose of some of the passages. While the stories teetered on the brink of Oirish cliche they didn't completely tip over. Those who like this sort of thing will find it the sort of thing that they like.
A collection of four fantasy romance novellas set in Ireland, by Morgan Llewellyn and three other authors I hadn't heard of, Barbara Samuel, Susan Wiggs and Roberta Gellis. I shall not identify the author who named her female lead Ciarann (which I have never encountered as a woman's name) and consistently spells Samhain with the 'h' and 'm' reversed. I will, however, give good marks to Roberta Gellis, whose "Bride Price" is the longest of the four stories and wrenches the story of Findabair and Fráech from the Táin Bó Cuailnge subplot and shifts it to a contest of wits between Medbh of Connacht and her daughter and prospective son-in-law, scoring also in contrast to the other three by having the central characters already in a relationship at the start of the story rather than the usual formula of getting boy and girl together. Romance isn't my usual genre of reading, and I was slightly taken aback by the enjoyably explicit prose of some of the passages. While the stories teetered on the brink of Oirish cliche they didn't completely tip over. Those who like this sort of thing will find it the sort of thing that they like.
February 9, 2010
Barbara Samuel / Earthly Magic
Susan Wiggs / The Changeling
Morgan Llwelyn / To Recapture The Light
Roberta Gellis / Bride Price
4 fabulous authors in a great anthology. Each tale takes place in Ireland with fairy magic and or fairies.
Susan Wiggs / The Changeling
Morgan Llwelyn / To Recapture The Light
Roberta Gellis / Bride Price
4 fabulous authors in a great anthology. Each tale takes place in Ireland with fairy magic and or fairies.
October 13, 2010
Recapture the Light - B
Earthly Magic - B
The Changeling - B-
Bride Price - A-
Earthly Magic - B
The Changeling - B-
Bride Price - A-
April 12, 2016
Leaves a lot to be desired, in spite of being authors that I generally enjoy.
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