BOOK INFORMATION
TITLE – Do you Believe in Magic
SERIES – The Magic Series
AUTHOR – Susan Squires
GENRE – Contemporary PNR
PUBLICATION DATE – April 7, 2012
LENGTH (Pages/# Words) - 302
PUBLISHER – Indie
BOOK SYNOPSIS
Tristram Tremaine has never fit in with his large and boisterous family. They believe they carry a magic gene that comes alive only when they fall in love with another who carries that gene. After disappointing his parents one too many times, Tris, the bad-boy brother, hits the road on his cycle, drifting away from his destiny.
That is, until he meets Maggie O'Brian, a spit-fire rodeo rider with a strange ability to calm wild horses. Maggie lives on the road too, avoiding relationships. Her mother left her, the boy she loved left her, even her dog left her. The last thing she wants in a man is a tomcat with “love ‘em and leave ‘em” written all over him.
But the connection between Tris and Maggie is instantaneous. After a mysterious accident nearly kills Tris, he and Maggie must learn to believe in their destiny and each other to stay one step ahead of those who will do anything to prevent them from claiming it.
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CAT'S REVIEW
CAT'S REVIEW
"Do You Believe in Magic" by Suan Squires. So the premise of this series is the Tremaine family and finding true love. Once their true love is found, they discover a buried magic within them. I find this idea very romantic. After all, true love should be magical. In this one, it's the story of Tristram and Maggie - two people who, at first glance, seem so far apart. Maggie is one tough cookie, yet really she longs to be loved and wanted. Tris is so down on himself it's sad. What happens when they come together? Will it be true love? Will magical things start to happen? I would have liked to have learned more about Tris' background. Although we learn things, I didn't feel we got to really know him - not as much as did Maggie. I enjoyed the interactions with the Tremaine family - there is every personality type in that big family. I look forward to reading other stories in the series (I've already read "Night Magic" (reviewed here on 9/14/14) and really enjoyed that one too. Thank you, Ms. Squires, for creating a unique love story with mystery and suspense and danger all rolled into one. (Received copy for honest review)
★★★★
AUTHOR BIO
Susan Squires grew up among the giant redwoods of California. She thought she was being practical by changing her major in college from theater to English literature. Immersed in a PhD. Program, she slowly realized that none of her graduating friends had work. So she dropped out after receiving a Master’s degree to take an paying job in the business world.
As an executive in a Fortune 500 company, she returned to her love of writing while continuing to hold her day-job, much to the amusement of her fellow executives. Her novel Danegeld, had already been purchased by Dorchester by the time she accepted a Golden Heart for Best Unpublished Paranormal Manuscript from Romance Writers of America. It was the first of an eclectic group of historical and contemporary paranormal stories known for their intensity.
Body Electric was named by Publishers Weekly one of the ten most influential paperbacks of 2002, for blending romance and science-fiction. Book List compared No More Lies to the works of Robin Cook and Michael Crichton, but it was also a Rita finalist for Best Published Paranormal Romance by Romance Writers of America.
Susan’s Companion Series for St. Martin’s Press, continued to garner attention with admiring reviews and several visits to the New York Times Bestseller List. Publishers Weekly named One with the Shadows a Best Book of the Year, and several of the series received starred reviews. Her books have won the many regional contests for published works of paranormal romantic fiction.
Susan no longer has to use tales of romance and adventure to escape budgets and projects. She finally left her day job, and researches and writes her books at the beach in Southern California, supported by three Belgian Sheepdogs and a wonderful husband named Harry who writes occult mysteries as H.R. Knight.
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Thank you for the wonderful review and for participating in the Tour. Victoria at My Family's Heart
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for that review, Cat. I'm glad you like the Tremaine family. I am just finishing up the fifth book in the series of a planned six, and I was beginning to feel how much I am going to miss them. Luckily a mystery character just showed up unannounced, and wants his own story, so this series will now have to be seven books. In celebration of the blog tour, Do You Believe in Magic? is $.99 at most ebook sources.
ReplyDeleteAgain, thanks,
Susan
My pleasure, Susan! I'm excited there will be even more to the series! :o)
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