Your Magic Touch

Children of Merlin #0.5

by Susan Squires

The CHILDREN OF MERLIN series follows the six Tremaine siblings as they search for the true love that will unlock the magic in their DNA. Readers have embraced the story of bad-boy brother Tristram, who doesn't believe it will happen to him in DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC? and Drew, the oldest sister, who is very sure of herself until destiny throws her a curve in HE'S A MAGIC MAN. But the emails began to pour in asking how the Tremaine saga began. So YOUR MAGIC TOUCH was born. Now that the younger Tremaines are growing up they want details about how their parents met and found their magic, details Brina and Brian Tremaine are reluctant to share. How much can they say to their children about the instant and potent sexual attraction of the magic in their genes, the powerful emotions of finding their world turned upside down by powers they don't understand and can't control? And neither wants to admit what Brian did for a living before he found his destined mate, or exactly who introduced them. This novella shares both Brina's version and Brian's version of events, but as each parent tries to conceal pertinent details from their children, only the reader will know all.

Genres: Romance, Paranormal, Fantasy, Magic

121 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 21, 2013

About the author

Susan Squires is a NYT bestselling author known for breaking the rules of romance. Whatever her time period or subject, some element of the paranormal creeps in. She has won multiple contests for published novels and reviewer's choice awards. Publisher's Weekly named Body Electric one of the ten most influential mass market books and One with the Shadows a Best Book. Time for Eternity received a starred review.

Susan has a Masters in English literature from UCLA and once toiled as an executive for a Fortune 500 company. Now she lives at the beach with her husband, Harry, a writer of supernatural thrillers, and three Belgian Sheepdogs, who like to help her write by putting their chins on the keyboardddddddddddd.

Reviews

[Gail · Rating 5 out of 5]

The insightful beginning of the Tremaines!

What a beginning with Brian and Brina! Their story is very exciting and suspenseful. The way Susan Squires lays out this story is compelling and makes up want to see what will happen next. Their love is so strong that they can break away from evil. This is a must read to understand the family better, and the hatred of Morgan Le Fay. Looking forward to the next book!

[Sandy S · Rating 4 out of 5]

REVIEW: YOUR MAGIC TOUCH is a prequel novella in Susan Squires The Children of Merlin series focusing the Tremaine family. The Tremaine’s are a magically gifted family (descended from Merlin) whose members come into their powers when they meet their ‘other half and soul mate.’ This is Brina and Brian’s (the parents) back story told in flashbacks, present day and memories. The storyline also advances the series several months if not a year.

Susan takes the reader on a journey of memories and love, fear and passion. We watch as Brian and Brina struggle to reveal the exact nature (to their children) under which they were first introduced while avoiding the intimate details about when and how they came fully into their powers-Brina as a healer/Brian as an adapter. There are some lines parents should never cross ;)

The amazing thing about this particular storyline is the ‘Brina and Brian’ we never knew. We caught a glimpse of Brian’s personality in He’s A Magic Man-a take no prisoners attitude-one that would die to protect his children, but it is his past that was a bit of a surprise-Brian was a wee bit of a ‘bad boy’ ;)

YOUR MAGIC TOUCH also explains a little of the history of their magical ancestry as well as we encounter a current nemesis in all of her glory when she hopes to pull the young couple into her plans. But if it wasn’t for this woman, Brina and Brian may have never met.

Your Magic Touch is a wonderful storyline, rich in backstory history that is a welcome addition to the Children of Merlin series. I am a fan of prequel novellas especially when the hero and heroine are already an established couple. It is great to learn about their past life and history. Susan writes an amazing new series with The Children of Merlin and the Tremaine family.

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[Avey Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great read! Your Magic Touch novella by Susan Squires in her Children of Merlin series tells the back-story of Brian and Brina Tremaine. How they were brought together by Morgan LeFay, told about the gene they carried in their DNA, giving them some insight to what LeFay planned for them, that Brian was an Adaptor and Brina learns she is a healer, but the most important thing was they came to realize their love was truly Destiny. I am looking forward to read the next story in this fantastic series.

[Laura Drake · Rating 5 out of 5]

Your Magic Touch is a novella about how the whole series began - a prequel so to speak.
I loved seeing the parents as young people, and getting more details about how the conflict of the series began.

It was wonderful -- a well-written fast read.

If you're wondering if you'll like the series - here's an easy way to decide!

[Preeti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy-to-read, interesting novella about how the parents of the Tremaine siblings met. I'm enjoying this series by Squires even though none of the books or this novella have blown me away. Huge part of the appeal is the twist on the destined soulmate trope, in that meeting yours activates a magical power like healing or creating zombies or whatever.

[Libby Waterford · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice little novella about Brina and Brian's meeting. I liked the clues it gave about Keelan's future story. I'm ready for the next one!

[Cynthia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This back story helps round out the present.