A Gentle Magic

Land of Enchantment #2

by Emma Craig

LABOR OF LOVE

Cattleman Cody O'Fannin had never shied away from an adventure in his life, so when a high-pitched scream rang out across the harsh New Mexico Territory, he rode straight into the heart of danger, expecting to find a cougar or a Comanche. Instead, he found a scene far more frightening--a woman in the final stages of childbirth. Alone, the beautiful Melissa Wilmeth clearly needed his assistance, and although he would rather have faced a band of thieving outlaws, Cody resolutely ignored his quaking insides and helped deliver her baby.

When the infant's first wail filled the air, Cody gazed into Melissa's bewitching blue eyes and was spellbound. How else could he explain the queer tightening in his chest and the sparkles he saw shimmering in the air above her honey-colored hair? Then thoughts of marriage crept into his head, and he knew for sure that both his sense and his courage had deserted him on the same day. But as he got to know the new mother with the engaging smile, he didn't need a crystal ball to realize he hadn't lost his mind or his nerve, but his heart

Genres: Romance, Paranormal, Historical Romance, Historical

360 pages, Paperback

First published June 17, 1999

About the author

Also writes as Alice Duncan, Rachel Wilson, Anne Robins and wrote two books under the name of Jon Sharpe (Pecos Belle Brigade and California Crusader).

Reviews

[Mellanie C · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this, although Mac was too much of a deus ex machina for my taste. I'll be hinting down the other books in this series.

[Paranormal Romance · Rating 3 out of 5]

When riding across the plains of the old west, the hero finds a woman in labor and delivers her baby. Immediately enraptured by the beauty of the woman, the hero brings her home to be his housekeeper. The heroine was abandoned by her husband and with nowhere else to go, accepts the offer of employment on the hero's farm. Both characters are pretty much the same. Both are horribly shy and insecure when it comes to the opposite sex and both are madly in love with the other. It started out very sweet but honestly grew a little boring towards the end. The characters were what they appeared to be. There was no underlining darkness or turmoil but instead they were very basic simple people. The husband was a jackass and I kept waiting for the hero to kill him. Because, though the hero is a very kind man, he's from Texas and is weathered by his profession. He's heroic and a gentleman to the max. He swears but immediately apologizes for it. Note, swearing doesn't excided 'damn' or hell'. He calls the heroine ma'am for more than 2 3rds of the book and doesn't actually have any sexual thoughts towards her until almost half way. The heroine is constantly crying and though I hate that is a character, you let it slide because she just had a baby and she's hormonal. Though she's very timid, she has sparks of bravery that's shows she's a survivor and will protect her loved one with everything she has. The magical elements of their crazy Scottish neighbor were a little stupid. Everything they need, suddenly he has without making much of an effort to explain it. He's constantly sprinkling them with sparkle dust, which the hero sees but doesn't question about. Also, he's making no attempt to hide the fact that he's pushing for the characters to get together, winking constantly and matchmaking for the entire story. It was nice, cute story but nothing spectacular and nothing deep or thought provoking.

[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

another book that you know what will happen, but you just don't know how or quite when things will happen. The paperback copy I read was on loan from a friend and was easy to tuck in my bag when I was in the car.

[Greeneyes Belle28 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really Good