Absolutely Captivated: Book Two of the Fates Trilogy

Fates #5

by Kristine Grayson

Travers Kinneally doesn’t believe in magic. But ever since he picked up his son Kyle at his sister’s house in Oregon, strange things have happened to him. First, his sister asked him to drive three strange women to Las Vegas. The women, whom he calls the Wyrd Sisters, seem to attract every weird thing to them. Kyle even calls them the Fates.

The Fates need to find a detective named Zoe Sinclair. When Travers finds her, she’s not what he expects. He thought he’d find an 80-year-old woman. Instead, he finds the most beautiful woman he’s ever seen.

Zoe knows she’s in trouble from the moment Travers appears. He has brought the Fates, who’ve been demoted by the Powers That Be. Worse, he has no idea that both he and his son control a powerful magic.

She doesn’t want to help them, but she can’t avoid it—not just because of the magic, but because of Travers himself. He’s handsome, smart, and in trouble, the kind of trouble that can get a savvy detective killed.

“An excellent story that’s every bit as good as the previous volumes in this engaging series, Absolutely Captivated is not to be missed. It will definitely go on my keeper shelf.”
—The Best Reviews

Genres: Romance, Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Paranormal, Fiction, Magic, Chick Lit

354 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

A pseudonym for Kristine Kathryn Rusch, other pseudonyms include:
Kris Nelscott
Kristine Dexter
Kris DeLake
Sandy Schofield
Kris Rusch
Kathryn Wesley

Reviews

[Holley · Rating 2 out of 5]

This one was sort of Meh for me. I'm glad this was a library book and not one I paid for. When the kid is the highlight of the characters in a romance, it makes for a struggle to read. The hero and heroine are kind of whiney and difficult. There doesn't seem to be any real sexual tension between them. I assume I will continue the series but maybe not.

[Diana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Vivian's brother Travers ends up with custody of the Fates, and finds himself on a crazy vacation to Las Vegas with his 11-year-old son, Kyle, as they look for private eye Zoe, who may be the key in restoring the Fates back to their former position.

While I enjoyed the story and the characters, the romance fell flat to me. Both Zoe and Travers are interesting characters, but it seemed like they fell in love because they "should", not because it happened naturally. Leaving that aside, the storyline was fun, and the Fates continue to be amusing. Kyle is a good character, not falling into the "adorable moppet" trap. I have to wonder what comes next for the Fates!

[Ann aka Iftcan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book 5 in this series of zany, light reads. In this one, the Fates are still with no power and are trying to find the mystic spinning wheel that they had when first starting out in their job. Towards this end, they had to Vegas with a human man and his 11 year old son looking to meet up with a 150 year old mage. Several cases of sun poisoning occur, there are meetings with fae, the replacement Fates and even an incompetent mage and his unhappy familiar, a very over-weight dachsund.

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good story, but not Grayson's best. I really like Kyle-he's such a sweet kid. Travers is too oblivious and Zoe is interesting, but not as intriquing as some of the other heroines. So far, I feel like the Fates Crisis arc is a little rushed, but I like that the siblings are the main characters so there is some continuity.

[Katie]

Kyle is adorably smart. Travers is handsome and tight strung, and Zoe is waiting to be loved. The characters made me laugh so hard. Great.

[Jennifer · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was expecting a good romance novel but I kept on getting distracted by the magic of it all. The first chapter nearly made me not want to finish the rest of the book.

[Joni · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was one of those books where it felt like she spent 250 pages on the set up and then realized that she could only use 50 more pages to get to a conclusion.

[Amy Keeley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved the characters and the plot. Ending was a bit of a let-down, but I liked what she did with the Fates enough to read the next book.