El Hechizo del mar

Fairchild Family #2

by Christina Dodd, Ana Mazía (Translator)

La leyenda dice que, ocultos en las misteriosas costas de Escocia, habitan los selkies, seres mitad humanos, mitad peces. Dotados de una facultad especial para compenetrarse con la gente, en ocasiones salen a la luz y se emparentan con los humanos. Leyenda o realidad, para la joven Alanna, encontrar un selkie podía ayudarla a recuperar un bien que era suyo, las propiedades y el castillo que tan vilmente le habían sido arrebatados.

Genres: Historical Romance, Romance, Historical, Paranormal, Regency, Fantasy, Historical Fiction

354 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

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Readers become writers, and Christina has always been a reader. Ultimately she discovered she liked to read romance best because the relationship between a man and a woman is always humorous. A woman wants world peace, a clean house, and a deep and meaningful relationship based on mutual understanding and love. A man wants a Craftsman router, undisputed control of the TV remote, and a red Corvette which will make his bald spot disappear.
When Christina’s first daughter was born, she told her husband she was going to write a book. It was a good time to start a new career, because how much trouble could one little infant be?
Ha! It took ten years, two children and three completed manuscripts before she was published. Now her suspense, paranormal, historical, and mystery novels have been translated into 30 languages and sold more than 15 million copies in print. Praised for her “brilliantly etched characters, polished writing, and unexpected flashes of sharp humor that are pure Dodd” (Booklist), her award-winning books have landed on numerous Best of the Year lists and, much to her mother's delight, Dodd was once a clue in the Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle. She lives with her family in the Pacific Northwest, where her 700 lavender plants share the yard with her husband’s various “Big Projects,” including a treehouse, zipline, and their very own Stonehenge.
Enter Christina’s worlds and join her mailing list for humor, book news and entertainment (yes, she’s the proud author with the infamous three-armed cover) at christinadodd.com. For more information on A DAUGHTER OF FAIR VERONA, visit daughterofmontague.com. Her legions of fans know that when they pick up a Christina Dodd book, they'll find the story, "Wildly entertaining, wickedly witty!"
Christina is married to a man with all his hair and no Corvette, but many Craftsman tools.

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Reviews

[Cristina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Es un libro un tanto extraño. Es el primer libro que leo de la autora y tiene toques de magia, paranormal, leyendas. El libro tiene una escena un tanto polémica porque el protagonista tiene sexo con la prota estando ella inconsciente por el láudano que se ha tomado ella. Y la prota piensa que ha sido un sueño y que lo ha disfrutado. Luego cuando ya tienen sexo consensuado ella se entera porque el se lo dice de lo que pasó y no sé lo toma tan a mal. Un poco increíble ese asunto teniendo en cuenta que este libro no es tan antiguo es del año 1998. Pero aquí se toma como si fuera una cosa romántica hacerlo mientras la prota no está consiente para negarse. Este punto me ha rallado. Luego el libro no está mal. Tiene muchos giros a veces no sabía dónde quería llegar en fin es un libro como ya he comentado extraño. No sabría cómo definirlo le pongo 3 estrellas.

[*CJ* · Rating 3 out of 5]

"A Well Favored Gentleman" is the story of Alanna and Ian.

Wow, this was a roller coaster ride.

This book started out with the hero trying to reclaim his heritage from his lecherous dad, however soon we meet a masquerading witch, a wild dog, understood the legend and legacies of the Selkies, witnessed a love triangle, a semi-non-con seduction, lots of magic, mayhem and murder, cried through heartbreaking deaths, miraculous revivals and finally a sweet epilogue.

There were parts I adored, parts where I bawled, and finally parts where I eye-rolled and wished the book was much shorter.

However, overall I enjoyed it.

Safe
3.5/5

[Ренета Кирова · Rating 2 out of 5]

Обичам исторически любовни романи и обикновено ме разтоварват. Обаче този ми се видя наивен. В началото тръгна добре, но после се оплетох в сюжета. Нямаше дълбочина, а разказът беше объркващ.
Книгата е като приказка за водни духове, които сключват съюзи с хората в Шотландия. Алана и Иън искат едно и също - имението Феърчайлд. Готови са на на всичко, за да го имат, включително и да се влюбят един в друг :).
Обещаващ сюжет, но лошо написан. Имах чувството, че чета чернова. Усещах, че може да се развие и да се получи страхотна история. За съжаление, авторката явно е сметнала, че нахвърляният сюжет ще ни е достатъчен.

[Beanbag Love · Rating 3 out of 5]

Confusing paranormal elements.

Bizarre and somewhat squicky ... seduction.

Felt like it could have been much shorter.

Vague bad guys with a nefarious plot that makes little sense.

Deus ex machina ending.

For all that, some of it was charming. Too much weighing it down, though. I will try Dodd again, but I'll look for another sale price.

[Susan (the other Susan) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm surprised to see this book referred to as "paranormal" romance. I happen to dislike paranormal, and was disappointed when Christina Dodd began to write about shape-shifters etc, so feel compelled to defend this delicious historical romance. A Well Favored Gentleman has a great deal more in common with Dodd's delightful (and steamy) Governess Brides series than with her paranormal series. Yes, there is a touch of myth and magic here, inspired by local lore, but the story doesn't really hinge on this. Rather, the "selkie" legend adds to the atmosphere of a particular place and time. This next part is SPOILERISH, but only to the extent that might help readers who dislike paranormal choose not to miss out on this book for the wrong reason: If the well-favored gentleman of the title is exceptionally beautiful, charming, and determined not to be separated from his chosen mate, maybe it's because he's descended from a long-ago, doomed union between a human and a selkie, the irresistibly enchanting sea-creature of Celtic coastal mythology. Dodd's story doesn't hinge on our believing in the myth. It's just a magical idea that happens to parallel certain aspects of the H/h relationship. Selkies, in the authentic myth (not invented by Dodd as a basis for her novel) were enchanted seals who could live briefly as human beings of ethereal beauty. In order to keep a selkie as his wife, the man who fell in love with her would have to play a cruel trick, stealing and hiding her seal-skin so she couldn't return to the sea. When the bad-boy hero of A Well Favored Gentleman uses less-than-honorable methods to secure his bride, there is an implicit relationship between his behavior and the act of the long-ago male ancestor who tricked, captured, wed, loved and finally lost a magical selkie bride. That's pretty much the extent of this novel's paranormal influence: a poignant and bittersweet backstory that makes us long for an HEA.... This book and it's companion novel, "A Well Pleasured Lady" (both can stand alone) are among my favorites in a long history as a fan of Christina Dodd's sexy, witty and beautifully crafted historicals. Even when her bad-boy characters behave abominably, they can't quite hide the intrinsic goodness at their core. And instead of making us loathe them until some Big Misunderstanding is resolved, Dodd redeems her male protagonists in time so that we can enjoy seeing their women enslave them in return.... Recommended, especially to fans of Connie Brockway's historicals. I think Dodd and Brockway have done a book or two together; their styles are complementary and both excel at gentle humor, sharp repartee, and luscious sex scenes.

[Lynne Tull · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a "Nook" e-book read. I am beginning to get the hang of it and like the feel of it in my hand. This was the second book in a set and it was okay. I read it while I was on vacation and am just now commenting on it. All that comes to my mind is...seduction, lust, sex...over and over again. Quite boring. Also, it left some of the characters wanting for their stories, but I did not find any links on Ms. Dodd's web site to indicate there were any.

[Kathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A charming story... The MacLeod's have a pact with the selkies off their shore - a mutual pact to aid and protect one another. the selkies provide a rare pearl from the ocean's depths, the MacLeod's protect their section of the ocean, with an eleborate set of checks and balances.

before Alanna's birth, Leslie Fairchild came to Fionnaway Manor, and fell in love with a selkie, Muirne - a wild selkie, who was eager to know what the above water world was like... but Leslie was not true, and when Muirne is pregnant, he abandons her & she raises her son (Ian) until his 11th birthday, when she must return to the sea, after delivering him to Leslie. Leslie was a horrible father, demeaning, angry, and Ian eventually struck out on his own, made a fortune, traveled the world, but didn't find hme.

Alanna is born lady of the manor, to a weak mother who died when she was young and to an alcoholic father, who did not attend to the needs of his people. Alanna learned to manage her father and the estate, loving the people and the land. Until her 16th birthday, when her father died, and left Leslie Fairchild as her guardian... when she turned 17, he tried to rape her, and would have succeeded (she could not escape him) except he could not hold an erection. She runs away to the witch's hut, and lives and trains with the witch, disguising herself to look old and witchy, and stepping into the witches' shoes on her death; until she turns 21, and can claim Fionnaway. She loves her people, she deeply feels the responsibility of the land, the people, and the pact. She plans to claim her land, to find a weak man who will concede control to her to marry, and not repeat her mother's mistakes.

Leslie is dying (we find out of a wasting, drowning disease because he broke his marriage vow to Muirne)... and sends for Ian - suggesting to Ian that he will inherit Fionnaway... and Ian comes, and feels at home, and remembers his youth... he is half selkie, and fears the ocean (he almost drowned at age of 4, when his mother could not protect him), affects the weather, wears a ring with a pearl given to him by his mother that allows him to read people's auras/emotions, low self esteem, lonely, and a lot of money. and Ian arrives a month before Alanna's birthday.

and it takes a bit, but Ian finally figures out that the witch, who is easing his father's pains, is in fact the Lady Alanna that all the workers and land renters tell stories about - some saying she is dead, some saying she'll return...

and he goes to her hut, and she has taken some laudum because she hurt her ankle and he seduces her - slowly, gently, thoroughly... and she wakes up with vague dreams, but no memory... He seduces her with the intention of claiming her and her land, of forcing her into marrying him (as she will inherit in a month) and the lands won't go to her cousins.

She has the priest (who is the selkie caretaker) and Armstrong (who is the human caretaker) to consult, and decides it is time to stake her claim... and she sheds her costume in the town square, and takes her rightful place.

And Ian does claim her, and tells her to leave her door unlocked, and when she doesn't he visits her in her dreams, making love to her, but not taking her to completion... During the days, he accompanies her all around the lands, meeting and helping the crofters and workers; and after a week, on her birthday, she leaves the castle, and goes out a secluded grass area overlooking the sea alone... until he joins her, and seduces her out in the open... and she remembers their first night... and she takes him to the hut, and they talk... and she realizes she loves him and that he needs her more than even the land -

She takes him to the priest, they tell him of the pact, he agrees to uphold his part, they marry... she is to take their marriage certificate and other important documents to a cave that one needs to swim to, and he orders her not to - his fear of the ocean requires it.

But then, that evening, his father tells that they cannot inherit the land, because Ian is a bastard... they leave the castle for the hut again... she tells him she loves him, though she knows he isn't quite ready to hear it... and in the morning she goes to the priest, verifies that Ian is not a bastard - which she suspected because Leslie is dying as the legend says one would do who breaks a promise to a selkie, to Ian's mother and Leslie's spouse. and she goes to the cave and gets the required documents, but the tide is coming in and she is being pulled under - and Ian goes to the priest, who sends him after her... and he overcomes his anxiety and plunges in, and finds her, and with the help of his mother/selkie/seal, they are propelled to shore and to safety... only to find her cousin has killed the priest (who is a selkie), and attacked his brother, and attacks Ian... and Ian is stabbed, and dies, and Alanna calls to the powers that be, and the ocean takes him, and then returns him, and then he lives... and he can accept her love, and give his love in return. ahhhh..

[Janyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

I admit I'm not too fond of paranormal romance. I like a good ol' historical romance without any magic and such. I came to a conclusion that I wouldn't have minded it too much. Maybe that's part of the reason the book did not sell to me. But what mostly bothered me was SPOILER SPOILER the heroine being taken in her sleep O_O I just really cannot fathom how this can be considered romantic. There were some nice and funny parts though. I liked the "Dream of me" part and Ian's confession. But I think their pairing lacked some chemistry.

[PlotTrysts · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars for this weird Scottish Gothic romance. We liked it better than the first one in the series, although there are still some consent issues. What we appreciated was the commitment to full-on illogic. We have supernatural creatures (Selkies) who make weird pacts (with a million bizarre codicils), young women who can disguise their appearance with some goose fat, cinders, and stuffing for their clothes, convoluted inheritance schemes, and magic mood rings. It's a lot of fun... if you can handle the nonconsensual sex.

2-Word Summaries:

Laine: Secret Selkies.

Meg: Animal attraction.

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[Amber Daulton · Rating 3 out of 5]

In the second book in the Well Pleasured series, Ian Fairchild arrives at Fionnaway Manor in Scotland at his dying father’s behest. As one of the infamous Fairchilds, he’s an illegitimate son trapped in a cruel family who taunts him and makes him feel inferior. He’s also part Selkie and has abandonment issues since his seal-shifter mother left him when he was a child.
Lady Alanna MacLeod is the long-lost rightful heir and mistress of the manor. She ran away four years ago to escape an unsuitable marriage and now plans to return on her twenty-first birthday to take control of the manor and her lands. Unfortunately for her, Ian wants her property just as badly as she does. He’s the son and heir to the cruel Leslie Fairchild, Alanna’s guardian. When she returns, Ian knows he’ll only get the property through marriage, so he sets out to seduce her.
I couldn’t relate to Alanna and Ian. They’re both strong, stubborn characters, but they constantly butted heads. He’s so desperate for a home and a place to belong that he selfishly seduces her without a care to her wants and needs. Likewise, she’s so naïve and hopeful to win back her home from Leslie that she can’t see all the problems ahead of her. (As a land-owning woman in her time-period, she doesn’t have many rights and needs a husband to secure her future. It’s not right or fair, but that’s how things worked.) Given her options, I found her very foolish for not giving Ian a chance to prove himself. Also, the age difference irked me. She’s 21 and he’s 34. It was a little much for me.
Though I liked parts of this book, I don’t understand why Alanna and Ian catered to Leslie, who was an absolutely horrible person. He despises his son and makes everyone around him miserable. In the previous book, he even had a woman’s hand chopped off as a joke.
As with the first book, this one is considered “politically incorrect.” Maybe I’m just jaded, but I didn’t think this one was that bad. Yes, Ian sleeps with Alanna and takes her virginity when she’s drugged and unable to consent, but he didn’t hurt her and she was awake enough to moan in pleasure, even though she thought the experience was a wonderful dream. I agree what he did was wrong, but I’ve read much worse in other books.
I wish Sebastian and Mary from book one would’ve made an appearance. Ian’s cousin, Wilda, was here, and she’s more childish than I remember. Still, I liked the development of her character. I enjoyed the history of the Selkies, the description of the Highland landscape, and the H/h’s romance once they finally worked through their differences. I would’ve liked an epilogue or some detail about how the Selkie pact will change since the death of one of the guardians. There’s one more book in the series, a novella in the Scottish Brides anthology, and I look forward to reading it.
3 Stars

[Cheap and Lazy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love regencies with some fantasy woven in, especially if they include some pretty hot love scenes. Warning: if forced seduction is an issue for you, you'll want to pass on this one. While I wouldn't tolerate the hero's behavior in a contemporary romance, it worked for me in this setting. Both Ian (dark and brooding) and Alanna (proud and independent), as well as the other important characters, were nicely drawn (I especially enjoyed Wilda). The plot moved along well with a couple of surprises. The use of magic enriched the story, as did the Scottish coast setting. There were a couple of instances of anachronistic dialog, but they didn't detract from the overall story for me. I don't feel it was necessary to read the previous book, A WELL-PLEASURED LADY, in order to enjoy this one (although you would have more background on Ian and his family).

[Layla · Rating 1 out of 5]

I remember loving this book as a young woman, but upon rereading it recently I was horrified by the "hero's" blatant rape of the heroine. "A Well Favored Gentleman" is appalling in how thoroughly it's plotted out, executed by the "hero," and celebrated -- raping her for the 'greater good' so he can have a place in the world -- and cavalierly treated by the author. The author is skilled enough that she clearly could have found another way to accomplish her ends.

I'd thought this was a terrible thematic one-off, but found another hero/heroine rape scene in another of her novels this week. I will not be reading any more of her novels.

[BookAddict ✒ La Crimson Femme · Rating 3 out of 5]

Anything to do with the sea will generally entrance me. This one is a mix of selkie and Scottish lore. I enjoyed it and can only wish there was more of a selkie presence. This was a sweet story of Ian and Alanna coming together for a happily ever after. The sacrifices from those in the book were sad and a bit unexpected. I recommend this book to people who love romance with a hint of ocean magic.

[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an OK book. SPOILER ALERT:
The legend of the selkie is a strong part of the plot, which should have been more developed. Like another reviewer, I did not like the love scene while the heroine was in a drugged sleep. I don't care how much pleasure she felt, she didn't say yes and that means it was rape.

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dream walking. Very hot. Having your first time be while your virgin lover is drugged, of her choice (so she could sleep because of the pain she was in), decidedly not hot. It has been about a year since I read the first book in this series and I did not remember any of the characters (I had to go back and read my review to remind myself). Wilda was again a side character. According to my review I wanted Ian to get his redemption, but not right away; but he did. This book had a magical element to it. Ian is part selkie and Alanna is pretending to be a witch. I did not like the age gap, but it wasn't as bad as in some of the other historical romances. Ian's father is in charge of Fionnaway because he is the guardian of Alanna and she has been missing for 4 years. But he is dying so Ian goes to find the witch to have her ease his pain, not heal him, just ease his pain. He has a special ring that allows him to see people's auras, and he's able to detect lies so he sees through Alanna's disguise. She knows that the selkies are real, but has never seen one. So after she makes her great return she's not disgusted when she finds out about his heritage. Once she's on board with the relationship it's very hot; the dream walking. They get married, but then she finds out that he's a bastard and they have to leave, and one of her cousins, Brice, will become the keeper of Fionnaway. His younger brother, Edwin, is upset because he will be the one left in charge and Wilda is very obviously into Brice and not him; not to mention that he has been spending time with Ian's terrible father and has embraced the evil that the ring showed Ian. So the town preacher, who happens to be a selkie who is sworn to help uphold the pact between the selkie and Fionnaway, tells Alanna that Ian isn't a bastard, that his parents performed a handfast. She goes to get the marriage certificate but the tide is almost in and she gets stuck and Ian, who hates the water because he almost drowned as a child has to go save her. They struggle but his mother, who he thought abandoned him (she didn't she had to return to the sea) saves them. But Edwin is waiting for them. He already killed the preacher, he attacks his brother, he attacks Alanna but Ian saves her, but he dies. She doesn't handle it well and yells at the sea and the selkies to return him. And they do. Her tears bring him back to life. Meanwhile, Ian's father dies because he broke the rules of selkie marriage by abandoning his wife; he drowned on dry land. And Ian and Alanna return to Fionnaway because he's not a bastard and they have proof. And that's where the story ends. The two stars are because she was not awake and alert enough to consent the first time, which is NOT OKAY!

[penelopewanders]

Just before starting this book I began wondering if I'd truly read the first in this short series- I was convinced I had, but can't find a review of it on my bookcrossing shelf or elsewhere. I can't seem to locate the actual book either. After a few days of dithering, I finally decided to just go ahead and read this, the second.
I was quite (pleasantly) surprised to discover the magical aspects of this story, and I do like stories about selkies....
This being said, I've since checked the date of copyright and was somewhat reassured to see it's not at all a recent book. I think certain scenes in the story would no longer be considered acceptable. Ian's insistance on claiming his due, and having his way, whether Alanna agrees or not, is more than over the top. Drugged and compelled?? not quite what we would deem a situation of consent. Likewise Alanna's total acceptance of the "obey" aspect of the marriage vows, even when that obedience could jeopardize what is most important to her, seems unreasonable. Putting that to the side, I did quite enjoy the story.

[Paige · Rating 2 out of 5]

This review contains spoilers for about halfway through the book.

I really, really wanted to love this book. Selkies are my favorite mythological creature, and I picked this one up not knowing it centered around selkies and mysterious treasures. So I was ecstatic when it started hinting at seals and witches and heroes who can sort of control the weather.

But then the hero raped the heroine, and we were supposed to find it romantic. No, she wasn't kicking and screaming... she was just drugged so much she didn't remember it as real the next day. Plus, Ian knew full well what he was doing, so I have to wonder what would have happened if she'd woken up.

I tried to keep reading. I tried to explain it away, or say that she would take him to task for it later and he'd do something redeemable to make up for it. But in the end, I couldn't handle it. I don't like giving a review for a book I couldn't finish, but actual rape is a deal-breaker for me.

[RomanceIsMyJam · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is a 1.5 stars from me. The male MC does essentially rape the female MC once and could quite possibly be classified as twice.
Beside the rape which is terrible in itself, the story was confusing and convoluted at times making it a bit hard to follow. It took me a long time to finish this because it was not interesting enough to keep my attention. The books ends with no epilogue so it adds to the feeling of the story being a bit unfinished/unsatisfying.

This book is cringe and isn’t good.
Don’t buy this, don’t support this in anyway.

[Soraya Cuadrado · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me ha gustado bastante ❤
A ver... Creo que las escenas lemon se pasaban un poco de la raya y la tozudez de los protagonistas te hacia exasperar 😒, pero el tema del pacto con los selkies, las leyendas escocesas y la magia lo compensa.
Es una lectura que va muy fluida, tiene toques de humor encantadores y te mantiene distraida, que es lo que esperaba de este libro.

[Korina Mae · Rating 1 out of 5]

BLECH. Nope.

Christina Dodd normally knocks it out of the park for me. But not with this one. Not only are the leads bland, THE HERO DRUGS THE HEROINE AND PROCEEDS TO RAPE HER. Yep. This was written in 1998, true, but even back in 1998 drugging someone and raping them was unforgivable. I can’t imagine why the author thought that would be romantic.

[Marta Doncel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sinceramente, me gustaba más la historia hasta el final. Si vas a matar a un personaje, mátalo y ya, se lo paso porque el libro es de fantasía y tiene todo el tema de magia Selkie y tal, pero no me ha gustado que reviviera a Ian.
También quería ver un poco más de Wilda y Brice, pero bueno, eso sería para otro libro igual :(

[TinaMarie · Rating 4 out of 5]

While there's a magical element and selkies in the story it's mostly about Ian's pursuit of Alanna to obtain Fionnaway. As they fight off the evil that is his father and the grasping hands of her cousins who want the land for themselves. Okay read.

[Marta · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 ⭐
Me ha gustado la historia de los selkies y todo lo que tiene que ver con la leyenda pero la historia de amor... Meh igual es por leerlo veinte años después de su publicación pero hay cosas que me resultaron turbias.

[Orion Someone · Rating 5 out of 5]

So stunning and beautiful.

Dodd is a magnificent writer! I’m so glad I came back to her novels. This was literally magical, everyone should read this book if they love historical romance with a flare of magic.

[Alicia Franco · Rating 2 out of 5]

Increíblemente sexista, la trama predecible y sin profundidad, demasiado largo y repetitivo, llegando a hacerse aburrido. Descripciones y narrativa muy pobre.

[Marionela · Rating 2 out of 5]

Имах по-големи очаквания от книгата, най-вече заради К. Дод, но явно, че когато е писана, още не е била достигнала сегашната си магия.

[Chloe Andrews · Rating 1 out of 5]

I used to love Christina Dodd's novels... but after I read this the second time, I noticed that the Hero "R.A.P.E.D." the Heroine twice. :(

[Miriamgreen]

A strange, haunting book
more later
takes a certain elasticity of imagination, it is NOT paranormal as some claim
last pages heart stopping
learn about selkies

[Larissa De Oliveira · Rating 1 out of 5]

And here I was thinking things couldn’t get worse…

[Lisa Arnold · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not quite up to her usual standard but still worth a read, gets a bit convoluted in places and a bit disjointed in patches pass mark