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Fire Queen #2
A Certain Magic
Book by Morgan, Kathleen
350 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1995
72 people want to read
About the author
Kathleen Morgan
37 books382 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
Kathleen began her career writing contemporary romances and soon moved to historical and futuristic romances. She sold her first book, a futuristic romance, in April 1990 while stationed in Korea as an Army nurse. Additional romances soon followed, until she had sold a total of fifteen books in the general market, establishing a loyal readership along the way.
Since that time, she has received numerous awards for her work, including a Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice award and Career Achievement award, and The Literary Times award for Literary Excellence in the Field of Romantic Fiction. She was also a Romance Writers of America RITA finalist.
Kathleen now focuses her writing talents in the area of inspirational fiction, offering readers characters who struggle to redefine their growing faith in everyday life.
Kathleen began her career writing contemporary romances and soon moved to historical and futuristic romances. She sold her first book, a futuristic romance, in April 1990 while stationed in Korea as an Army nurse. Additional romances soon followed, until she had sold a total of fifteen books in the general market, establishing a loyal readership along the way.
Since that time, she has received numerous awards for her work, including a Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice award and Career Achievement award, and The Literary Times award for Literary Excellence in the Field of Romantic Fiction. She was also a Romance Writers of America RITA finalist.
Kathleen now focuses her writing talents in the area of inspirational fiction, offering readers characters who struggle to redefine their growing faith in everyday life.
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December 14, 2010
I really loved this one about a sorcerer condemned to life on a deserted isle with only dragons for company because of a tragic secret and the lady warrior who needs him to break his fifteen year isolation and help her rescue her partner from the hands of his evil twin brother. From the moment Alena lands on Cadvallan Island she realizes there is more going on there than she was led to believe. She also finds herself unwillingly "bonded" to a clumsy baby dragon she names Paddy whom follows her everywhere.
Since Galen's self-imposed exile he has refused to use his "evil" magical powers, fearing they will consume him. He is content living his life feeding and caring for the sickly dragons. Galen's life changes dramatically when Alena crashes through the magical barriers and enters Cadvallan Island and does everything within her power to convince him to help her.
This book has a great heroine who does the seducing and a sweet, tortured hero who I really loved. The clash of the hero and heroine's opposite personalities (she's a warrior, he's a pacifist) adds a ton of heat to the story. Paddy, the dragon, is a scene stealer and made me smile whenever he appeared. He kind of reminded of my lovable, eager to please but very clumsy puppy (the author says Paddy is based on her son's English Cocker Spaniel). I only wish he had more scenes!
Since Galen's self-imposed exile he has refused to use his "evil" magical powers, fearing they will consume him. He is content living his life feeding and caring for the sickly dragons. Galen's life changes dramatically when Alena crashes through the magical barriers and enters Cadvallan Island and does everything within her power to convince him to help her.
This book has a great heroine who does the seducing and a sweet, tortured hero who I really loved. The clash of the hero and heroine's opposite personalities (she's a warrior, he's a pacifist) adds a ton of heat to the story. Paddy, the dragon, is a scene stealer and made me smile whenever he appeared. He kind of reminded of my lovable, eager to please but very clumsy puppy (the author says Paddy is based on her son's English Cocker Spaniel). I only wish he had more scenes!
April 30, 2023
Honestly, I had a good time with this! It was a fun example of an early fantasy romance. It feels like a fantasy romance from the early to mid 90s, so it felt super nostalgic. Is it a bit implausible? Yes, but that is half the fun. Also, there are dragons in a very 90s way.
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