'Tis the curse of the leprechauns cries out Lady Beatrice Brien, fleeing from the haunted Castle of Drennan after encountering a magic coin...
Irish magic interferes with the well-ordered life of Lady Beatrice O’Brien, a wealthy spinster, when fate places her directly in the path of her neighbor, Captain James Huntington. He is the new Earl of Drennan and the owner of the cursed coin. He has come home from fighting in Spain with another campaign in mind, that of finding a wealthy wife.
Inheriting an Irish title, Captain James is determined to build a new life in the Emerald Isles, but does not have the golden purse strings necessary to finance it. Could the beautiful hoyden next door be the bride he seeks? And can he gentle the wealthy shrew's tongue into giving kisses instead of barbed wit?
Perhaps the green hills of Ireland and the leprechaun's curse will lead the bickering couple into each other's arms. And let true magic, the one involving the heart, take place...
Beverly Adam writes engaging stories that feature feisty heroines and endearing heroes. She is the author of the Regency Historical romance series Gentlemen of Honor, and biographical novels Two Lovers: the love story of Carole Lombard and Russ Columbo and She Rode The Rails: the life of traveling railroad photographer Mary Jane Wyatt. She revisits history on a regular basis as a romance and biographical novelist. She holds degrees in Comparative Literature from the University of California Irvine and another in photojournalism from Pasadena City College.
“Irish Magic” by Beverly S. Adam, is perfectly named. Thanks to Ms. Adam's cinematic writing style, the reader is magically propelled into the midst of great Irish lore. All that remains to complete the sensation is Celtic music in the background, but the story is good enough for a reader's mind to create the music all on its own.
The story tells of multiple forms of magic in Ireland.. a cursed coin and an accidental shooting creating a meetcute that will need magic of the highest kind to resolve. “Irish Magic” is a passionate story of life and transformation.
Will love win out? I immersed myself in the magic and found the book to be an enjoyable read.