Enchanting the Lady

Kathryne Kennedy's ENCHANTING THE LADY, a paranormal romance, set in magical London, captivates with its modern fairy tale echoes. The dark psychological family history comes face to face with love and an innocent heart and the transforming power of love. Victorian London is full of aristocratic magic. Felicity Seymour has to pass a magic test to inherit her family's lands. If she loses her duchy, what chance does this plain woman whom everyone overlooks have for marriage? None! Except this handsome baronet, Sir Terence Blackwell, is the one person in all of London to not treat her if she is not invisible. A scandalous shape shifter, the scorn of the magical aristocratic society, a man and were-lion with a deep purring voice, Terence would set any woman's heart afire. Terence smells some kind of magic surrounding Felicity, the ancient Merlin relic magic. In a hunt to discover the last remaining relics, Terence hatches a plan to marry Felicity and seek revenge for the past. Is Felicity innocent or has she bewitched him with a pretense, hiding her magical abilities? ENCHANTING THE LADY creates a wonderful Victorian fairy tale kind of romance with intriguing shifts in the Cinderella paradigm. Having lost her parents and under the guardianship of her aunt and uncle, Felicity is the outcast with the family. Protected but sheltered, she appears almost invisible to the servants. Her cousin Ralph outdoes her in magic skills while nightmares plague Felicity. With her plain looks, no magic and no dowry, how will ever escape her family's guardianship or find true love? Who would possibly want her? Who couldn't help but love both the heroine and hero as they struggle against the aristocratic snobs and unknown forces? She takes Terence's breath away and his voice sends warm shivers down the spine. The magic is refreshingly original, enchanting the reader with a new look at classic tales. Unexpected twists delight and keep this read suspenseful until the final moving moment. In ENCHANTING THE LADY, love transforms and liberates. ENCHANTING THE LADY has both the lightness of tone and the psychological depth of a fairy tale, retold with a delightful dragonette, other magical creatures and ancient magic lore. ENCHANTING THE LADY grabs that tender place in the heart and doesn't let go. A fascinating read!

Courtesy of CK2S Kwips and Kritiques For most of her life Felicity Seymour has been invisible to society. Always overlooked, she assumed her lack of magic and plain features were responsible. Magic determines rank any lack thereof can ruin a person, even someone like Felicity whose parents were a duke and duchess. Now on the day of her magic test, her inability to cast even the simplest spell has ruined her. Terence Blackwell is a baronet, the only rank that can shift shape and is immune to magic. He is also on a special mission from the prince - track down all of the thirteen Relics of Merlin which are such powerful magic that no person can control them. Terence knows just what the Relics can do, as one of them killed his brother. When he meets Felicity, he can sense the Relic-magic around her. Now he needs to get close to her to find out what she knows about the Relic and if she's the one wielding it, or if someone is wielding it against her. Felicity needs a husband and Terence needs to find the Relic. One thing Terence never counted on was that his lion half would declare Felicity his mate. Will these two wayward souls realize in time that the greatest magic of all is love? What a brilliant world Kathryne Kennedy has created in Enchanting the Lady. In an aristocracy where titles are determined by how much magic a person has, fantastical adventures are guaranteed. Everything we could even imagine in a world where magic rules happens here. As a result, we never quite know what to expect will happen next. The magic in this society is beautifully woven throughout the entire novel. I could see the illusions cast and the creatures made. From fairy lights to ballrooms that look and feel like pirate ships to unicorns and dragonettes, everything is so vividly created. Felicity is an innocent young woman who has only ever longed to find a good husband, learn to use what little magic she has, and gain possession of her birthright as soon as she passes her magic test. So when the sinfully handsome Terence begins to court her, she is thrilled at the opportunity. Until events unfold that have her questioning everything she's ever known anyhow. Watching Felicity grow from an innocent wallflower to a strong willed belle of the ball makes for thoroughly entertaining reading. Terence and his kind are shunned by society. His only loyalty is to his prince and his dead brother. All he cares about is finding the Relics until he meets Felicity. While initially she was only a means to an end, soon Terence is head over heels and will do anything to protect her, even turn his back on the Relic hunt. Seeing the powerful shape shifter come undone at one glance from his lady will make every woman fantasize for just a little while about what it would be like to be in Felicity's shoes. Fans of love and romance as well as readers who love a little magic in their books will all find something to treasure in Enchanting the Lady. What's even better? There are so many m

I picked up this book not really knowing what to expect, but I just loved it! Having a hero that's a shapeshifting lion was so different and it worked so well with the story. Ok, so the plot was a little predictable, but with such great characters, who cares? This is such a wonderfully romantic story, quite "enchanting". I highly recommend you read it! And I'm so glad this is a new series, because I'm dying to read the next one that comes out!

I picked this up after seeing talked about on a forum and I am glad I. I really am enchanted by Enchanting the lady. Another case of enjoy a book by first time writers. Kennedy's book is a touch of Camelot, a touch of LOTR and pure romance. I loved her characters and just cannot wait to read the next book in the series.

In 1882 London, duchess-of-honor Felicity Seymour is worried that she legally will lose her inheritance as she lacks the magical gifts of her parents; Prince Albert's rule states that no magic equates to no duchy. Lion shapeshifter Sir Terence Blackwell enjoys finding ancient relics, but also is a close friend of the Prince, who asked him to participate in the test of Felicity. She ignominiously fails, but Terence feels something was not right as he experiences a trace of relic-magic in use, which makes no sense. Terence decides to court Felicity somewhat because he is attracted other; somewhat because he feels sorry for her as she is now a pariah like he is as a shapeshifter; and somewhat because what he believes destroyed her test is too similar to what killed his brother. He needs to know whether Felicity is the user or the victim of dark magic. However, Terence never expected to fall in love with her. ENCHANTING THE LADY is a fantastic late Victorian romantic fantasy that casts a magic spell on the audience from the moment the heroine expects to fail her test and never let's go until the final magical revelation. The story line is fast-paced with an underlying paranormal mystery that enhances the prime romantic plot; the fantasy elements provide a unique look at 1882 England as Kathryne Kennedy provides her readers with a wonderful thriller. Harriet Klausner