The Wizard of Seattle

The Wizard of Seattle by Kay Hopper is an OUTSTANDING romance. I could not put this book down. I was rivetted by the main characters and how expertly Ms. Hooper fans their growing attraction into an deep abiding love. This was such a wonderful romance . . . Richard Patrick Merlin is a wizard. Not just any wizard but a tenth degree wizard. He possesses an unimaginable power which draws a young Serena Smyth across the country in search of . . . him.Serena "feels" the powers that lurk within her and is very determined to become a wizard. She never images how hard it would be to remain indifferent to Merlin's seductive handsomeness and power. In return, she has no knowledge of the powerful hunger she stirs within him as she blossoms into a beautiful woman. Beneath his calm facade, he longs for Serena, desires her with a growing hunger that is becoming harder and harder to control. Even as he is drawn to her, there is a part of himself that warns him of . . . danger. As if Serena somehow poses a threat to him!There is an ancient law that strictly forbids a wizard to take a woman of power as his apprentice. From that first fateful day when she had stood before him, he sensed her untapped powers and was unable to turn her away.Merlin believes that such a law is senseless and continues to teach Serena. He teaches her secretly without the knowledge of the Council of Elders. He is an excellant teacher, patient and gentle and he encourages Serena to develop and control the power that lurks deep within.Now the knowledge of his teachings are no longer a secret. There are consequences for disobeying this law. Consequences that will destroy Serena if he should obey. Unexpectedly, fate might have given him the answer out of this dilemna. He finds a very old ancient writing, describing in detail, the horrible destruction of Atlantis. This eyewitness was a wizard who warned that such terrible destruction could happen again. Merlin knows that there were some wizards living amongst the powerless there yet all details of Atlantis are sketchy. What really did happen to compell another wizard to write such an omnious warning???? A warning so foreboding that is still affects the wizards of this day and age!!Merlin and Serena risk their very lives in a desperate bid to unravel the mystery surrounding this ancient law. They travel back in time, to the lost continent of Atlantis, hoping to change history.Yet, there is a danger in tampering with history for it alters the future as you know it . . . I LOVED this entire book. I absolutely loved the way Serena and Merlin fought for their love even when the odds were so clearly stacked against them. The interaction between the two characters were perfect. As the reader, you felt the intensity of their feelings as they tried so hard to deny them. Merlin, an omni-powerful wizard risks all he is, all he has been taught to claim a love none of his kind have ever know.Also, there are a special pair of second

Thanks to the wonderful interplay of the myth of Atlantis that Kay Hooper wove into this book it has always been one of my favorites. Well written with excellent characters and a unique story line it is definately a book that can be enjoyed from many different angles.

This was the first romance novel that I have ever read and I loved it! I'm not normally fond of romance novels but this was absolutely breath-taking! It wasn't all sex it was a tender love-story that touched my heart and fired my soul. If you love fantasy, you'll definately love this one!

Imagine a place of enchantment and people that enchant - scenes that bewitch and hold the reader captive - and you have "The Wizard of Seatle". Ms Hooper is indeed a talented writer, however, in this book, she surpasses anything that she has ever produced before. In her inimable style she weaves a story so enthralling that the reader is actually desolate when the story ends. A wizard with years of training finds someone who has great power and decides to train this being - the only problem is that it is female, and females are not allowed to be wizards. Females are actively hated and distrusted by wizards, so the protagonists take it upon themselves to find out why - and end up in Atlantis just before it was destroyed. Need I say any more??? When two powerful forces of come together, a wizard and a sorceress, there is only one outcome - magic.