Eyes of Love

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Summary: I found it again!
Review: I read this book when it came out, then lost my copy. So I was delighted to find one again on amazon. This story of a sweet girl with powers that make her coveted by so many men and plan to use her power for various deeds is amazing in the historical research, especially the part concerning the Culdees and the Templars hoping to control her powers.

So delighted to find this again. It's funny, it's romantic, it's really great read!

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Summary: a wonderfully magickal medieval
Review: Katherine Deauxville aka Maggie Davis continues the medieval sagas started with Blood Red Roses and continued in Daggers of Gold and Amethyst Crown. This time she takes her readers on rousing adventure into Scotland.
Edain was a foundling, raised by nuns who said she was 'special'. She was also very beautiful. The beauty provoked a minor barron to steal her from the convent, but not wanting to incur the wrath of his liege and the church, he set about to marry her off to one of his men so he could claim 'first night' with her. Only, as the wedding took place, the groom suddenly and mysteriously died. The villages, having heard rumours of her special powers, banish her fearful she is a witch.

Magnus fitzJulien first sees her sitting on the beach where he is collecting taxes for his lord the Earl of Chester. He is told he must carry her away with him, for they fear she will come to harm. At first, he ignores the woman and sets sail, but suddenly feels compelled to return for her. The two tax ships get into a terrible storm and become separated, and later, Edain deliberately runs their ship onto a sandbar delaying them. After they get back under way, the learn the first ship was attacked and robbed and all killed on board. Had she not run them aground, they, too would have faced the same fate. She had saved them. Later the ship goes down with Magnus rescuing her. Once on shore, he makes love to her, but in the morn awakes to find that someone has taken her.

This starts a journey for them both. The English King wants her word reaching of her powers, William the Lion of Scotland wants her, the Knights Templars want her, the Auld Culdee of Scotland wants her, but most of all Magnus wants her and will go through about anything to save her.

Edain and Magnus are a delightful couple that find themselves in very unusual situations with strange results, making for a winning time. As with all Deauxville historicals, she is so rich in details of history. Few write with her feel and understanding for the medieval period.

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Summary: Save your time and money.
Review: Sorry, but I can't recommend this one. I found myself scanning through the pages to get to the end. While the main characters were physically appealing, their actions were not. I could explain in more detail, but even this review is not worth the time.