"Seven Lairds and a time-traveling lady"
The Mirror and the Magic is a Time Travel Faerie Tale
Romance. Julia Addison is a New York Chef who witnesses a
mob murder. She's on the run scared for her life and ends
up in Scotland. Hoping she's safe she decides to go for a
drive. She's been hiding out and going stir crazy. While
driving up into the Highlands she sees that she's being
followed. In a panic she speeds along until she runs out
of road then jumps from the car and runs away as bullets
fly. As she runs she passes the standing stones. She
feels like she's flying, senses the change in the air,
falls and rolls down a hill, where she is captured by the
MacStruan Clan and taken to their Chief Darach MacStruan. At first the Clan of seven Lairds, the Chief and his
brother Alasdair think Julia is a witch, or just crazy.
But slowly each of the Lairds and Alasdair get to know and
like her. But Darach doesn't trust her, even though he is
attracted to her. Could she be the witch (Edana) who has
been helping his enemy who is after their land for their
mines. It takes Julia a while to realize that she has actually
traveled back in time. At first she thinks its some type
of reenactment or some type of crazy cult. As she goes
from prisoner to cook for the small odd Clan she begins to
care for them like the family she never really had and she
comes to love the gruff Darach. The story unfolds well with the Fairy Tale interwoven
beautifully. They're the seven Lairds, each with a
distinct personality. You have Your Highness who calls
himself The Bruce, Tommy The Doctor, etc. The mines and
another treasure they have hidden in the mountains to
protect (their women and children) it's comical! Julia
wonders why there is no women or children in the Clan and
then they go on a trip and for some reason all the Lairds
want to bathe in a stream and Julia wonders why. There's
also the wicked witch with a mirror basin she calls Servant
that keeps tabs on her true love (Darach, who doesn't even
remember ever meeting her, but knows that there's a witch
causing problems). Oh and don't let me forget the poison
hair comb and apple and as it's referred to in the book the
kiss of life. Sheila Bragg / October, 1999
Copyright © 1999 for Book
Isle Paperbacks & ParaNormal Romance
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted November 12, 2001
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