"Asleep since 800 A.D. Aurelia takes a look at the 21st century - and Baird, the man who woke her"
From the cover and blurb, I knew this was a "fairy tale
romance"; so I saved it for a day I needed a relaxing
fantasy. Yes, this was a pleasure to read and I would
recommend this "Magical Love" story. Baird Beauforte doesn't care about the legend --- the
brambles must be removed for him to convert Dunhelm Castle
into Beaurorte Resort. As he fights his way with shears
through the brambles, he finds a secret room, and a woman
sleeping on the stone slab inside. Unable to resist the
impulse, Baird kisses her. Princess Aurelia wakes to a strange man kissing her and is
appalled. Her last memory is of the attack on her father's
castle (800 AD) when she pricked her thumb on an arrow as
her father approached. Where was her father and who was
this usurper in her family's holding? When she follows
Baird to the castle she realizes she has been asleep for a
long time. I enjoyed the humor in Aurelia's perceptions of current
technology and society. This made the story for me! I
could really emphasize with the heroine being in such
strange circumstances and the story clearly presented her
thoughts on many things. Of course she believed it was
magic... so Baird must be a magician... and even more
powerful than she is. His advisor, Julian must be a priest
and so she could not turn down the Chianti he offered (and
then proceeded to drink him under the table). As Baird searches for her missing father, he comes to
realize -- as impossible as it seems, she really is the
Princess of local legend. He also begins to wonder about
reincarnation (yes, a plot point that I dislike; so I will
not comment more on this. It does bring the story
together, though). Aurelia uses her magic powers to
bring "dreamings" to help her understand what is
happening. Unknown to her, the dreams are shared by
Baird. The evil son of Erc who was attacking her father's
castle when she went to sleep, is also reincarnated and he
and Baird clash to bring the fulfillment of the prophecy of
long ago. As all magical romances, this ends with a HEA and good
triumphing over evil. It leaves you with a smile. That
is what fairy tales are for, right? As an adult fairy
tale, this story fills all the requirements for good
reading and entertaining romantic story. Cy Korte © Copyright October 1999
for eBOOKISLE.com &
ParaNormal Romance Reviews
Reviewed by Cy Korte
Posted January 14, 2002
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