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Crystal cove / Lisa Kleypas.
Summary:
When Justine Hoffman was born her mother cast a spell to protect her from heartbreak, and as a result, she is incapable of falling in love. Eventually Justine's irrepressible curiosity - and her wish to lead a normal life - get the better of her, and she finds a way to temporarily block the enchantment. However, when Justine meets the mysterious Jason Black, she accidentally unleashes a storm of desire and danger that will threaten everything she holds dear . . . and together Justine and Jason discover that love is the most powerful magic of all
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250011756
- ISBN: 9781250032072
- Physical Description: 316 pages ; 21 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2013.
- Copyright: ©2013.
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- Includes discussion questions.
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- Charms > Fiction.
Magic > Fiction.
Self-realization in women > Fiction. - Genre:
- Love stories.
Romance fiction.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Valemount Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Valemount Public Library | f kle (Text) | 35194014205991 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2013 February #1
A love story that draws on all the senses, including the proverbial sixth. There is magic, there is insight--"the best part of the relationship wasn't all the things they agreed on--it was when they disagreed, when they helped each other to look at things in a new way"--and there is humor: "I would only go out with a guy if he had a good personality, a decent body, and a job. Now I'd settle for a man who isn't currently married or incarcerated." The smart, funny and sensitive Justine Hoffman was born shortly before her father died. Losing the great love of her life was so hard on Justine's mother, Marigold, that Marigold cast a spell on her daughter to protect her from the pain of finding and then losing that kind of love. What her mother did based on a loving desire to protect her child, grown-up Justine views as a curse that needs to be lifted. Marigold is a witch and raised her daughter in the pagan tradition. She wanted Justine to join her coven, but Justine preferred to run a B&B at Friday Harbor in the state of Washington, the one place she and her nomadic mother have ever stayed long enough for Justine to feel at home. Her business partner, Zoë, a distant cousin, encourages Justine to continue looking for "Mr. Right," but Justine feels that unless she can reverse the curse that leaves her unable to feel that kind of love, she wouldn't recognize Mr. Right, and has maybe already found him without knowing it. But when a famous video game creator books the B&B, there is no mistaking the sparks that fly. When this man searching for his soul meets this woman searching for her heart, the drama hits the ground running. A witty, moving and entertaining read. Copyright Kirkus 2013 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2013 February #2
Frustrated at being bound from birth by a spell that prevents her from falling in love, Justine Hoffman recklessly taps into her magical heritage in an attempt to lift the curse. But her untutored efforts have consequences, throwing her life into chaos and endangering that of enigmatic Jason Black, as well. Dangerous magic, long-kept secrets, and swift action keep the plot of this compelling story bubbling as a reluctant hereditary witch and a man in search of a soul challenge fate in a deadly battle for love. VERDICT This heart-rending, steamy sizzler gives new meaning to the term soul mates and ties up loose ends as it beautifully concludes Kleypas's mesmerizing "Friday Harbor" series. Kleypas (Dream Lake) lives in Washington State.
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