Theory of Magic
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4.4 • 38 Ratings
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- £6.49
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- £6.49
Publisher Description
A blind marquess who detects lies...
A spinster who hides behind deceit...
Can even magic bring them together?
Scorned by suitors for her statuesque size, Harriet Stansbury bolts when opportunity offers a position in a mad marquess’s eccentric household.
Once a dashing rakehell, Duncan Ives, Marquess of Ashford, lost his eyesight in a murderous assault. Abandoned by his fiancée, unable to ride the vast fields of his estate, he vents his frustration on political reform. On impulse, he hires the intriguing, smoky-voiced Harriet even though he knows she’s lying—like him—with almost every word she speaks.
At first Harriet is a godsend, oddly anticipating what he needs and abating his worst rages. But when her stepfather accuses Duncan of ruining her, the scandal threatens everything he’s salvaged from the wreckage of his life. Avoiding scandal for the sake of his country, Duncan agrees to marriage. With her secret gift of empathy, Harriet isn't so certain. She's falling in love with the impossible marquess, but dare she risk her wounded heart for a man who can’t love her? And can Duncan learn to trust a woman whose tempting curves paralyze his good sense, but who is far more than she seems?
Review: “Known for her masterful talent for writing whimsy, humor and mayhem, Rice gives the reader a delightful romantic adventure in . . . her Unexpected Magic series”—Joan Hammond, RT Reviews 4 ½ stars
Customer Reviews
A Fab Read
This is the third book in the series about how the Ives brothers find love. Duncan or Ash, is the most arrogant and totally uncontrolled; his recent blindness and resulting frustration has made his temper worse however, from his first meeting with Harriet, she has the ability to calm him, to distract his thoughts to amusement or lust. Harriet had never been appreciated in her own home and has always tried to fade into the woodwork (or behind a column) but in the house of a blind marquess and using her middle name of Christie she finds the courage to exert herself and become the woman she was always meant to be. Another great story from Ms Rice. Thoroughly recommended.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated for my review, and I was not required to write a positive review. The opinion expressed here is my own.
Didn’t enjoy it at all
Found it very difficult to read just because there seem to be so many prominent characters in the story it was hard to remember who was who etc