time travel

Well this is the first book of a two part series. the second book in this series is called "Touch of Enchantment" I read that book first and had go back and read this one. I'm so glad I did because it does clear up some stuff that was mentioned in the second book.

This is the story of Arian Whitewood. A fumbling witch who suddenly finds herself flung 300 years in the future to modern New York City and into the arms of billionaire Tristan Lennox.
Arian was fleeing for her life and some how cast a spell which sent her time traveling. She shows up flying on a broom being chased by what she thinks is a dragon, its actually a helicopter, right in the middle of a contest that Tristan has set up to give away one million dollars to anyone who can prove to him that magic is real. Well she wins hands down. He still is skeptal though and puts her through a lot before he realizes that she really is magical. She falls for him hard and even though he puts her through hell she stays strong in her love. When he finally realizes that he does love her he must fight and use a bit of magic himself to get her back.

This story has wonderful secondary characters in it. I would have liked to have read stories about Copperfield, Tristan's best friend and the body guard Sven. the villians in this story make it exciting and give the plot a kick.

I really enjoyed reading this book because it was funny, tender, exciting, and loving. I will definately read more from this author.

This is my first Madeiros book and I am pleased at the talent I discovered. She writes a story, that at first is modern, then twists into a time travel novel and fairytale, then swirls into science fiction.

We have an unlikely hero, Tristan Lennox: a cold-hearted tycoon who has built his own technology empire (a little vagueness on exactly what his cooperation DOES). Then we have our heroine, Arian Whitewood (good witch name): a seventeenth century girl accused of witchcraft. Arian's not exactly the perfect Puritan, though. She was brought up in France by her free willed mother and brought to live with a good Puritan stepfather.

She is not exactly the perfect witch either; it seems the key to her magic lies in an amulet her mother gave her. Unwittingly, Arian uses the amulet to escape persecution and travels by broomstick to the twentieth century. She lands in on a magic contest given by Lennox.

Lennox, needing answers, drags her to his penthouse (ingenious) in Lennox Tower to escape the media. She soon learns she's three centuries away from everything she knows and that she may be the winner of a magic contest that could give her freedom.

For Lennox, the contest wasn't just about fairytales and nonsense. He hoped to draw someone out and if she was that someone, then the woman he dearly wanted to trust would be the one to shatter his will forever.

Teresa's characters did give off that lonely and alienated feeling that makes me love them, even dumb Sven. I also laughed throughout her book. Very few writers can give readers true humor in such poignant situations. Brightly woven, thank you Teresa!

This is such a great book! If you want to know about the story, read some of the other reviews. I simply wanted to add my "two cents" and say that Ms. Medeiros has created a wonderful character in Arian! I loved reading about her both in this book and the sequel, "Touch of Enchantment" which is about her daughter. If you like a good love story and a bit of magic, give these two a try! You won't be disappointed!