The Lure of Song and Magic
by Patricia Rice
January 2012
Next year—2012—will be a truly exciting year for me, although I’m not free to reveal all the details just yet. Stay tuned and keep coming back for more, as the TV announcers say!
The fun starts with fireworks in January— THE LURE OF SONG AND MAGIC, a book I’ve dreamed of writing for years, will finally hit the stands. An exciting amalgam of my historical Malcolm and Ives characters and my contemporary romance small town settings, LURE tells the story of Philippa Seraphina Malcolm James,who was left abandoned by the roadside at the age of three. She fears the Bane of her Existence, her voice, may have driven her parents to insanity. Her audience calls her soaring soprano a gift from the gods, but she knows better. Now, at the age of twenty-seven, she has survived a complicated life of wealth, fame, and tragedy as a child singing sensation, and she understands that her voice has the power to kill as well as heal.
Dylan Ives Oswin is a powerful, charismatic Hollywood producer who never takes no for an answer, but his charmed professional life doesn’t extend to his personal one. His wife died running away with his only son, and then the nanny he hired to protect the boy stole him. His only clue to finding the kidnapper is a desperate one—someone wants him to locate Syrene, the teen star who disappeared after a spectacular flame out years ago. Can the missing Syrene help him find his son? Can Pippa come out of hiding after all these years to help a child who must be feeling as abandoned as she once had? And can she make Oz understand how dangerous it is for her to sing again?
This couple really pushed all of my buttons—and each other’s!—on their roller coaster ride of a relationship. I think my historical readers can see all the same magical characters and the battle of the sexes they found in my Rebellious Sons and Magic series. And I hope my contemporary readers can enjoy the small town setting with just a dollop of the extraordinary for sexy, romantic fun.
Take time to check out the excerpt and see for yourself! Join me on my Blog Tour in Jan 2012.
In addition to Lure, watch for:
MUST BE MAGIC, the second book of the historical Magic series, will be released in the spring of 2012, and THE TROUBLE WITH MAGIC, the third book, will hit the stands in the fall of 2012. Can you see why I’m excited? MERELY MAGIC, the first book of the series is still available.
And just wait until you see what I have in store for July...
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