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Cursed with the ability to hear the thoughts of those around her, Roderica is resigned to living without marriage or love. But when she finds one man's thoughts closed to her, she takes her only chance on marriage with an enigmatic, impoverished lord, The Devil Earl, whose Irish estate is haunted by memories and faerie mists...
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Publication: Avon Books first printing 1987; re-issued 1997, ISBN 0-380-75398-7, re-issued April 2004 Setting: England and Ireland, 1790's Mascot Animal: MacLassar the pig Laura's Comment: I think it's safe to say that Uncertain Magic began my career on the "bleeding edge" of the romance genre. At least, as I recall, it was the first of my manuscripts that I was pretty reticent in describing to my editor. "A heroine who can read minds? Hmmm, I'd better prove I can pull this off before I mention that part!" Of passing interest to authors and the critical reader: until the very end, the entire story is told solely from the heroine's point-of-view. Initially, I chose this technique to emphasize Roddy's inability to "read" Faelan's mind, but after I completed the manuscript, I realized what a powerful narrative technique it can be. The Brontes excell at creating in-depth characterization from second- and third-hand points-of-view--did you realize when you finished Wuthering Heights that you'd never once been inside Heathcliff's head? I'll bet ya didn't! Recognition: Romantic Times KISS Award for Outstanding Hero--1987 Laura's Fave Review of Uncertain Magic: "You won't believe how real Kinsale makes the unbelievable probable." --An Amazon reader (Heh! LK) |
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