Bewitching by Jill Barnett

Bewitching
by Jill Barnett

Synopsis:
What's a Duke to do when a carefully selected bride rejects him rather than marry without love? He salvages his pride by marrying the next woman who falls into his arms! Joyous Fiona MacQuarrie bewitched Alec, the Duke of Belmore, the moment she appeared from nowhere and tumbled into his lap. Joy, a witch whose powers of white magic are not always well controlled, turns the life of the most serious and snobbish Duke in England upside down when he decides to marry the beautiful Scottish pixie who has aroused his desire. Even though he knows next to nothing about her or her background. Alec could have forgiven Joy for upending his life and the lives of all at Belmore Park if not for the truth she hid from him. He'd married a witch, who turns him to fire when he kisses her, charms everyone around her, and threatens to destroy both their lives as scandal looms over her. Too late, Joy discovers she's desperately in love and has no idea how to be a proper duchess, control her magic or change what may come. Passion holds them spellbound in an irresistible tale of two enchanted hearts.


Review:
This is a really fun book. If you are looking for something to lift your spirits, make you laugh and warm your heart, this is just the book to do it.


Alec has been raised as a Duke and has no time for love or anything frivolous. There is a reason for everything he does and he leaves no margin for error, he seeks and expects perfection. Joy is a free spirited witch that just cannot seem to get her spells to work correctly. She literally runs into Alec when her transportation spell goes wrong. When Alec tries to gallantly get Joy to her destination, hilarity ensues.


Poor Alec, his life needs Joy but he just doesn't know how to handle her and her magical misfires. A brush with death, stranded in a snowstorm with few resources, cements Alec's love for Joy and watching him adjust to life with her is sometimes awkward but always funny.


This book will make you laugh out loud. It is sweet and charming, and I didn't want it to end. I look forward to reading more of Jill Barnett's work. Highly recommended book.


Intended Audience: It has some sex, so I would say 17 and up.