I've read many books of Teresa Medeiros' and overall I enjoyed this one no less than the others. I absolutely loved the character of Colin though, who truly epitomized the role of "knight in shining armor". Brisbane made a great evil counterpart to Colin's good guy. Colin seemed almost too good to be true - he didn't lie to her, was unable to go through with killing her, was extremely gallant to her, had held strong for 6 celibate years despite obvious tempations in Egypt and actually ASKED for her permission to make love to her! I loved the way he proposed to her too. Very romantic.

Unfortunately, I have to agree with some of the other reviews when it comes to the character of Tabitha. At times I found her a irritating and dense. She had the amulet with her most of the time and since she openly admitted to being a witch in the 13th Century did she really have anything to lose by wishing for some helpful things? She could have wished herself home as soon as she met Colin and realized it wasn't something her mother conjured up for her. Also, she supposedly wasn't sure if her parents were missing or dead, she never even considered going home to possibly help them. In her own words her parents loved her in every way, what an ungrateful child. It seemed to make sense to Tabitha for her to stay in a dungeon with a stranger she thought was angry with her in the 13th century waiting to be executed instead of wishing herself home to find out if her parents were okay! That was annoying since I had already read her parent's story and Tabitha struck me as a selfish brat whining about how she never fit in, how her parents being in love made her feel left out and how her witchcraft always got her in trouble. For someone with a "lofty IQ" it never occurred to her to actually accept the fact she was a witch and work on controlling it! Please.

I loved Breath of Magic as well, Tabitha's parents' story. So, it bothered me that Ms. Medeiros decided to make Tristan and Arian turn into rich snobs (the whole McDonalds and five star hotel comments bugged me), both seemingly to forget where they came from. But it was nice to see Tristan came to the rescue for his daughter at the end. I found it disturbing that Ms. Medeiros made, in both books, made the woman change where she came from to be with the man. In 2020 I guess she thinks women will still have to be the ones to give in. Granted Arian didn't have anything to go back to in her book, but Tabitha? A 21st century woman, spoiled and filthy rich at that, without electricity and modern medicine? Too bad Tristan didn't have another child to inherit everything he worked so hard to for, his business and his billions - Which I also thought was odd, all that love sprouted only 1 child.

a funny timetravel book!

Rating: 4/5

This book is actually the sequel to "Breath of Magic" which I am going to go back and read now. I have loved very book Teresa Medeiros has written. She has humor, tenderness, true to life characters and she doesn't gloss over the harshness of the historical times of which she writes.

This book starts off with Tabitha, a modern day witch. Yes those of us old enough to remember "Bewitched" from Tv will know that Tabitha was the daughter with the cute little nose. The book actually mentions that show several times. Anyway she hates her magic because it never goes right. The 1st boy she ever kissed she turns into a frog by accident and it just kept getting worse to the point that she has almost hidden herself away from the world and her magic. Her parents,from "Breath of Magic" have tried to help her embrace her magic but to no avail.

Tabitha learns that her parents are missing and her mother has left her a special message to find an emerald amulet which transports her back in time to be found by her "knight in shining armor" Colin. Colin is on the run from the man who has killed his family and ruined his castle while he was away on a Crusade. He has returned to find eveything in ruin and his once best friend wanting to kill him. He almost trample Tabitha and from that day on they are forever linked.

Teresa Medeiros takes the reader on a wild adventure where your not sure you will end up next. The humor is terific, the love scenes hot enough to burn the paper and enough tenderness to make you cry. I really liked this book and can't wait to get the 1st book and read it.

Cute but dis-ENCHANTED by the heroine

Rating: 3/5

Tabitha Lennox is a witch of the "Bewitched" variety. Kooky things happen when she and her mother try to cast spells. (Her mother makes enchanted cookies which can dance and sing), and she herself can conjure fast-food out of thin air. The problem?

Tabitha doesn't WANT to be a witch. All she wants to do is be NORMAL. She is embarrassed by her parents and her own 'witchiness' and wants a normal life. Unfortunately, this state of normalcy is denied her and she hates the world and blames Mommy and Daddy.

When a magic accident sends Tabitha back in time she meets a knight in shining armor. Can Tabitha find true love with Colin or are their differences too much to overcome?

Well, first, I must say that I detested Tabitha. Her 'poor little rich girl' attitude annoyed me extremely. Her over-studied frumpiness and hatred of her loving and well-intentioned parents made me dislike her. Most of the novel she acted like a spoiled teenager instead of a business executive. Tabitha must be dragged kicking and screaming through each adventure. Ugh. Boring.

The hero Colin was nice, tolerant and quite patient, but we didn't get to spend too much time with him. Instead, most of the novel was spent listening to Tabitha shout inane things, act like a spoiled brat, and hand-wring about what an outcast she is.

This novel had some cute dialog, especially when Sir Arjon and Colin were involved, but Tabitha was too annoying for words.