Midsummer Magic

Magic Trilogy, Book 1

By: Catherine Coulter

Narrated by: Anne Flosnik

Dear Listener: Midsummer Magic, the first novel in the Magic Trilogy, was published at the end of 1987.

Philip Hawksbury, the Earl of Rothermere, obeying his father's dying wish, hies himself to Scotland to offer for one of the daughters of Alexander Kilbracken, the Earl of Ruthven. Frances Kilbracken, informed of the earl's arrival and his mission, disguises herself as a bespectacled dowd so she won't be the one selected by the young earl. But choose her he does, and for all the wrong reasons. The newly married couple return to England, together but not at all happy. Philip dumps Frances at Desborough Hall, his ancestral estate, and heads back to his old life in London. Ah, but Desborough has a stud farm and racing stable, and Frances is magic with horses. When the earl returns to his home, driven by guilt, he discovers the woman he married has grossly deceived him. What follows is a battle of the sexes that will have you chuckling, maybe even howling with laughter. Let me know what you think of this first of the Magic novels - it's one of my own favorites. - Catherine Coulter

©2003 Catherine Coulter (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Midsummer Magic

Catherine Coulter is a great story teller and novel is no different. Hawk has three weeks to marry one of the three daughters from his father's oldest friend before his father dies. He thinks he has çhosen a plain jane . Thinking to do his duty and run off to London afterwards works only for a while. Then Faye and his father has other plans for both Hawk and Francess. Horseracing and a mystery plays a part in getting these two together or tear them further apart? With a splash humor as always in Miss Coulter's books, this is a great listen/read.

Midsummer

A light hearted story. Easy read and great story line. Liked the bantering of husband and wife.

SlOOOOOOOOW start better finish

Any additional comments?

Overall good story but my my was the first half slow. Based on the other reviews I thought this story was funny but it really was not. I like the flawed characters, Frances’s steamy temper, and Phillip’s from a pushy, self serving, overbearing and judgmental person he was at the beginning to a good man at the end.

Although the sex scenes began as very disturbing and rape like it changed to very sensual later on in the story. It is hard to believe women had so few rights. Revolting actually but that is not what we can blame C Coulter for. She is merely expressing what actually could have easily happened those days. It was just really hard to read through those scenes.

The narrator’s performance was very poor indeed but again looking beyond that the story is well worth the credit.

Amazing!

It was great I almost wish she would have made it a series, the father in the story a true meddler is great and I loved the arguing ..

Hang in there

First I had to adjust to the narrators voice some find her a tad annoying but I like AF just need to listen for a while to adjust. Then I had to hang on through the rather slow (boring) first half or so. But then the story line picks up and characters start fleshing out more fully and stopped being so aggravating.
So if you can wade sat the slow moving bit there is quite a good story .