The Donovan Legacy

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Summary: The Donovan Legacy
Review: I had read the Nora Roberts novel "Entranced" several years ago and always wanted to read the books for the other two Donovan cousins, but never got around to it. A few months ago I picked up this book (which has all three novels in it) and read straight through the entire thing in a few days!

The three stories are "Captivated," "Entranced," and "Charmed."

"Captivated" centers around the first Donovan cousin, Morgana. She is a witch who runs a wiccan type store in Monterey. Nash is a novelist who specializes in horror stories (like Steven King I guess) and he is planning to write a novel about witches, so he comes to meet Morgana since she is infamous in the area for being a witch. At first he doesn't believe her powers are real, but as the two continue getting to know each other and fall in love, he begins to believe. I love both the characters, Nash and Morgana. They are extremely well written and fun, I quickly became attached to them. Their story was fast-paced and easy to read, I found it thoroughly enjoyable!

"Entranced" is about the only male Donovan cousin, Sebastian. He has psychic powers and often uses them to help the police when they are stuck on a case. Mel is a private investigator searching for the kidnapped baby of one of her friends. She doesn't want Sebastian's help, but the distraught mother called him anyways. The two of them go on an intriguing journey to find the lost child, and in the process (of course) fall in love! This was my favorite of the three stories - I really became fond of Mel especially. Probably because she reminds me a lot of Eve Dallas, the main character of Nora Roberts' (aka J.D. Robb's) "In Death" novels. Again, the characters are fun, sympathic and enjoyable to read about. This book is more of an adventure than the other two, which made it all the more enjoyable to read. I've read it half a dozen times and I STILL love it. :)

"Charmed" is about the final Donovan cousin, Anastasia. Her extraordinary powers specialize in the healing arts. A widowed (I think, I can't remember) father, Boone, moves in next door to her with his young daughter, Jessie. Ana and Jessie get along extremely well and because of this Ana and Boone end up spending a lot of time together and fall in love. The big problem is, Boone doesn't know Anastasia has magical powers which ends up causing a rift between them when he finds out. Honestly, I thought this was the weakest of the three stories. It wasn't as interesting as the first two and while it was still good, it had the potential to be so much better. Even so, I really enjoyed the characters, especially Jessie who definitely stole the story.

All three books are fun, I really enjoy Nora Roberts trilogies. I get really attached to characters, so seeing them again in a new book is such a fun experience! I highly recommend this set, any Nora Roberts fan will enjoy these books.

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Summary: Absolutely Magical
Review: I love it when Nora Roberts departs from serious mystery or romance to write fantasy. I thoroughly enjoyed all the stories of the Donovan Legacy. All the cousins were each great characters that Roberts develops into intriguing personalities with talents, loves and their own brand of magic. Roberts other books, Enchanted, Tears of the Moon, Jewels of the Sun are similar if you liked this book you will love them too. People watch TV to escape, I don't find TV an escape since it deals too much with our reality. These stories are truly escape since they are fantasy and lovely magical stories.

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Summary: Three of the Donovan books
Review: "Captivated" is a nice basis for the story of the three Donovan cousins. Morgana's principles are admirable. I found myself giving her a few mental you-go-girls when she lost her temper. Nash's progression to belief was well-written and his trip to the castle in Ireland and his meeting with the family were amusing.

In "Entranced" I noticed shades of Eve Dallas and Rourke. I didn't think I was going to like this story but I was won over by the the love story and the development of the characters. Sebastian and Mel are an interesting couple.

"Charmed" was my favorite of the three stories. The best parts revolve around Boone's daughter Jessie. She stole the show. The stories within the story were lovely.

The supporting characters in this book are very endearing.

If you enjoy a twist of the paranormal, you'll enjoy this book.

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Summary: The Donovan Legacy
Review: I am a long time reader of Nora Roberts. So far, every book that I have read by Nora Roberts I just loved and I could not put it down.
I just got finished with this book. I loved it!! I could not put it down even though I had other things that where time important.
This book is about a family who happen to be all witches. There are three books in one so to speak so you get to read about three wonderful loves and their lives, through all the good times along with the bad. These three books go in order and you don't want to read them out of order or you will spoil all of the fun.
These cousins are great friends and they each have a special 'talent' that helps and forms their character through out all three books.
You will soon find out how much family means to the cousins and how they stick together no matter what, the witches will hang people from the ceiling, read peoples minds, and save lives all within these books. This is one book is one that you will not want to miss and you will not be able to put down till you finish it. Enjoy this book...I know you will because I loved it.

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Summary: Charming
Review: I didn't think I would like this book when I picked it up and realized the main characters were witches. I have never been interested in the supernatural or the occult or anything of the sort. Imagine my surprise when I persevered and ended up enjoying the books very much! The first book, Morgana's story, was the weakest of the three. Her gift is one of magic and her "tricks" seemed very stereotypical things to write of. She was likeable enough but the story itself didn't grab me. Then I got to Sebastian's story, and I was really hooked! His gift is of sight, and he uses this gift to help recover a kidnapped baby. His relationship with Mel was realistic, their dialogue snappy and amusing, and it was just all-around entertaining to read. The last book, about Anastasia, was also a winner. Her gift of empathy makes her compassionate and strong yet extremely vulnerable at the same time, and her relationship with the unfortunately-named Boone was nicely developed (although at times it was less-developed than the relationship between Ana and Boone's daughter, Jessie). The best-written relationship at all, of course, is that of the three cousins themselves. They may be only children but they act like triplets. I would definitely recommend this book to others, even if you think the witchcraft aspect is not for you. I didn't think it was for me either, but Morgana, Sebastian, and Ana were almost as normal as the people next door.

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Summary: Awesome-Thoroughly Pleased
Review: Nora Roberts is one of my absolute favorite authors. I have collected all of her books, including the reprints becoming available, and The Donovan Legacy is one of my continuing favorites. It combines her amazing writing skills with the realm of the supernatural, giving it a unique flavor. Each storyline for each of the three cousins, Morgana, Sebastian, and Anastasia are original, yet intertwined with one another and fully charged with the power of their magic. The characters are fully, expertly developed, each displaying their own skill, and it is a book that I go back to time and time again if I am ever looking for romance and magic.

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Summary: The Best by the Best
Review: Nora Roberts has yet to disappoint me and this series is my favorite of them all. The Donovans are delightful wiches with special strengths unique to each and use them always in positive, good ways. Add a little mischief and mystery in and you have a keeper. I still have my very special, first released, individual books but have put them aside to save and bought this collection. In fact, I have my second collection now because I read the first so many times that it finally fell apart. Each story is a stand-alone but, read together, they have more meaning and draw you in to the special comradarie and bond between the cousins. If you are a Nora Roberts fan, or even if you are not, don't miss this one.

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Summary: Truly Magical
Review: This is a lovely set of three stories about three cousins. All three are witches in a positive way. They use their powers to help find lost children, heal the sick and so on.

In each story the person they fall in love with must learn to accept the idea of loving a true witch and in some cases the idea of loving anyone at all.

This is a lovely set of three stories. I enjoyed every minute of reading these stories. It is one I will come back and reread again and again. I particularly like how through out the stories, you get to remeet the characters and see their lives progress as characters from previous stories have children and so on.

Enjoy.

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Summary: Sweetly spellbound
Review: This book of 3-short novels by Nora Roberts is pure delight. All the characters are fun, though not as believable as some in her other books. The animals in the novels are also enjoyable.

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Summary: A wonderful read!
Review: I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone. The book tells the story of three cousins, Morganna, Sebastion, and Anastasia, who just happen to be witches. Each of the three stories is filled with fun, romance and just the right dose of fantasy. The three cousins certainly don't have it easy as they try and explain their special powers to the people they are beginning to love. These stories are touching and funny. If you want to curl up in bed or by the fire, this is one of the best books you could have with you. It is a nice light read and is also very tough to put down.